The Nationals aren’t just battling the Tampa Bay Rays on the field on Wednesday afternoon. They're also up against the heat.
At first pitch, it’s expected to be 95 degrees with a “feels like” of 105 degrees in the District.
Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez said the ...
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Eric Ayala will return to the Maryland basketball team for his senior season, the program announced Wednesday. Ayala had declared for the NBA Draft in April while maintaining his college eligibility, testing the waters after the guard’s most prolific scoring season of his college career.
“I’m excited to announce I’ll ...
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Shaquille O'Neal has a message for multi-millionaire NBA stars who complain about being overworked: stop complaining.
The NBA legend sounded off this week on contemporary stars and their scheduling complaints in the age of COVID-19.
"When you're living in a world where 40 million people have been laid off and ...
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In Kyle Schwarber’s first six games in June, the Washington Nationals' left fielder walked to the plate 25 times. He hit three singles. He walked three times. He struck out on another eight occasions.
The small sample size was part of Schwarber’s larger offensive struggles to begin the season, which ...
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Pennsylvania’s highest court overturned Bill Cosby’s sex assault conviction Wednesday after finding an agreement with a previous prosecutor prevented him from being charged in the case.
Cosby has served more than two years of a three- to 10-year sentence at a state prison near Philadelphia. He had ...
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The Washington Wizards interviewed Philadelphia 76ers assistant Sam Cassell for their coaching vacancy on Tuesday, according to a report.
The Athletic reported Washington met with Cassell as it looks to replace former coach Scott Brooks. This marks the Wizards' second known interview — also having spoken with Celtics assistant Scott ...
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Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Trevor Bauer has been accused of assault, stemming from a sexual encounter with a woman earlier this year.
The Pasadena Police Department is investigating an incident that occurred in May, a spokesperson told ESPN.
The woman’s attorney, Marc Garelick, said in a ...
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LONDON (AP) — They were once so close.
Princes William and Harry grew up together, supported each other after their mother’s untimely death and worked side by side as they began their royal duties — two brothers seemingly bonded for life by blood, tradition and tragedy.
But those links are ...
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WIMBLEDON, England — Serena Williams bit her upper lip. She held her left hand over her mouth and tried to hold back tears while getting ready to serve.
It was the first set of her first-round match Tuesday at Wimbledon, and Williams knew this stay at a tournament where she ...
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As Misha Kouznetsov and an 8-year-old Frances Tiafoe drove to and from various youth tennis tournaments around the mid-Atlantic, the coach and the pupil would talk, discussing the areas Tiafoe still had to improve on while noting all the progress he’d already made.
And they’d dream.
They’d dream of moments ...
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Arpad Elo knew his stuff.
The Hungarian American physicist in the 1950s and 1960s adapted and perfected a system to rate the strength of chessplayers, first for the U.S. and then for the world. The Elo rankings proved both revelatory and useful, allowing for better pairings at tournaments and much ...
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Former football star Herschel Walker will run for the U.S. Senate seat in Georgia next year — at least according to one high-ranking Republican.
Former President Donald Trump said in an interview Tuesday that the former University of Georgia Heisman Trophy winner will challenge Sen. Raphael Warnock in the 2022 ...
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LOS ANGELES — The family of former Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs filed lawsuits Tuesday in Texas and California charging the team and two former employees with negligence in his drug-related death two years ago.
The lawsuits — filed by Skaggs' parents in Texas and his wife in California ...
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"The View" co-host Meghan McCain gave an impassioned rant blasting Olympic athlete Gwen Berry for turning her back to the U.S. flag on the medal stand over the weekend, saying the hammer thrower and activist is providing propaganda for America's enemies.
Ms. McCain made the statement Tuesday morning while discussing ...
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The Olympic tennis field will be without two more top players as women's world No. 3 Simona Halep of Romania and three-time Grand Slam title winner Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland announced their withdrawal from the Games on Tuesday, thinning the competition in Tokyo.
Halep and Wawrinka join four-time gold medalist ...
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LONDON (AP) – Most people wouldn’t volunteer to walk through a minefield. Princess Diana did it twice.
On Jan. 15, 1997, Diana walked gingerly down a narrow path cleared through an Angolan minefield, wearing a protective visor and flak jacket emblazoned with the name of The HALO Trust, a group ...
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After Gwen Berry protested during the playing of the national anthem at the Olympic Trials on Saturday, turning away from the flag before draping a T-shirt over her face, the U.S. hammer thrower has experienced a mixed bag of criticism and support.
One of those supporters was White House press ...
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The Washington Football Team named Tanya Snyder as co-CEO on Tuesday — a significant shakeup to the franchise’s structure amid an ongoing investigation into sexual harassment allegations into the team’s workplace.
She will share duties of CEO with her husband and team owner Dan Snyder, the embattled billionaire who has ...
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In one of their first interactions, Doug Williams got quite the compliment from new Washington quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick. And given that Fitzpatrick knows a lot about the subject, Williams couldn’t help but smile when recalling the meeting all these months later.
“He told me he liked my beard,” Williams said ...
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Playing alongside Michael Jordan in the 1990s necessarily meant, back then, a lower profile for Scottie Pippen.
These days, the former Chicago Bulls star says what he wants — even if it sometimes leaves the rest of the basketball world asking, "Wha ... ?"
