April 08, 2022 As more athletes and artists share their stories of depression or anxiety, experts hope this will help normalize seeking help for mental health issues. Last month, an Ohio State University football player announced he would be retiring from the sport due to mental health issues and suicidal...
Read MoreTwo track and field stars from Fort LeBoeuf were the winners of this week’s Erie County Athlete of the Week polls. Audrey Friedman was Female Athlete of the Week and Hayden Skinner was Male Athlete of the Week. They will be featured in the Top Performers article in Sunday’s print edition of the Erie...
Read MoreSeveral student-athletes from the Bob Hope School won all-state honors in San Antonio this weekend. (Courtesy picture) Several student-athletes from Bob Hope High School competed in the Texas Christian Athletic League All-Star competition over the weekend. Members of the Bob Hope School girls’ and boys’ basketball teams as well as members of the volleyball...
Read MoreFor 24-year-old Joseph Impeduglia, the baseball field is home. ” That’s all. That’s life. Yeah, since I can remember, I’ve been playing since I was four,” Impeduglia said. Impeduglia grew up on Staten Island and played baseball here for most of his life. Love of the game brought him to the Mid Island Babe...
Read MoreChallenged Athletes Foundation and Shaun White surprise Zach Sherman with CAF training and coaching grant A triple amputee snowboarder pursues his dreams in adaptive snowboarding with the help of CAF Salt Lake City, UT, March 30, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF) and Olympic snowboarding legend Shaun White orchestrated a special...
Read MoreAfter an incredibly strong season that saw the Sterling boys’ basketball earn third place overall in Class 3A, the Tigers are now reaping the recognition for all their hard work. Senior Jackson Keil, who was arguably one of the best players in all of Class 3A, won the All-Conference First Team alongside junior Ryder...
Read MoreSince last year’s landmark SCOTUS ruling at Alston limiting the NCAA’s ability to limit student-athlete compensation for certain educational benefits, the landscape continues to change in unprecedented ways. Now, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals will decide whether student-athletes can be classified as “employees” under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), mandating minimum wage...
Read MoreFRANKLIN — Summit High sophomore Abby Miller and Franklin High senior AJ Russell were both selected as Athletes of the Week by Gateway Tire for the week ending March 20. The pair were chosen as part of the Athlete of the Week awards sponsored by Garth Bouldin of Gateway Tire & Service Center in...
Read MoreThe first day she and her daughters came together to make the mental health bracelets for athletes, Geanine Wester looked around and saw the smiles. She knew they had something special. “They were beautiful, smiling, warm women and girls who shared their power in uplifting each other,” said Wester, president of EmpowHER of the...
Read MoreWith the Flyers trade Claude Giroux to Florida Panthers Saturday night, Eagles defensive end Brandon Graham is now officially the oldest athlete in Philadelphia sports. Giroux was drafted in 2006 and made his NFL debut in 2008. In case you forgot, Graham joined the Eagles when they traded to select him with the 13th...
Read MoreAccording to guidelines released today by the American College of Cardiology (ACC), student athletes between the ages of 14 and 25 infected with COVID-19 do not need to undergo diagnostic testing for myocarditis in the absence of cardiac symptoms. Dr. Kimberly Harmon, section chief of sports medicine at the University of Washington School of...
Read MoreSeveral South Williamsport basketball players reach great heights. Again. The sport is different now, but almost all Constables have been on great teams in other sports as well. Starters Claudia Green, Piper Minier, Sofia Casella and Aleigha Rieppel also made the Southern State semifinal football team last fall, as did key reserve...
Read MoreWhen Athletes Unlimited launched its first basketball league in January, one of the league’s main selling points was the ability for players to compete professionally in the United States instead of playing overseas. As noted in an official statement, the league schedule was set up to complement that of the WNBA; participating in Athletes...
Read MoreMYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) — Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium at Myrtle Beach High School will host 2,500 athletes from 80 colleges representing 23 different states over the next few weeks for three track and field events. The two-day Myrtle Beach Collegiate Challenge kicked off Friday morning to kick off the first outdoor collegiate track...
Read MoreWITH the fifth stop of the Namibia Athletics Grand Prix series being held in Oshakati this weekend, most Namibian athletes are still a long way from qualifying for major international events this year. The World Championships in Athletics will be held in Oregon, USA from July 15-24 and the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham from...
