U.S. Soccer has adopted a rule requiring players on any national team to stand during national anthems. A photo confirming the rule, which the soccer federation’s board of directors passed on Feb. 9, was posted to Twitter by Fox Soccer’s Stuart Holden. According to Holden, U.S. Soccer president Sunil Gulati said penalties for those who […]
A California police union said its members might stop working San Francisco 49ers home games after quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s protest of the national anthem over racial injustice and police violence. Members of the Santa Clara police union asked the 49ers to take action against Kaepernick or “it could result in police officers choosing not to […]
U.S. Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte said Tuesday that lying in his now-infamous tale of being robbed in Rio de Janeiro was “a very big mistake.” Lochte, 32, initially claimed that he and three teammates were robbed at gunpoint on Aug. 14 after a night of partying. Brazilian police later said Lochte lied about the robbery […]
In a video posted to her youtube channel, Olympian Shawn Johnson East said she was “disgusted” over the reports of sexual abuse that gymnasts experienced by team doctor Larry Nassar. In the nearly six minute segment, Olympic gold medalist Johnson, first expressed support for the women providing victim impact statements at the sentencing hearing for […]
USA’s figure skating team includes fresh faces and Olympic veterans with strong medal potential. The U.S. will send three ladies, three men, three ice dance and one pairs team to Pyeongchang. The number of Olympic slots for each country is determined by finishes at last year’s World Championships. The U.S. skating team includes only five […]
USA Gymnastics said Friday that it is “appalled” by allegations that six-time Olympic medalist Aly Raisman was sexually abused by Dr. Larry Nassar, who worked as the women’s gymnastics national team doctor for decades. In a statement, USA Gymnastics said it was “appalled by the conduct of which Larry Nassar is accused,” and “very sorry […]
A former NFL player is reportedly the first living person ever accurately diagnosed with CTE, or chronic traumatic encephalopathy, the disease found in the brains of dozens of ex football players. This breakthrough, which was made in 2012, but only published this week in the journal Neurosurgery, could help doctors identify and treat patients while […]
President Donald Trump once again denounced the NFL in a series of tweets Monday morning after more than 200 football players either took a knee or sat during the National Anthem over the weekend. Trump said kneeling, instead of standing, while the anthem plays is disrespectful to the country. He also said the act “has […]
The entire Indiana Fever team linked arms and knelt during the national anthem before a WNBA playoff game Wednesday night, marking the first time a professional team did so together. As demonstrators filled streets in Charlotte, N.C. to protest the police shooting of a black man, the Fever players showed offered their own version of […]
This extraordinary Game 7 was for Judy Caldow, a retired teacher who sits in Section 309, Row 14, Seat 10 of the Wrigley Field bleachers. She has been going to services at that chapel of a ballpark for 53 years, her faithful attendance marked by the scorecards from more than 3,000 games. “She’s like the […]