In an explosive interview on Monday, ...
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LAS VEGAS — For the first time in the pageant’s history, the title of Miss Nevada USA has been won by a transgender woman.
Kataluna Enriquez was crowned the winner Sunday at the South Point hotel-casino in Las Vegas.
OUR TRANS PINAY SISTER, KATALUNA ENRIQUEZ, MADE ...
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For so much of Darryl Morsell’s time in College Park, the guard’s performances paved the way for Maryland basketball. He wasn’t always a scorer — in fact, he rarely was — but Morsell’s contributions were felt elsewhere, through his hustle and grit, making him a key player for the Terrapins.
...Rep. Dan Crenshaw, Texas Republican, said Monday that U.S. Olympic athlete Gwen Berry should be removed from the team for her national-anthem protest, arguing that supporting the country they represent should be a "bare minimum requirement" for Olympic competitors.
ESPN analyst Jalen Rose apologized Sunday after he argued that Cleveland Cavaliers star Kevin Love made USA Basketball’s Olympic roster as a token White man on what should have been an all-Black team.
The former NBA player made headlines last week after he said on his podcast that Mr. Love ...
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Japan is planning to ramp up its COVID-19 protocols at airports after two Ugandan Olympic team members tested positive for the virus upon arrival to the country, The Associated Press reported Monday.
Japanese officials will require Olympic athletes who are traveling from areas where the delta strain of the virus ...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Cardi B's "WAP" had new meaning at the BET Awards: winning and pregnant.
The Grammy-winning star debuted her baby bump during a live performance Sunday alongside husband Offset as well as Quavo and Takeoff of Migos. She also won video of the year for her Megan ...
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Across men's sports, leagues like the NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL have had trouble getting their players vaccinated. Though 65% of players in the NFL, for instance, have at least one shot — there are plenty of players like Buffalo's Cole Beasley and Washington's Montez Sweat who have outright said ...
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CROMWELL, Conn. — Six and a half hours in, Harris English was tired. His hamstrings hurt. His back was sore. After 80 holes in 80-degree heat, he was struggling to focus. Darkness was becoming a factor. He lost count of how many holes he had played.
“It’s hard to stay mentally ...
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LONG POND, Pa. — Kyle Busch came through in the clutch. Even when he raced without one.
Busch busted Hendrick Motorsports’ winning streak and denied the organization a shot at NASCAR history when he raced to his second victory of the season Sunday at Pocono Raceway.
Busch took a broken ...
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In an instant, what had been a pitcher’s duel turned into a game defined by the long ball, with Trea Turner’s and Josh Bell’s swings jumpstarting a Washington Nationals offense that had cooled off the past two days.
First, Turner watched as his 400-foot home run cleared the wall in ...
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Seattle Mariners left-hander Hector Santiago made the wrong kind of history Sunday, becoming the first MLB pitcher ejected for suspected foreign substance use.
The league ramped up enforcement last week surrounding the use of foreign substances, which pitchers claim helps better control pitches. But the “sticky stuff” also increases spin ...
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A torn tendon, a stress fracture in her leg and a pandemic — that’s what Taylor Knibb faced in 2020. Even with the setbacks, the District native is headed to Tokyo as a first-time Olympian next month.
Knibb qualified for the U.S. triathlon team after winning the 2021 World ...
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NBA coaching vacancies are filling fast. The Boston Celtics hired Ime Udoka from the Brooklyn Nets. The Indiana Pacers snatched up former Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle, and the Mavericks turned to former MVP Jason Kidd as his replacement. The Portland Trail Blazers have an agreement in place with Chauncey Billups.
...MIAMI — Erick Fedde went on the 10-day injured list Sunday because of a mild oblique strain, and Washington Nationals manager Dave Martínez was unsure when the right-hander would be ready to pitch.
“We’ll see how it goes the next few days," Martínez said. ”It’s something you’ve got to be ...
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Serena Williams will not be competing at the Olympics next month in Tokyo, she told reporters at Wimbledon on Sunday.
“I’m actually not on the Olympic list, not that I’m aware of,” Williams said. “If so, then I shouldn’t be on it.”
The 39-year-old tennis superstar won the singles gold ...
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The first cruise ship to leave a U.S. port since the coronavirus pandemic brought the industry to a 15-month standstill is preparing to set sail with nearly all vaccinated passengers on board.
Celebrity Edge will depart Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Saturday with the number of passengers ...
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Award-winning author Joyce Carol Oates on Thursday mocked an "Oppressive Language List" posted by Brandeis University that deemed words like "picnic" and "trigger warning" offensive.
The private Massachusetts university made headlines this week over its "Oppressive Language List" published on its website, which encourages the school community to ...
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MILWAUKEE — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 25 points, Jrue Holiday added 22 and the Milwaukee Bucks blew out the Atlanta Hawks 125-91 on Friday night to even the Eastern Conference finals at a game apiece.
The Bucks never trailed, scored 20 straight points late in the second quarter and led by ...
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, a vocal critic of COVID-19 vaccine mandates, announced plans Friday to hold a news conference bringing together people who claim to have had adverse reactions to the vaccine, including the wife of a former Green Bay Packer player.
Johnson, who has ...
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Former President Bill Clinton said the first "canceling" he ever experienced came from Republicans, as he weighed in on cancel culture during an interview with British media this week.
