At 13, Alysa Liu Could be the Dazzling Future of American Figure Skating
Alysa Liu during her free skate at the 2019 US Figure Skating Championships in Detroit, Michigan. Scott W. Grau/Icon Sportswire/AP Before Alysa Liu, only three American women were able to land a triple axel—one of the most difficult skating moves—in a national competition. Last week, Liu became the first to land two in one program. At 13,…
We Can’t Get Over This Gymnast’s Magical Floor Routine
Katelyn Ohashi of UCLA during an NCAA college gymnastics match.Ben Liebenberg/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Katelyn Ohashi is no stranger to the perfect 10. Last year, Ohashi finished as the nation’s top college gymnasts and shared the NCAA women’s national championship in the floor routine. On Saturday, at the Collegiate…
The Wonderful, Unlikely Friendship Between an NBA Star and a Cat Litter Researcher
Charles Barkley, right, and Lin Wang, second from right, on the set of TNT’s NBA postgame show, “Inside the NBA,” which features Barkley.Courtesy of Shirley Wang Lin Wang was known for talking rubbish at times, but he was right about having a good friend in Charles Barkley, the retired NBA star. A cat litter scientist,…
How a Texas Soccer Club Helped African Refugees Feel at Home
The reVision soccer team, relaxing at foosball. Monica Rhor/USA Today Umoja ni nguvu. Unity is strength. For a soccer team of African refugees, this Swahili phrase has been a powerful rallying cry. Many of the players made their way to Houston, Texas, after years spent in refugee camps, knowing very little English except for a few…
NFL Team Releases Star Player After Video of Domestic Violence Surfaces
Kareem Hunt during an October gameCharlie Riedel/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The NFL has long had a problem with how to investigate and discipline its players accused of domestic violence, but the first signs that the league—just maybe—is beginning to take it more seriously came Friday night. The Kansas…
Election Day Could Mean the End of Greyhound Racing in the Sport’s Biggest State
A greyhound crosses the finish line at the Palm Beach Kennel Club in Florida on Dec. 11, 2015.Brianna Soukup/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Just over five years ago, a greyhound trainer in Jacksonville, Florida, released a group of race dogs from their kennel to sprint before a competition. It was…