Day: February 22, 2024

Olympic gold medalist Dani Alves found guilty of rape, sentenced to over 4 years in prison

11:11 am February 22, 2024

Dani Alves, a Brazilian soccer star who won the gold medal at the 2020 Olympics for his country, was found guilty of raping a woman in Barcelona, Spain, and sentenced to four years and six months in prison. A three-judge panel at the Barcelona Provincial Court convicted the 40-year-old for the Dec. 31, 2022 incident. […]

Former official William Bock on NCAA’s transgender athlete policies: ‘What is happening to women is unethical’

11:02 am February 22, 2024

William Bock III wrote a resignation letter to NCAA President Charlie Baker last week, claiming he was stepping down from his position on the Division I Committee on Infractions due to the organization’s current policy on transgender athletes. Bock said in the letter that the current policies harm women and deprive them of “competitive opportunities” […]

Former Bernie Sanders staffer torches his Biden endorsement and warns of Trump’s appeal: ‘Where’ve you been?’

11:00 am February 22, 2024

A progressive strategist and former Bernie Sanders campaign staffer fired back at her ex-boss’s endorsement of President Biden after the Vermont lawmaker told Irish media that former President Trump has a strong yet worrisome appeal. Sanders, who identifies as a “democratic socialist,” told Dublin public service broadcaster Raidio Teilifis Eireann that Trump appeals to many […]

Former college basketball coach Seth Greenberg on distractions today’s players face, Final Four favorites

10:53 am February 22, 2024

Top-ranked UConn suffered a shocking upset loss to Creighton on Tuesday. The 85-66 loss marked just the second defeat for the defending national champion Huskies. As February itches toward a close, March Madness comes into focus. Aside from UConn, other highly-ranked teams, such as Houston, Purdue and Arizona, appear to be virtual locks for the […]

Indiana officials say parents lost custody of trans child due to eating disorder, but lawyers claim otherwise

10:00 am February 22, 2024

A Catholic couple in Indiana is asking to the Supreme Court to hold the state accountable for keeping their child out of their home after they allegedly declined to use his chosen name and pronouns. But, in a counter petition, state officials claim the child was removed from his parents’ custody due to an eating […]