The Democrat appeared on ITV's "Lorraine" alongside author James Patterson to promote their new thriller novel, "The President's Daughter," when host ...
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Florida is implementing a law next month allowing student-athletes to profit off their name, image and likeness, a move legal experts say will help Florida schools recruit top competitors over other states.
The Sunshine State isn't alone, with a handful of other states set to enact similar laws July 1.The ...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Conan O'Brien stayed true to form as he wrapped his TBS show “Conan” after nearly 11 years, bouncing between self-deprecating and smart-aleck humor before allowing himself a touch of sentiment.
“Try to do what you love with people you love, and if you can manage that, ...
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Bryson DeChambeau grew up watching the Olympics and wishing that someday he would be able to take part.
As a golfer, he knew that was a bit of a stretch.
Although the sport was a part of the Olympic program early in the 20th Century, it was dropped from 1904 ...
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TOKYO — The Tokyo Olympics, already delayed by the pandemic, are not looking like much fun: Not for athletes. Not for fans. And not for the Japanese public. They are caught between concerns about the coronavirus at a time when few are vaccinated on one side and politicians who hope ...
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Joe Rogan says his time in Hollywood taught him that it's a magnet for "insecure people" who will "adopt liberal sensibilities" for the chance at fleeting fame.
The famous podcaster recently sat down with The Hill's Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti when the subject turned to Los Angeles, Tinseltown and ...
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Paolo Espino could look around the Washington Nationals’ bullpen and do the math. Manager Dave Martinez had already used six relief arms in Wednesday’s slugfest, and with Brad Hand unavailable, the Nationals didn’t have another option for the bottom of the ninth against the Philadelphia Phillies — apart from Espino.
...A transgender hurdler has been ruled out of the U.S. Olympic trials after failing to meet the testosterone standard set by World Athletics, the international governing body for track and field.
CeCe Telfer had her name removed from the list of competitors for Friday's heat after being unable to qualify ...
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NEW YORK (AP) – A judge on Thursday postponed until July 9 the sentencing of Michael Avenatti for the once high-profile lawyer's conviction in an extortion case involving sportswear giant Nike.
Over the objection of prosecutors, U.S. District Judge Paul G. Gardephe said that the sentencing that was scheduled for ...
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By the time the umpires approached Max Scherzer for the third time within the first four inning Tuesday night, the Washington Nationals starter was visibly frustrated. He dropped his hat and glove to the ground, then began to unbuckle his belt.
He stopped short of pulling down his pants. But ...
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British folk-rocker Winston Marshall announced Thursday he's leaving Mumford & Sons after his praise of conservative journalist Andy Ngo sparked a left-wing backlash more than three months ago.
Mr. Marshall stepped into hot water in March after he praised Mr. Ngo for his new book, tweeting: “Congratulations @MrAndyNgo. Finally had the time to read your ...
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No LeBron James. No Kevin Durant. No Steph Curry.
The NBA postseason is winding down and the sport’s biggest names are no longer in the playoff picture — names that were staples of basketball in June. One would have to go back to 2010 to not see at least one ...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears asked a judge Wednesday to end the court conservatorship that has controlled her life and money since 2008.
The dramatic request at a Los Angeles hearing came with her first words in open court in the conservatorship in its 13-year existence.
Spears called the ...
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Actor Michael B. Jordan has vowed to rename his new rum brand after critics like rapper Nicki Minaj said it was "offensive" to Caribbean people.
"I just wanna say on behalf of myself and my partners, our intention was never to offend or hurt a culture (we love and respect) and ...
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Max Scherzer had been checked twice already between innings for the use of a foreign substance, as the umpires followed new MLB directives to step up enforcement.
But Phillies manager Joe Girardi asked the umpires to check a third time one out in the fourth inning of Tuesday’s 3-2 Nationals ...
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Derrius Guice saw four misdemeanor counts dropped against him Wednesday after the former Washington running back reached a settlement with his former girlfriend.
In August, Guice was arrested for three separate domestic violence-related incidents spanning from February to April 2020 and faced charges of assault and battery and destruction of ...
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Olympics organizers said Wednesday they will ban alcohol at the Summer Games in Tokyo, delivering the latest check on an event that’s usually marked by crowds and celebrations.
Tokyo Olympics President Seiko Hashimoto said Asahi Breweries, a key sponsor of the games, agreed with the decision, which comes amid a ...
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GRAPEVINE, Texas — Pat Boone balked at playing Marilyn Monroe’s on-screen love interest. He sang his heart out in the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical “State Fair.” And he was a bobbysoxer heartthrob who out-polled Elvis Presley as a teen favorite in 1957, when each had chart-topping songs.
But it wasn’t ...
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Carl Nassib’s social media video announcing to the world that he was gay took just 59 seconds. But the NFL player's decision to come out, making him the league's first active, openly gay player — well, that was years in the making.
Before Nassib, there was Michael Sam — the ...
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During Moses Nyeman’s most recent outing, a 27-minute substitute appearance in D.C. United’s 1-0 win against Inter Miami on Saturday, center back Donovan Pines kept distributing the ball Nyeman’s direction. Pines noticed his confidence, his composure, and kept feeding him opportunities.
“He just takes the space like he’s a veteran ...
