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Coach Richie Burke of the Washington Spirit watches the play during a game against the North Carolina Courage at Audi Field on July 10, 2021 in Washington, DC.

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Washington Spirit Coach Richie Burke Was Fired After An Investigation Into Abuse

The National Women's Soccer League fired Burke after officials launched an investigation into allegations of harassment and a toxic work culture.

September 29, 2021
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
Simone Biles poses with the bronze medal during the Women's Balance Beam Final medal ceremony on day eleven of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on August 03, 2021.

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Simone Biles Says She Wasn't Going To Let Larry Nassar Take Her Joy Away

"It was too much," Biles said of enduring years of media coverage of disgraced former team doctor Larry Nassar. "But I was not going to let him take something I've worked for since I was 6 years old."

September 29, 2021
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  • Sharon Pruitt-Young
NBA Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar looks on during the game between the Miami Heat and Milwaukee Bucks at the Fiserv Forum in 2019 in Milwaukee.

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Says NBA Players Should Get Vaccinated Or Be Kicked Off The Team

The 2021-2022 NBA season is set to begin in a few weeks without a vaccine mandate for players. Instead, unvaccinated players will have to submit to regular testing.

September 28, 2021
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  • Joe Hernandez
The new Cleveland MLB logo is displayed on July 23 in Cleveland. Known as the Indians since 1915,the team will be called Guardians starting next season.

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Cleveland's Baseball Team Has Played Its Last Game At Home Under Its Current Name

The team will become the Cleveland Guardians in 2022 after a long push to abandon a name Indigenous activists fought for years to change.

September 27, 2021
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  • L. Carol Ritchie
Justin Tucker celebrates after kicking a game-winning field goal from a record 66 yards, giving the Baltimore Ravens a 19-17 win Sunday over the Detroit Lions at Ford Field in Michigan.

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Justin Tucker Kicks A 66-Yard Field Goal, Setting An NFL Record

"Man, I love Detroit. I'm thinking about getting a place here," Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker said after hitting his latest game-winning field goal from more than 60 yards.

September 27, 2021
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  • Bill Chappell
Sumo Grand Champion Hakuho performs Dohyo-iri, the ring-entering ceremony, during the Grand Sumo Tournament at the Himeji Chuo Gymnasium, in March 2015, in Himeji, Japan.

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Sumo Grand Champion Hakuho Will Retire At 36, Citing His Age And Injuries

The Mongolian-born wrestler, who has won a record 45 grand sumo tournament titles, announced his decision to retire to the Japan Sumo Association on Monday.

September 27, 2021
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  • Scott Neuman
Trash on beach

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In Midst Of Pandemic, Glynn County Preps For Georgia-Florida Party Weekend

Despite raging rates of COVID in Glynn County, the “Frat Beach” party on St. Simons Island beaches will go on, but there will be some limits including an alcohol ban and fewer portable toilets. 

September 21, 2021
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  • Melinda Ennis
National Flag Football League of Atlanta

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Atlanta Falcons To Show LGBTQ+ Support With Their First Pride Night

As the NFL season gets underway, there's a conversation going on about Pride in football.

September 17, 2021
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  • Leah Fleming and
  • Tiffany Griffith
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Gymnasts Testify That The FBI Failed To Protect Them Against Nassar

Gymnasts testifying on Capitol Hill on Wednesday repeatedly said that the FBI failed to protect them from Larry Nassar.

September 16, 2021
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  • Ailsa Chang,
  • Vincent Acovino,
  • and 1 more
U.S. soccer player Megan Rapinoe raises the trophy in 2019 after winning the Women's World Cup final between the U.S. and The Netherlands in Decines, outside Lyon, France.

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U.S. Soccer Is Offering The Same Contracts For Its Men's And Women's Teams

The U.S. Soccer Federation is offering the men's and women's senior national teams the same pay structure, years after the women's team filed a major lawsuit over equal pay concerns.

September 15, 2021
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
Sha'Carri Richardson, shown here last month, was suspended earlier this year after testing positive for THC.

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  • Sports

Anti-Doping Group Will Review Cannabis Ban After Sha'Carri Richardson's Suspension

The World Anti-Doping Agency said "a number of stakeholders" from international athletics asked it to review the ban. U.S. sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson was not able to compete in the Tokyo Olympics.

September 15, 2021
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  • Bill Chappell
The leadership of the resort, which will now be known as Palisades Tahoe, saying that the word "squaw" is derogatory and misogynistic.

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  • Sports

A Tahoe Ski Resort Ditches Its Name, Saying It's Racist And Sexist

Squaw Valley hosted an Olympics, but it now has a new name. "It's a term that was inflicted upon us by somebody else and we don't agree with it," an official of the Washoe Tribe says.

September 14, 2021
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  • Bill Chappell
In the absence of a photo of the cat itself, please accept this photo of the University of Miami mascot leading the football team onto the field before the game against Appalachian State University.

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A Cat — In A Miami Football Stadium For Some Reason — Dangles, Falls And Survives

Fans gasped as the cat fell, then cheered when it survived. "If the cat can help our red-zone offense, I'll see if we can get it a scholarship," Miami's coach said afterward.

September 13, 2021
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  • Becky Sullivan
A recent Department of Justice report criticized the FBI for its handling of abuse claims against former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar, pictured.

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  • Politics

Gymnasts Biles And Raisman Will Testify About The FBI's Handling Of Larry Nassar Case

The Senate Judiciary Committee hearing this week follows a watchdog report that detailed "numerous and fundamental errors" of the FBI's handling of the Nassar case.

September 13, 2021
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  • Alana Wise
Line judge Maia Chaka signals during the game between the Carolina Panthers and the New York Jets at Bank of America Stadium on Sept. 12 in Charlotte, N.C. Chaka made history as the first Black woman to officiate an NFL game.

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  • Sports

Maia Chaka Is The 1st Black Woman To Officiate An NFL Game

Chaka said she hopes she can inspire and empower others "to step outside the box and to do something different." She is the second woman hired as a full-time NFL official.

September 13, 2021
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  • Dana Farrington
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