The Giants are finally going to be on the HBO docuseries "Hard Knocks" in the first offseason version of the long-standing franchise. ... Read full Story
The Brooklyn Nets are retiring the No. 15 jersey of Vince Carter, the high-flying guard who will be enshrined this year in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. ... Read full Story
ACC commissioner Jim Phillips said Wednesday the pending litigation with Florida State and Clemson is "disruptive" and "harmful" but it has not changed the dynamic between them as the league wrapped up three days of meetings. ... Read full Story
Former Colorado cornerback Cormani McClain, who headlined coach Deion Sanders' first recruiting class with the Buffaloes, is transferring to Florida, his agent, Hector Rivas of Disruptive Sports, told ESPN. ... Read full Story
No matchups for the two Christmas Day games that will air on Netflix were revealed, but the four teams involved will play rare Wednesday regular-season contests. ... Read full Story
Toronto FC coach John Herdman and two of his players were suspended for Wednesday's match at Nashville on the heels of a post-match melee with New York City FC. ... Read full Story
Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois is in line to start for Real Madrid in the Champions League final against Borussia Dortmund on June 1 at Wembley, sources have told ESPN. ... Read full Story
Reyna's 2023-24 season has been one of struggle, first at Dortmund and then on loan in the Premier League. What's next for the USMNT's next big thing ahead of a pivotal summer? ... Read full Story
Ahead of the NASCAR All-Star Race, North Wilkesboro was stunned by a sinkhole under the stands, unearthing a history of moonshine distribution. ... Read full Story
Erik ten Hag has said he will not say goodbye to the Manchester United fans after their last home game of the season despite continued uncertainty surrounding his position as manager. ... Read full Story
The first edition of the Women's Club World Cup has been proposed to start during January-February 2026, with the 16-team tournament to be held every four years, world football governing body FIFA said on Wednesday. ... Read full Story
Al Nassr are one of the Saudi Pro League clubs interested in signing Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes, a source has told ESPN. ... Read full Story
Manchester United's women's team found out the club's end of season party had been cancelled via social media and news reports, rather than being informed by officials, sources have told ESPN. ... Read full Story
FIFA has moved towards ending decades of football tradition by reviewing the rules that block domestic league games being played in other countries. ... Read full Story
“In 2023, Royal Caribbean's bookings hit an all-time high ahead of the launch of its newest ship, the Icon of the Seas. Interest has yet to wane: The three strongest booking weeks in the company’s history were at the start of 2024 and ‘wave season,’ when cruise lines typically roll out flashy discounts to incentivize reservations.” — Brittany Chang, Business Insider, 20 Mar. 2024
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In her book Braiding Sweetgrass, scientist Robin Wall Kimmerer, an enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, recounts some of the stories of her people surrounding Windigos, fearsome, shrieking monsters that prey on human flesh: “The Windigo is most powerful in the Hungry Times. With the warm breezes his power wanes.” Wane is a verb used when something—such as strength, power, or influence—decreases or diminishes, usually with the implication that the lessening is gradual, natural, or—as in the case of the Windigo—seasonal. Daylight wanes, as does summer. In a classroom, one’s attention may be said to wane if, minute by minute, one becomes more interested in watching birds through the window than following the points of the professor’s lecture. For centuries, wane has also been called upon to describe the seeming decrease in the size of the moon in the later phases of the lunar cycle. The traditional opposite of wane is wax, a once common but now rare synonym of grow. Wane and wax have been partnered in references to the moon since the Middle Ages.