Read MoreIU Head Coach Tom Allen. Photo courtesy of UI, Bloomington. March 8, 2022 By Jeff Mosier— MUNCIE, Ind.—Fellowship of Christian Athletes of East Central Indiana is very pleased to announce that Tom Allen, a New Castle native and Indiana University head football coach, will be the special guest speaker for the banquet of FCA...
Read MoreAs the NFL Scouting Combine draws to a close, with the final field workouts taking place on Sunday, complete sports profiles for hundreds of prospects come together. So now is the time to analyze the current Packers roster to identify the best athletes in Green Bay, based on their metrics when they entered the...
Read MoreFive-time gold medalist Ellie Simmonds joined other Paralympic legends at the Hemel Hempstead Snow Center to celebrate the start of the Paralympic Winter Games and the National Lottery players’ key role in funding British athletes in Beijing. ParalympicsGB is taking its most competitive team to the Winter Games, with more athletes looking to achieve...
Read MoreHistory links US AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – The Air Force has placed 44 cadet-athletes on the All-Mountain West Fall Academic Team, as announced by the league office today. As a reminder, to be eligible for 2021 Fall Varsity Conference honors, student-athletes must have completed at least one academic term at...
Read MoreNCAA athletes shouldn’t want to be employees With the NCAA allowing NIL compensation, student-athletes were finally granted the right to earn income for the use of their name, image and likeness. We have written a series of articles exploring various issues related to NIL compensation. Among these, we have focused on payment logistics. We...
Read MoreThe boys from Ridge View, AC Flora and Andrew Jackson and the girls from Camden and defending Class 3A champion WJ Keenan are all making strong playoffs. One of the main reasons is that each has a best player selected at the top of their respective ranking. The SC Basketball Coaches Association has released...
Read MoreThe A-League – Australia’s top tier of professional football – will stage its first-ever Pride Games this Saturday, when Adelaide United’s women host Melbourne Victory and the men’s host Central Coast Mariners. The event is part of the league and the club’s continued message of inclusion following the release of Adelaide United player Josh...
Read MoreOn Sunday, in a stadium packed with athletes from around the world, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach closed the Beijing 2022 Games with a recitation of all the ways they don’t really matter. “This unifying power of the Olympics is stronger than the forces that want to divide us,” Bach said. “You are...
Read MoreAs the Beijing Winter Olympics draw to a close, athletes who previously held their tongues about China’s human rights record are now speaking out. At least three top athletes have criticized the host country, but others are being urged to avoid doing so until they leave the country for fear of prosecution. “The Olympic...
Read MoreA Swedish gold medalist has said it was “extremely irresponsible” to hold the Winter Olympics in China because of the government’s human rights record. Nils van der Poel, a 25-year-old speed skater, made the comments after returning from the event in Beijing, where officials struggled to maintain policy and protest despite diplomatic boycotts. Van...
Read MoreWith the growing number of athletes in state-changing schools, the Kentucky High School Athletic Association’s Board of Control began a discussion on Wednesday about a possible rule change that would allow for a “free” transfer. KHSAA Commissioner Julian Tackett said the board could consider a proposal at its next meeting scheduled for May 11....
Read MoreAmerican gold medalist Nathan Chen celebrates at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics on February 10. Sebastien Bozon | AFP | Getty Images The 2022 Winter Olympics are well underway in Beijing and more than 200 medals have already been awarded to athletes around the world. Finishing on the podium is a matter of national...
Read MoreThe Olympic swag keeps coming for Team USA. Athletes will have the chance to put on their latest gear during the closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympics this Friday. Like any Olympic achievement, creating the outfits for the Games is a team effort, with contributions from Kim Kardashian’s Skims line to Volcom, which provides...
Read MoreThe In The Know Bowl is back in 2022. The Call of Duty: Vanguard tournament pairs professional football players with professional esports athletes for a $10,000 donation to a charity of their choice. The event will begin on February 11 at 5:00 PM PST / 8:00 PM EST and will continue until 8:00 PM...
Read MoreWASHINGTONVILLE, NY – Andrew Sammons of Kingston High, Finn Quested of Rhinebeck, Andrew Kassian of Rondout Valley and Owen Daniels of Red Hook all won individual championships at the Athletic Association Division I boys swim meet Orange County Interscholastic on Tuesday, February 8. Sammons, a junior, shaved more than a second off his best...
Read MoreNNA | Update: 08 February 2022 15:38 STI New Delhi , Feb 08 (ANI): Union Youth and Sports Minister Anurag Thakur along with elite athletes cheered on the students ahead of the state rounds of the first ever Fit India Quiz, scheduled for the February 10. 360 schools from 189 unique districts across 36...
