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Gold medalist Sunisa Lee targeted in anti-Asian incident
(TW: Racist language)...

‘Bullpen’ is the hill you wanna die on?
Yesterday, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) called upon Major League Baseball to stop using the term “bullpen.”...

Perhaps it’s time for Barcelona to recognize what they are
It couldn’t end any other way, especially when you bone it and get zipped by Rayo Vallecano to fall to ninth in the La Liga table....

Olympics hoops just ended, but it’s already time to look towards the men's FIBA World Cup
The 2019 FIBA World Cup featured the infamous Gregg Popovich-led Team USA club that finished in seventh place shortly after losing to France in the quarterfinals, and then Serbia in the 5-8 seeding determination. Team USA eventually beat Poland in the seventh-place game, and this past summer, they a...

Admit it: Josh Christopher’s Steph Curry diss tweets were pretty funny
Josh Christopher was the No. 24 overall pick in the 2021 Draft out of Arizona State just weeks ago....

No drinking allowed at the Olympics no one wants
Earlier this week, organizers from the Tokyo Olympic committee were considering allowing alcohol sales at Olympic events. But, like many things the Olympic committee has done, they were met with immediate backlash from Japanese citizens....

CDC warns against travel to Japan, where COVID is surging and nobody wants the Olympics
The pandemic Olympics continue to be one smooth operation....

Liberty’s Ionescu shows she’s ready for bright lights, big city impact
Friday night was not Sabrina Ionescu’s first WNBA game, but it really might as well have been. Last year’s No. 1 draft pick only made three appearances in the Wubble last summer, and her rookie campaign came to an abrupt end on July 31 when she suffered a severe ankle sprain....

COVID-19 forces Asia Durr to miss another WNBA season
“I take an inhaler before the game since I’ve tested positive.”...

Poll: Most think Team USA should boycott World Cup
The World Cup in Qatar is a little more than a year from now, and according to a poll from RunRepeat, 59 percent of respondents believe that the United States should boycott the event, with 61 percent saying that FIFA should move its quadrennial showcase out of the Middle East nation because of abus...

Vanessa Kade quiets haters fast with $1.5 million tournament win
Everyone knows who she is now....

Let these athletes tell you all about how much it sucked to have COVID
Remember when you heard that young, healthy people would have an easy time with the coronavirus? Looking back, it’s as ridiculous as comparing COVID to the flu or saying the country would open by Easter. But that’s what some thought around this time last year....

On the anniversary of sports shutting down due to COVID-19, what have we learned about sports, the virus, and ourselves?
It’s been a year since NBA player Rudy Gobert smeared his hands on reporters’ microphones at a press conference and then tested positive for the coronavirus. A year of lockdowns and masking and handwashing and flouting mask-wearing protocols....

Tokyo Olympics to be held without foreign fans
Most Japanese citizens don’t want the large international event to begin with. But now, according to the Kyodo News, the Japanese government will not allow foreign spectators to attend this summer’s Olympics and Paralympic Games. The decision to bar overseas fans, according to the report, stems from...

If you picked against Steph Curry yesterday, you need to re-evaluate your life
For everyone hurting today after Steph Curry burned your pockets in the three-point contest, you should have known better. ...

When The Robert Kraft Case Fell Apart, The Women Were Left To Pay The Price
In the photos, Robert Kraft looks every part the billionaire—well-tailored suit, shock of white hair, deep tan, big grin. One of the most powerful men in American football has been seen in recent photos living the glamorous life at the West Hollywood launch party for rocker Jon Bon Jovi and son Je...

Robert Kraft <i>Really</i> Wants To Make Sure You Never See Video Of His Hand Job
Robert Kraft is trying—again—to get the video evidence from his solicitation case kept out of the public record. On Tuesday, his lawyers submitted a motion asking a Palm Beach County judge to permanently prohibit any Florida agency from releasing video that, according to police documents, shows him ...

Judge Throws Out Video Evidence In Robert Kraft's Solicitation Case
The Palm Beach County judge overseeing Robert Kraft’s criminal case has said that certain pieces of evidence can be tossed. County Judge Leonard Hanser wrote in his ruling today that video—which police said showed Kraft receiving sex acts he later paid for at the Orchids of Asia Day Spa—can be suppr...

Robert Kraft Might Appear In A Courtroom After All
Palm Beach County Judge Leonard Hanser ordered Robert Kraft to appear in court at an upcoming hearing scheduled in the New England Patriots owner’s criminal case. Kraft is charged with two counts of misdemeanor solicitation of prostitution after he was one of about two dozen men caught in a Jupiter ...
