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Photographer Yuri Cortez has been shooting for Agence France-Presse for 27 years. The job has brought him around the world, covering everything from conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq to natural disasters in Haiti and Mexico. But last Wednesday’s 2018 FIFA World Cup match between England and Croatia offered Cortez a whole new experience: He found […]
Lindsey Vonn had some feelings about her bronze medal Tuesday night. And so did the internet. It was her her third Olympic medal, and she said it was her last Olympic downhill skiing race. “I gave it my best shot,” Vonn told NBC. “I tried so hard, and I worked my butt off.” Vonn, 33, […]
(SAN DIEGO) — All-Star infielder Manny Machado has agreed to a $300 million, 10-year deal with the rebuilding San Diego Padres, the biggest contract ever for a free agent, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Tuesday. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the agreement was […]
American slopestyle snowboarding phenom Red Gerard, 17, had yet to execute a clean run in the Olympic finals at the Phoenix Snow Park in Bongpyeong, South Korea on Sunday morning. He wiped out on his second attempt. This not-so-small disappointment, however, wasn’t about to dampen the Gerard family party — on a Sunday morning — […]
Shaun White apologized Wednesday for calling sexual harassment allegations against him “gossip” shortly after he won his third Olympic gold medal. After 2016 sexual misconduct accusations against White resurfaced in the lead up to the competition, the snowboarder told reporters he was there to “talk about the Olympics not, you know, gossip.” He walked that […]
The stakes were highest for one chestnut colt at the Belmont Stakes this year. But Justify beat the odds and joined an elite — and extraordinarily small — class of horses to win the Triple Crown at the 150th Belmont Stakes on Saturday. The thoroughbred faced his toughest challenge yet at the mile-and-a-half race, where […]
For some, the Super Bowl is a pretty big deal. For others — like football running back Marshawn Lynch, who helped the Seattle Seahawks in their 2013 Super Bowl win against the Denver Broncos — perhaps it’s old hat now. At least, he definitely was keeping it cool when Lynch appeared in a pre-Super Bowl […]
Athletes and celebrities alike have shown support for Serena Williams on social media after an umpire gave her multiple violations during Saturday’s U.S. Open final. They have called out his actions as being sexist, racist and just plain inappropriate at such a crucial point in a championship match. Famous athletes, like tennis legend Billie Jean […]
Not content to win the 2018 World Series, the Red Sox kept their victory lap going on Twitter. The Boston team may have beat the L.A. Dodgers 5-1 to claim the World Series title in Game 5 Sunday night, but the Red Sox social media account still had more scores to settle on Twitter by […]
U.S. snowboarding icon Shaun White qualified for the halfpipe final at the 2018 Winter Olympics Tuesday, coming one step closer to redemption after his disappointing fourth-place finish four years ago in Sochi. White, who has earned two Olympic gold medals in his signature event, had already secured his spot in the halfpipe finals with a […]