San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick refused to stand during the singing of the national anthem on Friday, sparking a heavy dose of criticism. Kaepernick said he would not “show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses Black people and people of color,” according to an NFL interview on Friday. Kaepernick’s protest lands […]
Brazilian authorities on Thursday charged Ryan Lochte with filing a false robbery report after the U.S. swimmer admitted he “over-exaggerated” his story about being robbed at gunpoint during the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Lochte, who flew home before authorities could question him about the incident, would be informed in the U.S. so he could […]
The influence of Olympic freeskier Gus Kenworthy, who won a slopestyle silver medal at the Sochi Olympics, reaches far beyond the mountain. On June 25, the Human Rights Campaign, an LGBT rights advocacy group, honored Kenworthy with its Visibility Award at a gala in Salt Lake City. Kenworthy publicly came out in an ESPN The […]
The 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics are opening on Feb. 9, bringing athletes and spectators from around the world to South Korea’s Gangwon Province. This will mark the first time in the last 30 years that the Winter Olympics will take place in South Korea, since Seoul held the Olympic Games in 1988. From Feb. 8 […]
Serena Williams has hit back at John McEnroe after the retired tennis star said she was only as good as the world’s 700th-best male player. In an interview with NPR on Sunday, McEnroe said that Williams, the highest-ranked female tennis player, would place “like number 700 in the world” if male players were included. The […]
A 15-year-old girl who spoke at Larry Nassar’s sentencing hearing on Monday accused Michigan State University (MSU) of continuing to bill her mother for appointments where she was sexually abused by the sports physician. “I, too, was sexually assaulted by Larry Nassar — multiple times at multiple appointments. My last ‘treatment’ was in August 2016. […]
Right around the time the tide was beginning to turn for the Patriots in Super Bowl LI Sunday night, New England superfan Mark Wahlberg was spotted leaving the game. The Patriots Day star — who was with his wife and two sons — was filmed exiting NRG stadium near the beginning of the fourth quarter, […]
The Philadelphia 76ers apologized Friday to singer Sevyn Streeter for not allowing her to sing the national anthem at Wednesday’s home opener after she wore a “We Matter” shirt. “We are sorry that this happened. After receiving feedback from our players, basketball operations staff and ownership group, we believe that the wrong decision was made, […]
With more than 200 NFL players choosing to sit or kneel while the national anthem played before football games over this past weekend — largely in response to President Trump’s continued criticism of athletes participating in such demonstrations — it’s worth remembering that this movement didn’t just begin last year with former 49ers quarterback Colin […]
Amelia Hauschild has ambition to ride in the Kentucky Derby one day, but she knows how tough it is to be a young woman in the sport of kings. In this short documentary, the 16-year-old has just gotten her apprentice jockey license, and competes in her first professional race at Turf Paradise in Phoenix, Ariz. […]