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Laura Branigan singing “Gloria” from the album ‘Branigan’ (1982). It reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent 36 weeks on the chart, setting a new record for a single by a solo female act at the time.…

De La Hoya, 48, posted a video of himself from his hospital bed saying, “Wanted you to hear directly from me that despite being fully vaccinated, I have contracted COVID and am not going to be able to fight next weekend.” File photo by…

Tokyo welcomed the summer Olympic Games from July 23 to August 8 2021. The competition, originally scheduled for 2020, was postponed due to Covid-19. File photo: Chaay Tee, Shutterstock.com, licensed. The Tokyo Olympic Games just…

New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard failed three initial snatch attempts in a row in the 87-kilogram category which instantly put her out of the competition, preventing her from moving on to the clean and jerk and dashing any hopes…

 Simone Biles at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games artistic gymnastics. Athlete of team USA performs a training session prior to the medal competition. File photo: Salty View, Shutterstock.com, licensed. LOS ANGELES, CA – The press is…

Gold medalist Tommie Smith (center) and bronze medalist John Carlos (right) showing the raised fist on the podium after the 200 m race at the 1968 Summer Olympics; both wear Olympic Project for Human Rights badges. Peter Norman (silver…

Founded just before the pandemic, the USA Wheelchair Football League is the first football league of its kind, for adults living with disabilities. Photo credit: Move United TAMPA, FL - Move United's USA Wheelchair Football League…

The woman was so close to the road itself and with a sign so big that it encroached upon the race surface, thus the board struck Martin, sending the German tumbling, along with a large part of the Tour de France peloton. Image: NBC News /…

PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL - PGA National Resort & Spa – South Florida’s world-class golf, vacation,  culinary, events and spa destination – announces the grand opening of its thrilling and innovative new nine-hole Andy…

Diversity-Focused Amateur Development Experience in Vero Beach, Fla. is the First In-Person MLB/USA Baseball Development Event Since January 2020 Jackie Robinson Training Complex, 3901 26th Street, Vero Beach, FL 32960 VERO BEACH, FL…

Governor Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 1028 into law on Tuesday morning which will prohibit male-to-female transgender athletes from competing on sports teams that do not correspond to the sex they were assigned at birth. YouTube. …

TOKYO METROPOLIS - According to reports, an athlete in the women’s weightlifting event at the upcoming Tokyo Olympics is protesting the possible including of a transgender competitor in her ranks as being "like a bad joke" due to what…

A physiotherapist working with elderly patient outdoors both wearing medical masks – sport exercises at nursing home with assistant, using coronavirus protection measures after or during quarantine. Photo credit ShutterStock.com,…

According to the AP, most of the 20,000 former NFL retired players are Black, and only a quarter of the 2,000 Black men who sought payouts from the settlement after testing positive for dementia have qualified for any funds. File photo:…

Schandorff and Beretta lead VS Racing one-two in second Paul Ricard race. Lamborghini also claims GT Open Am class one-two result. Podium for factory drivers Bortolotti and Costa in GT Masters opener at Oschersleben. SANT’AGATA…

Canelo is a man of action. He spoke like he fought. His every word and punch was designed to land with maximum impact, with maximum efficiency. Canelo chose both well. As the post fight interview concludes, he was asked if he had anything…

The Florida Legislature has passed a bill that would block transgender children from playing on sports teams that don't align with their gender at birth. Photo credit ShutterStock.com, licensed. TALLAHASSEE, FL - Last-minute maneuvering…

As amended, SB 1028 would ban transgender youth from participating in school sports consistent with their gender identity. File photo credit: DC Stock Photography, Shutterstock.com, licensed. TALLAHASSEE, FL — Last night, in an 11th…

Nate Silvester, an officer in the Marshal’s Office in Bellevue, posted a video skit on TikTok criticizing James’ original tweet. Silvester’s video has nearly four million views as of Tuesday afternoon. His account currently has nearly…

LeBron James, a black, NBA super-star, has a history of bigoted, hateful, racist comments. As an up and coming ballplayer he blurted out, "I don't want nothing to do with White people. I don't believe they want anything to do with me."…

The reaction to James’ tweet was intensely negative, with the National Fraternal Order of Police responding. File photo credit: Kathy Hutchins, Shutterstock.com, licensed. LOS ANGELES, CA - Basketball star LeBron James is being hit…

ATLANTA, GA - This weekend YouTuber Jake Paul meets former MMA champion Ben Askren in a boxing match. The strange ongoing relationship between stars of the video platform playing at combat sports continues to draw mixed opinions from…

LAS VEGAS, NV - UFC heavyweight gold was on the line last night as the former child laborer Francis “The Predator” Ngannou violently unseated champion Stipe Miocic in the 2nd. From the outset it was clear the puncher had evolved…

FALL RIVER, MA –This Saturday the UFC heavyweight title is on the line as part time firefighter and full time heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic will make his five title defense tomorrow in a rematch with Francis Ngannou of Cameroon.…

The bills moving through Florida’s Legislature appear to be on fast-track, with talk from insiders that the Senate version by Sen. Kelli Stargel – R-Lakeland – might skip one of its three committee stops. (…

FALL RIVER, MA –  The 6'5” Briton did a beautiful job of range management to win the WBO cruiserweight title last Saturday. Even better, to do it via viscous 6th round knockout. Okolie had no issue implementing his long reach to keep…

FALL RIVER, MA – Last weekend we saw a new candidate for for fight of the year. When pound for pound star Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez met Juan Fransisco Estradafor the 2nd time. Their meeting came in 2012 when Gonzales was…

FALL RIVER, MA – The world just lost it’s toughest living middleweight. Marvelous Marvin Hagler was the biggest and baddest of the Fab 4. He along with Sugar Ray Leonard, Roberto Duran and Thomas Hearns fought a round robin of…

The Palm Beach GCSA is recognized in the Executive Club giving level of the EIFG’s Cumulative Giving Program. The Executive Club recognizes donors who have given between $25,000 and $49,999 since 1987. File photo. Golf field at West Palm…