Yankees update facial hair policy: What other teams have had unusual rules and restrictions?

CLEVELAND, OHIO - OCTOBER 19: A detail view of cleats worn by Jazz Chisholm Jr. #13 of the New York Yankees in the second inning against the Cleveland Guardians during Game Five of the American League Championship Series at Progressive Field on October 19, 2024 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)

After five decades of clean-shaven faces, the New York Yankees are phasing out their longtime hair and grooming policy. Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner announced Friday that the team’s infamous — and antiquated — facial hair policy will now leave room for “well-groomed beards.” The rule has been in place since the 1970s, when George Steinbrenner … Read more

Cristiano Ronaldo has one unusual dish he always eats to ‘keep him strong’ at 40 as part of fitness regime – Saudi Pro League

Cristiano Ronaldo remains in superb shape at the age of 40 and there is one key secret to his incredible longevity. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner celebrated the huge milestone on Wednesday, two days after bagging a brace in a 4-0 win for Al Nassr against Al Wasl. For a while now Ronaldo has spoken … Read more

How a YouTuber and author funded the most unusual transfer of the window

Tom HamiltonFeb 4, 2025, 12:42 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 AFC Wimbledon director of football Craig Cope and manager Johnnie Jackson had wanted to sign midfielder Marcus Browne for a … Read more

Three games in 11 days: How four teams prepared for unusual stretch

Jamison Hensley, ESPN Staff WriterDec 24, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Close Jamison Hensley is a reporter covering the Baltimore Ravens for ESPN. Jamison joined ESPN in 2011, covering the AFC North before focusing exclusively on the Ravens beginning in 2013. Jamison won the National Sports Media Association Maryland Sportswriter of the Year award in 2018, … Read more

Asteroid-comet chimera Chiron has an unusual ice mix, James Webb Space Telescope finds

The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered that the centaur called 2060 Chiron is an oddball. The object, which is a minor body that orbits the sun in the expanse between Jupiter and Neptune, has a mixture of ices and gases that make it stand out from other objects in the distant outer solar system. … Read more