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Tennis superstar Naomi Osaka has pledged to donate her prize money from the upcoming Western & Southern Open to earthquake relief efforts in Haiti. The Caribbean country was struck by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake, which has left over 1,200 people dead and thousands injured. Haiti is still reeling from the disastrous effects of the 2010 earthquake, which killed over 200,000 civilians and devastated an already compromised economy and infrastructure. Osaka, whose father is Haitian-born, tweeted out her support: “Really hurts to see all the devastation that’s going on in Haiti, and I feel like we re...
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Team USA flag bearers will wear special jackets designed with cooling systems at the Olympics and Paralympics opening ceremonies. Last week, Ralph Lauren unveiled the parade uniforms, including a white denim jacket that will include “wearable RL cooling technology,” according to a statement from the company. The technology provides a “self-regulating temperature cooling device” integrated into the jackets and will disperse heat and cool down the body temperature. The jacket is “infused with a modern technology that’s totally groundbreaking and an innovation that’s going to change the way we th...
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The 2021 Tokyo Olympics are right around the corner, and anxiety is in the air. Naruhito, the Emperor of Japan, is “extremely worried” his country moving forward as host of the Summer Olympics will accelerate the spread of the coronavirus. Imperial Household Agency grand steward Yasuhiko Nishimura passed along Naruhito’s concerns amid calls for the Tokyo Games to get canceled or postponed before the July 23 opening ceremony, per Mari Yamaguchi of the Associated Press. “His majesty is extremely worried about the current situation of the COVID-19 infections,” Nishimura said last week. “While the...
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The WWE will be returning to live events soon. The sports entertainment company announced the plans for future tours again. “WWE Live Events are back! A 25-city tour, including Raw, SmackDown, and MITB kicks off on July 16,” the company wrote on Twitter. GET DEALS ON WWE TICKETS HERE! The tour will include 25 cities and last from July 16 through Labor Day. The tour will begin with three shows in Texas. The first of the three shows will be a taping of SmackDown and the second will be the Money in the Bank pay-per-view, and finally, a taping of Raw will be the last show in Texas. The venues for ...
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Women’s MMA fighter Tatiana Suarez is going to be making her return to the octagon soon. Suarez revealed that she has been medically cleared to return to the ring soon. The UFC fighter is targeting a September return. Suarez has been sidelined with a recurring bulging disc in her neck since June 2019. “I’m super excited to get back out there,” Suarez said. “It’s fun to practice, for sure. But it’s just different competing. Everybody knows that. It’s super exciting to just show what you’re working on.” The UFC fighter revealed that she had been approved for live training in February, but then s...
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The football that Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady threw for his first-ever touchdown pass will be auctioned. At the time of the pass, Brady was a member of the New England Patriots. The fan who caught the ball will be selling it through Leland’s auction. The first touchdown from the future Hall of Famer came on October 11, 2001, when the Patriots played against the Chargers. It was Brady’s third game as the starting quarterback, after Drew Bledsoe was injured in the second game of the season. Brady was unable to record a touchdown pass in his first two games as a starter. With four ...
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After the body of Keishla Rodriguez was discovered by the FBI., lightweight boxer Felix Verdejo is facing kidnapping and carjacking charges resulting in death, plus charges for intentionally killing an unborn child. The FBI found the body of the 27-year-old Rodriguez, who was pregnant with Verdejo’s unborn baby. Rodriguez was reported missing on Thursday, and her body was recovered in the San Jose Lagoon on Saturday. She was identified Sunday via dental records, Puerto Rico’s Institute of Forensic Science said in a statement. Verdejo self-surrendered on Sunday to federal authorities. The FBI c...
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Rob Lederman, radio host of The Morning Bull Show, has been swiftly fired after racist comments. Lederman’s racist comments compared his preferred toaster settings to Black women’s skin tones. Lederman discussed tennis professional Serena Williams, actress Halle Berry and television personality Gayle King’s skin tones. “I may get into trouble for this,” said the radio host before making the racist comparison. “We have our toaster setting at the attractiveness of women that I find to be attractive, so I will never go to a Serena Williams level,” Lederman said. “But I am very comfortable at a H...
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After long negotiations for a fight between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua, it is finally happening. Both competitors have signed a two-fight deal with one another so they could unify the heavyweight title. Negotiations to book a fight had been a long and rigorous process. “The hard part is always getting everybody to put pen to paper,” said Eddie Hearn in regards to getting a deal done. Hearn is the managing director of Matchroom Sport, Joshua’s promoter.”But this was a major effort from all parties to get this over the line. You had rival promoters, rival networks, and rival fighters.” On Sat...
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Anfernee Simons dazzled and shined during Sunday’s dunk contest. The spectacular dunks earned him the trophy for the 2021 NBA Slam Dunk Contest. The Portland Trailblazers guard narrowly defeated the New York Knicks rookie Obi Toppin in the finals of the dunk contest to win it all. The final round voting for the slam dunk contest was altered this year. For the final round, instead of judges scoring each players’ dunk, they had to vote for a winner. The final vote was 3-2 in favor of the Portland guard. Following being crowned the winner, Simons was congratulated by the Tennessee Titans. The Tit...
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