Read MoreSledding, I learned in my 24 hours of fandom, is very scary. You have a sled that you steer with your calves. You hold tiny handles that help you steer, but only a little. Your gloves are covered in tiny spikes that allow you to hit the ice and help you go fast. You’re...
Read MoreFebruary 4, 2022 2:04 p.m. Job : February 4, 2022 2:04 p.m. Credit: AP Photo, Lee Jin-man SEATTLE, Wash. — The University of Washington says artificial snow used for the Beijing Winter Olympics could put athletes‘ health at risk. An orthopedic surgeon at UW Medicine says artificial snow generally melts and freezes faster than...
Read MoreMORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Six college high school athletes put pen to paper on National Dedication Day. Elija Jackson and Corbin Turney signed to play college football at Fairmont State. Corbin Turney joins Fairmont State football program Turney plans to play on the offensive line while Jackson will be used as a defensive back. “It...
Read MoreBEIJING — Athletes and team officials are testing positive for COVID-19 at much higher rates than other people arriving in China for the Beijing Olympics, organizers said Tuesday. Figures released by local organizers showed 11 positive tests for COVID-19 among 379 athletes and officials who arrived on Monday. They have been taken to isolation...
Read MoreMAEBASHI–A lotion that uses a hornet cocoon extract helps solve a problem that has long plagued athletes striving for top-notch performance: painful broken nails. In collaboration with the Gunma Industrial Technology Center, Art Co. in Kiryu, Gunma Prefecture, processed hornet silk, a substance left in beehives after hornets emerge from their cocoons, with fiber...
Read MoreThe plan is “to incite athletes from various countries to express their dissatisfaction with China”. Chinese state media said the United States planned to “maliciously disrupt and spoil” the Beijing Winter Olympics by inciting athletes to make half-hearted efforts in competition and criticize Beijing. A week before the start of the Games against a...
Read MoreAthletes attend unfinished training at the National Biathlon Center, ahead of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics in Zhangjiakou, China January 27, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu BEIJING — China will field the country’s largest contingent of 176 athletes when it hosts the Beijing Winter Olympics next month, state broadcaster CCTV reported Thursday. Coached by a legion...
Read MorePresident Muhammadu Buhari wished the Nigerian athletes participating in the Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games success in the competition. The President, in a statement released by his spokesperson, Femi Adesina, expressed his belief that Nigerian athletes participating in different events will excel in the competition surpassing the previous record in PyeongChang, South...
Read MoreOne of the most remarkable stories from last weekend is actually about what does not have happen: Aspen’s Alex Ferreira didn’t ski the superpipe on Sunday. Ferreira has won six X Games medals – two gold – and he won silver in the halfpipe at the 2018 Winter Olympics. An X Games spokesperson confirmed...
Read MoreJust 6 months after the end of the Tokyo Olympics, we are ready to welcome another sporting spectacle to the world. The event which takes place every 4 years takes place in countries where temperatures are considerably low and natural ice and snow levels are stable. China is expected to host the event this...
Read MoreFFollowing their Supercopa de Espana defeat, Athletic Club are set to host Barcelona in a draw in the Copa del Rey Round of 16 at San Mames on Thursday night. Marcelinothe team lost 2-0 against real Madrid in the final of the Supercopa de Espana on Sunday, after a 2-1 victory against Atlético Madrid...
Read MoreA veteran Edmonton sportswriter whose career saw him inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame says he believes it’s harder for reporters to smooth things over when there’s friction with an athlete than before. “It’s not meant to be an adversarial relationship between the media and the players,” Postemedia writer Jim Matheson told 630...
Read MoreFrance passed a new law on Monday that will require all athletes competing in the country to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The law requires the vaccination of all athletes and spectators who use public buildings, so its full impact on professional one-day road, mountain or cyclo-cross racing is unknown. It is likely to have...
Read MoreHistory links FOREST GROVE, Oré.- Camy Aguinaldo (Senior/Honolulu, Hawaii) and Jacob Bolger (Junior/Portland, OR) were named Pacific University Boxer Club Student-Athletes of the Month for their outstanding performances in the month of December. Jacob Bolger hit double digits in four of five games in December. The forward averaged 14.5 points per game and grabbed...
