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Michigan State University announced a $500 million settlement with the victims of gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar this week. For Lindsey Lemke, an MSU student who was abused by Nassar, that’s not enough. “That is a good start,” she says. “[MSU] thinks that’s enough. And it’s not enough. No amount of money can ever change […]
In an unusual twist, both the German and Canadian two-man bobsled teams won gold medals at the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics after finishing with exactly the same times, down to the hundredth of a second. The team of Francesco Friedrich and Thorsten Margis of Germany were apparently an absolutely perfect match for the duo of […]
Come what may, ice dancing virtuosos Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir of Canada were determined to finish on top at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea. And it turned out that fate was in their favor this year, as they clinched a gold medal after completing their free skate on Monday. To the […]
Click:GEEK Vape Comedian Amy Schumer said Friday she would not do a Super Bowl commercial this year, in support of ex-quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Her message came the same day reports surfaced that singer Rihanna turned down being the next year’s Super Bowl half time performer, also in support of Kaepernick. Schumer posted the message to […]
New York Knicks center Enes Kanter is the only NBA player who, in the eyes of the government of his home country, is an international fugitive. Prosecutors from Turkey have sought a warrant for Kanter’s arrest, and are seeking his extradition from the United States. Kanter’s a vocal critic of Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan; […]
Venus Williams has tuned out all manner of distractions on her way to becoming one of the most successful women to set foot on a tennis court. But on a recent June morning in downtown New York City, there was no competing with the doe eyes of her 11-year-old Havanese, Harry, as he peeked his […]
For anyone else, the post would have been pretty innocuous — a couple receiving IV drips while lounging on plush leather chairs. But for Olympic athletes, the act is a violation of strict U.S. Anti-Doping (USADA) policies that prohibit IV infusions, even of legal substances, if it’s not related to a hospitalization or directly approved […]
The Boston Marathon has reiterated its policy that allows transgender runners to compete under their self-identified gender – amid renewed debate among runners. The Boston Athletic Association, which oversees the marathon, told NPR that organizers only ask that runners compete under the same gender identity they declared when they qualified for the marathon. That policy […]
If you’ve tuned in to the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games this month, you may have been confused to see winning athletes being handed not medals, but stuffed animals. Here’s what you need to know about why Olympic medalists are getting stuffed animals when they win. Why don’t the Winter Olympics winners get their medals […]
While a medal is up in the air, France’s Chafik Besseghier won best music of Thursday night in PyeongChang. He performed his short program to “Rapper’s Delight” by The Sugarhill Gang. Dressed like a taxi driver, he nailed this choice. Besseghier is in good company as French pairs skaters Vanessa James and Morgan Cipres also […]