Sports
Olympic Officials Dismissed Beijing Games Human Rights Concerns In A Video Call, Documents Show
“I was shocked,” one human rights activist told BuzzFeed News. “How can I explain the cold faces? They were not even acknowledging the suffering.”
Megha Rajagopalan
Serena Williams Stopped A Press Conference And Left The Room In Tears After Questions And Rumors About Her Retirement
"If I ever say farewell, I wouldn't tell anyone."
Ben Henry
Tom Brady Was Called The Greatest Athlete Of All Time After Winning The Super Bowl And It Sparked A Huge Debate On Twitter
"Serena Williams has 23 Grand Slams, four Olympic gold medals, and cleared one of those titles while pregnant at the Australian Open. She is the GOAT of GOATS."
Ben Henry
After This Student Died Of COVID-19, He Became The First Person In His Family To Graduate From College
Cody Lyster was one of the youngest people in Colorado to die of the novel coronavirus.
Craig Silverman
The US Women's Soccer Team Has Settled Its Gender Discrimination Lawsuit
"We remain as committed as ever to our work to achieve the equal pay that we legally deserve," a spokesperson for the players said.
Stephanie K. Baer
A Dodgers Player Tested Positive For The Coronavirus During The World Series. When They Won, He Came Back To Celebrate.
"Just experienced every emotion you can possibly imagine."
Alex Campbell
COVID-19 Is Causing Heart Damage In Many Patients, Not Just Football Players
A Penn State official retracted saying a third of Big 10 football players with coronavirus infections had suffered heart injuries. But experts confirmed they are seeing heart muscle injuries in many patients.
Dan Vergano
Naomi Osaka, The Highest-Paid Female Athlete, Has Withdrawn From A Tennis Match In Protest Of The Shooting Of Jacob Blake
"Before I am [an] athlete, I am a black woman."
Ben Henry
WNBA Players Called Off Their Games And Kneeled In Protest Of The Shooting Of Jacob Blake
"We stand in solidarity with our brothers in the NBA and will continue this conversation with our brothers and sisters across all leagues and look to take collective action."
Stephanie K. Baer
NBA Players Expressed Support For The Milwaukee Bucks Sitting Out Their Game To Protest Jacob Blake's Shooting
The Bucks' decision was met with widespread and immediate support from players and teams across the league.
Clarissa-Jan Lim
These Photos Of Lonely Baseball Mascots In Empty Stadiums Are A Whole Mood
Baseball is back! Fans are not.
David Mack
WNBA Players Didn’t Kneel During The National Anthem — They Walked Out
“We’re dedicating this season to Breonna Taylor,” said New York Liberty player Layshia Clarendon.
Lam Thuy Vo
Bubba Wallace Called Out "Hate" From Trump After He Accused The NASCAR Driver Of A Noose "Hoax"
"Love should come naturally as people are taught to hate. Even when it's hate from the POTUS," Wallace, the only Black full-time driver on NASCAR's top circuit, tweeted.
Olivia Niland
NASCAR Is Banning Confederate Flags From All Racing Events
On Tuesday, Bubba Wallace, the only full-time Black driver on NASCAR's top circuit, called for a ban on the flag at races.
Addy Baird
NASCAR Star Kyle Larson Was Fired For Using The N-Word During A Livestreamed Virtual Race
Larson, who is half Japanese, was a graduate of NASCAR's Drive for Diversity program.
Tasneem Nashrulla
"NRL Island" Is The Absurd Coronavirus Sports Plan Bringing Australians Hope And Joy Right Now
"Putting so much of my hope and dreams into NRL island. It will be a global trend setter and change the world," one person tweeted.
Cameron Wilson
This Message From Liverpool FC's Manager About The Coronavirus Is Inspiring And Weirdly Comforting
"All of us have to do whatever we can to protect one another. In society, I mean. This should be the case all the time in life, but in this moment I think it matters more than ever."
David Mack
US Soccer Doesn’t Want To Give The Women’s Team Equal Pay Because The Men Have “More Responsibility”
“The job of a [men’s national team player] carries more responsibility within US Soccer than the job of a [women’s national team] player,” US Soccer argued in a court filing.
Molly Hensley-Clancy
Here Are All The Celebs Who Went To The Super Bowl And Their Behind-The-Scenes Instagram Pics
From David Beckham being starstruck over Paul Rudd to Cardi B living her best life, the celebs were out in force for Super Bowl LIV.
Ben Henry
“Cheer” Captures What It Really Felt Like To Be A Cheerleader
The Netflix documentary Cheer shows viewers something I learned a long time ago: All kinds of people become cheerleaders, for all kinds of reasons — and some are profoundly changed by it. (A few spoilers.)
Anne Helen Petersen
The 12 Best Moments From The USWNT’s Incredible Decade
The No. 1 moment could only be one thing.
Molly Hensley-Clancy
10 Of The Best Reactions To Bianca Andreescu's Mom
"Bianca Andreescu’s mom looks like she’s in the witness protection program and forgot to tell her husband"
Kyle Richmond
Colin Kaepernick Praised Eric Reid Amid His Slamming Of The Jay-Z Deal With The NFL
Reid has called Jay-Z’s deal with the NFL “disingenuous” because the league is continuing its “blackballing” of Kaepernick.
Michael Blackmon
“It Has Set Off A Bomb”: A US Sports Website Has Gone On A Hiring Spree Of UK Journalists
“It’s a journalist transfer window.”
Mark Di Stefano
Lesbians Won The Women's World Cup
Opinion: I’m not proud of this country’s curtailment of human rights, but I am proud of Megan Rapinoe and her team for demanding better.
Shannon Keating
Megan Rapinoe Scored At The World Cup And The Photo Became A Hilarious Meme
“When I get my inbox down to 10 emails.”
David Mack
An American Sports Website Is On A Hiring Spree For Some Of Britain's Top Football Writers
"[The Athletic has] offered old journalism money, signing-on fees, comp schemes, equity," one writer told BuzzFeed News.
Mark Di Stefano
She Accused One Of The World’s Biggest Soccer Stars Of Rape. Now She Said She’s Being Threatened.
“He can have money, he can buy the world, but I’m telling the truth!” Najila Trindade, who has accused soccer player Neymar da Silva of raping her, told BuzzFeed News.
Tatiana Farah
Let Drake Be An Asshole (Please)
Don’t you think we Canadians know Drake is the most annoying Raptors fan? Of course he is! But why do only Americans get to be annoying?
Scaachi Koul
Women With High Testosterone Will Be Banned From Competing In Some Track Races, A Court Has Ruled
South African Olympic gold medalist Caster Semenya lost her appeal challenging the rule as “discriminatory, unnecessary, unreliable, and disproportionate.”
Mary Ann Georgantopoulos