Read MoreBeijing 2022: “Choose morals over money” – Enes Kanter Freedom NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom has urged athletes to boycott the Winter Olympics in China. Three weeks before the opening ceremony in Beijing, the Boston Celtics player said athletes should choose “morals over money”. In an interview with Dan Roan on the BBC The...
Read MoreIt’s no secret that athletes pocket millions of shillings after winning medals at famous world events. The athletes are congratulated for putting Kenya on the map of the sports industry. However, in some cases a number of athletes have been profiled for wasting their income and later living a life of destitution. Nonetheless, in...
Read MoreLike other varsity athletes in Ontario, Japhet John will not have the chance to compete or train for most of January. John is a fourth year geography student at Algoma University and a competitive wrestler. Due to an injury early in the season, he missed three competitions at other universities last year. And...
Read MoreWith NIL more prevalent than ever, popular amateur athletes have the opportunity to maximize their value depending on where they go. For some athletes like CJ Stroud of Ohio State, it will take good performances for them to increase their worth, but some players like Quinn Ewers of Texas have the cachet before...
Read MoreThis is an excerpt from The Buzzer, CBC Sports’ daily email newsletter. Stay up to date with what’s happening in the sport by signing up here. Unbridled sports stars dominate the headlines The vast majority of professional athletes are vaccinated against COVID-19. But three notoriously unvaccinated superstars are currently making the news for...
Read MoreThe Ole Miss football program has lost another member of its staff after its historic 10-game winning season. According to On3 Sports’ Matt Zenitz, Rebel general manager Matt Lindsey is expected to leave Ole Miss for a position with sports agency Athletes First. While she was managing director of Ole Miss, Lindsey’s priority...
Read MoreAwakened Texas University Professor Accused Late NFL Coach And Beloved Former Broadcaster John Madden Of “Dehumanizing And Taking Advantage Of Black Athletes” And Creating A “Digital Plantation” With His Huge Popular Video Game Franchise “Madden NFL”. Andrew McGregor, a history professor at Dallas College in Texas, also claimed the video game to be...
Read MoreNEW YORK NEW YORK – OCTOBER 19: Paige Bueckers # 5 of the Connecticut Huskies (photo by Mitchell … Layton / Getty Images) Getty Images Today marks the sixth anniversary of several new state laws that guarantee college athletes the right to approve products without being punished for doing so by the...
Read MoreAfter playing for the Mizzou soccer team and a number of NFL teams, Jerrell Jackson has seen his name in the lights more than the average person in Colombia. Although his time in the field is over, Jerrell has found his place as a part owner and trainer at API Project Fitness. However,...
Read MoreDecember 28, 2021 1:40 p.m. ET From the Seahawks-Bears NFL game in Seattle, December 26. Photo: Stephen Brashear / Associated Press Covid testing policies in professional sports are being violated (“NFL vs. Covid Magical Thinking†by Holman Jenkins, Business World, December 22). Worse than that, they don’t make athletes safer. About 95% of...
Read MoreThe Miami football team will not be able to play in the 2021 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl against Washington State due to COVID-19 protocols, the university said on Sunday. The bowl was scheduled to be played on Friday, December 31 at 12 p.m. ET in El Paso, TX. “… Due to the...
Read MoreThere is no badminton world champion. There is no gold medalist at the Olympic Games. The expectation of football glory, even at the regional level, continues. Malaysia continues to languish in many sports – soccer, badminton, cycling, diving. We either depend on the same old stars or on young people still chasing the...
Read More# Beijing2022 is well prepared with its first snowfall this weekend â„☃ The city center recorded an average snowfall of 10.8mm, and the high-altitude mountains of Yanqing recorded more than 20mm of snowfall. ðŸ¼ðŸ®Our mascots greet you with their new outfits decorated with snowflakes!Lang fengjie pic.twitter.com/naiBJsfcgK The country has some of the strictest...
Read MoreI don’t want parents to discourage children with disabilities from quitting sports, she says For N. Salamath, mother of athlete Sameeha Barwin, the Madras High Court directive regarding women athletes with disabilities has raised a lot of hope. The court called on the state and central governments to streamline the policy allowing the...
Read MoreATHLETES ASSISTANCE. Photo of areas hit by Typhoon Odette that were visited by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte in the cities of Cebu and Bohol on December 19, 2021. The Philippine Sports Commission announced on Monday December 20 that it was preparing relief efforts for national athletes affected by “Odette”. (presidential photo) MANILA –...
