Stay Curious. Stay Connected.
MailNewsletters♡Donate Now

Sports

Carl Nassib becomes first active NFL player to come out as gay

Carl Nassib becomes first active NFL player to come out as gay

The Las Vegas Raiders defensive end announced the news on Instagram, saying he wasn’t doing it for the attention but because he felt representation and visibility were important.
by The Associated Press

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!

Former NHL player Tom Kurvers dies at 58 from lung cancer

Former NHL player and Minnesota Wild assistant general manager Tom Kurvers died Monday after a battle with lung cancer, the team and University of Minnesota-Duluth said. He was 58.
by The Associated Press

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!
The Supreme Court sides with NCAA athletes in a narrow ruling

The Supreme Court sides with NCAA athletes in a narrow ruling

The court ruled that NCAA rules are not reasonably necessary to distinguish between college and professional sports. Still, the ruling could be potentially transformative.
by Nina Totenberg

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!
An Olympic hopeful says her burrito is to blame for her positive drug test

An Olympic hopeful says her burrito is to blame for her positive drug test

Shelby Houlihan says her positive test for the steroid nandrolone followed a visit to a food truck for a pork burrito, and is pointing to studies that show nandrolone occurs naturally in some pigs.
by Bill Chappell

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!
Lakeville's Regan Smith headed to the Olympics after winning 100-meter backstroke

Lakeville's Regan Smith headed to the Olympics after winning 100-meter backstroke

At the U.S. swimming trials, the 19-year-old touched first in 58.35, not as fast as her then-record time at the 2019 world championships (57.57), but surely good enough to set her up as one of the gold medal contenders in Tokyo.
by The Associated Press

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!

Former NFL player, Wisconsin star is accused of assault

Thomas Allen Burke, a former NFL player and University of Wisconsin football star, is accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting a young girl.
by The Associated Press

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!