WNBA Finals Notebook: Scheduling issues, when the Lynx realized they were special, Liberty redemption tour
brooklyn — The New York Liberty and Minnesota Lynx are scheduled to tip off in Game 1 on Thursday night. WNBA finals, and players and coaches alike addressed the media prior to the start of the series. For the Lynx, there will be less than 48 hours between their victory over the Lynx in Game […]
Carlos Rodon looking to lean on Yankees’ raucuous crowd in chance for playoff redemption
For better or worse, Carlos Rodon pitches with a lot of emotion. That's the case at a random weeknight game in April or in front of a sleepy crowd on the street. But on Monday night, the stakes are about to be raised at Yankee Stadium, and Rodon plans to put on the pinstripes and […]
Alex Verdugo looking for chance at Yankees redemption in postseason
On the final day of the regular season, Alex Verdugo said he wasn't sure what his role would be heading into the playoffs. But the much-maligned Yankees left fielder was more confident about the postseason offering a possible reset. “In the playoffs, every pitch, every inning, every at-bat is important,'' said Verdugo, who hit a […]
Andrea Orcel, Commerzbank and the redemption trade – Financial Times
Get your free copy of Editor's Digest FT editor Roula Khalaf picks her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. It's been 17 years since the last major European cross-border banking deal, so it's only natural that the architects of that deal would lead the next one. In 2007, Andrea Orcel was a financial institutions banker […]
Johnson-Thompson savours Olympic redemption after Roberts climbs to gold | Paris Olympic Games 2024
Britain’s heptathlon champion Katarina Johnson-Thompson ran the fastest 800 metres of her life to win Olympic silver, while her women’s 4 x 100 metres relay team missed out on gold by just 0.7 seconds after a final handover error. A shocking performance in the 800m, the final of the seven events, saw the 31-year-old become […]
Giants’ Daniel Jones can look to Jared Goff for redemption blueprint
Daniel Jones will be able to watch Jared Goff during the Lions’ practice sessions on Monday and Tuesday and dream of the impossible. Goff was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft, but Rams head coach Sean McVay traded him away for Matthew Stafford in a blockbuster trade in 2021. While Stafford […]
Anthony Volpe’s night of redemption keys Yankees’ win vs. Rays
As the Yankees went into the first half break last Sunday, Anthony Volpe stood looking a bit shell-shocked in the locker room at Camden Yards after a defensive error cost his team the win. Five days later, the young shortstop was a key part of the Yankees’ winning start to the second half of the […]
‘I wasn’t focusing on the past – only on now’: Saka revels in penalty redemption | Euro 2024
Bukayo Saka erased his Euro 2020 nightmare with a brilliant shoot-out penalty for England and insisted he now has his sights set on making history for his country by winning Euro 2024 straight away. Before his penalty save, Saka had already delivered a man of the match performance with a superb 80th-minute equaliser. In 2021, […]
Simone Biles returns to US women’s gymnastics team for Paris Olympics: ‘definitely our redemption tour’
Simone Biles has rejoined the 2024 U.S. women’s Olympic gymnastics team after withdrawing from competing at the 2021 Olympics in Japan. At 27, Biles is the oldest American woman to be selected for an Olympic gymnastics team since the 1950s. Biles is set to marry Chicago Bears safety Jonathan Owens in the spring of 2023, […]
Yankees’ Carlos Rodon stymies Twins as redemption tour keeps rolling
Carlos Rodon’s final game of 2023 was emblematic of his lost season. He struggled to complete the first inning against the Royals, giving up eight runs without recording an out. He finished his first year with the Yankees with a 6.85 ERA. Carlos Rodon allowed just two runs over six innings in the Yankees’ 9-5 […]