by Nikki McGee | Aug 10, 2015 | National Security, Sports
Former Marine P.J. Kellogg is bringing together Crossfit athletes to remember 31 U.S. service members who lost their lives in 2011 when their Chinook helicopter was shot down in Afghanistan. Kellogg is the general manager of Crossfit MetroCenter in Washington and...
by Kulwant Saluja | Jul 20, 2015 | Sports
WASHINGTON — Andrew Jennings, the investigative journalist and filmmaker whose work led to the high-profile arrests of FIFA officials in May, criticized the U.S. Soccer Federation’s role in the bribery and kickback scandal at a Capitol Hill hearing. Dan...
by Nick Kariuki | Jun 9, 2015 | Sports
WASHINGTON — The Women’s World Cup got off to a roaring start over the weekend. Host Canada won its first game on Saturday with the help of an injury time penalty. There have been dominant victories from Norway, Cameroon, and the United States — but none more...
by Nick Kariuki | May 29, 2015 | Sports
WASHINGTON — Move over, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Abby Wambach and Marta Vieira da Silva are coming to a game console near you. Sports video game leader Electronic Arts Inc. announced Thursday that the next installment of its “FIFA” soccer franchise, FIFA...
by Michaela Meaney | May 18, 2015 | Sports
WASHINGTON — Chris Bowers’ life changed forever in 2008. A member of the Marine Corps’ 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, he lost his left leg after being wounded in Haditha, a city in Iraq’s Anbar province that experienced some of the...
