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No Women Among 100 Highest-Paid Athletes Despite Business Gains
Women’s sports had a blockbuster 2024 that featured records for attendance, TV ratings and franchise sales, along with numerous other metrics across multiple sports properties. The interest from ...Yahoo Sports - Feb. 12 -
The list of 100 highest-paid athletes for 2024 doesn't include any women
Not a single woman was named to a list of the 100 highest-paid athletes compiled and released by Sportico on Wednesday.NBC News - Feb. 13 -
List of highest-paid athletes for 2024 does not have any women
NBC News' Antonia Hylton reports on the names, and noticeable absences, on Sportico's list of the 100 highest-paid athletes of 2024.NBC News - 6d -
No Women Break List of Top 100 Paid Athletes
The top 100 iathletes compete in eight sports from 27 countries.Inc. - 3d -
Norovirus hospital cases reach highest level ever
More than 1,100 patients a day ill in hospital with vomitting bug last week in England.BBC News - 8h -
World Athletics plans cheek-swab tests for elite athletes in female category
Tougher rules planned for transgender and DSD athletes Research reports male advantage exists before puberty World Athletics is poised to introduce tougher rules for transgender and difference ...The Guardian - Feb. 10 -
High school athletes challenge Trump's order on trans athletes
A federal judge on Wednesday granted a request from two transgender high school athletes in New Hampshire to add the Trump administration to a lawsuit challenging a state law barring trans athletes ...The Hill - Feb. 12 -
Rounding up athletes in commercials: Beckham, Mahomes and the Mannings
Athletes take center stage in star-studded Super Bowl commercials on Sunday.ESPN - Feb. 8 -
N.H. teens to fight Trump order on trans athletes
A 15-year-old soccer player and 14-year-old tennis player who are challenging New Hampshire's ban on transgender athletes on girls' sports teams will now fight President Trump's executive order ...ESPN - Feb. 12 -
Espanyol-Athletic marred by Sannadi racist abuse
Athletic Club forward Iñaki Williams has said teammate Maroan Sannadi was racially abused by home supporters during his side's 1-1 draw away at Espanyol in LaLiga on Sunday.ESPN - 2d -
Seven charged for alleged roles in athlete thefts
Seven men have been charged by federal prosecutors for their alleged roles in a string of burglaries by a South American theft group at the homes of prominent professional athletes.ESPN - 1d -
2 storms to bring some of the highest snow totals of season to major cities
Major winter storms are bearing down on the U.S. this week.ABC News - Feb. 10 -
Treasury yields end at highest in at least a week on Fed’s patient rate stance
U.S. government debt sold off on Tuesday, leaving long-dated yields higher for a fourth straight session, after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell expressed patience regarding future ...MarketWatch - Feb. 11 -
China’s construction of coal-fired power plants reaches highest in a decade
Report of 94.5GW of capacity being added last year undermines vow to start reducing carbon emissions by 2030Financial Times - 6d -
Palestinian Displacement in the West Bank Is Highest Since 1967, Experts Say
The Israeli military launched a wide-scale operation last month against militants in several cities in the West Bank. Now, roughly 40,000 Palestinians have fled their homes — the highest since ...The New York Times - 3d -
Will That Asteroid Strike Earth? Risk Level Rises to Highest Ever Recorded.
The threat from space rock 2024 YR4 has surpassed that of Apophis, an asteroid feared by scientists 20 years ago. The danger remains low, but experts are estimating the damage that could be done.The New York Times - 1d -
Chinese film 'Nezha 2' becomes world’s highest-grossing animated movie
Chinese animated blockbuster “Nezha 2” overtook Pixar’s “Inside Out 2” on Tuesday to become the highest-grossing animated film globally.NBC News - 1d -
Americans’ approval of Congress spikes to highest point in nearly 4 years
Congressional job approval among Americans shot up in the weeks since President Trump took office to the highest marks in nearly four years, according to a February Gallup survey, a change driven ...The Hill - 1d -
'Trump study sessions': How Japan PM's homework paid off
The Japanese prime minister gets much needed reassurances that his country is still America's top ally.BBC News - Feb. 9 -
Why Fox Paid Tom Brady $375 Million to Call the Super Bowl
Brady’s Super Bowl broadcast moment was years in the making.The New York Times - Feb. 10 -
BP cash bonus to be paid at 45% of target after poor performance
Oil major’s Q4 profits about half of total for previous quarterFinancial Times - Feb. 11 -
Several new administration officials were paid millions by Trump's PACs
Several of Donald Trump's former personal attorneys who now have top roles in his administration earned millions that were paid by Trump's fundraising arms, filings show.ABC News - Feb. 11 -
College football players sign agreement to be paid for likeness in video games
The video game licensing deal may serve as a blueprint for schools on how to generate more compensation for their athletes above the revenue-share cap.Yahoo Sports - Feb. 13 -
Tilted Axis Press Took a Big Risk on Translated Literature. It Paid Off.
