The Summit Series was the start and end of an era
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London Marathon offers non-binary option for mass event
Entrants in the mass-participation event at next year's London Marathon will be offered a non-binary gender option.
Chasing Gold: Paris 2024 monthly Olympic, Paralympic show to air on NBC, Peacock
“Chasing Gold: Paris 2024,” a monthly show featuring Olympic and Paralympic sports and looking ahead to the Games in two years, premieres Sunday at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC and will be available the next day on Peacock.
NBA takes it too easy on Sarver, shouldn’t to prevent this from happening again
In 2004, Suns owner Robert Sarver used the N-word during a meeting to recruit a free agent player. In 2021, Sarver talked about learning what a “blow job” was during a Suns’ business meeting.
Concussions among players who wore Guardian Caps over summer dropped more than 50%, NFL says
Concussions among NFL players mandated to wear Guardian Cap equipment dropped by more than 50% this summer compared to the previous three-year average, according to data released Wednesday.
From high school sports to youth athletics: The 'crushing' pressure on kids that parents need to know
Major League Pickleball adviser Anne Worcester shares what makes Pickleball a unique sport while ‘Fox & Friends Weekend’ co-hosts Will Cain and Pete Hegseth play a game on Fox Square.
London Marathon ballot entrants will be able to select non-binary as a gender option for 2023 race
Runners entering the public ballot for next year’s London Marathon will have the option to register as non-binary for the first time. There will be three gender options — male, female and non-binary — available to choose from when the 2023 application window opens on October 1, a day before this year’s event takes place.
Toxic masculinity is part of elite hockey. We need a culture shift
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