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System needs to ‘reinvent itself’: Tennis has an anti-doping procedural problem, critics say

For months, the tennis world has simmered with controversy in the wake of two doping cases involving top-ranking players: first, men’s player Jannik Sinner and months later, women’s player Iga Świątek.

And when the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) announced on February 15 that Sinner had accepted a three-month ban to settle his case and avoid it going to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), it thrust the issue back into the spotlight once again, particularly as the ban length means the Italian player won’t miss any grand slam tournaments.

“The anti-doping process is just all over the map, and it’s completely rogue,” Vasek Pospisil – a 2014 Wimbledon men’s doubles champion – told CNN Sport. “There’s absolutely no trust, that’s for sure.”

The world is coming to America for next summer’s World Cup. There are big concerns over whether the US is ready

The 2026 World Cup is still more than a year away, but top travel executives are warning the US could struggle to effectively stage the tournament unless big changes are made quickly.

US Travel Association president and CEO Geoff Freeman and MGM Resorts International president and CEO William Hornbuckle told CNN Sport that they have real concerns about whether the US travel system is prepared to handle the influx of foreign travelers expected in next summer’s soccer extravaganza.

The worries run the gamut. Lengthy wait times for fan visa approvals could discourage thousands from trying to come to the US for the tournament. Outdated technology and staffing shortages could lead to long waits for visitors who arrive in the US to clear customs. Long lines to get through security…

Heads or tails? Coin flip determines defending NCAA women’s champion South Carolina gets No. 1 seed in SEC tournament

Defending NCAA women’s champion South Carolina secured the No. 1 seed at the Southeastern Conference women’s basketball tournament after winning a coin flip on Sunday.

The rare occurrence came after both the Gamecocks and the Texas Longhorns finished with a 15-1 record in conference play, meaning they split the regular-season title.

As a way of determining the top seed for this month’s tournament, SEC commissioner Greg Sankey flipped a coin during halftime of LSU’s game against Mississippi, with the moment broadcast live on the SEC Network.

According to the Associated Press (AP), loud cheers could be heard coming from the South Carolina dressing room after the coin flip went in their favor.

Ex-NFL punter Chris Kluwe says he was fired as a high school coach over MAGA plaque protest

Former NFL punter Chris Kluwe said that he was fired from his job as a high school football coach following his protest at a local council meeting in California.

Last week, Kluwe spoke out against a nod to the MAGA slogan popularized by President Donald Trump being featured on a commemorative plaque outside Huntington Beach Central Library.

After the speech, which was widely shared on social media, Kluwe engaged in what he called the “time-honored American tradition of peaceful civil disobedience” – approaching the council members sitting in front of him before being restrained by police.

“Just got fired from being a freshman football coach, if you want to know what MAGA does to communities,” Kluwe, who spent most of his NFL career with the Minnesota Vikings, said on social media platform Bluesky…