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Adam Peaty Says Yes To 2028 Olympics After New Swim Events Added

Adam Peaty announced Wednesday he intends to compete at a fourth Olympics after six new swimming events were added to the 2028 Los Angeles Games in what he called "an amazing decision." The International Olympic Committee ratified a move that will see the 50m backstroke, butterfly and breaststroke all contested for the first time. Previously, only freestyle was raced over the sport's shortest distance despite all four strokes being on the schedule at world championships.

Emergency officials scramble to identify 184 victims of Dominican Republic nightclub disaster

The death toll from a roof collapse at an iconic nightclub in Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic, has surged to 184.

Johnson wants another Australian sprinter to break the 10-seconds barrier

MELBOURNE :Still "Australia's fastest man", Patrick Johnson will watch with interest as a crop of young sprinters look to take down the 100 metres record he has held for over 20 years at national athletics championships in Perth this week.

Rangers vs Athletic Bilbao live stream, TV channel, ref and Europa League team news

It's the date Rangers fans have been looking forward to for almost a month, as Europa League action returns to Ibrox.

Transgender Fact Checker For John Oliver Showed Obvious Bias, Purposely Misrepresented Information

As it turns out, Sunday's episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver was even more disingenuous than we originally thought.

Tyreek Hill Won't Face Charges After Domestic Assault Call But Scrutiny On Him Is Troubling

The misadventures of Tyreek Hill continued this week with police being called to his Sunny Isle Beach luxury condominium, at the behest of his mother-in-law, in what police were told was a domestic "assault in progress."

Power 4 stakeholders lobby for NIL legislation on Capitol Hill - ESPN

WASHINGTON — A who's who of leaders from the Big Ten, SEC, Big 12 and ACC gathered on Capitol Hill on Wednesday to meet with state representatives and lobby for federal NIL guidelines — a strong showing of unity from the NCAA's largest and wealthiest conferences just days after a federal court hearing inched college athletics closer to a landmark settlement.

LeBron James is the first professional male athlete to become a Ken doll

Basketball great LeBron James has become the first professional male athlete to have his likeness depicted in a Ken doll.

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Adam Peaty Says Yes To 2028 Olympics After New Swim Events Added

Emergency officials scramble to identify 184 victims of Dominican Republic nightclub disaster

Johnson wants another Australian sprinter to break the 10-seconds barrier

Rangers vs Athletic Bilbao live stream, TV channel, ref and Europa League team news

Transgender Fact Checker For John Oliver Showed Obvious Bias, Purposely Misrepresented Information

Tyreek Hill Won't Face Charges After Domestic Assault Call But Scrutiny On Him Is Troubling

Power 4 stakeholders lobby for NIL legislation on Capitol Hill - ESPN

LeBron James is the first professional male athlete to become a Ken doll