Read MoreThe accolades continue to be presented to a number of our local fall collegiate athletes. Over the past few weeks, the Town Crier has written about various awards that individuals have received, but material continues to arrive for a small group of them. FOOTBALL The New England Women’s Intercollegiate Soccer Association has announced...
Read MoreStarting Dec. 23, masks will become optional for vaccinated student-athletes, according to the Connecticut Public Health Department’s latest guidelines to school districts. School administrators say publicly identifying a student’s immunization status using a visible marker such as a mask may violate their privacy. “Since the start of this pandemic, we have never said...
Read MoreKentucky wide receiver Wan’Dale Robinson (1) is a customer of The Virtus Brand. Silas walker [email protected] The name, image and likeness opportunities for University of Kentucky athletes could become much more lucrative in the near future. The Virtus brand, an independent player management company that has been involved in several large NIL transactions...
Read MoreELLINGTON, Connecticut (WTNH) – The Ellington School Board opposes state mask warrants for unvaccinated student-athletes. On December 9, the Ellington Board of Education sent a letter to Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) commissioner Manitha Juthani, expressing concerns about the state’s policy on these mask warrants. According to current Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference...
Read MoreA kinky athletic trainer is not subject to police action – although it has been discovered that he sexually abused young girls he was training. John Lees, 69, was banned for life from the sport last month for his misconduct towards long-distance running champion Mhairi MacLennan and two other women, one of whom...
Read More-Athletes Unlimited to Operate the First US-based Carbon Neutral Professional Sports Leagues- -Aspiration selected as eco-partner of choice, with unmatched knowledge and capabilities in the field of sustainability- -The partnership is the most important in the history of Athletes Unlimited- NEW YORK, December 10, 2021– (BUSINESS WIRE) – Athletes Unlimited and Aspiration have...
Read MoreThe International Olympic Committee, after orchestrating the evacuation of around 300 members of the Afghan sports community, announced Wednesday $ 560,000 in winter aid for those left behind. “Through our quiet diplomacy, the Taliban accept and support the delivery by the IOC of humanitarian aid to members of the Olympic community still living...
Read MoreWhile student-athletes are often known around the Marquette University campus to play on the court or on the court, they are always students first. The Marquette community must work to change the culture of the campus and create a more inclusive environment for student-athletes in the student body. The culture of sport often...
Read MoreThere are many aspects of life that go into being an athlete in college. Balancing class, practice and social life is no easy task. Somehow these athletes manage to do it year after year. “To have a good group of friends around you who can take your mind off your head and push...
Read MoreHARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) – James Madison University Athletics recently moved from the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) to the Sun Belt Conference. The realignment will allow JMU to compete at the highest level of college football. However, the move comes at a cost to student-athletes after the Dukes were barred from competing for the...
Read MoreUniversity of Texas donors, UT alumni and sports marketer Nick Shuley on Wednesday announced the launch of a $ 10 million fund to fund name image opportunities for students. -athletes. Why is this important: The Clark Field Collective, as it’s called, is the latest salute in a rapidly escalating arms race among top...
Read MoreEarlier this year, the NCAA granted college athletes the right to participate in advertising campaigns. The Vitamin Shoppe hosted its first student-athlete class this fall with 14 students across the United States. The company chose to work with athletes with fewer internet subscribers than mega stars. On July 1, the NCAA updated its...
Read MoreCabrini’s Lacrosse and Basketball Trophy Case at Dixon Center.Photo: Chris Schaller Cabrini Swimming and Golf Trophy Box at Dixon Center.Photo: Chris Schaller The liberal arts school, competing with the AEC, a D-III conference, has a different approach to recruiting. Cabrini University, a D-III school, cannot use scholarships when recruiting athletes. “Once the players...
Read MoreIdaho’s Women’s Sports Fairness Act, which prohibits transgender women and girls from competing in college and K-12 women’s and women’s sports teams, has not been active for over a year so that it is being challenged in court. Now advocates are pushing a federal district court to unfreeze the application. The legal challenge,...
Read MorePune-based swim trainer Tapan Kumar Panigrahi, who received the Dronacharya award on November 13, urged city coaches to include sports science in their physical training program as it will play an important role in the overall training of an athlete. Tapan Kumar Panigrahi, PUNE-based swimming trainer Tapan Kumar Panigrahi, who received the Dronacharya...
Read MoreEach week, the publications of the 11 properties of the Southern California News Group (Orange County Register, LA Daily News, Press-Enterprise, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Long Beach Press-Telegram, The Daily Breeze, San Bernardino Sun, Daily Bulletin, Redlands Daily Facts, Whittier Daily News and Pasadena-Star News) select the Athletes of the Week for their...
