Former Champion Swimmer Riley Gaines Assaulted While Advocating For Women in Sports
Estimated Reading Time: < 1 minute The scene at San Francisco State University was surreal. A champion female athlete speaking about maintaining the integrity of women’s sports was shouted down, assaulted, and chased from a speaking engagement sponsored by Turning Point USA. The woman screaming “Trans rights are human rights” needs some sort of intervention — […]
Tennis legend Billie Jean King up for Congressional Gold Medal: ‘Indomitable champion for equality’
Former world No. 1 tennis star Billie Jean King met with lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Wednesday to discuss legislation that would award her the Congressional Gold Medal. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) introduced the bipartisan legislation in March. Fitzpatrick’s office touted King as having played an “instrumental” role in the passage […]
Reigning U.S. Open champion Wyndham Clark gives eye-popping report on Pinehurst’s greens
Wyndham Clark, the defending U.S. Open champion, arrived at Pinehurst No. 2 on Monday in preparation for his title defense. After completing a practice round, he described the greens on the course with astonishing accuracy. “It’s very fast. If the greens get any harder and any faster, it’s going to be very close calls,” Clark […]
Female boxing champion Claressa Shields challenges Jake Paul to fight, says ‘he can’t’ beat her
With Mike Tyson experiencing health scares and the fight being postponed from July 20th to November 15th, Jake Paul ended up training for Tyson for a few more months. But come November 16th, another superstar will be next in line to face the YouTuber-turned-boxer. That superstar is women’s boxing champion Claressa Shields. CLICK HERE FOR […]
Swerve Strickland on Will Ospreay AEW match, being polarizing champion
Swerve Stickland hasn’t slowed down since defeating Samoa Joe at AEW Dynasty in April to become the first black AEW World Champion. The champion successfully defended his title against Christian Cage at Double or Nothing last month with Floyd Mayweather Jr. in attendance, and is scheduled to put his championship on the line against Roderick […]
Champion boxer Andrew Tham dead at 28 after motorcycle crash
Scottish featherweight boxing champion Andrew Tam has died, days after being seriously injured in a motorcycle accident. He was 28 years old. Tam was riding a Kawasaki motorbike when he collided with a Hyundai in the Scottish village of Cumbernauld. According to the BBC. Tam was taken to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow, where […]
Defending Champion Novak Djokovic Drops Out Of French Open Due To Injury
The world’s number one ranked tennis player Novak Djokovic is pulling out of the French Open because of a knee injury, Roland-Garros announced in a Tuesday tweet. “Djokovic has withdrawn from Roland-Garros due to a right knee injury,” the tournament tweeted. Djokovic has withdrawn from Roland-Garros due to a right knee injury. Wishing Novak a […]
How Tim Scott went from Trump challenger to Trump champion
This is part of The Hill’s continuing series examining possible running mates for Donald Trump’s vice presidential ticket. Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina has become a constant presence in Donald Trump’s inner circle since dropping his own presidential bid late last year. He was campaigning for the former commander in chief in New Hampshire […]
Iceland Elects Diversity Champion Halla Tómasdóttir as President
LONDON (AP) — Iceland’s state television reported that businesswoman and investor Hara Tomasdottir has won the country’s presidential election, beating a tightly contested race in which the top three candidates were women. Tomasdottir was elected to the largely ceremonial role with 34.3 percent of the vote, beating former prime minister Katrin Jakobsdottir’s 25.2 percent and […]
Bill Walton was ‘champion at every level,’ Obama says
Former President Obama paid tribute to basketball Hall of Fame legend Bill Walton, who died Monday at age 71 from cancer. “Bill Walton was one of the greatest basketball players of all time, a champion at every level and the epitome of unselfish team play,” Obama said. I have written In a statement on social […]