‘It’s an excuse’: New York Giants’ Cam Skattebo says CTE and asthma are ‘fake’

New York Giants running back Cam Skattebo is facing backlash after dismissing both chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) and asthma as “fake” during a recent podcast appearance.Speaking on the Bring the Juice podcast, the 24-year-old was asked whether he believes CTE – a degenerative brain condition linked to repeated head trauma – is real. Skattebo called it an “excuse”, agreeing with the host before making a similar claim about asthma.“Yeah, asthma’s fake too,” Skattebo said, adding at one point that people should “just breathe air”.The comments have drawn criticism given the scientific consensus around both conditions

The WNBA’s historic deal teaches girls everywhere to advocate for themselves | Etan Thomas

I interviewed Jemele Hill for my podcast The Rematch and asked for her reaction to the WNBA’s landmark new collective bargaining agreement, a seven-year deal that includes a salary cap increase to $7m (up from $1.5m in 2025), maximum salaries approaching $1.4m, 20% revenue sharing, expanded rosters, charter flights and more.Hill didn’t mince words.“Unfortunately, there’s still a very prevalent attitude when it comes to women’s sports that, ‘Hey sweetie, you should just be happy that somebody is letting you put on a uniform and bounce a ball,’” she said

Northampton hold off late Newcastle fightback in thriller to reclaim top spot

On the face of it, not a lot to see here. The league leaders return to the top of the table with a bonus-point win against the team placed bottom. But don’t you believe it. Newcastle may have shipped 60 the last time they played a Prem game here, but they pushed the Saints all the way.Northampton, it must be said, were about as far from full strength as can be

Carlos Alcaraz cuts through the noise to ease past Joao Fonseca at Miami Open

As Carlos Alcaraz worked through his service motion midway through his opening match at the Miami Open, a scream pierced the night-time air. One of the 16,000 spectators breathlessly cheering Alcaraz’s demise had attempted to distract the Spaniard just before he struck the ball.In a spectacular atmosphere unlike many other Masters 1000 second round matches in recent memory, Alcaraz maturely navigated both a passionate, adversarial crowd and a prodigious teenage opponent in Joao Fonseca to reach the third round of the Miami Open with a 6-4, 6-4 win.This meeting had been greatly anticipated ever since Fonseca began to emerge on the tour. Still just 19 years old, Fonseca has risen rapidly up the rankings, outpacing many legendary players with some of his early achievements, such as an ATP 500 title in Basel last year

Jack Draper blown away in straight sets by US star Reilly Opelka at Miami Open

Jack Draper suffered a tough defeat in his opening match at the Miami Open as he could do little to ­neutralise a dominant serving performance from Reilly Opelka, who fired down 25 aces in two sets en route to a 7-6(3), 7-6(0) win.The defeat is a difficult setback for Draper, the 25th seed, as he ­continues to navigate the early stages of his return to competition from a bone bruise injury that forced him off the tour for seven months. Miami is just the third ATP tournament of his comeback.While some big servers view the phrase as a pejorative, undermining the other qualities in his game, the 6ft 11in Opelka proudly describes himself as a servebot. This performance was a demonstration of his destructive serving and his ability to completely take his racket out of the hands of his opponents

USA’s Jordan Anthony wins 60m world gold after his blood clot ‘the size of a soccer ball’

On a night of dizzying speed and freakish drama, track and field found itself a new sprint sensation. It came in the form of Jordan Anthony, a 21-year-old American with one heck of a story, along with the first global gold medal around his neck.“The devil is always going to try, but I will never let him stop me from getting a gold medal,” he said after winning one of the great world indoor championships 60m races of all time in 6.41secs, the fourth-fastest time in history.And then it all came gushing out