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After a 10-day stint on the Injured List, Washington Nationals right-handed pitcher Max Scherzer is back and will start on the road against the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night.
The Nationals reinstated the three-time Cy Young Award winner on Tuesday after his time on the IL with groin inflammation.
Scherzer ...
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A free-market group has withdrawn its lawsuit against Major League Baseball for pulling the All-Star Game out of Atlanta after a judge denied a request to stop the event from being moved to Denver.
Alfredo Ortiz, president of the Job Creators Network, which filed the lawsuit on behalf of Atlanta ...
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When Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib announced he was gay on an Instagram post on Monday, it was met with a wave of support from those around the league and in the football community.
James Franklin, Nassib’s college head coach at Penn State, said he was inspired by ...
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Sometimes even a shooting star can leave a permanent mark in the sky.
John Jarecki had a brief but notable chess career in the 1980s, holding the record for a time as the youngest American player to earn the title of master. But as so often happens, Jarecki decided against ...
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Washington Spirit forward Kumi Yokoyama came out as a transgender man in a video posted Saturday on former teammate Yuki Nagasato’s YouTube channel.
Yokoyama, who signed with the Spirit in December 2019, said during the interview that living in Germany and the United States showed Yokoyama that ...
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All Javier Baez could do was shrug as he stood near third base and the Cleveland Indians’ fielders ran toward first base to double him off. The Chicago Cubs infielder thought there were two outs in Monday night’s game, so he ran full-out from first to third on a casual ...
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Heading into the G League Elite Camp, Aaron Wiggins had a clear goal in mind. The University of Maryland basketball guard hoped he’d receive an invitation to the NBA Draft Combine if he played well enough.
On Monday night, after impressing in two scrimmages, Wiggins’ stay in Chicago was extended. ...
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MUNICH (AP) — UEFA has declined the Munich city council’s application to have its stadium illuminated in rainbow colors for Germany’s final European Championship group game against Hungary on Wednesday.
The governing body said in a statement Tuesday that it understands the intention behind the proposal but “must decline this ...
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Wizards general manager Tommy Sheppard has said he's not afraid of taking a “big swing” when it comes to the basketball team he's been asked to fix.
Sheppard is stepping up to the plate now in a key moment, a moment that could change the fortunes of a franchise that ...
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SAN DIEGO — Jon Rahm's road to becoming a U.S. Open champion might have started with a pair of bogeys.
It ended with a pair of birdies at Torrey Pines that will be far more memorable. In the previous 120 editions of the U.S. Open, no one had ever birdied ...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Perplexed by America’s controversial relationship with Confederate monuments, “The Daily Show” correspondent CJ Hunt saw potential for what he thought would make an interesting short film.
But not long after beginning the project, he realized a much bigger story was revealing itself and it became “The ...
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The Supreme Court sided with college athletes in a unanimous decision Monday, ruling that the NCAA can’t bar schools from giving athletes education-related benefits.
In a 9-0 ruling, the justices upheld a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit that said college athletes could receive unlimited ...
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A pair of Washington Mystics were selected to Team USA for next month's Tokyo Olympics: Guard Ariel Atkins and center Tina Charles will represent the country.
Atkins and Charles were two of the 12-woman roster — joining Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi, Skylar Diggins-Smith, Jewell Loyd, Chelsea Gray, Napheesa Collier, Breanna ...
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Late-night comedian Bill Maher on Friday slammed the left-wing backlash against Lin-Manuel Miranda and his apology for the casting choices in his newest film, saying the quickness to apologize in the face of cancel culture is "why people hate Democrats."
Mr. Miranda came under fire last week for having a lack of dark-skinned Hispanics ...
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Ever since the Tampa Bay Rays traded infielder Willy Adames to the Milwaukee Brewers in May, the corresponding move seemed on the cards. Now, that move looks set to occur.
The Rays are expected to call up Wander Franco, the No. 1 prospect in baseball the past two years, to ...
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Philadelphia 76ers guard Ben Simmons passed up an open dunk in Sunday’s Game 7 loss to the Atlanta Hawks, but his coach and star teammate didn’t waste any time taking shots after the loss.
Coach Doc Rivers and Joel Embiid had some telling post-game comments — both appearing to take ...
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TOKYO (AP) — The Tokyo Olympics will allow some local fans to attend when the games open in just over a month, Tokyo organizing committee officials and the IOC said on Monday.
Organizers set a limit of 50% of capacity up to a maximum of 10,000 fans for all Olympic ...
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Josh Harrison and Josh Bell stood up in the first row of the dugout, waving their arms in the air, calling for the 30,371 fans at Nationals Park to reach an even higher decibel. And when those cheers continued — the loudest ones heard at this stadium since the 2019 ...
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Gerardo Parra hadn’t been back in the District since December 2019. On Saturday afternoon, the 11-year veteran was told he was heading back to the big leagues.
Like any other minor league call-up, Parra drove the five-and-a-half hours to Nationals Park from Rochester, New York — where the Washington Nationals ...
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Washington’s rebrand faces an obstacle as the team’s trademark application for the “Washington Football Team” was refused — creating long-term questions whether the NFL franchise will stick with the name it switched to prior to the 2020 season.
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ruled Friday that the “Washington Football ...
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This Independence Day, “bombs bursting in air” may be few and far between in some neighborhoods: Port delays and a scarcity of global containers are contributing to a shortage of consumer fireworks, retailers say.
