Across the globe, people are grappling with the growing COVID-19 pandemic. Deaths due to the coronavirus have soared in Italy as hospitals try to manage high demands and lack of supplies. In the U.S., panic levels are high, with health officials advising “social distancing” and taking extra precautions to protect your health. Most major live…
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Simone Biles made history twice in a row this week during the U.S. Gymnastics Championships: First she nailed a triple-double during a floor routine and then she pulled off a perfect double-double dismount, making her the first female athlete to land both moves in competition. She ended up winning her sixth all-around title, a massive…
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Serena Williams—and the U.S. women’s soccer team—isn’t here for the pay gap. On Friday, the tennis icon called the pay gap in sports “ludicrous” while sharing her support for the team and its lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation. “The pay discrepancy is ludicrous,” Williams, a 23-time grand slam singles champion, told reporters during a…
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When Serena Williams competed against her sister Venus Williams at the 2018 U.S. Open on Friday, she had some special fans in the stands: former San Francisco 49ers teammates Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid, who are known for spearheading protests in the NFL against police brutality and racial inequality. Although she didn’t know they were…
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As Serena Williams gears up for her next Grand Slam tournament—the U.S. Open in New York—she continues to prove that she is the greatest athlete of all time by topping Forbes‘ list of highest paid female athletes, despite only earning $62,000 in prize money over the past 12 months. Obviously, Williams’ straight-from-tennis earnings would be…
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The U.S. Open is making a major change to how it seeds female players for upcoming tennis tournaments: namely, by no longer penalizing female players who return to the sport after having children. It’s an institutional breakthrough and major win for women in tennis—and it comes after backlash surrounding Serena Williams‘ huge drop in ranking…
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