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by Annie Klingenberg | Jan 21, 2022 | Featured, Sports
Surfing is among the most popular sports in Gaza. But Israeli restrictions on Gazan surfers using equipment like wetsuits and buying new surfboards presents challenges for the athletes. Published in conjunction with...
by Saeed Abdullah | Aug 3, 2021 | Featured, Sports
The United States Men’s National Team beat Mexico 1-0 in extra time in the CONCACAF Gold Cup final at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Sunday. Defender Miles Robinson scored in the 117th minute after a scoreless first and second half. Robinson,...
by Joe Snell | Sep 27, 2019 | Featured, Sports
WASHINGTON – Wisconsin Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin is throwing a Hail Mary to Packers fans who live on the state’s border with Minnesota that would guarantee they have access to their Green Bay team each Sunday. Baldwin’s proposal, called the Go Pack Go Act of...
by Joe Snell | Sep 26, 2019 | Featured, Sports
WASHINGTON – The National Mall was transformed into a soccer pitch on Wednesday evening as Egyptian Coptic Christian soccer players faced off against congressional staffers. Organized by The Philos Project, the game raised awareness by what the Coptic Christians...
by Sruthi Darbhamulla | Aug 6, 2019 | Featured, Sports
FREDERICK, Md. — On a recent Sunday morning, 10 people created a pool of mud in Ballenger Creek Park and did push-ups, rolled around and crawled in it, their sole aim to get as muddy as possible. That mission accomplished, they set out to hike four miles with...
by Andre Earls | Jul 31, 2019 | Sports
WASHINGTON – The first black player in the National Hockey League, Willie, O’Ree, deserves the Congressional Gold Medal because of his trailblazing role in the 1960s, Republican Sen. Tim Scott said Thursday in announcing his push for a vote to award Congress’ top...
