Veteran NFL linebacker Randy Gregory is suing the league and one of his former teams. Gregory’s lawsuit against the NFL and the Denver Broncos alleges discrimination over fines that totaled $532,500. He was fined for allegedly taking medication containing tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), an active ingredient in marijuana, during his time with the Broncos. Gregory appeared in six games in 2022 and …
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Thursday marked the one-year anniversary of Elly De La Cruz’s Major League Baseball debut. The electrifying shortstop celebrated his anniversary by crushing a three-run homer over the right-field wall during a game against the Chicago Cubs. De La Cruz’s heroics in the third inning helped lift the Reds to a fifth consecutive victory. The baseball exploded off De La Cruz’s …
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The Philippine coast guard on Friday, June 7, accused its Chinese counterpart of blocking efforts to evacuate a sick member of its armed forces in the South China Sea, calling its actions “barbaric and inhumane”. The incident, which the Philippines said took place last month, involved a member of a small contingent of marines posted to guard the BRP Sierra …
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The U.S. military-built pier designed to carry badly needed aid into Gaza by boat has been reconnected to the beach in the besieged territory after it broke apart in storms and rough seas, and food and other supplies will begin to flow soon, U.S. Central Command announced Friday. The section that connects to the beach in Gaza, the causeway, was …
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The year was 1993. The Dallas Cowboys had just won the Vince Lombardi Trophy, handing the Buffalo Bills their third straight loss in the Super Bowl. Bill Clinton was sworn into office as the 42nd president of the United States. And American music icon Prince became The Artist Formerly Known as Prince. The Montreal Canadiens celebrate after defeating the Los …
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At least nine Yemeni employees of United Nations agencies have been detained by Yemen’s Houthi rebels under unclear circumstances, authorities said Friday, as the rebels face increasing financial pressure and airstrikes from a U.S.-led coalition. Others working for aid groups also likely have been taken. The detentions come as the Houthis, who seized Yemen’s capital nearly a decade ago and …
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The heavily anticipated fight between boxing legend Mike Tyson and YouTuber-turned professional boxer Jake Paul is back on after Tyson’s medical scare on a recent flight caused the bout to be postponed. Most Valuable Promotions announced on Friday that the fight, which was originally set to take place on July 20 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, has now been …
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It has been over 50 years since Secretariat became a Triple Crown winner, yet with every horse race season, he continues to be talked about. It’s no wonder because the horse holds the fastest times for all three Triple Crown races, the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes, to this day. Another name that is often heard is Penny …
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Cut off from the West, Russia is pitching its $2 trillion economy to giants like China and Saudi Arabia and longer-term prospects like Zimbabwe and Afghanistan at its premier investment forum in St. Petersburg, which was founded by the tsars as a window to Europe. The war in Ukraine has led to the biggest upheaval in Russia’s relations with the …
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NEW YORK – Former U.S. men’s soccer star Alexi Lalas isn’t one to find himself watching professional basketball at any level – let alone the WNBA. But he says that’s what Caitlin Clark is doing for the league: getting the attention of those who wouldn’t normally watch a random regular-season game in the middle of May or in early June. …
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