Category: sport
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Tearful Megan Rapinoe Insists She Has ‘No Regrets’ At End Of USWNT Career
At her final press conference as a United States national team player, a journalist told Megan Rapinoe had split women’s soccer into two eras – one before her, and one after. Ahead of her 203rd and final match in the United States shirt tonight, a career in which she has won Olympic Gold and two…
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The Unforgiving Fall of Colin Kaepernick: A Hero Silenced, a Legacy Shattered
Colin Kaepernick’s NFL journey has come to a definitive end. Despite a brief workout with the Raiders and a recent letter to the Jets’ General Manager, it’s clear that his chances of returning to the league are slim to none. The passage of time since his last game in 2017 has only diminished his prospects,…
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Megan Rapinoe was a great advocate. But was she a great player?
The World Cup winner’s impact off the field was undeniable. As her final game approaches, it’s time to assess her as an athlete When Megan Rapinoe’s boots grace the field at Snapdragon Stadium for the NWSL final this Saturday, they will do so for the last time in her career. Should OL Reign, where she…
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Lia Thomas says she transitioned to be happy, not to win swimming titles
Lia Thomas, who earlier this year became the first transgender swimmer to win a major US college title, has pushed back against criticism that she had an unfair advantage over her competitors. Thomas won the NCAA 500m freestyle title in March. USA Swimming’s policy states that trans athletes must undergo three years of hormone replacement…
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Megyn Kelly slams ‘loser’ Megan Rapinoe for laughing after World Cup loss: ‘More concerned about her Nike checks’
Megyn Kelly was outraged that Megan Rapinoe appeared to be laughing and smiling after missing a crucial penalty kick in the US women’s team’s stunning ouster from the World Cup. Rapinoe, the 38-year-old veteran and lightning rod over her activism, sailed her kick wide of the net, and the US was bounced from the quarterfinals…
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NFL Executive on ‘Traitor’ Colin Kaepernick: ‘I Don’t Want Him Anywhere Near My Team’
“In my career, I have never seen a guy so hated by front office guys as Kaepernick,” NFL exec tells Bleacher Report Many NFL executives and front office members “truly hate” San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick for refusing to stand for the national anthem, according to Bleacher Report. Bleacher Report’s lead NFL writer Mike…
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Important Updates on Aaron Rodgers’ Approved Return to Jets Practice”
Aaron Rodgers is set to make a comeback to the NFL field, albeit in a limited capacity during practice sessions. Head coach Robert Saleh of the New York Jets announced on Wednesday that the team has opened a 21-day practice window for the four-time MVP quarterback, who is currently on injured reserve. Rodgers will participate…
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Colin Kaepernick writes letter to NY Jets offering to join while Aaron Rodgers says team needs to ‘grow up’
Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick has written a letter to the New York Jets offering his services to the struggling team. In a letter released by the rapper J Cole on Instagram, Kaepernick – who addresses Jets general manager Joe Douglas – says he would be “honored” to join the team and “lead the practice…
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Riley Gaines ‘I raced Lia Thomas and I still feel the burning injustice’
Eight months after she raced against Lia Thomas, the transgender swimmer who ignited a global firestorm by winning a national female collegiate title in the United States, Riley Gaines still feels a searing sense of injustice. “It felt,” she says, “like heartbreak. Women had dedicated their entire lives to this. We had spent 5½ hours…
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NFL owners want players to agree to stand for the national anthem
The issue that has hung over the NFL since last fall, vexing league leaders and team owners as they sought a means to extricate the sport from a polarizing national debate, did not dissipate in May as the owners hoped when they ratified a new national anthem policy. The enactment of that policy is now…