“There is definitely a shortage of fireworks in the U.S. this year caused by the issues ...
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Police in Arizona said a man driving a pickup truck struck multiple bicyclists Saturday during the annual Bike the Bluff race, fled the scene in his vehicle and was shot a few miles away.
Several victims and the suspect were hospitalized afterward in critical condition, the Show Low Police Department ...
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WASHINGTON — Yan Gomes hit a game-ending single in the ninth inning, Erick Fedde extended his scoreless streak to 20 innings and the Washington Nationals two-hit the first-place New York Mets in a 1-0 victory Friday night.
Juan Soto opened the ninth with a walk and moved to third on ...
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LAS VEGAS — O.J. Simpson will keep fighting recent court orders in Nevada that he owes at least $60 million in judgments stemming from the 1994 killings of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend, Ron Goldman, his lawyer said Friday.
Attorney Malcolm LaVergne said he intends to ask ...
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BUFFALO, N.Y. — Buffalo Bills receiver Cole Beasley does not plan to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and insists he will not follow rules jointly adopted by the NFL and NFLPA requiring unvaccinated players to stay clear of people.
Tweeting in response to criticism over the last 24 hours of his ...
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Three years later, Martin McNair now knows the best way to channel his grief. When he feels the slide toward what he describes as a “dark place” approaching — often in the two weeks surrounding June 13 — McNair pours himself into his work.
“It keeps my mind off the ...
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Washington Spirit midfielder Saori Takarada was named to the Japan women's Olympic team on Friday morning, head coach Asako Takakura announced.
The Toyama, Japan, native will make her first appearance at the Summer Olympics, being held in Tokyo next month. She played with Japan in a friendly against Ukraine, playing ...
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The U.S. Olympic track and field trials begin on Friday at the University of Oregon's Hayward Field and will run through June 27. Here's what you need to know about this year's event:
Who makes the team?
Qualifying for the U.S. Olympic track and field team is simple: The top ...
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As word quickly traveled that the Washington Wizards were parting ways with Scott Brooks, general manager Tommy Sheppard’s cell phone started to light up. There was no shortage of suitors who were already expressing interest in the team’s coaching vacancy, he said.
“I’m getting bombarded,” Sheppard said.
Perhaps Sheppard was ...
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Naomi Osaka’s break from tennis will last a little longer after the tennis superstar announced she will not play at Wimbledon.
“She is taking some personal time with friends and family. She will be ready for the Olympics and is excited to play in front of her home ...
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The Baltimore Ravens' rules restricting the use of video cameras and cell phones during practice are about protecting their playbook, the team said this week after speculation swirled online that the policy was aimed at cutting down on the scrutiny of quarterback Lamar Jackson's throwing mechanics.
After ESPN reporter Jamison ...
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Award-winning actress Rita Moreno on Wednesday apologized for being "dismissive" of concerns by the Afro-Latino community after she defended Broadway playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda for his casting choices.
“I’m incredibly disappointed with myself," Ms. Moreno, 89, said in a statement to the Hollywood Reporter. "While making a statement in defense of Lin-Manuel Miranda on ...
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EUGENE, Ore. — Banned runner Shelby Houlihan is in the lineup and will be allowed to run at U.S. Olympic track and field trials while any appeals she files are pending.
Houlihan, the American record holder at 1,500 and 5,000 meters, is on the start list for Friday's 5,000 preliminaries. ...
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James Corden's love for Dr. Anthony Fauci during a musical vaccine tribute didn't go over as intended with many viewers of CBS' "The Late Late Show."
The host's "Hairspray"-inspired song with Ariana Grande and Marissa Jaret Winokur, which has tallied nearly 1.5 million views, was framed as state-run propaganda by ...
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The end was ugly for Dwayne Haskins in Washington. He partied with his girlfriend and her friends after a game, breaking the league’s virus protocols. He had an absolutely horrid performance against the Carolina Panthers. And then, he was finally cut — putting the young quarterback at a crossroads.
Haskins, ...
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Late-night TV host Stephen Colbert on Wednesday ribbed President Biden's "Grandpa’s had it with your lip" attitude during his press conference in Geneva.
Mr. Biden made headlines Wednesday following his sit-down with Russian President Vladimir Putin after he snapped at CNN reporter Kaitlan Collins, who asked why he was "confident" Mr. Putin would change his ...
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MADRID (AP) — Rafael Nadal will not play at Wimbledon or at the Tokyo Olympics, saying Thursday he has decided to skip the two tournaments after “listening” to his body.
Nadal, who reached the French Open semifinals last week but lost to Novak Djokovic, has won the title at Wimbledon ...
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The Washington Nationals placed Starlin Castro on the restricted list as the infielder works through a family matter, manager Dave Martinez said Wednesday. There isn’t an exact timetable for his return.
With Castro absent, the Nationals called up Luis Garcia from Triple-A, and they’ll rely on ...
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Actress Rita Moreno defended Broadway playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda after he was criticized for not including more dark-skinned Latinos in his new film, saying "you can never do right" in today's culture.
"Can we talk for a second about that criticism about Lin-Manuel Miranda? That really upsets me," Ms. Moreno, 89, told late-night ...
