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Sports
Hot Corner: Team USA wins big at Olympics, gets crushed in PR
For some sports fans, it’s often easy to forget the winter slate of Olympic competition exists. The summer games average over a billion more viewers than...
Features
LA sports rooting guide: What’s on tap for our teams?
LA is known as a Mecca for entertainment, and professional sports are no exception. The city is home to 11 professional sports teams, and...
Sports
Sports can still be influential, even if they’re not being played
The first draft of this column was about Italy canceling all professional sporting events in the country due to the outbreak of the coronavirus,...
Sports
#IStandWithCherry reminds U.S. that xenophobia is not confined to our borders
Don Cherry may be the only man capable of rivaling the late Craig Sager's flamboyant suits. Bleacher Report ranks Cherry's 25 most obnoxious outfits. Somehow Cherry, who was fired by Sportsnet Nov....
Sports
The NBA has gotten soft, and it’s time for that to change
Soccer players are constantly dragged by athletes and fans of other sports for diving — I was called a "grass fairy" often when I...
Sports
MLB should improve domestic violence policy
The longest season in American sports has come to an end, but that doesn't mean the headlines have. Some are speculative: one, for example,...
Sports Column
Eliud Kipchoge’s INEOS time may not officially count, but this accomplishment should not be disregarded
In Vienna Oct. 12, Kenyan marathon runner Eliud Kipchoge ran 26.2 miles in a striking time of 1 hour, 59 minutes, 40.2 seconds, becoming...
Sports
The NBA is bending to China’s will, proving that money trumps civil liberties for almost anyone
Houston Rockets' general manager Daryl Morey was treated to raised eyebrows from China and NBA executives after tweeting in support of Hong Kong amidst the widespread...
Sports
If you aren’t already watching the Premier League, you should be
Every Saturday and Sunday morning, football fans across the country wake up with only one thought on their minds: game day. As students and...
Sports
L.A. is ready for new National Women’s Soccer League team
The 2017 season of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) came to a close Oct. 14 in Orlando, Fla. After a physical match that...
Sports
Texans owner’s comments are as American as NFL, unfortunately
ESPN reported Oct. 27 that Houston Texans owner Bob McNair said, "We can't have the inmates running the prison,” at an all National Football...
Opinions
Taking a knee during the national anthem is a patriotic protest
The use of "The Star-Spangled Banner" at sporting events dates back, on record at least, to the early 1900s. Because the United States had...
