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US Olympic Committee Says It Won't Sanction Athletes for Racial Justice Protests
This year, people from all walks of life used their voices to protest against the injustice they saw around the world. Among those participating in protests in 2020 were athletes in the NBA, WNBA, U.S. women’s soccer, NFL, and other fields, who received comparatively less outrage than professional players have in the past (see: Colin…
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Damn. Even Team USA Doesn’t Want Carmelo Anthony
While Kobe Bryant, Dirk Nowitzki, and Dwyane Wade enjoyed graceful ascents into the NBA afterlife, 10-time NBA All-Star Carmelo Anthony’s excruciating exodus has been anything but. After an ugly divorce with the New York Knicks in 2017, a short-lived fling with the Oklahoma City Thunder soon after, and a 10-game tryst with the Houston Rockets…
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Simone Biles, Team USA Take Gold in Rio
The “Final Five,” Team USA’s women’s gymnastics team, claimed victory Tuesday, winning gold in the team competition in Rio, NPR reports, defending its title from the 2012 Games. The team, headlined by Simone Biles, crushed the competition, winning by an 8-point gap, with Russia trailing in second place. The United States’ final score was 184.897 points,…