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The NFL is removing the "End Racism" message from their end zones. Above, the Kansas City Chiefs' field in September 2020.

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The NFL is removing 'End Racism' from its Super Bowl end zone

Here's what the decision by America's favorite sports league tells us about "anticipatory obedience."

February 08, 2025
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  • Gene Demby
During Chiefs games, defensive tackle Chris Jones is a six-foot-six, 310-pound wrecking ball. But he's become known for showing a softer side during performances of the national anthem.

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  • Sports

Chris Jones crying before kickoff? Kansas City Chiefs fans say that's a good sign

During Chiefs games, defensive tackle Chris Jones is a six-foot-six, 310-pound wrecking ball. But he's become known for showing a softer side during performances of the national anthem.

February 07, 2025
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  • Becky Sullivan
A Kansas City Chiefs helmet, the Vince Lombardi Trophy and a Philadelphia Eagles helmet are seen before the NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell's Super Bowl Press Conference ahead of Super Bowl LIX at Caesars Superdome on February 03, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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  • Sports

The 2025 Super Bowl guide: When is it, who's performing at halftime and how to watch

From the football field to the halftime stage, here's what to know about the storylines and stakes before Super Bowl 59 kicks off on Sunday.

February 07, 2025
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  • Rachel Treisman
The San Jose State players take the court for warm-ups before an NCAA women's college volleyball match against Air Force on Oct. 31, 2024, in San Jose, Calif.

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  • Sports

NCAA bars transgender athletes from women's sports after Trump order

The move came one day after President Donald Trump signed an executive order intended to ban transgender athletes from girls' and women's sports.

February 07, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
Jalyx Hunt of the Philadelphia Eagles celebrates after their 55-23 win against the Washington Commanders during the NFC Championship Game at Lincoln Financial Field on Jan. 26, 2025, in Philadelphia.

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  • Music

Revenge of the Super Bowl Playlists: Philly Over Everybody

This Sunday, the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs go head-to-head on the championship stage once more. Gear up for the game with this Philly-centric music mix.

February 06, 2025
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  • Miguel Perez
Multi-time WNBA All-Star and United States Olympian Brittney Griner (center) was all smiles during a press conference at Ventanas on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025. Photo by Kerri Phox/The Atlanta Voice

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  • Sports

Atlanta Dream sign the firm of Griner, Jones & Walker-Kimbrough to shore up lineup, postseason expectations

Griner, Jones, and Walker-Kimbrough were officially announced as the team’s newest members on Tuesday, Feb. 4.

February 06, 2025
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  • Donnell Suggs
A great horned owl sits in a tree at the Massapequa Preserve in New York on April 23, 2024.

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  • Animals

Don't give a hoot about sports? The Superb Owl might be for you

What began as an accidental misspelling or an online joke has soared into a cultural phenomenon.

February 06, 2025
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  • Joe Hernandez
President Trump signed the "No Men in Women's Sports" executive order in the East Room at the White House on Wednesday. The order prohibits transgender women from competing in women's sports.

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  • Politics

Trump signs order that seeks to ban transgender athletes from women's sports

President Trump signed an executive order Wednesday aimed at preventing transgender athletes from competing in women's sports. It's the latest in a series of actions focused on "gender ideology."

February 05, 2025
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  • Danielle Kurtzleben
The fans of the Washington Spirit team, D.C.'s premiere women's soccer team, cheer en masse at Audi Field during the 2024 semifinals on November 16, 2024 in Washington, DC.

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  • Sports

National Women's Soccer League reaches $5 million settlement over 2021 abuse scandal

In 2021, revelations about sexual misconduct and racism roiled the NWSL and sparked investigations. Now, the women's soccer league will set aside $5 million for victims and implement other reforms.

February 05, 2025
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  • Becky Sullivan
Workers hang player banners outside the Caesars Superdome on Saturday in New Orleans, ahead of the Super Bowl between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs.

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  • Sports

Super Bowl ticket prices have been falling, and are down by thousands from last year

Ticket prices have been dropping over the past few days and many tickets are selling for thousands of dollars less than a year ago.

February 04, 2025
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  • Juliana Kim
An independent review stated a third-party instructor who led a strenuous training session for the school's lacrosse team appeared to lack credentials to supervise group exercise, which led to the hospitalization of some athletes.

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  • National

Navy SEAL was unqualified to lead Tufts lacrosse workout, report finds

The university will change its approval process for team trainings, among other recommended remedies, after the group workout that left lacrosse players hospitalized in September.

February 03, 2025
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  • Manuela López Restrepo
Chris Boucher #25 of the Toronto Raptors before the game against the LA Clippers on Sunday at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Canada.

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  • Sports

Canadian fans boo U.S. national anthem at NBA matchup as tariff dispute heats up

Canadians showed their displeasure on Sunday at the Toronto Raptors' game against the LA Clippers in Toronto, Canada. Similar jeers broke out at National Hockey League games over the weekend.

February 03, 2025
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  • Juliana Kim
The former president of Spain's soccer federation Luis Rubiales arrives at the National Court in Madrid, Spain on April. 29, 2024. Rubiales will testify on Monday as a defendant for alleged corruption during his time at the head of the organization.

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  • Europe

Former Spain soccer official Rubiales goes on trial for unsolicited kiss of player

The former president of the Spanish soccer federation goes on trial Monday accused of sexual assault for kissing forward Jenni Hermoso after Spain's victory at the Women's World Cup final in 2023.

February 03, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov, pictured at the 1995 World Figure Skating Championships in England. They had since worked as coaches at a training club in Boston. Russian authorities confirmed they were on board the American Eagle flight that crashed after a collision near Washington, D.C.

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  • World

U.S. and Russian figure skaters are among the victims of the D.C.-area plane crash

At least a dozen figure skaters, coaches and their family members were on the plane that crashed near Washington, D.C., including two teenage competitors and a Russian husband-and-wife coaching duo.

January 31, 2025
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  • Becky Sullivan and
  • Rachel Treisman
Dick Button smiles next to a painting of him while honored at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in San Jose, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018.

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  • Obituaries

Dick Button, Olympic great and voice of skating, dies at 95

The winner of two Olympic gold medals and five consecutive world championships, Button died Thursday in North Salem, New York, at age 95.

January 30, 2025
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