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Wuhan Virus Watch: Trump Takes Emergency Action to Slow Down Virus Spread

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 12, 2020 59 Comments

Before beginning my daily update on coronavirus news, I wanted to share a few thoughts on President Donald Trump's address from the Oval Office.

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Honoring White Basketball Player Gets U. Wisconsin-Madison Accused of Racism

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 08, 2020 8 Comments

“What message do you think that sends to potential recruits and to past and current players of color?”...

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‘Miracle on Ice’ Players Facing Backlash for Attending Trump Rally, Wearing MAGA Hats

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 26, 2020 36 Comments

Members of the 1980 "Miracle on Ice" hockey team have faced backlash and criticism after they attended a rally for President Donald Trump and wearing MAGA hats.

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Faculty Members at Eastern Washington U. Propose Cutting Athletics to Fund Academics

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 19, 2020 6 Comments

“no positive impact on our student enrollment, retention or recruitment”...

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Bears Superstar Khalil Mack Pays off Walmart Layaways in Hometown

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 15, 2019 13 Comments

As I watch my beloved Chicago Bears take on those putrid Green Bay Packers, I remember that Bears superstar Khalil Mack did something amazing last week. Mack paid off all the items on layaway at Walmart in his hometown Fort Pierce, FL.

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San Francisco 49ers Star Richard Sherman Gives $27K to Pay Off School Lunch Debt

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 02, 2019 21 Comments

San Francisco 49ers star Richard Sherman is known for lending a helping hand to those in need. He has done it again.  Sherman gave $7,491.27 to Cabrillo Middle School in Santa Clara, CA, and $20,000 to the Tacoma Public Schools in Tacoma, WA, to pay off school lunch debts. He also used to play for the Seattle Seahawks.

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Trump Booed, Greeted With Chants of “Lock Him Up!” at World Series Game 5

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on October 28, 2019 16 Comments

President Trump attended Game 5 of the World Series, held at the Washington Nationals' ball park. When Trump was shown on the park's big screen, locals booed and chanted "lock him up!"

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Houston Rockets Fans Show Support for Hong Kong at Home Opener

Posted by Mary Chastain on October 26, 2019 6 Comments

Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey rocked the NBA earlier this month in a now-deleted tweet when he voiced support for those in Hong Kong. The tweet caused backlash in China, which led the NBA to fix its PR in the communist nation instead of backing one of their own. Rockets fans, though, showed common sense during the home opener.

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College Coach Under Investigation for Allegedly Charging Athletes Rent to Sleep in Locker Room

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 13, 2019 1 Comment

“Nobody should live under circumstance like that”...

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Pete Buttigieg Says College Football is ‘Problematic’

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 24, 2019 7 Comments

"you need to look at what we owe students"...

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School Cancels Football Game and Puts Cheerleaders on Probation Over Pro-Trump Banner

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 24, 2019 6 Comments

"Upon receiving information, the NSHS football game scheduled for 9/20/19 is canceled."...

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U. Iowa Marching Band Members Claim They Were Abused by Iowa State Fans During Game

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 23, 2019 3 Comments

"We expect to get booed and cussed at. But never for violence to take place"...

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Survey Finds Majority of College Students Believe Student Athletes Should be Paid

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 12, 2019 7 Comments

"College and athletics administrators have mostly rebuked the idea."...

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Bernie Sanders Wants Colleges to Pay Student Athletes

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 07, 2019 6 Comments

"College athletes are workers"...

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North Dakota Court Dismisses Title IX Lawsuit Over U. North Dakota Cutting Women’s Ice Hockey

Posted by Mary Chastain on August 27, 2019 2 Comments

"The court stated that eliminating a program, in and of itself, did not tend to prove that female students had substantially disproportionate participation opportunities as compared to male students."...

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Funny Video: Watch The University of Texas Football Team Get Hypnotized

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 16, 2019 2 Comments

"the results were fantastic"...

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Pan Am Games: American Gold Medalist Kneels During National Anthem

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on August 12, 2019 35 Comments

So bold. So brave! During the medal ceremony at the Pan Am Games in Lima, Peru, Fencer Race Imboden kneeled during the playing of American National Anthem. Imboden was protesting, "racism, gun control, mistreatment of immigrants and President Donald Trump," reports CNN.

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Colin Kaepernick Quotes Frederick Douglass Out of Context, Gets History Lesson from Sen. Ted Cruz

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on July 05, 2019 28 Comments

Revisionism is a scourge. Cherry picking quotes to suit your own political agenda, when those quotes are in no way congruent with your agenda, is just as bad. Colin Kaepernick did just that, plucked a Frederick Douglass quote out of context and tweeted it with a patriotic gif. And then Ted Cruz happened.

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