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Track and field champion Allyson Felix is calling attention to the misogyny many female athletes encounter while seeking maternity protections during sponsorship negotiations. In an op-ed for the New York Times, the six-time Olympic gold medalist opened up about her experience as a newly pregnant athlete in contract negotiations with Nike, revealing that the talks came to a “standstill” after the brand failed to guarantee that she […]
Ahead of the release of his new memoir, Darkness to Light, Lamar Odom says he used a prosthetic penis to pass a drug test for the 2004 Summer Olympics, according to an exclusive excerpt from the book obtained by People. “[…] the joy of being named to the twelve-man roster quickly turned to anxiety when […]
Double Olympic champion Caster Semenya has lost her appeal against the introduction of a 2018 ruling that can require female athletes to take hormonal contraception to reduce testosterone levels. Semenya, who is hyperandrogenous and has higher levels of testosterone than most women, will have to take medication if she is to compete at the 2020 Tokyo […]
September 25, 2000. That was the day Vince Carter stunned the international basketball world when he dunked over Frédéric Weis of France during the Summer Olympics in Sydney. Carter’s memorable moment was punctuated by an equally enthusiastic Kevin Garnett coming over to him, narrowly dodging VC’s swinging fist, and matching his energy with an emphatic chest bump. […]
The United States Olympic Committee has started to make strides towards revoking the status of USA Gymnastics as the sport’s governing body in light of the numerous sexual abuse accusations involving former team doctor Larry Nassar. In an open letter to gymnasts, USOC CEO Sarah Hirshland explained the committee’s decision to move forward with exercising their power to review all […]
Simone Biles criticized USA Gymnastics’ decision to appoint Mary Bono as interim president and chief executive officer Saturday. The Olympic gold medalist shared her displeasure with USA Gymnastics’ decision via Twitter, resurfacing a distasteful tweet Bono had posted last month. Bono had tweeted a photo of her blacking out a Nike logo in the wake of the company’s […]
