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Olympic gold medalist Croix Bethune out for rest of NWSL season, week after tossing first pitch at MLB game

Croix Bethune will be sidelined for the rest of the National Women’s Soccer League season. The 23-year-old was selected by the Washington Spirit in January’s NWSL Draft. She has five goals and 10 assists in 17 games this season and took the mound ahead of the Washington Nationals’ game against the New York Yankees late last month to threw out …

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Chiefs' quest for 3 straight Super Bowl titles starts with game vs Ravens

Let the show begin. The Kansas City Chiefs open up the NFL season for the second straight year and are hoping it goes better than the way 2023 started as they take on the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday night in a rematch of the AFC Championship. The Chiefs are on a quest to do something no NFL team in the …

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UFC star Israel Adesanya appears to spit on man during road rage incident: ‘I dare you to try me’

UFC star Israel Adesanya was caught on video during a road rage incident, where he appeared to spit at the man who confronted him in New Zealand. Known as “The Last Stylebender” in the Octagon, Adesanya looked like he was in a fighting stance as a man in an all-black outfit confronted him outside his vehicle. During the altercation, Adesanya …

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NFL legend Brett Favre takes 'simple' stance on voters in US elections

Pro Football Hall of Famer Brett Favre waded into the political waters on Wednesday and made his stance clear on who he thinks should be able to vote in American elections. Favre quoted and responded to a post on X from CEO Elon Musk. The billionaire responded to the announcement of a lawsuit filed by the American First Legal Foundation …

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Black national anthem performance set before Chiefs-Ravens game, drawing fierce reaction

Grammy Award-winning artist Tasha Cobbs Leonard was tapped to sing “Lift Every Voice and Sing” at Arrowhead Stadium on Thursday night before the Kansas City Chiefs play the Baltimore Ravens. Cobbs Leonard won the Grammy Award for Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance in 2014 and has been the recipient of three Billboard Music Awards over the course of her career. …

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'It's a miracle' 49ers rookie Ricky Pearsall survived shooting, coach Kyle Shanahan says

Ricky Pearsall’s NFL dreams came true in April when the San Francisco 49ers called to tell him they had selected him with the 31st pick of the 2024 draft. But a nightmare situation Aug. 31 nearly cost the wide receiver much more than his football career. As the 23-year-old walked alone to his car that day, a 17-year-old suspect allegedly …

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Chiefs rookie Xavier Worthy shows off record-setting speed for first NFL touchdown

Xavier Worthy’s blazing speed is something the Kansas City Chiefs loved when they took him in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft. After all, he rewrote the NFL Scouting Combine 40-yard dash record with a 4.21-second run. But nobody expected to see what transpired when Worthy got his first touch in the NFL on Thursday night. CLICK HERE …

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Ravens' Derrick Henry scores 1st touchdown of 2024 NFL season vs Chiefs

The first touchdown of the 2024 NFL season belongs to Baltimore Ravens running back Derrick Henry. Henry, in his first drive in his first game with the Ravens, finished off Baltimore’s 70-yard opening drive with a five-yard rush at the goal line, powering into the end zone against the Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE …

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Western Kentucky to wear red jerseys during planned 'white out' game after rival's cheeky decision

The Battle of the Bluegrass just got even more heated than the rivalry already was, as a uniform change for Western Kentucky came after a cheeky move by Eastern Kentucky the week of their matchup. WKU planned to have a “white out” game on Saturday, but the Hilltoppers are instead changing to their red jerseys after EKU decided to wear …

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Australian b-girl says she expected to ‘get beaten’ at Paris Olympics in first interview since controversy

Australian b-girl Rachel “Raygun” Gunn gave her first interview since her controversial performance in breakdancing’s Olympic debut went viral on social media last month, leaving many viewers wondering exactly how the 36-year-old university professor qualified for the Summer Games. Speaking to Australia’s Network 10, Gunn called the aftermath of the Paris Games “tough.” While she couldn’t anticipate the reaction to …

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