Author: Adam Kilgore
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More NFL cheerleaders allege harassment, physical assault in federal lawsuit
Three former Houston Texans cheerleaders filed a class-action lawsuit against the franchise and its director of cheerleading, alleging team officials forced them to work extra hours without compensation, exposed them to abusive, shaming behavior by the director and failed to protect them from physical abuse from fans. Twitter direct messages, which two cheerleaders and their…
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NFL cheerleaders told to pose topless, serve as personal escorts, report says
The Washington Redskins are under fire after a New York Times story revealed disturbing allegations about the way franchise officials have treated the team’s cheerleaders, with former cheerleaders saying the team made them vulnerable for the benefit of sponsors and big-spending ticket holders. The Times cited five former Redskins cheerleaders who described a 2013 photo…
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Dolphins cheerleader says she faced discrimination after revealing her virginity
In April 2016, Kristan Ann Ware felt excited as she walked into an annual work review. As a Miami Dolphins cheerleader, Ware had to re-apply for her job every season, but as a performer entering her third year, she only looked forward to a new role and the chance, as a veteran, to give younger…
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Troy Terry, college players lift US men’s hockey into Olympic quarterfinals
GANGNEUNG, South Korea – The idea belonged to Jim Johansen, the general manager who conceived this motley U.S. men’s hockey team. Most of the players would come from minor league affiliates and far-flung European leagues, grizzled skaters who could provide experience in a grand and tense competition. Sprinkled among them would be a handful of…
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Katie Uhlaender, in her fourth Olympics, is still chasing more than medals
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea – At some point this year, Katie Uhlaender decided the best way to confront her grief would be to accept it. She had constructed her worldview on applying calculation to hazardous circumstances with unknown outcomes, to achieving peace amid chaos. She throws herself down icy tracks and ragged mountains and calls herself…
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Two years ago, he clung to life, fighting a mystery illness. Now he could win Olympic gold
PARK CITY, Utah — During the 10 days he spent near death, Torin Yater-Wallace had recurring dreams he still cannot explain. In one, he flew to 10 different states, strapped to a gurney with doctors fluttering around him and cords hooked to his body, like an episode of “House,” but on airplanes. In another dream,…
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Aaron Hernandez suffered from most severe CTE ever found in a person his age
BOSTON – Aaron Hernandez suffered the most severe case of chronic traumatic encephalopathy ever discovered in a person his age, damage that would have significantly affected his decision-making, judgment and cognition, researchers at Boston University revealed at a medical conference Thursday. Dr. Anne McKee, the head of BU’s CTE Center, which has studied the disease…
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Trump turns sports into a political battleground with comments on NFL and Stephen Curry
President Trump turned professional sports into a political battleground Friday night into Saturday, directing full-throated ire toward African American athletes who have spoken out against him and prompting a sharp rebuttal from the National Football League and several prominent sports figures. In a span of roughly 12 hours, as the sports world would typically be…
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NFL has an offensive line crisis
Two years ago, an NFL executive surveyed the college landscape and offered an associate in the industry some friendly advice. “You better hit on an offensive lineman now,” the executive told his pal, because he could see the supply of capable blockers dwindling. The words seem prophetic after the dismal product the NFL rendered in…
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Tom Brady, Patriots close impossible deficit to win Super Bowl 51 in OT
HOUSTON — Add the greatest comeback in Super Bowl history — and, given the stakes, perhaps in NFL history — to the New England Patriots’ list of accomplishments. On a night that was supposed to be about Deflategate vengeance or about reaffirming all-time greatness, the Patriots checked those boxes and far, far more. They used…