Month: March 2019

Erin Jackson never expected to qualify for the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea. The inline skater, who was accustomed to racing on wheels, had just four months of training in long-track speedskating before she hit the ice at the U.S. speedskating trials in early January. She hoped to someday reach the Olympics, an […]

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After the New England Patriots completed their historic 34-28 comeback win over the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl LI, Patriots tight end Martellus Bennett told reporters he would skip the team’s ceremonial visit to the White House now that it’s occupied by President Donald Trump. It appears he won’t be alone. On Monday, Patriots defensive […]

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Washington University on Friday suspended the men’s soccer team for comments about the women’s team that were “degrading and sexually explicit.” The university said the comments—which were reported by members of the women’s team on Wednesday—were made in an online document from 2015, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. The Brief Newsletter Sign up to receive […]

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Over a series of in-depth conversations, three-time Formula One champ Lewis Hamilton talked to TIME about the U.S. presidential election, the Black Lives Matter movement, and the controversial end of this year’s FI season. You can read the complete profile of Hamilton, featured in the latest “Year Ahead” issue of TIME, here. Below, some excerpts […]

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An Oakland Raiders fan has started crowdfunding campaign to raise $650 million to build a stadium after the team lost an investor for the project last week. Negotiations between the Raiders and Las Vegas casino magnate Sheldon Adelson to build a $1.9 billion stadium fell through last week, removing Adelson’s promised $650 million. The loss […]

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