By John Solomon
How the government's punishing of the exposure of official wrongdoing can linger for years
What happened to Steve Francis? It depends on who you ask.
As members of one of the first international women's sports squads from the oil-rich, predominantly Islamic Persian Gulf nation the United Arab Emirates, the women on the national soccer team epitomize the state of female athletes across the Middle East: competitive neophytes, cultural trailblazers, navigating both the fields of play and a larger social shift from traditional gender roles to modern, Western-style equality.
Just when you thought there couldn't be any more hype surrounding the return of LeBron James to Cleveland on Thursday, President Obama added to the drama with a short, simple, and not-so-sweet description:
Alana Beard didn't have to pack or travel. The Washington Mystics guard didn't have to worry about travel arrangements for her family, either.
Alana Beard didn't have to pack or travel. The Washington Mystics guard didn't have to worry about travel arrangements for her family, either.
