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Donald Trump can make big LGBTQ support statement Super Bowl week

January 30, 2017

‘It’s absolutely inappropriate’: Sports-team totem poles draw the ire of Native American activists December 26, 2018
Some of the products feature the logos of the Washington Redskins, Cleveland Indians, Chicago Blackhawks and Florida State Seminoles.
Matt Bonesteel
Warning: You might be disgusted by Patrick Mahomes’s new ketchup ad December 20, 2018
Or you might not, depending on your feelings about which food items are acceptable for having the condiment slathered all over them, in this case by the Chiefs' star quarterback and new Hunt's pitchman.
Desmond Bieler
Olympic gold medalist Missy Franklin retires at age 23, citing chronic pain December 20, 2018
"I hope to continue to inspire others to be their best, both in and out of the pool," said the 23-year-old, whose four golds and effervescent personality made her a star at the 2012 London Games.
Desmond Bieler

How Horse Racing Went Horribly Wrong at Santa Anita June 26, 2019
There were 30 horse deaths in six months. Many blame a culture of chasing profits and a racing surface trainers say was unsafe.
Joe Drape and Corina Knoll
Could a Gut Bacteria Supplement Make Us Run Faster? June 26, 2019
Running a marathon ramps up levels of a gut bacteria that made mice run faster, but it’s unclear whether it would work in people.
Gretchen Reynolds
For U.S. Men’s Soccer Team, Gold Cup Offers Path Back From the Abyss June 26, 2019
Trinidad, which sent the Americans crashing out of the last World Cup, has been vanquished. Now Panama poses the first real challenge for a new-look team.
Kevin Draper