Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas out of Olympics after losing legal battle | Swimming
American swimmer Leah Thomas, who gained global fame in March 2022 when she became the first transgender athlete to win an NCAA collegiate championship, has lost her lawsuit against World Aquatics at the Court of Arbitration for Sport, ending her hopes of competing in next month’s Paris Olympics. The 25-year-old also remains barred from swimming […]
Charles Barkley jokes about losing job, drops F-bomb at Stanley Cup
Charles Barkley joked about his employment situation during an appearance on ABC on Monday, with his future at TNT still unclear. The “Inside the NBA” star appeared alongside P.K. Saban, Steve Levy and Mark Messier for the first interval report of the Panthers’ 3-1 win over the Oilers in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup […]
Letitia James issues warning as New Yorkers increasingly fall for romance scams, with some victims losing up to $1M
New Yorkers need to stop conflating love with money. Scammers are increasingly using dating apps, social media and unsolicited text messages to convince New York residents to make fake investments, often in cryptocurrency. In this practice, known as “pig slaughter,” perpetrators befriend their victims and fatten them up with elaborate stories before murdering them and […]
WaPo CEO brutally tells employees: We’re losing money because no one is reading your stories
Washington Post Publisher and CEO Will Lewis told hard-hit employees on Monday that readership was falling so sharply that something drastic had to be done to make the company profitable. The meeting came after the sudden departure of editor-in-chief Sally Buzbee, who moved from The Associated Press to The Washington Post in 2021. “We need […]
Kathy Griffin Mourns Losing 1/3 of Her Fans, Mostly Southerners, After ‘Beheaded Trump’ Photo
Kathy Griffin estimates she lost a third of her fan base after her infamous photo shoot in which she held a bloody fake head made to resemble former President Donald Trump. Griffin, whose career fell apart after the photo was taken in 2017, detailed the fallout he dealt with during a recent appearance on Dan […]
Nearly 1 in 3 Americans have reported losing someone to a drug overdose: Study
A new survey finds that roughly one in three Americans report knowing someone who has died from a drug overdose. A poll conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that 32% of people know someone who has died from a drug overdose, and those who said they knew someone […]
Deion Sanders’ Son Shilo Faces Accusations of Hiding Income After Losing $12M Settlement in Assault Case
Shiloh Sanders, the son of Colorado State University head coach Deion Sanders, is facing accusations that he is trying to hide his net worth and income after being ordered to pay a $12 million settlement to a man who claims Sanders punched him in 2015. The settlement stems from allegations by high school security guard […]
Rafael Nadal gets emotional after losing first round in possible last French Open: ‘Not 100% sure’
Rafael Nadal has dominated the clay courts of Roland Garros throughout his career but lost in straight sets in the first round in what could have been his final appearance at the French Open. Alexander Zverev, the world’s fourth-ranked men’s tennis player, defeated Spanish legend Nadal 6-3, 7-6, 6-3 to advance to the second round. […]
‘Stuck Up Somebody’s A*s’: Pro-Palestinian Heckler Mocks GOP Rep. Brian Mast For Losing Legs In Afghanistan
A video uploaded to Instagram Thursday displayed a Pro-Palestinian heckler apparently mocking Republican Florida Rep. Brian Mast by asking what happened to his legs. The video, which was shared by The Palestine News Network, appeared to show Mast being confronted by the heckler, who repeatedly asked the congressman what happened to his legs and whether […]
Cavaliers Fire JB Bickerstaff After Losing In Near Sweep To Celtics, Though The Move Makes Zero Sense: REPORT
And this is why Cleveland is Cleveland. This season, the Cleveland Cavaliers had their first appearance in the Eastern Conference semifinals in six years, but despite the progression, the franchise decided Thursday morning to fire their head coach J.B. Bickerstaff, according to ESPN. The 45-year-old Bickerstaff rebuilt the Cavs as we see today, winning a […]