The British publisher Tilted Axis specialized in innovative translated literature. It won them major awards. Now they’re coming to the U.S.The New York Times - 5d -
As Wall Street Chases Profits, Fire Departments Have Paid the Price
Fire engine manufacturing is now largely controlled by three companies. Around the country, prices have soared, and orders can take years to fulfill.The New York Times - 3d -
Boxing group cites Trump's ban on trans athletes in IOC complaint
The Russian-led IBA's criminal complaints against the International Olympics Committee stemmed from a 2024 controversy in women's boxing.CBS News - Feb. 10 -
Education Dept. urges NCAA to reverse transgender athletes' records, titles and awards
The Education department said records, titles, and awards were 'wrongfully credited to' transgender women, whom it referred to as 'biological men.NBC News - Feb. 11 -
Dept. of Ed: Title IX does not apply to athlete pay
Title IX does not apply to name, image and likeness deals, the U.S. Department of Education said Wednesday, rescinding the Biden administration's guidance that schools must equitably distribute ...ESPN - Feb. 12 -
Education Department launches Title IX probes over trans athlete policies
The Department of Education announced on Wednesday it is investigating two state athletic associations that say they will not abide by the Trump administration's Title IX rules that forbid ...The Hill - Feb. 12 -
High School Trans Athletes Challenge Trump’s Executive Order in New Hampshire
A lawsuit appears to be the first challenge to the constitutionality of an executive order barring trans athletes from girls’ and women’s sports teams.The New York Times - Feb. 12 -
From Swipe to Sweat: How Athletic Clubs Replaced Dating Apps
Post-pandemic, fitness clubs have emerged as the best place to find romance IRL. No profile required.Wired - 6d -
The Power Struggle Over a College Athlete’s Medical Well-Being
When the former team doctor for Penn State football sued for wrongful termination, the case offered a rare look into coaches interfering with medical advice.The New York Times - 4d -
We all have hormones — why are they being weaponized against trans athletes?
Much like all biases based on hormones, the rules that exclude transgender people in sports are based on little to no scientific evidence.The Hill - 3d -
7 men charged in connection with burglaries of professional athletes' homes
Federal prosecutors in Tampa on Tuesday charged seven purported members of a South American theft group that allegedly targeted the homes of professional athletes.ABC News - 1d -
Gang's selfies used to solve athlete break-ins case
The seven Chilean burglars who targeted Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, Joe Burrow and others over three months late last year made some rookie mistakes that allowed the law to eventually catch up, ...ESPN - 4h -
Breakout star Lawrence Butler in talks on contract extension with Athletics, per report
Butler put up an impressive 131 OPS+ in 2024, his second season in the majorsCBS Sports - 4h -
Coe agrees with Trump on excluding transgender athletes from women’s sport
IOC presidential candidate focused on integrity of sport Coe claims Trump ‘right on the principle’ US president Donald Trump is right in principle to seek the exclusion of transgender athletes ...The Guardian - 1h -
2-year Treasury yield ends at highest in 2 weeks after jobs-data revisions
Yields on U.S. government debt jumped on Friday, but finished mixed for the week, after January’s nonfarm-payrolls data included upward revisions for prior months that revealed the labor market was ...MarketWatch - Feb. 7 -
More than 100,000 homes in England could be built in highest-risk flood zones
Exclusive: Analysis suggests development in flood regions result of Labour push for 1.5m new homes in five years. More than 100,000 new homes will be built on the highest-risk flood zones in ...The Guardian - Feb. 8 -
Flu activity now highest in 15 years: See which states have it worst
Influenza cases continue to mount with the virus reaching activity levels in the U.S. not seen for the last 15 years, according to the Centers from Disease Control and Prevention.The Hill - Feb. 12
