Overtime targets NCAA with new league offering $100,000 salary to high school players
With the NCAA model under attack, sports media company Overtime is launching its own basketball league and offering high school…
2021 sees a record number of bills targeting trans youth
Republicans in at least 25 states have introduced over 60 bills targeting transgender children — a legislative boom since January…
The old news business model is broken: making Google and Facebook pay won’t save journalism
The federal government is talking tough about making Google and Facebook pay Australian news businesses for linking to, or featuring,…
Man Called Most Prolific Serial Killer In US History Dies
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The man authorities say was the most prolific serial killer in US history, with nearly 60…
Drive to football? Take your kids to the pool? You’re probably emitting an astonishing amount of CO₂
Few people would stop to consider if their sporting activities damage the environment. But our research shows Victorians use a…
Reports: Cleveland Indians to drop controversial nickname after 105 years
The Cleveland Indians baseball team will remove the nickname they’ve used for 105 years, the New York Times first reported…
Bay Area counties to enact stay-at-home order
Counties around the San Francisco Bay Area will adopt California’s new regional stay-at-home order amid surges in cases and ICU…
Vanderbilt kicker becomes first woman to play in Power 5 football
Vanderbilt senior Sarah Fuller became the first woman to play in a Power 5 football game yesterday “when she delivered…
College basketball is back
A new season of college basketball begins Wednesday, and the goal is clear: March Madness must be played. Why it…
In Memory of the Late ‘Jeopardy’ Host Alex Trebek, See If You Can Answer These 41 Art Clues From the Show’s Brain-Twisting History
Beloved Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek died on Sunday from complications of pancreatic cancer. He was 80 years old. Trebek had…
The third coronavirus wave means even more sports uncertainty
America’s pro sports leagues sputtered back to life in 2020 with bubbles, comprehensive testing programs and a host of other…
The Guerrilla Girls Are Targeting MoMA Trustees Tied to Jeffrey Epstein With an Ad on a Phone Booth Outside the Museum
The Guerrilla Girls have installed an advertisement outside the Museum of Modern Art in New York to send a powerful message…
AMC’s Lodge 49 is an impossible TV show to describe. I love it.
Every week, we pick a new episode of the week. It could be good. It could be bad. It will…
Best Fitness Trackers (2018): Fitbit, Suunto, Garmin, Nokia, Apple Watch
It’s easy to assume that Fitbit’s new Versa is intended for women. It’s compact, comes in pink, and now features…