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1st African American To Win The Spelling Bee Also Holds 3 Basketball World Records

For the first time in the Scripps National Spelling Bee's 96-year history, an African American has taken home the top…

5 years ago

‘Unapologetic and Unafraid.’ Sue Bird Stares Down Olympic Glory in Tokyo and Equity Off the Court

Now the WNBA’s all-time assists leader, Bird will bring her extraordinary floor vision to the Tokyo Olympics, where she and…

5 years ago

As Canadian Soccer Star Diana Matheson Retires, She Vows To Help Create A Pro League In Her Home Country

Matheson on the back of Canada's recent success on the international stage and the growing global popularity of women's soccer…

5 years ago

Ash Barty reaches Wimbledon final

Top-ranked Ash Barty has reached her first Wimbledon final by beating Angelique Kerber 6-3, 7-6 (3).

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Lolo Jones’s Eternal Reinvention

The hurdler didn’t let her crushing defeat at the 2008 Olympics break her spirit—instead, in the decade-plus since, she's been…

5 years ago

10 to Watch: USWNT’s Crystal Dunn steps into the spotlight, on and off the field

Growing up, Crystal Dunn would look around at all the other girls playing soccer and wonder if she belonged.

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Naomi Osaka Wonders ‘What Am I If I’m Not a Good Tennis Player?’ in First Trailer for Netflix Doc

"No one really knows the sacrifices that you make just to be good," Naomi Osaka says in the first trailer…

5 years ago

Black women athletes are still being scrutinized ahead of the Olympics despite their successes

American hammer thrower Gwen Berry, and Namibian sprinters Beatrice Masilingi, and Christine Mboma, are among several Black female athletes facing…

5 years ago

Coco Gauff falls to former champion in Wimbledon fourth round

Coco Gauff’s Wimbledon run ended in the fourth round again.

5 years ago

Three-time Olympic gold medalist Gail Devers on how Graves’ disease ‘made me who I am’

Gail Devers' first Olympic gold medal could hardly have come in more dramatic circumstances, dipping for the line in a…

5 years ago