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NCAA To Have Temporary Student Athlete Compensation In Place By July 1

"Nowhere else in America can businesses get away with agreeing not to pay their workers a fair market rate on the theory that their product is defined by not paying their workers a fair market rate."

Sha’Carri Richardson Bolts Into History And Into Tokyo Olympics

Jumping out to a fast start, Richardson appeared to purposely slow down toward the end of the race and point toward the clock, which registered her dramatic timing. “Nobody knows what I go through,” Richardson said in a post-race interview with ABC.

Intersport Launches ‘The John Shippen’ To Identify Historical Barriers And Expand Black Representation In...

The event, designed to showcase Black collegiate and professional golfers, is named after John Shippen, Jr., who was the first American-born golf professional and also the country’s first Black golf professional.

Navy Denies Football Team Captain’s Request To Delay Service To Play In NFL

Kinley, Navy's 2021 class president who graduated last month, had signed with the Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted rookie cornerback and attended the team's rookie minicamp two weeks ago. But in a statement on his Twitter on Monday, he said the Secretary of the Navy had denied his request to delay his military service and said that he is being required to commission in the US Navy as an Ensign

Simone Biles Wins Record Seventh National Women’s All-Around Title

USA Gymnastics star and world champion Simone Biles took home her record seventh national women's all-around title at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships in Fort Worth, Texas, on Sunday.

Nike Backs Naomi Osaka After She Withdraws From French Open

"Our thoughts are with Naomi. We support her and recognize her courage in sharing her own mental health experience," Nike said.

Five NBA Venues Have Banned Fans For Disrespectful Behavior During Playoff Games

Three NBA teams indefinitely banned fans last Thursday after incidents in which attendees exhibited unruly and outright disrespectful behavior toward players on Wednesday. Two more venues, in Boston and Washington, D.C., had banned fans for bad behavior by Monday.

Naomi Osaka Fined For Avoiding Media After Victory At The French Open

"We're often sat there and asked questions that we've been asked multiple times before or asked questions that bring doubt into our minds and I'm just not going to subject myself to people that doubt me."

Florida A&M’s Mulbe Dillard IV Tops Final APGA Collegiate Ranking

“I appreciate everything the APGA, PGA TOUR University and Korn Ferry Tour have done for this opportunity to play in the REX Hospital Open, to be exposed to a lot of great golfers, and to compete with them,” said Florida A&M University’s Mulbe Dillard IV. “It was a lot of hard work. I’m just happy that hard work is going to be put to good use, and that I’m going to be able to show that a kid from the south side of Chicago, who went to an HBCU, is going to be out there competing with some of the best golfers in the world.”

Africa’s Growing Influence On The UFC

Three MMA stars who hail from Africa have been making their mark on the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Francis Ngannou, Israel Adesanya and Kamaru Usman all have a proud heritage in common, as well as fearsome reputations which have resulted in them winning titles in the past two years alone.

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Kushner, Jeffries Discuss Ways White House And Democrats Can Collaborate

A recently reported private Jared Kushner and Hakeem Jeffries meeting has sparked incredulity among Democrats and political critics alike. As the November midterm elections loom and control of the House is at stake, this surprising discussion over potential collaboration highlights the shifting dynamics and bipartisan tensions in Washington.