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EMMITSBURG, Md. — Jim Phelan, the bow-tied basketball coach who won 830 games during nearly a half-century at Mount St. Mary's, has died. He was 92.
The athletic department at Mount St. Mary's said Phelan died in his sleep at home Tuesday night.
Phelan spent his entire 49-season career at ...
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A Foo Fighters concert for vaccinated fans only in California drew protesters Tuesday night, including former “NYPD Blue” star Ricky Schroder.
Dozens of demonstrators protesting against COVID-19 vaccine "segregation" gathered outside the Canyon Club in Agoura Hills ahead of the band's first full capacity concert since the start of the pandemic.
Protesters carried signs ...
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Scott Brooks won't return to the Wizards next season after he and Washington could not agree to an extension, according to a report.
ESPN reported Wednesday that Brooks and the Wizards have agreed to part ways. Brooks' contract was set to expire after the conclusion of this season and the ...
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Comedian Dana Carvey gave a bumbling impersonation of President Biden during an appearance on "The Late Show" Monday, mistaking Belgium waffles for "crazy pancakes" and repeatedly referring to host Stephen Colbert as "Merv."
Mr. Colbert introduced Mr. Carvey on the show as the president via satellite from Brussels, where the ...
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Shortly after Major League Baseball announced stricter enforcement on foreign substance use, including 10-game suspensions for violators, some pitchers had strong opinions — and a serious gripe.
Tampa Bay Rays starter Tyler Glasnow said Tuesday he suffered a small UCL tear in his throwing elbow, which often requires a pitcher ...
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Chris Paul's previous — and only — trip to the conference finals resulted in the star point guard suffering an injury, forcing him to miss the last two games of the series.
Now in the conference finals for the second time in his 16-year career, Paul's bad luck continues.
According ...
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MUNICH (AP) — Greenpeace has apologized and Munich police are investigating after a protester parachuted into the stadium and injured two people before Germany’s game against France at the European Championship.
The protestor used a powered paraglider with a motor attached to his back but lost control and hit overhead ...
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Basketball legend Charles Barkley will be leaving his decades-long hosting gig on TNT’s “Inside the NBA” program — and he blames cancel culture.
In an appearance on Washington sports-radio station WJFK, 106.7 The Fan, Mr. Barkley slammed as “jackasses” the social-justice warriors who launch online attacks, and ...
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The Washington Nationals placed staff ace Max Scherzer on the 10-day injured list with a groin problem.
The team announced the move Tuesday, saying it was retroactive to Sunday.
Scherzer “tweaked” his groin in the first inning during his start on Saturday. He warmed up in the outfield Monday before ...
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A New York judge on Tuesday approved disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein's extradition to California, where he faces additional sexual assault charges, ending a legal fight prolonged by the COVID-19 pandemic, the defense's concerns about Weinstein's failing health and a squabble over paperwork.
Judge Kenneth Case said there was no ...
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Jay Gruden knows what it’s like to be in limbo. After the 2018 season, the former Washington football coach conducted his end-of-the-year press conference, but there was one problem: Gruden hadn’t been told yet if he’d be allowed to return for another year.
“I really don’t know why I’m up ...
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Actor and stand-up comedian Jon Lovitz said "cancel culture" today is what the Hollywood blacklist was in the late 1950s.
“I’ll just say it, it’s no different than McCarthyism,” the "Saturday Night Live" alum, who returns to the stage in Las Vegas next month, told the New York Post in ...
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Washington Mystics guard Tina Charles was named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week after averaging 21.3 points a game last week, the league announced on Monday.
Charles, the 2012 WNBA MVP, led the Mystics to a 2-1 record while averaging 8.3 rebounds a game through ...
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Jon Stewart appears to be on "Team Rand Paul" when it comes to the origins of COVID-19.
The comedian left friend Stephen Colbert at a loss for words Monday evening when he roasted those who deny the possibility that the Wuhan Virology Institute may be the biological ground zero for ...
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Shelby Houlihan, an American record holder for distance running, was banned from the sport for four years after testing positive for an anabolic steroid.
But she blames a pork burrito for the positive test.
Houlihan holds the American records in 1,500- and 5,000-meter events, and she finished 11th at the ...
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Sometimes a single supernova can inspire a whole constellation of stars.
India was not exactly a chess superpower when the great Viswanathan Anand burst on to the scene in the early 1980s. His storied career included a six-year reign as undisputed classical world champion starting in 2007. Known for his ...
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As Michael Phelps walked onto the pool deck in Omaha, Nebraska, during the U.S. Olympic trials — this time as a fan rather than as a swimmer — a familiar feeling came over him.
The 23-time gold medalist had competed in the pool numerous times, propelling him toward the 2008, ...
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NEW YORK (AP) — “Gone Girl” actor Lisa Banes died 10 days after being injured in a hit-and-run accident in New York City, police said.
The 65-year-old Banes, who was struck by a scooter or motorcycle while crossing a street on June 4, died Monday at Mount Sinai Morningside Hospital, ...
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When Barry Trotz's Washington Capitals knocked out Jon Cooper's Tampa Bay Lightning on the way to the Stanley Cup in 2018, the two coaches talked that summer about how it all went down.
A similar conversation happened last fall after Cooper and the Lightning went through Trotz's New York Islanders ...
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When Kyle Schwarber thinks back on his first stint as a leadoff hitter at the major league level, he doesn’t mince his assessment.
