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File photo: UCLA running back Zach Charbonnet (24) runs the ball in for a touch down as Southern California defensive lineman Jacob Lichtenstein (97) tries to stop him during the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021, in Los Angeles. An advocacy group for college athletes has filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations board in the next step in a push to give employee status to college athletes and afford them the right to competitive pay, collective bargaining and other benefits and protections. The National College Players Association on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022 filed the unfair labor practice charges against the NCAA, Pac-12 Conference, UCLA and the University of Southern California
Courts & Law

College athlete group files complaint, seeks employee status

An advocacy group for college athletes has filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board. The goal is to give employee status to college athletes.

4 years ago

A detailed view of a Washington Commanders logo during the announcement of the Washington Football Team's name change — an announcement welcomed by Native American activists who felt the team's former
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For many Native Americans, the Washington Commanders’ new name offers some closure

When the Washington Commanders announced their official name change this past week, it brought a sense of closure to a dark chapter for many Native Americans.

4 years ago

Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores and Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross wearing masks on the sidelines before taking on the Seattle Seahawks during an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Doug Murray)
Courts & Law

NFL to bolster inclusion policies, probe tanking allegations

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has told teams the league will look to bolster policies meant to encourage hiring of minorities, particularly as head coaches.

4 years ago

Norway's Therese Johaug celebrates after winning the gold medal during the women's 7.5km + 7.5km Skiathlon cross-country skiing competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Arts & Entertainment

Johaug wins 1st gold medal of Beijing Olympics in skiathlon

Johaug has won 10 world championship titles but had never before won an individual Olympic gold medal.

4 years ago

Biathletes skate above the Olympic rings during practice at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Arts & Entertainment

Olympic teams raise concerns over quarantine hotels

Some Olympic athletes unlucky enough to test positive for the coronavirus at the Beijing Olympics feel their quarantine conditions make a bad situation much worse.

4 years ago

Minnesota Duluth forward Noah Cates skates against Minnesota during an NCAA hockey game on Friday, Oct. 25, 2019 in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Andy Clayton-King)
Arts & Entertainment

Without NHL pros in the Olympics, USA Hockey turns to vets and newcomers with local ties

NHL players won’t play in the Olympics, but in their place, veterans and newcomers have stepped up to fill their place, some of whom have local ties.

4 years ago

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Kamaltürk Yalqun holds the aluminium Olympics torch he carried at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games at the age of 17, on Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, in Boston. The decade after the Games saw Beijing impose policies on his region of Xinjiang that split apart his family and Uyghur community. Today, he is an activist in the United States calling for a boycott of the 2022 Winter Games, which will see the Olympic flame returned to Beijing.
Politics & Policy

For Uyghur torchbearer, China’s Olympic flame has gone dark

Set to open on Friday in Beijing, the Winter Games are attracting global controversy as they spotlight the host country’s treatment of the Muslim Uyghurs.

4 years ago

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach addresses journalists during a press conference at the Main Media Center on February 3, 2022 ahead of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP) (Photo by ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP via Getty Images)
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The Olympic chief will meet with Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai after safety concerns

IOC President Thomas Bach avoided taking positions on any political controversies ahead of the beginning of the Beijing Winter Games in a news conference Thursday.

4 years ago

Lia Thomas swimming in a race
Radio Times

Transgender athletes, inclusion and fair play

Transgender athletes in elite competitions are raising questions about fairness in sports, inclusivity, rights for trans athletes and what a "level playing field" looks like.

Air Date: February 3, 2022 10:00 am

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United States' Weston McKennie (8) celebrates a goal with teammates Kellyn Acosta (23), Reggie Cannon (4), Antonee Robinson (5), Tim Weah, (21) and Ricardo Pepi (18) during the first half of the team's FIFA World Cup qualifying soccer match against Honduras, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Andy Clayton-King)
Arts & Entertainment

McKennie goal gets U.S. going in frigid 3-0 win vs. Honduras

The Americans emerged from the pandemic-prompted winter session in second place in the CONCACAF group with three matches in March to go.

4 years ago

Lia Thomas of the University of Pennsylvania warms up before competing during a swim meet against Dartmouth and Yale at Sheer Pool in Philadelphia, Pa. on Jan. 8, 2022.
Courts & Law
Billy Penn

USA Swimming just updated its policy on trans athletes, following the NCAA change inspired by a Penn student

Each collegiate sport now gets to determine its own rules.

4 years ago

Carol Bouvard of Switzerland during training for the Mixed Team Aerials at the FIS Freestyle Ski and World Championships on February 07, 2019 at Deer Valley Resort in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
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Arts & Entertainment

Here are the 7 new Olympic events to watch in Beijing

The 2022 Winter Olympics are set to begin this week in Beijing, China. And viewers will be able to tune into a series of new events appearing at the Games.

4 years ago

File photo: Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores, center, talks to down judge David Oliver (24) during the first half of an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints Monday, Dec. 27, 2021, in New Orleans. Fired Miami Dolphins Coach Brian Flores sued the NFL and three of its teams Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022 saying racist hiring practices by the league have left it racially segregated and managed like a plantation
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Fired Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores sues NFL, alleging racist hiring

The lawsuit was filed in Manhattan federal court. Lawyers sought class-action status for the legal filing.

4 years ago

Tom Brady throws his hand up in the air
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Tom Brady announces his retirement from the NFL

Widely regarded as the greatest football player of all time, the quarterback is finally calling an end to his history-making 22-year career.

4 years ago

The names and faces of gamers are shown as they compete in a round of the League of Legends championship series video game competition
Arts & Entertainment

Esports betting gets underway in New Jersey

While sports betting is not a significant part of casinos’ bottom lines overall, the industry is still trying to get a piece of the electronic action.

4 years ago

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