Daily fantasy sports companies FanDuel and DraftKings called off their planned merger on Thursday, less than a month after U.S. regulators sought to block the deal. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission, along with attorneys general from California and D.C., filed suit in June to stop the merger because the combined firms would have controlled more […]
American soccer is too big to fail. So Sunil Gulati, president of the United States Soccer Federation, had no choice but to fire national team coach Jurgen Klinsmann, the former German star he so aggressively wooed to take over the men’s program back in 2011. The American men haven’t missed a World Cup since 1986, […]
As Tom Brady led the New England Patriots to a 36-17 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers in Sunday night’s AFC Championship game, it wasn’t just his football skills that grabbed people’s attention. When the camera would pan to the star quarterback on the sidelines, he was often wearing a massively padded jacket to stay warm […]
The nightmare scenario has played out for the U.S. men’s national team. A roller coaster of a qualifying campaign ended in shambles, with a stunning 2-1 loss to Trinidad & Tobago, coupled with wins by Panama and Honduras over Costa Rica and Mexico, respectively, has eliminated the USA from the World Cup. The Americans will […]
The New England Patriots visited the White House on Wednesday to commemorate their Super Bowl victory, as championship-winning teams usually do. But there was a noticeable difference. The Patriots had also visited the White House in 2015 after their Super Bowl win over the Seattle Seahawks. At the time, President Barack Obama lived in the […]
Training for a marathon seems so passé. Why run 26 miles through a concrete jungle when you can storm the beaches of Normandy? To mark the 73rd anniversary of D-Day, around 125 people — some ex-military officers, most just office-bound weekend warriors — will descend on northern France June 2-4 to do just that in […]
The U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) and USA Swimming is suspending Ryan Lochte, who won a gold medal in the 800m freestyle relay in Rio, for 10 months. Lochte admitted to “over exaggerating” a story about being robbed at gunpoint in Rio while returning to the Olympic Village after a party. The suspension prevents Lochte, who […]
Defiant and confident, Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman read a strong statement confronting Larry Nassar, who she says sexually abused her for years while she trained on the U.S. national team. “Larry, you do realize now that we, this group of women you so heartlessly abused over such a long period of time, are now a […]
The Chicago Cubs finally ended a 108-year-long championship drought by defeating the Cleveland Indians in the 10th inning of Game 7 of the World Series Wednesday night. But while the team’s victory was a nail-biter to the very end, for the writers of Parks and Recreation, it should have come as no surprise. During the […]
The Chicago Cubs won their first World Series since 1908 as they defeated the Cleveland Indians 8–7 in Game 7 in the early hours of Thursday morning at Progressive Field. The Cubs led heading into the eighth inning before Indians outfielder Rajai Davis tied the game with a two-run home run off closer Aroldis Chapman. […]