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Malik Willis Clears Thumb Injury Scare, Set to Start for Miami Dolphins Against Jets in Week 7

Malik Willis Clears Thumb Injury Scare, Set to Start for Miami Dolphins Against Jets in Week 7

Willis Returns to Full Practice Despite Thumb Concern Miami Dolphins quarterback Malik Willis returned to full practice participation on Wednesday, October 21, clearing a right thumb injury that had raised questions about his availability heading into Week 7. After missing…

  • Emily Williams
  • October 22, 2026
  • SPORTS, TRENDS

ICE Detains Third College Basketball Player in Months as Trump Deportation Surge Ensnares Student Athletes

ICE Detains Third College Basketball Player in Months as Trump Deportation Surge Ensnares Student Athletes

Mississippi Valley State University forward Qingfang Pang is currently in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody after being detained last week at a Jackson, Mississippi airport — the third college basketball player swept up in ICE enforcement actions in recent months,…

  • Emily Williams
  • October 10, 2026
  • SPORTS, TRENDS

Caitlin Clark on Hate, Boos, and Fan Culture: A Star’s Grounded Take on WNBA’s Noisiest Season

Caitlin Clark on Hate, Boos, and Fan Culture: A Star's Grounded Take on WNBA's Noisiest Season

Caitlin Clark cannot remember the last time she read a direct message on social media. She actively tunes out the noise, embraces hostile road crowds, and draws a clear, principled line between passionate fandom and genuine discrimination. In a season-ending…

  • Emily Williams
  • October 9, 2026
  • SPORTS, TRENDS

Buffalo Bills’ $2.2 Billion Stadium Can’t Figure Out Free Water — And Fans Are Furious

Buffalo Bills' $2.2 Billion Stadium Can't Figure Out Free Water — And Fans Are Furious

The Buffalo Bills opened their gleaming new Highmark Stadium — a $2.2 billion publicly subsidized arena — with considerable fanfare, but a basic question has dogged the franchise from the start: where does a fan get a free drink of…

  • Samuel Davis
  • October 5, 2026
  • SPORTS, TRENDS

WNBA Confronts Transgender Athlete Question as League Prepares Internal Policy Talks

WNBA Confronts Transgender Athlete Question as League Prepares Internal Policy Talks

A memo landed quietly in the inboxes of WNBA team executives last Friday. By the time it circulated publicly, it had already become a flashpoint in one of the most charged debates in American sports. WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert sent…

  • Emily Williams
  • August 9, 2026
  • SPORTS, TRENDS

Haaland Slams VAR System After Mbappe’s Penalty Miss — But France March Into World Cup Semifinals Anyway

Haaland Slams VAR System After Mbappe's Penalty Miss — But France March Into World Cup Semifinals Anyway

A Three-Minute Wait That Changed the Game Erling Haaland has never been shy about speaking his mind, and on Thursday he turned his attention to one of football’s most contentious ongoing debates: the role of VAR in disrupting the natural…

  • Emily Williams
  • July 10, 2026
  • SPORTS, TRENDS

Yankees–Red Sox Rivalry Draws Sunday Night Baseball’s Largest Audience in 15 Years, Boosting NBC’s MLB Debut Season

Yankees–Red Sox Rivalry Draws Sunday Night Baseball's Largest Audience in 15 Years, Boosting NBC's MLB Debut Season

There are rivalries, and then there is Yankees–Red Sox — a matchup that has defined American League baseball for over a century and, as it turns out, still commands the kind of mass attention that television executives dream about. The…

  • John Garcia
  • July 1, 2026
  • SPORTS, TRENDS

LA County Tells World Cup Fans to Stick to Permitted Food Vendors — But Residents Say Unpermitted Stands Are Everywhere and Largely Ignored

LA County Tells World Cup Fans to Stick to Permitted Food Vendors — But Residents Say Unpermitted Stands Are Everywhere and Largely Ignored

LA County Tells World Cup Fans to Stick to Permitted Food Vendors — But Residents Say Unpermitted Stands Are Everywhere and Largely Ignored As Los Angeles gears up to host FIFA World Cup 2026 matches, county health officials are urging…

  • Emily Williams
  • June 16, 2026
  • SPORTS, TRENDS

NAACP and Congressional Black Caucus Call for SEC Boycott Over Republican Redistricting Attacks on Black Voting Power

NAACP and Congressional Black Caucus Call for SEC Boycott Over Republican Redistricting Attacks on Black Voting Power

Black lawmakers and civil rights groups urge athletes to avoid SEC schools that stay silent on racially gerrymandered maps The NAACP and the Congressional Black Caucus are calling on Black high school athletes to boycott Southeastern Conference universities — including…

  • John Garcia
  • May 20, 2026
  • SPORTS, TRENDS

Knicks Neutralize Hawks’ Transition Game With Physical Half-Court Strategy, Towns Says

Karl-Anthony Towns credited the New York Knicks’ renewed physicality for a decisive shift in their playoff series against the Atlanta Hawks, saying the team has done “a great job executing with our physicality” since dropping Games 2 and 3. The…

  • Emily Williams
  • April 30, 2026
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