Read MoreDENVER, Nov. 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – EDCare is pleased to announce the opening of its specialized eating disorder treatment program: Athlete’s EDGEMT at EDCare. This highly structured program, staffed by specialized and dedicated clinicians, is the newest addition to the centre’s partial inpatient program, providing comprehensive care to high performance athletes with...
Read MorePhoto: contributed As the North Valley Gymnastics Club rebuilds itself after a devastating fire, another local gymnastics club is lifting the roof – literally. Vernon-based Okanagan Rhythmic Gymnastics is organizing a fundraiser to raise the roof of their building to better serve their students. Founded by former Commonwealth Games competitor and Olympian Camille...
Read MoreStephen Angbulu, Abuja Posted November 19, 2021 Youth and Sports Minister Sunday Dare has revealed that his ministry has tripled its pay to athletes representing the country in various world tournaments including the Olympics. He revealed that the ministry still owes 54 athletes a total of 44.37 million naira in bonuses and salaries....
Read MoreThe Nipissing Lakers will be well represented in Switzerland in December at the 2021 FISU Winter Games; The Nipissing Lakers will be well represented in Switzerland in December at the 2021 FISU Winter Games. Lakers to send four athletes – including three layers of hockey and a Nordic skier – to the event...
Read MoreSEE MORE: Mikaela Shiffrin is all about the facts Shaun White, Halfpipe Snowboard Now 35 and chasing his fifth Olympic appearance, Shaun White has become the oldest statesman in halfpipe snowboarding. His prolific career, now in its third decade, shows no signs of slowing down, however. White came out of a three-year hiatus...
Read MoreThis semester, UNC Campus Recreation and Special Olympics North Carolina hosted a Unified Kickball League, an opportunity for Special Olympics athletes and UNC student volunteers to compete in intramural kickball games at Hooker Fields. “Kickball is a sport that we first introduced in 2016 or 2017,†said Tori Hooker, senior assistant director of...
Read MoreHONOLULU (KHON2) – The 12th Annual Over the Edge Fundraiser raises funds to help support Hawaii Special Olympics athletes; there are over 4,700 athletes statewide. This fundraiser will take place from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, November 6, and volunteers will have the chance to abseil down 40 floors to the...
Read MoreYesterday it was revealed that Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers 7-1 quarterback, NFC leaders and reigning NFL MVP, was hit by COVID-19. It was also somehow revealed that Rogers had not been vaccinated against COVID, despite being a traveling athlete who is around a group of people all the time. This second revelation...
Read MoreWe’re old enough to remember when the NCAA said student-athletes would be off on Election Day.Picture: Getty Images In September 2020, the NCAA announced it would make Election Day a mandatory day off for student-athletes, with no competition or training taking place on the first Tuesday in November. This decision was made just...
Read MoreHINESVILLE, Ga. (WSAV) – WSAV News 3’s Tina Tyus-Shaw thanked a group of high school athletes for supporting the fight against breast cancer. Tina spent Saturday morning at the Bradwell Institute in Hinesville with these awesome teens for a rosy conversation. Survivor Victoria Allen shared her journey in the fight against the disease....
Read MoreThere were a total of 112 divers who made the brave dive. RAPID CITY, SD – What started out as a cooler Saturday turned into a colder one. A polar dive took place at Black Hills Harley Davidson which benefited Specials Olympics athletes from South Dakota. A total of 112 divers took the...
Read MoreATLANTA – For the first time ever, Georgian athletes can capitalize on their success on the pitch. They are making deals ranging from six-figure incomes to free energy drinks. Georgia Bulldogs outside linebacker Adam Anderson is making big plays on the field, and now he’s enjoying his success. “It’s amazing,†Anderson said. He...
Read MoreAt the end of the first episode of “Colin in Black and White,” Ava DuVernay and Colin Kaepernick’s six-part Netflix docudrama about the former 49er quarterback’s adolescence and glory, Kaepernick isn’t content with summarize its evolution from top to bottom. from schoolboy to political activist – he also winks at his own power....
Read MoreMikaela shiffrin The 26-year-old is one of the best skiers of all time and is no stranger to setbacks. After losing her father in early 2020 and battling a string of back injuries, Shiffrin became the first skier to win gold at five consecutive world championships earlier this year. She begins the Olympic...
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