Tag: Sports

Forte Placed on Kentucky Veterinary List, Clouding Preakness Plans

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Kentucky racing officials have placed scratched Kentucky Derby favorite Forte on a mandatory 14-day veterinary list that may require the colt to pass a soundness test in Maryland in order to race in the Preakness. The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission announced the update on Monday, two days after its veterinarians scratched the early 3-1…


Corruption Investigations in Chinese Sports Cast Doubt on Eileen Gu’s Contract Renewal

Eileen Gu, the freestyle skiing champion at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, has recently become a hot topic on the Chinese internet since her contract with the Chinese team has expired. Gu’s contract renewal is put on hold due to ongoing corruption investigations in Chinese sports. Hu Guangyu, the former deputy director of China’s General…


LAFC Lose First Match to San Jose—Rapids Beat LA Galaxy

Cristian Espinoza has been one of the best players in Major League Soccer, winning the award for the league’s Player of the Month for April. May is off to a great start, too, after Espinoza scored two goals to lead the San Jose Earthquakes to a 2–1 win over Los Angeles FC Saturday at Levi’s…


Riley Gaines Speaks at Tennessee ‘Save Women’s Sports’ Event

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—If female swimmers had all boycotted rather than race against a man, transgender swimmer Lia Thomas would never have entered the pool, said former professional swimmer Riley Gaines. Speaking to a crowd of over 100 at an April 27 “Our Spaces/Our Sports: Women Hold the Line” event in Nashville, Tennessee, Gaines said that if…


Female Athletes Should Boycott Sports To Shut Out Biological Males Competing as Transgender, Activist Says

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—If female swimmers all had boycotted, rather than race against a biological man, transgender swimmer Lia Thomas never would have entered the pool, says former University of Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines. “Boycott—if we can orchestrate that in any capacity—that’s an effective way to make change,” Gaines said at an event in Nashville, Tennessee on…


Soccer-Messi Back in Training With PSG

Lionel Messi is training with Paris St Germain again, the Ligue 1 team said on Monday, after the forward was suspended for making a trip to Saudi Arabia and missing a training session as a result. French media reported that Messi was suspended for two weeks after an unauthorized trip to Saudi Arabia when he…


Messi Back in Training With PSG

Lionel Messi is training with Paris St Germain again, the Ligue 1 team said on Monday, after the forward was suspended for making a trip to Saudi Arabia and missing a training session as a result. French media reported that Messi was suspended for two weeks after an unauthorized trip to Saudi Arabia when he…


LeBron James’ Son Bronny Commits to Play Basketball at USC

LOS ANGELES—LeBron James’ oldest son, Bronny, says he will play basketball at the University of Southern California in the fall. Bronny James abruptly announced his much-anticipated decision on social media Saturday, about two hours before his father’s Los Angeles Lakers hosted the Golden State Warriors in Game 3 of their second-round playoff series. The 18-year-old…


Thailand Wins International Crown; United States Places 3rd

Thailand ran the table at the Hanwha LifePlus International Crown, defeating Australia in the finals of the team event on Sunday afternoon at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco. The team of Atthaya Thitikul, Patty Tavatanakit, and sisters Ariya and Moriya Jutanugarn went 6–0–0 in the round-robin stage over the first three days. They lost…


Harden Makes Winning 3 in Overtime, 76ers Tie Series With Celtics

PHILADELPHIA—James Harden had a new friend he called his good-luck charm in the arena and the grit he needed to turn in a vintage effort—in the form of tying and winning shots—for the 76ers. Looking down-and-out in the previous two games, Good Game James saved the 76ers in Game 4. Harden hit the floater with…