By Ben Church Toyota, one of the leading sponsors of this year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games, says it’s “concerned” with the amount of public frustration being directed at athletes ahead of the spectacle. With Covid-19 cases rising in Japan, citizens are questioning
By Jill Martin Russell Westbrook of the Washington Wizards has notched his 182nd career NBA triple-double, breaking Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson’s record for the most in league history. The record had stood since 1974, the year Robertson retired. “Russell Westbrook, I’m
By George Ramsay Australian basketball star Liz Cambage has threatened to boycott the Tokyo Olympics while speaking out against the lack of racial diversity in promotional photos of the Australian Olympic team. Cambage, who helped Australia win bronze at the 2012 Olympics
By Ben Morse Naomi Osaka’s continued excellence has been celebrated at the 2021 Laureus World Sports Awards. The 23-year-old was named Laureus Sportswoman of the Year for 2021 after winning her second US Open title, but it wasn’t just her success on
By Blake Atwell, David Close and Ray Sanchez NBA player Sterling Brown’s $750,000 settlement was approved Tuesday by the City of Milwaukee Common Council following a lawsuit stemming from a 2018 altercation where he was tased, tackled, and stepped on by city
By Web Staff The University of Mobile will award the doctor of humane letters to Sarah Bailey Thomas, a UM graduate who shattered glass ceilings and became the first female official to work a Super Bowl earlier this year. Thomas will deliver
By Steven Poole and Alex Thomas For Isha Johansen, a journey that began by helping to give kids displaced by war a semblance of a normal childhood, has led her to become the first West African woman elected to the council of
By David Williams A horse named after slain Louisville woman Breonna Taylor ran its way into the winner’s circle on Thursday in a Derby Week race at Churchill Downs. The three-year-old filly, named Breonna, is owned by JS Stables, LLC — a
By Darren Lewis and Matias Grez It has been five weeks since Thierry Henry deleted his social media accounts and the former Arsenal forward has been through a range of emotions. He made the decision at the end of March following a
by Elizabeth Hartfield and Scottie Andrew LeBron James tweeted, then deleted, a post about the killing of 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant at the hands of Columbus police. The Ohio teen was killed Tuesday, about 30 minutes before the verdict was delivered in the
