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Marta Is The World Cup’s Best Story And Its Greatest Tragedy
The Brazilian superstar's career is a testament to what's possible in women's soccer — and also a reminder of how little attention the sport still receives.
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Why The United States Will (Or Won’t) Win The 2019 Women’s World Cup
The U.S. Women’s National Team is chasing its record fourth World Cup title this summer in France.
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Brazil's Financial Elites Are Losing Faith In The Authoritarian They Helped Put In Power
Political gridlock and a weakening economy are leaving them with little to show for backing right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro last year.
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Michael Avenatti Must Think Nike Fears Claims That It Paid Athletes To Wear Shoes
But the lawyer's latest allegations only reveal his own ignorance about college basketball "corruption."
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It's The Feds' Fault Michael Avenatti Thought Paying College Athletes Was A Scandal
Only in the asinine world of college sports could paying talented, marketable athletes be damaging to anyone.
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Michael Avenatti Charged With Embezzlement, Trying To Extort $20 Million From Nike
Federal prosecutors say the former Stormy Daniels attorney threatened to release damaging information about Nike if the company didn't meet his demands.
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The Unbearable Machismo Of Trump And Bolsonaro's Bromance
The twin presidents of the United States and Brazil are linked most closely by the insecure, tough-guy grievance politics that fuel them both.
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Brazil President’s U.S. Visit Kicks Off With Steve Bannon-Sponsored Paranoia Fest
At the Trump hotel event, anti-globalist advocates pushed for even greater influence over Jair Bolsonaro's government.
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Brazil’s Deadly School Shooting Sparks A Familiar Gun Debate
The U.S. gun lobby's push for arming teachers has found vocal allies in President Jair Bolsonaro's far-right government.
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Celebrity Admissions Scandal Exposes The Racism At The Heart Of College Sports
Athletics facilitate a "separate admissions system" for white wealthy students that federal officials say they want to end.
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Dems Split As Progressives Slam Trump On Venezuela
"We need to speak up," House progressives say in a foreign policy challenge to President Donald Trump -- and their own party.
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Brazil's Far-Right President Tweeted Golden Shower Video To Push Anti-LGBTQ Views
Jair Bolsonaro is upset that the Carnival festival has turned against him. So he tweeted a pee tape.
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How Police Violence Paves The Way To Authoritarianism
Brazil’s new president, Jair Bolsonaro, believes the only good criminal is a dead one. Many Brazilians agree.
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Duke’s Zion Williamson Got Hurt Playing A Game That’s Rigged Against Him
The Duke basketball star's injury is more proof that it's time to change restrictive NBA and NCAA rules that only hurt players.
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Trump Rages Against 'Socialist Tyranny' During Call For Ouster Of Venezuelan President
Trump embraced the rhetoric of the Cold War, promising to topple Nicolás Maduro and "socialists" all across the Western Hemisphere.
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Where Democratic Presidential Contenders Stand On The Venezuelan Crisis
Some of them agree with President Trump’s decision to recognize the country's opposition leader as the legitimate president.
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Bolton's Notes Indicate U.S. Troop Deployment An Option On Venezuela
The national security adviser was photographed with a notebook that said: “5,000 troops to Colombia.”
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Trump Recognizes Venezuelan Opposition Leader Juan Guaido As Interim President
“All options are on the table” for punishing Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro if he refuses to leave office, an administration official said.
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Is 'Bull Durham' A Romantic Comedy? A Debate.
When is a sports movie also a rom-com, and a rom-com also a sports movie?
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DC Neo-Nazi Who Said Pittsburgh Victims 'Deserved' It Arrested; Has Deep Ties To 'Alt-Right'
Jeffrey Clark wasn't shy about being a white supremacist. But it was only after his family reported him that authorities arrested him on gun charges.