“I’ll be brutally honest: I stunk,” he said Sunday.
Schwarber hit .190 with 48 strikeouts when the then-Chicago Cubs slugger received 147 at-bats atop the lineup. Part ...
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As ballparks across the country return to full capacity and mask mandates are scrapped, MLB’s focus on pandemic precautions has broadened. Player vaccinations remain an emphasis, but the scope has widened to include a push to vaccinate fans.
Through the league’s “Vaccinate at the Plate” initiative, each ...
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ASHBURN — If Tim Tebow needs advice on how to make the switch from quarterback to tight end, he should give Logan Thomas a call. After all, the Washington tight end is perhaps the best example of what Tebow is trying to accomplish with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
It’s been more ...
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Brisbane, Australia, will soon be awarded the pleasure of hosting the virus that often leaves destruction and despair in its wake.
No, not COVID-19. The Olympics.
Brisbane has won the endorsement of the carrier of the virus, the International Olympic Committee, which pretty much means that they will officially be ...
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Denmark soccer midfielder Christian Eriksen is in stable condition and is in "a good mood" days after suffering cardiac arrest on the pitch against Finland, his agent told an Italian newspaper.
Eriksen's agent, Martin Schoots, told Gazetta dello Sport that doctors continue to perform tests to determine why the 29-year-old ...
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Torri Huske, an 18-year-old native of Arlington, Virginia, made U.S. Olympic history Sunday night, setting the new American record for the women’s 100-meter butterfly at 55.78 seconds.
The Arlington Aquatic Club swimmer became the second American to break the 56-second mark in the event, beating Dana Vollmer, who swam the ...
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Oscar-nominated character actor Ned Beatty died Sunday. He was 83.
TMZ, citing “a family member” and later his manager, reported that Mr. Beatty died in his sleep Sunday, surrounded by relatives at his home.
The celebrity news site said the death was due to natural causes and not related to ...
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It started with Garbiñe Muguruza beating Serena Williams in the 2016 French Open final.
Jelena Ostapenko's triumph came in 2017. Then, the following year, the woman Ostapenko beat for the title at Roland Garros, Simona Halep, had her moment. Next it was Ash Barty's turn and, in 2020, Iga Swiatek's.
...OMAHA, Neb. — Amanda Weir just can't bring herself to say the word “retirement.”
So, she's still at the pool, still toiling away against kids half her age — if that.
“I don’t think I’ll ever officially end it,” said the 35-year-old Weir, who is attempting to make her fifth ...
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COLLEGE PARK, Ga. — Courtney Williams scored 21 points to help the Atlanta Dream beat the Washington Mystics 101-78 on Sunday.
Odyssey Sims added a season-high 20 points for the Dream, who made 13 of 29 from 3-point range and 36 of 71 overall from the field.
Atlanta (5-6), which ...
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Kyle Schwarber wasn’t thinking of hitting a home run in that situation. All the Washington Nationals left fielder wanted to do with two runners on and one out in the second inning Sunday was put the ball in play to score a run, so his eyes lit up when the ...
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Ron Rivera plans to get away. With the team’s OTAs done, the Washington coach will go on vacation after he gets another scan to make sure he's still clear of cancer.
“So far, so good,” Rivera said Saturday at Joe Gibbs’ “Youth for Tomorrow” charity event.
Washington has six weeks ...
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As one starting pitcher took steps toward a quick return Sunday, another was stuck in a holding pattern.
The Washington Nationals saw Max Scherzer suffer a groin tweak that forced him to exit his start Friday after 12 pitches. But neither Scherzer nor manager Dave Martinez think the right-hander will ...
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LaMonte Wade Jr. led off the eighth inning with an RBI single that broke a scoreless tie and the San Francisco Giants held on to beat the Washington Nationals 2-1 Saturday to earn a split in the day-night doubleheader.
In the opener, Erick Fedde returned after nearly a month on ...
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PARIS (AP) — Thinking of her late coach the whole time, Barbora Krejcikova went from unseeded player to Grand Slam champion at a French Open full of surprises.
Krejcikova beat 31st-seeded Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-1, 2-6, 6-4 in the final at Roland Garros on Saturday to win the title in just ...
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Bill Maher was back again this week on the "warped" ideas of woke liberals and its deleterious cultural consequences.
The HBO "Real Time" host blasted the "progressophobia" of young activists, which he said has ironically produced "a growing belief in Whiteness as a malady and White people as irredeemable."
"That's ...
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COPENHAGEN (AP) — Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen was taken to a hospital Saturday after collapsing on the field during a match at the European Championship, leading to the game being suspended for more than 90 minutes.
The governing body of European soccer said Eriksen has been stabilized and the Danish ...
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — They’ve spent months in limbo, anxiously waiting to figure out how they would be able to celebrate Pride Month 2021.
They could emerge from more than a year of isolation to celebrate their identities with the rest of their community, free to live as their ...
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WASHINGTON — Washington ace Max Scherzer left after just 12 pitches with an apparent lower body injury, Buster Posey homered and the San Francisco Giants beat the Nationals 1-0 on Friday night on Anthony DeSclafani's career-best two-hitter.
Giants left fielder Michael Tauchman made a leaping catch to rob a home ...
