Eric Adelson
Eric Adelson wrote for ESPN The Magazine and contributed to "Outside The Lines" before joining Yahoo Sports in 2010. He won first place in the Associated Press Sports Editors 2013 contest in feature writing. He is the author of "The Sure Thing," about the early career of golfer Michelle Wie. Follow him on Twitter @eric_adelson.- SportsYahoo Sports•11 hours ago
No more gumbo for Leonard Fournette
Leonard Fournette arrived to training camp and quickly learned of a new rule governing his weight: the Jaguars could fine him $630 per pound over their target for him. Fournette ran with the second team to start his first training camp on Thursday, but there are big plans for him here.
- SportsYahoo Sports•17 hours ago
Star athlete → injury → prescription painkillers → opioid addiction → dealing drugs → homeless
Editor’s note: The following is a first-person account of a college athlete’s spiral into opioid addiction, as told to Eric Adelson.
- SportsYahoo Sports•2 days ago
Why the latest round of daunting CTE reports should come with an asterisk
CTE is serious and worth our attention. But pump the brakes next time you see a headline suggesting its link with football is a virtual certainty.
SportsYahoo Sports•10 days agoColin Kaepernick doesn't need your advice
The former NFL quarterback says Colin Kaepernick needs to cut his hair. The NFL general manager says Colin Kaepernick needs to express his desire to play pro football again. Here’s what the “experts” may not fully realize: Colin Kaepernick hewed to his own beliefs last year and he ended up with his
- SportsYahoo Sports•16 days ago
Cristian Garcia's journey from videographer to hero to Florida starter
Cristian Garcia has gone from the video room to potentially starting for the Florida Gators. One year ago, Cristian Garcia stepped in when others stood by, preventing a sexual assault near the University of Florida campus.
- SportsYahoo Sports•17 days ago
Youth soccer league calls for parents to be silent ... and that's a good thing
Parents of players in the South Carolina Youth Soccer Association won’t be allowed to talk during their kids’ games. The South Carolina Youth Soccer Association has called for a “Silent September,” where parents at games cannot cheer, yell or berate referees.
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Sam Gordon – remember her? – files lawsuit to make girls high school football a reality
Gordon, the barrier-busting Utah girl who played tackle football against the boys and went viral, has a new challenge: Trying to get her school district to offer football for girls.
- SportsFC Yahoo•last month
How Orlando City's stadium design has given the club a leg up in MLS
Orlando City Stadium’s design is the first of its kind in the United States. ORLANDO – As soon as it showed up on television, his phone started ringing. “We thought it was going to be good,” says Bruce Miller, a soccer stadium architect, “but then you see Opening Day and you feel it.
- SportsFC Yahoo•2 months ago
USMNT makes a point about Bruce Arena in 1-1 draw with Mexico
The American players are raving about the steady and sure leadership of Arena after Jurgen Klinsmann left them unprepared and uneasy.
- SportsFC Yahoo•2 months ago
Arena, USMNT players vocal about mending political divide with Mexico
The match between the U.S. and Mexico on Sunday has World Cup implications, of course, but it also comes against a much-discussed political backdrop. President Donald Trump wants to build a wall on America’s southern border, and people on both sides have strong feelings. American head coach Bruce Arena
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