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Former U.S. Senator Kelly Loeffler recently lost her bid in a runoff with Rev. Raphael Warnock to keep her seat appointed by the governor of Georgia Governor Brian Kemp. A wealthy woman with a background in finance, she also co-owns the WNBA's Atlanta Dream. Like many...

Many still remember the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. One of the most powerful images from those games was the podium for the 200-meter sprint. Tommie Smith (1st in world record time) and John Carlos (3rd) each raised a black-gloved clenched fist during the...

The California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) recently announced that high school sports are on hold until 2021. This should have come as no surprise as college and professional sports (most notably football) have rescheduled or canceled games. January 1, 2021, is...

Many school districts around the country have resorted to hybrid or remote learning in the fall of 2020. And after much soul searching, some sports programs canceled or moved their fall and winter sports seasons while others modified theirs to decrease the likelihood...

Past generations of gymnasts talk about an athletic culture where tyrannical coaches sometimes physically and emotionally abused their athletes. The coaches rationalized their behavior to push athletes to achieve greater success, but sometimes the young athletes...

Russia’s goal was to get more medals and wins than any other country during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Instead, the host country became embroiled in a state-backed doping scandal that disqualified the wins and ostracized its teams from international and...

The economic impact of COVID-19 is felt throughout college sports. While Division 1 football and basketball take center stage, the loss of income from these sports and other belt-tightening measures have prompted many schools to eliminate a variety of other...

The return of professional sports has had many twists, turns, stops, and restarts. And each league has come up with its own solutions trying to play competitive games while keeping players and staff relatively safe. Football has been likely the biggest challenge with...

Big Ten presidents and regents overwhelmingly voted to cancel the football season on August 11. They consulted their medical advisors and decided that it was too risky for student-players and staff until 2021. While the school administrations moved on to other issues,...

The MLB has announced its postseason plan, and not everyone is happy. For the first time since 1944, the World Series will begin October 20 at a neutral site (Arlington, Texas) as will the division series and the championship series. The first-round wild card games...