Zimbabwe’s Kirsty Coventry elected to lead the International Olympic Committee

First woman IOC president could preside over Utah’s 2034 Winter Games.

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 20

Coventry elected as IOC's first female president

Zimbabwe's sports minister Kirsty Coventry is elected as the new IOC president, becoming the first woman and first African to hold the role.

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 20

Boston’s White Stadium, Future Home of NWSL Team, at Center of Legal Fight

The efforts to bring professional woman’s soccer to Boston is pitting Mayor Michelle Wu against the Krafts of New England Patriots fame.

The New York Times - Mar. 20

Coventry elected first female IOC president as Coe beaten

Zimbabwe's sports minister Kirsty Coventry is elected as the new IOC president, becoming the first woman and first African to hold the role.

BBC News - Mar. 20

Transcontinental cold case solved as 2018 murder victim is ID'd

The police agency Interpol reported it identified a Paraguayan woman found hanged in Spain in 2018.

CBS News - Mar. 20

AMD's Lisa Su has already vanquished Intel. Now she's going after Nvidia

AMD CEO Lisa Su is an anomaly in semiconductors, as the only woman to lead a major player in the industry.

CNBC - Mar. 20

Lindsey Vonn reveling in being back at World Cup finals and an unexpected second act

Lindsey Vonn will become oldest woman to compete at World Cup finals, qualifying for both the downhill and super-G in Sun Valley.

Yahoo Sports - 6d

Lindsey Vonn, other top skiers, showing that age really is just a number

Lindsey Vonn finished second in the super-G, making her, at 40, the oldest woman to make a World Cup podium

Yahoo Sports - 4d

Everything to know for the 2025 world figure skating championships

Will Ilia Malinin continue to dominate? Can an American woman win gold? What to watch at figure skating worlds.

ESPN - 3d

Partner of deported Venezuelan says he has no gang connections

The woman insists her partner has no criminal record and has never been a member of any gang.

CBS News - 2d

Alysa Liu finds the joy — and the lead — at World Figure Skating Championships

Alysa Liu can become the first U.S. woman to win a world championship in 19 years.

Yahoo Sports - 1d

Sick and Lonely, She Turned to AI for Support—and a Boyfriend

Stuck at home with a host of diseases, one young woman developed an intimate relationship with the chatbot app Nomi.

Inc. - 1d

Why Poland is still pushing for more EU-wide defence funding ideas

Also in this newsletter: A fresh push to charge Europe’s chip industry

Financial Times - Mar. 12

Top US officials shared classified details of military strikes with journalist

Vice-president and defence secretary debated charging Europe for American attack on Houthis

Financial Times - 4d

Former mayor of Liverpool in court over corruption investigation

Twelve charged with bribery and misconduct offences as part of Merseyside police’s Operation Aloft

Financial Times - 8h

Former mayor of Liverpool in court over corruption investigation

Twelve charged with bribery and misconduct offences as part of Merseyside police’s Operation Aloft

Financial Times - 8h

Pakistan army says 300 hostages freed from train

More than 30 militants were killed in the operation, a military spokesperson says.

BBC News - Mar. 12

BBC Verify: Israel's hospital assassination in Gaza

An air strike on a hospital in Gaza is reported to have killed a senior Hamas leader

BBC News - 4d

In AI Agent Battle, Meta Seeks Total Dominance as OpenAI Plans to Charge $20K for Some Models

If your company isn’t already using AI, the arrival of “agent” tools may change your mind. Meta wants this to happen, and OpenAI is planning on hefty prices for some advanced systems.

Inc. - Mar. 7

Xavier Worthy arrested in Texas: DA chooses not to charge Chiefs star after booking for assault

Worthy completed his rookie season with the Chiefs in 2024

CBS Sports - Mar. 9

Xavier Worthy of Chiefs released from jail, won't face domestic assault charges

Xavier Worthy was taken into custody Friday on a count of third-degree felony assault. However, prosecutors Saturday declined to pursue the case.

CBS News - Mar. 8

Andrew Tate, social media influencer who faces trafficking charges, sits cageside for UFC 313

Former kickboxer and controversial internet personality Andrew Tate was cageside for UFC 313 inside T-Mobile Arena on Saturday night, one night after attending Dana White’s Power Slap 12 at ...

NBC News - Mar. 9

Five years on from the pandemic, the right’s fake Covid narrative has been turbo-charged into the mainstream | Laura Spinney

Before the next outbreak, we need a serious conversation about how to cope, but first, the more strident, misguided voices must be muted. Laura Spinney is a science journalist and the author of ...

The Guardian - Mar. 9

Szczesny’s human touch lends higher meaning to Barcelona’s title charge | Jonathan Liew

The anarchic Barça goalkeeper may not be an idealised athlete but he is writing an extraordinary closing chapter to his career. Accounts differ on just how late Iñaki Peña was to that team meeting ...

The Guardian - Mar. 11

Southwest Airlines will charge to check bags for the first time, launch basic economy tickets

Southwest is getting rid of its policy for free checked bags, ending a more than 50-year perk.

CNBC - Mar. 11

Virginia high school athlete charged with assault and battery following viral track meet baton incident

The incident occurred during a state championship meet last week

CBS Sports - Mar. 13

How Oklahoma's AG used a frontier-era law to charge Robert Morris in sex abuse scandal

Megachurch founder Robert Morris was indicted by Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond after Cindy Clemishire publicly accused Morris of molesting her in the 1980s

NBC News - Mar. 13

Real Madrid talisman played through injury to lead UCL charge against Atletico

Real Madrid’s win over Atletico Madrid in the UEFA Champions League was one of the team’s most important results of the season, but it came at a serious price.Carlo Ancelotti’s men, after all, w...

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 15

Massive late charge falls short for DWU men in California, ending season in NAIA tourney

Mar. 15—SANTA CLARITA, Calif. — Down 22 points with less than 10 minutes left, the Dakota Wesleyan University men's basketball team was in the toughest hole of the season. And the 14th-seeded ...

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 15

La Liga round-up: Celta Vigo continue European charge, Mallorca win and Girona held at home

There were four more matches in La Liga on Saturday, with games affecting the title race, European push and relegation. Real Madrid’s victory over Villarreal was the highlight encounter, but ...

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 15

Trial to begin for Haiti town’s ex-mayor on charges he lied about rights abuses to get U.S. residency

A former mayor from Haiti is set to go on trial Monday after authorities say he lied on his visa application about committing rights abuses in his country.

NBC News - Mar. 17

Murder charges filed against suspect in death of Kansas City sports reporter Adan Manzano during Super Bowl week

The exact cause of death for Manzano has yet to be determined.

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 18

Hidden ‘double dip’ charges hit UK car insurance customers on monthly contracts

Regulator probing whether ‘premium finance’ unfairly treats policyholders who do not pay upfront

Financial Times - Mar. 19

Rangers tell fans behind ‘shameful’ banner to stay away after Uefa charge

Banner appeared during victory over Fenerbahce Club expecting ‘significant sanctions’ from Uefa Rangers have described the behaviour of a minority of their fans as “embarrassing” after being ...

The Guardian - Mar. 19

DOGE doxx site maps 'Musk World' as Trump AG threatens Tesla vandals with federal charges

Tesla CEO Elon Musk spent hundreds of millions to help President Donald Trump win a second term. His electric vehicle maker is paying a price for that.

CNBC - Mar. 20

Ex-Ravens and Michigan assistant charged with accessing thousands of college athletes' 'intimate digital photographs and videos'

Matt Weiss was fired in January 2023 after he was accused of computer crimes while at Michigan's football facility.

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 20

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