This Baseball Star Gave a Great Answer on What “Respecting the Office” Really Means
David J. Phillip / Associated Press Pitcher Sean Doolittle was a critical part of the Washington Nationals’ World Series victory, closing out the team’s game-one victory and anchoring the bullpen in the regular season. But he won’t be going to the White House with his team to celebrate their victory alongside President Donald Trump next…
“Stick to Sports” Is About Control
John Taggart for the Washington Post via Getty On the long list of reasons why Deadspin’s new “stick to sports” mandate is so stupid and pernicious is that “stick to sports” itself doesn’t stick to sports. The new decree by Jim Spanfeller, the journalistically illiterate and widely despised CEO of G/O Media, is of course anti-Deadspin…
Megan Rapinoe Slams “Send Her Back” Chants as “Disgusting and Despicable”
Ira L. Black/Corbis/Getty Soccer star Megan Rapinoe, just weeks after leading the United States to its latest Women’s World Cup championship, ripped President Donald Trump for his racist attacks against Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), including the “send her back” chants used by his supporters at a rally last week. “At every step it’s shocking,” Rapinoe…
As US Women’s Soccer Team Clinches World Cup, Fans Demand “Pay Them”
AP Photo/Francisco Seco The US women’s soccer team just dominated its World Cup final with a 2-0 victory over the Netherlands. And yet its players still aren’t paid as much as America’s male players—who have yet to win a World Cup, much less four. And the pay gap persists at the international level: The 2019…
US Women’s National Soccer Team Sues Over Pay Discrimination
Matthew Visinsky/Icon Sportswire/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Members of the US women’s national soccer team Friday sued the US Soccer Federation, alleging that the sport’s governing body engaged in “intentional gender discrimination” by failing to provide wages and resources comparable to the far less successful men’s team. “Despite the…
After a Terrible Week, Trump is Promoting One of His Golf Courses on Twitter
President Donald Trump at his golf course in Turnberry, Scotland, in July 2018. Andrew Milligan/Zuma Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. President Donald Trump was up bright and early this morning, tweeting about one of his golf courses in Scotland: Very proud of perhaps the greatest golf course anywhere in the…