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Kiribati’s Olympic Weightlifter David Katoatau Dances for Climate Change –...
There are plenty of ways to celebrate victory at the Olympics: You can do the Lightning Bolt like Usain Bolt. You can do various things with your fingers like Michael Phelps. You can brag on Twitter....
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RIO DE JANEIRO — Mario Andrada paced through the Olympic press center Monday afternoon, explaining why he has no time to talk just now. “There is an expression we have in Brazil,” he said. “ ‘When you...
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Andy Murray politely reminds reporter of the existence of Venus and Serena...
Andy Murray politely reminds reporter of the existence of Venus and Serena Williams By D’Arcy Maine | Aug 15, 2016 espnW.com Andy Murray won his second straight Olympic gold medal on Sunday by...
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Why Your Team Sucks 2016: Pittsburgh Steelers
Some people are fans of the Pittsburgh Steelers. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Pittsburgh Steelers. This 2016 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the...
View ArticleJackie Robinson in 1972: ‘I Cannot Stand and Sing the Anthem; I Cannot Salute...
Jackie Robinson, in his 1972 autobiography, I Never Had It Made, described the moment when he realized that he could not “stand and sing the anthem,” nor “salute the flag,” which calls to mind recent...
View ArticleKen Griffey Sr. and Jr. become the first father-son duo to ever play together
In a sport as old as baseball, it had never happened before. Not once. But on Aug. 31, 1990, Ken Griffey Sr. and his son Ken Griffey Jr. made history when they both played for the Seattle Mariners in...
View ArticleThe 49ers Owner Is Following Colin Kaepernick’s $1 Million Lead | Huffington...
Rather than distance himself from Colin Kaepernick in the wake of the quarterback’s recent decision to protest the national anthem, San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York has taken a step firmly in...
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The Seattle Seahawks Said Nothing
Image via Getty. Ahead of their Sunday season opener, the Seattle Seahawks announced plans to link arms during the national anthem as a show of unity for an vague collection of causes, including...
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Donald Trump Is Tearing the NFL Apart
Rex Ryan (left) shares the stage with Donald Trump after introducing Trump during a campaign stop Monday, April 18, 2016, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Images) Indeed, said another black player on the Bills...
View ArticleDerrick Rose Civil Trial: Lawyers Ask Woman to Stop Crying – Motto
An attorney asked a judge if the woman who accused Derrick Rose and two others of gang raping her could stop crying during her civil trial testimony on Thursday, the Associated Press reported. The...
View ArticleDonald Trump ‘locker room talk’ criticized by athletes | SI.com
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The Art of Letting Go – Bat Flipping in South Korea
The videos started to appear in America a few years ago, crossing the Pacific and landing on our digital doorsteps like mysterious gifts. Their contents were joyously unfamiliar: Korea Baseball...
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Fecht Club: New York’s Women Warriors Kick Ass With Historical European...
“This is what’s happening: I’m going to hit this guy.” Listening to Tanya Smith talk about her longsword fighting strategy is like hearing a battle-scarred general talk tactics. But looking at her,...
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Running While Female
When three young women were murdered midrun over a period of nine days this past summer, runners reacted with understandable shock, alarm, and concern. Nothing about the victims’ final miles should...
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The Writer Who Was Too Strong To Live
Image by Jim Cooke/Photo courtesy Jody Goldstein Jennifer Frey drank herself to death. Frey’s obituary in the Washington Post, her last full-time employer, merely gave “multiple organ failure” as the...
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World Series and NBA could mean another hit to NFL’s reputation as TV’s champs
storytext This week the NBA tipped off its new season with the biggest athlete in the world getting his third championship ring. On the same night, Major League Baseball had game 1 of the World Series...
View ArticleHarvard Women’s Soccer Team Responds to the Men Who Wrote a ‘Report’ on Their...
Last Tuesday, The Harvard Crimson exposed a document created by the 2012 Harvard men’s soccer team called a “scouting report,” which assessed and scored the incoming recruits for the women’s soccer...
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HBO Cancels Bill Simmons’s Any Given Wednesday
Screenshot credit: HBO HBO and Bill Simmons have agreed to cancel his TV show, Any Given Wednesday, before the conclusion of its first season, according to a press release the network just sent out....
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White Male Privilege Is Why We Laugh At Lochte And Vilify Douglas | The...
Gymnast Gabby Douglas “disrespected” her entire country by not putting her hand on her heart and smiling enough during the Olympics. Swimmer Ryan Lochte is a “kid” who deserves “a break” for allegedly...
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Dear Donald Trump: I played in the NFL. Here’s what we really talk about in...
Dear Donald Trump, Last Friday, audio leaked of you making incredibly demeaning comments about women and bragging about sexual assault. When asked to justify your statements, you claimed that this was...
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