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Track and field to become first Olympic sport to award gold medalists prize money

Track and field is set to become the first sport to introduce prize money at the Olympics, with World Athletics announcing on Wednesday that it will pay $50,000 to gold medalists at the Paris Games. The move marks a symbolic break with the amateur past of one of the most-watched Olympic sports. Athletics’ governing body […]

LSU’s Brian Kelly says if school wants team on field for national anthem, ‘we’re going to proudly stand’

LSU’s athletics department has drawn attention to whether its program should be performed on the field or floor during the national anthem. Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry institutes a policy requiring student-athletes to attend the national anthem after the LSU women’s basketball team received heavy backlash for skipping the “Star-Spangled Banner” before its game against Iowa. […]

No Labels plots 2024 backup plan after failing to field third-party ticket

The centrist group No Labels is redirecting its political plans for the 2024 election after it abandoned a third-party ticket. Leaders of No Labels hosted a Zoom call Friday afternoon with more than 1,000 delegates, just one day after the group ended its efforts to launch a unity ticket to challenge President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump […]

No Labels declines to field candidate in 2024 presidential sweeps: ‘A hero never emerged’

The nonpartisan centrist political group No Labels announced Thursday that it will decline to run as a presidential candidate in the 2024 presidential election. Joe Cunningham, a former Democratic congressman from South Carolina and NoLabel’s national political director, told Fox News that the decision was not made lightly. “I’ll tell you, it’s not for lack […]

No Labels won’t field 2024 presidential ticket

With the 2024 presidential election cycle in full swing, the group No Labels announced He announced that he would not run for president. “Today, No Labels is ending its efforts to issue a unified ticket in the 2024 presidential election,” the press release states. “Americans are more open to independent presidential candidates than ever before […]