Sports
Tom Brady Faces The Classic Dilemma Of The Overachieving Athlete
For a high-performing athlete, the decision of when to call it quits is fraught: Would you rather go out on top, or go out knowing you have nothing left to give?
Albert Samaha
Pickup Basketball Was My Outlet. Then I Tore My Achilles.
After I got injured, I had to get used to my new body.
Albert Samaha
Damar Hamlin Cheered On The Buffalo Bills From His Hospital Bed 6 Days After His Cardiac Arrest
Hamlin had recovered enough to watch Sunday’s game — and tweeted his joy when the Bills scored a touchdown on their kickoff return.
Pocharapon Neammanee
Damar Hamlin May Have Had Commotio Cordis, Cardiologists Say. Here’s What To Know About The Rare Event.
“There's about a 30th of a second that the heart is even vulnerable to this. So not only does the hit have to be in the right spot on the heart and the right amount of force, it also has to be perfectly timed.”
Katie Camero
Damar Hamlin’s Injury Should Be A Come-To-Jesus Moment For The NFL
After Damar Hamlin’s horrific injury, his teammates decided to stop playing, marking the first time an NFL game has been postponed because of an injury — or more precisely, because of the emotional trauma in its wake.
Albert Samaha
How An All-American Football Lover Learned To Embrace The Beautiful Game
After years of being unable to connect with the world’s most popular sport, I now see the light.
Albert Samaha
Renowned Sports Journalist Grant Wahl Has Died At 49 After Collapsing At A World Cup Match
"Grant Wahl never shied away from asking the tough questions, the right questions, the ones that got to the heart of the matter," US women's national soccer team captain Becky Sauerbrunn said. "He will be greatly missed.”
Ade Onibada
The US Men's Soccer Team Beat Iran On Tuesday, But Iranian Players Deserve All The Credit
At a World Cup defined by suppression of dissent, Iran’s players have risked the most to call out injustice.
Albert Samaha
A Protester Holding A Rainbow Flag And Wearing A T-Shirt That Said "Save Ukraine" And "Respect For Iranian Women" Ran Onto The Field During A World Cup Match
This comes after FIFA said it would punish players who wore pride armbands to show support for the LGBTQ community.
Anna Betts
Tom Brady And The Selfishness Of Conventional Masculinity
The star quarterback promotes traditional expectations that as long as a man does well at work, everything else will be fine.
Albert Samaha
Tua Tagovailoa’s Injury Exposes The NFL’s Priorities
Football has withstood criticism over how it handles the risk of brain damage. But the quarterback’s scary injury shatters any illusions about the sport’s safety.
Albert Samaha
Hope Solo Was Arrested On Child Abuse Charges After She Was Found Passed Out In A Car With Her Children
The retired soccer star allegedly refused to take a field sobriety test when apprehended, later saying that her kids are her life.
Ade Onibada
24 Tweets That Sum Up The 2022 Super Bowl
“2000s kids wondering why their parents are jumping around during halftime show.”
Steffi Cao
OK, So NOW Tom Brady Is Officially Retiring
In an Instagram post, the 44-year-old star player said he would no longer make the "competitive commitment" required to play.
David Mack
Novak Djokovic Has To Leave Australia After His COVID Vaccine Exemption Visa Was Canceled
The decision means the top-ranked tennis player will likely miss the Australian Open. “They expect to be on the flight back home later in the day,” a source told BuzzFeed News.
David Mack
A Chinese Tennis Star Accused A Top Official Of Sexual Assault. Then She Disappeared.
Tennis stars are demanding answers about Peng Shuai, whose disappearance has again underscored China’s brutal authoritarianism just months before it hosts the Winter Olympics.
David Mack
Simone Biles Opened Up About The Reaction To Her "Challenging" Olympic Games After Only Ever Getting Congratulated For Winning In The Past
"For my professional career, I've only ever been congratulated for winning. Now it's like, for being a human, for being vulnerable."
Ben Henry
Find Out What It Takes To Make It As A College Football Photographer
Turns out it's not so easy to show up and get the money shot. Six college football photographers share their tips and tricks for shooting the games.
Kirsten Chilstrom
Simone Biles Won A Bronze Medal In Her Olympic Return
"I was proud of myself just to go out there after what I've been through," Biles said afterward.
Ikran Dahir
Laurel Hubbard Made Olympic History As The First Transgender Woman To Compete In A Solo Event
The New Zealand weightlifter became eligible to compete in the Olympics in 2015, when the IOC issued new guidelines for trans athletes.
Ade Onibada
Simone Biles Will Compete In The Gymnastics Balance Beam Final
It will be her first appearance since she dropped out of the team all-around competition last week, citing her mental health.
Ikran Dahir
US Olympic Fencers Wore Pink Masks To Protest Against Their Teammate Accused Of Sexual Assault
Three men on the US épée team took a stand against their teammate Alen Hadzic's inclusion in the Olympics despite sexual assault allegations against him.
Tasneem Nashrulla
Simone Biles Explained Exactly What Happened During Her "Petrifying" Vault After Previously Saying She Could "Literally Die" If It Went Wrong
"What's even scarier is since I have no idea where I am in the air I also have NO idea how I'm going to land. Or what I'm going to land on. Head/hands/feet/back…"
Ben Henry
Simone Biles Liked Tweets That Revealed Just How Dangerous Her Vault Was And How She Could've "Literally Died" If She Hadn't Withdrawn From The Olympic Final
Biles went on to say that the love and support she's received since withdrawing has made her realize she's "more than [her] accomplishments and gymnastics."
Ben Henry
What Simone Biles Did At The Olympics Is Revolutionary
The gymnast’s decision to withdraw from some of her competitions at the Tokyo Olympics shows how much talking publicly about mental health has lost its stigma.
Elamin Abdelmahmoud
Simone Biles Withdrew From The Individual All-Around Gymnastics Final
Her decision comes a day after she pulled out of the team final, citing mental health concerns.
Alex Campbell
These Simone Biles Pictures Exist To Remind You Why She's The GOAT
Biles may have had a rough day at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday, but she's been delivering astonishing perfection for years — as these photos prove.
Kirsten Chilstrom
Gymnasts Are Supporting Simone Biles' Decision To Prioritize Her Mental Health
"Having to put that much pressure on her to carry the team to gold, it's not fair," Biles' former teammate Laurie Hernandez said. "This is a team of four, not a team of one."
Nicole Fallert
Luke Prokop Is The First NHL Player Under Contract To Come Out As Gay
"I believe that living my authentic life will allow me to bring my whole self to the rink and improve my chances of fulfilling my dreams."
Julia Reinstein
Coco Gauff Has Tested Positive For COVID-19 And Pulled Out Of The Olympics Amid Growing Criticism Of The Games Taking Place
"It has always been a dream of mine to represent the USA at the Olympics, and I hope there will be many more chances for me to make this come true in the future."
Ben Henry