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WASHINGTON — Nationals ace Max Scherzer exited with an apparent injury after throwing just 12 pitches in Friday night's start against San Francisco.
There was no immediate report on Scherzer's condition. Washington typically doesn't announce information on player injuries until after a game ends.
Scherzer got Giants leadoff hitter LaMonte ...
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Listening to Blackpink, BTS, SHINee or Exo is punishable by death thanks to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's newly declared war on K-pop.
Documents leaked from the North Korean police state reveal a new obsession by Kim to control the flow of "perverse" music deemed a "vicious cancer" on the ...
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — For the second year in a row, organizers have canceled a Halloween weekend music festival in New Orleans.
Last year’s Voodoo Music and Arts Experience was among many festivals around the world canceled last year because of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.
A brief message posted Thursday on ...
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PARIS — The ball landing at Barbora Krejcikova's feet on match point appeared to come down behind the baseline.
The linesman thought so and called the shot long. A TV replay confirmed as much, and the unseeded Krejcikova was so sure she raised her arms in triumph to celebrate a ...
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The San Francisco Giants’ game at the Washington Nationals on Thursday night was postponed because of rain.
The game was called less than an hour before the scheduled start. The tarp remained over the infield on the night of what was supposed to be the first game at Nationals Park ...
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In the grand scheme of things, Mark Ein knew the cancelation of a tennis tournament was nothing compared to the issues the coronavirus pandemic posed around the world last summer. But there was still a hint of disappointment, knowing the Citi Open — a classic Washington summer event each year ...
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NEW YORK — A Manhattan judge on Thursday rejected an attempt to force Major League Baseball to return next month’s All-Star Game to Atlanta.
U.S. District Judge Valerie E. Carponi ruled against a not-for-profit organization representing small businesses, saying a lawsuit had failed to provide proof that its members have ...
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ASHBURN — For all of Washington’s offseason practices, the team’s quarterback rotation didn’t change much. Ryan Fitzpatrick would be the first one up. Then Taylor Heinicke and Kyle Allen. And maybe Steven Montez, depending on the drill. The only slight tweak to the order would be when Heinicke and Allen ...
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Actress and liberal activist America Ferrera slammed Vice President Kamala Harris during an appearance on "The View", saying the vice president's message to migrants telling them not to travel to the U.S.-Mexico border was "cruel" and "incredibly ineffective."
The Emmy-winning "Ugly Betty" star was asked her thoughts on recent comments ...
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Former Washington Football Team quarterback Alex Smith retired in April, one year after defying the odds with a return from a career-threatening leg injury. He played in the NFL for 16 years, with Washington the last stop after stints with the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs.
But Smith ...
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Megyn Kelly says she knows who President Biden has in mind when he speaks on "racial inequities and the systemic racism that continue to plague our nation": his son.
The journalist-turned-successful-podcaster told fans this week that newly revealed texts from Hunter Biden's abandoned laptop offer a glimpse into family's racial ...
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Starlin Castro drove in a run with a double during a two-run 11th inning and the Washington Nationals beat the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays 9-7 on Wednesday night.
Castro opened the 11th with his hit against Diego Castillo (2-3) and came home on a sacrifice ...
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Phoenix's Deandre Ayton had Guy Fieri leaping out of his courtside seat with a thundering dunk. Atlanta's Trae Young had Spike Lee leaving early in disappointment. Dallas' Luka Doncic impressed Paul George so much that the Clippers’ veteran insisted on trading jerseys with the youngster.
They’re all part of the ...
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A suspended Virginia Tech football player was granted bond Wednesday morning at a hearing in the Montgomery County General District Court in Christiansburg, Virginia, a week after he was charged with second-degree murder.
18-year-old Isimemen Etute was released on a $75,000 bond, according to a release from Commonwealth’s Attorney Mary ...
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Shortly after Lelands Auctions broke the record for the most expensive football trading card — selling a Tom Brady rookie card two months ago for $2.25 million — the auction house realized they would break that record again in short order.
Lelands was contacted by a New England Patriots fan ...
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Sen. Joe Manchin III on Wednesday led fellow Democrats in introducing legislation that would force the U.S. national soccer team to pay an equitable sum to male and female players.
Titled the Give Our Athletes Level Salaries (GOALS) Act, the legislation would withhold federal funding from the 2026 World Cup ...
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Famed British producer and composer Andrew Lloyd Webber said he is debuting "Cinderella" in London this month "come hell or high water," and he is prepared to be arrested if the U.K. government decides to postpone reopenings at full capacity.
Mr. Lloyd Webber is scheduled to begin previews of the ...
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ASHBURN — The Washington Football Team brought in a vaccine expert this week to encourage players to get vaccinated against COVID-19. But not everyone was on board with the move.
Defensive end Montez Sweat said he was “not a fan” of the session, adding he is opting to not get ...
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Actress and climate-change activist Jane Fonda said Tuesday the planet is "barreling toward a true catastrophe" and that President Biden hasn't done enough to address it.
During an appearance on CNN's "New Day," Ms. Fonda called on the Biden administration to halt construction of the Enbridge Line 3 ...
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) – For all the love Wawa has gotten thanks to the HBO hit TV show “Mare of Easttown,” the popular Pennsylvania convenience store chain is giving a little back.
To celebrate its newest store opening in Delaware County - where the Kate Winslet-led crime drama is set - ...
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