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Azaliya/iStock (WASHINGTON) — Amid outrage over images the White House said President Joe Biden found “horrible,” the U.S. Border Patrol has temporarily stopped using agents on horseback against Haitian migrants in Del Rio, Texas, Homeland Security officials said Thursday. Shortly afterward, White House press secretary Jen Psaki confirmed the decision to end the horse patrols […]
In a very short period of time, ONE Championship lightweight champion Christian Lee has nearly wiped out every top contender the division has to offer him. After he won the title with a second-round TKO over Shinya Aoki in 2019, Lee dispatched highly touted Dagestani prospect Saygid “Dagi” Arslanaliev and then needed less than four […]
lucagavagna/iStock (NEW YORK) — As the 76th General Assembly of the United Nations went underway in New York City beginning Sept. 14, authorities arrested Enrique Figueroa on Sunday for allegedly posting threats on social media against Luis Abinader, the president of the Dominican Republic, according to a court document. The charges state that Figueroa “intentionally […]
Contract-extension season typically runs from the beginning of July until the early part of September when the regular season begins. A flurry of veteran signings took place during this period. Multiple players, who would have been highly sought after in free agency or franchise tag candidates, were taken off the market. The most notable signing […]
OleksiiLiskonih/iStock (WASHINGTON) — Months before the Haitian migrant surge at the southern border, Border Patrol agents on the front lines in Texas sounded alarms that Del Rio was vulnerable and resources could become overwhelmed, according to email messages reviewed by ABC News. Despite the warnings, officials say preparations for the migrant surge only began when […]
The New England Patriots were all that Tom Brady had ever known prior to leaving the franchise to sign with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2020. In the wake of Brady’s split with the Pats, his father, Tom Brady Sr., believes that his son’s post-Patriots success has validated his decision to leave the team. “Damn […]
CameronSmith/Flickr (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden for the first time admitted the diplomatic fallout with France over a recent defense deal could have been better handled, the White House said Wednesday in a joint statement with French President Emmanuel Macron’s office. Biden and Macron spoke on the phone Wednesday, in a bid to smooth over […]
Editor’s note: Richard Lapchick is a human rights activist, pioneer for racial equality, expert on sports issues, scholar and author. For the first time since 2018 — a period of time that included a pandemic, a polarizing presidential election and the 2020-21 racial reckoning — The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) released […]
SezerOzger/iStock (TEXAS) — A mounting crisis is unfolding at the U.S.-Mexico border where thousands of migrants, many from Haiti, have trekked across dozens of countries, facing blistering heat and other dangers to seek refuge in the United States. But entering the land of the free has proved difficult after migrants waded across the border. They […]
The SEC had a light first round of conference play last weekend and No. 1 Alabama and No 2. Georgia both failed to cover as favorites in their respective games against Florida and South Carolina. This weekend, the conference’s top matchup between No. 7 Texas A&M vs. No. 16 Arkansas is also one of the […]
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