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by Athena Liu | Jul 6, 2018 | Featured, Sports
WASHINGTON – At his first practice with D.C. United on Friday, English soccer star Wayne Rooney already was showing not only his strong attacking skills but his ability to be a team leader and help elevate the play of his teammate, head coach Ben Olsen said. Rooney...
by Anna Kook | May 4, 2018 | Featured, Sports
WASHINGTON – Most of the 244 athletes who competed in the Winter Olympics, even those winning medals, are unlikely to have careers related to sports and, because they have devoted so much time to training for the games, often struggle to establish themselves in...
by Astasia Williams | Aug 25, 2017 | Sports
NEW YORK — Several hundred Colin Kaepernick supporters flocked to the steps of NFL headquarters to rally for the free agent to receive another opportunity to play in the NFL a year after he kneeled during the national anthem at a San Francisco 49ers home game. ...
by Kaylah Jackson | Aug 25, 2017 | Sports
WASHINGTON — Hockey, like many winter sports, has long been referred to as a “white man’s game.” Approximately 5% of National Hockey League players are black. With the creation of the National Women’s Hockey League two years ago, that saying can be expanded to a white...
by Brent Schwartz | Aug 23, 2017 | Sports
FOXBORO, Ma. — Staring down a 28-3 deficit in Super Bowl LI last February, it’s possible that Bill Belichick believed the Patriots needed younger, faster weapons to beat solid man coverage. Atlanta had played press man coverage for much of the first half as...
by Brent Schwartz | Aug 23, 2017 | Featured, Sports
BOSTON — For Kyrie Irving, after the news that he was unhappy in Cleveland surfaced, parting ways with the Cavaliers was inevitable. But heading to the Cavs’ biggest competitor seemed unlikely. But after a few quiet weeks, the Cavaliers have agreed to...
