Politics drove Reagan pledge to put woman on Supreme Court
The candidate for president was in difficult straits and so he made a promise that would change history.If elected, he said, he would shatter more…
Kirsty Coventry elected as first woman IOC president | Olympics News
Coventry wins the race to succeed Thomas Bach and will be first African to become International Olympic Committee chief.Kirsty Coventry has smashed through the glass…
Kirsty Coventry first woman, African elected president of IOC
COSTA NAVARINO, Greece — Kirsty Coventry was elected president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday and became the first woman and first African to get perhaps…
IOC presidential election: Kirsty Coventry first woman to be elected president
Zimbabwe's sports minister Kirsty Coventry has been elected as the new president of the International Olympic Committee.The 41-year-old former swimmer, who won two Olympic gold…
Audi Crooks leads Iowa State to NCAA tournament win over Princeton
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Audi Crooks scored 12 of her 27 points in the fourth quarter, Addy Brown added 22 points and Iowa State rallied from a…
Trump administration suspends $175 million in federal funding for Penn over transgender swimmer
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has suspended approximately $175 million in federal funding for the University of Pennsylvania over a transgender swimmer who last competed for the…
Responding to Trump, Ventura proposes protections for LGBTQ+ people, immigrants
The proposal considered Tuesday night was meant to be a big stand by a small city, an effort to protect from the Trump administration a…
Angel City believes it has right chemistry to be competitive
Gisele Thompson was 5 years old when Claire Emslie made her professional soccer debut. She now plays behind Emslie on the right side of Angel…
Irish leaders slam mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor for cozy White House visit with Trump
LONDON — Irish eyes aren’t smiling on Conor McGregor’s St. Patrick’s Day bromance with President Trump.The mixed martial arts fighter’s anti-immigration remarks and criticism of the Irish…
Prep talk: Drew Spooner officiates first state basketball final
Bill Spooner was a proud father at Golden 1 Center on Saturday. He traveled to Sacramento to see his son, Drew, an Oak Park graduate,…
Mirra Andreeva youngest Indian Wells champion since Serena Williams
INDIAN WELLS — Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva came back to beat No. 1-ranked Aryna Sabalenka 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 in the BNP Paribas Open on Sunday to make…
2025 March Madness Selection Sunday: Date, time and how to watch
March Madness is finally upon us. And with it comes all the buzzer-beaters, Cinderella stories, bracket-busters and shining moments we can handle, all crammed into…
Contributor: Should the Dodgers balk at a White House invitation?
In 2019, Mookie Betts, then an outfielder for the Boston Red Sox, refused President Trump’s invitation to visit the White House, along with eight of…
U.S. soccer learns more SheBelieves Cup loss than it would from a win
Alex Ferguson, who led Manchester United to an unprecedented 13 Premier League titles in 21 seasons, insisted coaches learned less in victory than they did…
A homeless woman who occupied her old, vacant home is saying goodbye
She knew she had to go even though she couldn’t imagine moving somewhere else.Maria Merritt has lived in El Sereno the better part of 30…
Lady Gaga slays on ‘SNL’ with musical sketches, ‘Mayhem’ performances
The best “Saturday Night Live” episodes tend to bend to the sensibilities of the host, and sometimes the musical guest, drawing from their talents as…
A Ukrainian theater’s show goes on with an all-female cast
CHERNIHIV, Ukraine — The 43-year-old Ukrainian actor took to the stage wearing a black leather jacket and with a mustache painted on her face.Ruslana Ostapko was performing…
Column: Trump’s reversal of race and gender progress faces an obstacle
The Trump administration is hell-bent on “restoring” this country to an entirely fictional time when white people succeeded based purely on merit, people of color…
Amber Whiteley: The woman leading Liverpool through key period
Beard enjoyed huge success with Liverpool across two spells with the club - first winning back-to-back WSL titles, before overseeing their promotion from the second…
Newsom criticizes trans athletes in women’s sports
SACRAMENTO — California Gov. Gavin Newsom — an outspoken champion of LGBTQ+ rights since he was mayor of San Francisco — publicly criticized the “unfairness” of transgender…