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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Bad Bunny and jingoism lite: was this the Super Bowl where woke roared back?

Billie Joe Armstrong belting out American Idiot during the pregame show under his motionless meringue of fogey-blond hair: were they a sign? A New England Patriots team who were neither favored to win nor widely reviled, then promptly repaid a grateful public by losing: was this the Super Bowl which proved that history really can move on, that America is not fated to remain hostage to the tremors and hatreds of the past?
National Football League
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

Mike Francesa Claims NY Mets Clubhouse Was Split' Over Player's Support of Trump

Political differences over Donald Trump caused a rift between Brandon Nimmo and Francisco Lindor, creating clubhouse tension amid Mets roster turnover.
SF politics
fromwww.esquire.com
9 months ago

House Lawmakers Debate Over Trans Athletes in US Fencing

The article critiques a congressional hearing led by Marjorie Taylor Greene that targets the inclusion of transgender athletes in women's sports.
fromIndependent
9 months ago

Daniel McDonnell: Pathway to success no clearer following departure of Marc Canham from FAI

"The timing of Marc Canham's exit caught the Irish football community by surprise, but it would be a stretch to say the bottom-line news is a shock."
UK news
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