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‘Fantastic’ hosts are wowing World Cup travelers, dispelling anti-U.S. buzz that preceded tournament
Sweltering temperatures, rampant crime and unfriendly locals. That’s what the soccer fans who have flocked to the U.S. for the World Cup were told to expect in America. Instead, international visitors tell The Washington Times they have fallen in love with great restaurants and bars, modern shops, supersized gas stations, historic sites and friendly Americans.
NIL reform legislation advances to Senate floor for full vote
Legislation that complements President Trump’s executive order on name, image and likeness in college sports is advancing to the Senate floor.
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Bina Ramroop broke down in tears when she realized she wasn't going to get the World Cup tickets she had bought for her grandson's 13th birthday.
Former Iona player made permanently ineligible as part of NCAA point-shaving investigation
Former Iona basketball player Adam Njie Jr. has been made permanently ineligible for NCAA competition for agreeing to participate in a point-shaving scheme, even though he said he never actually went through with it.
Olympian Jenny Simpson shows ‘encouraging improvement’ after collapsing at a Raleigh track event
Olympic 1,500-meter bronze medalist and world champion Jenny Simpson remains under medical care Thursday but shows "encouraging improvement" after collapsing while pacing a mile group at an event in Raleigh earlier this week.
Rape charge against former BYU standout wide receiver Parker Kingston dismissed
A judge on Thursday dismissed a first-degree felony rape charge against former Brigham Young University wide receiver Parker Kingston, though prosecutors said they plan to refile the charge.
Christian Pulisic trains separately for 4th straight day and could miss next U.S. World Cup game
Christian Pulisic trained apart from his U.S. teammates on Thursday for the fourth straight day because of his left calf injury, further raising concerns about his availability to face Australia on Friday in Seattle in the Americans' second World Cup game.
Maryland exercises its right to match an $85 million offer to keep Preakness branding rights
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said Thursday the state will exercise its right of first refusal to match Churchill Downs Incorporated's $85 million offer for the intellectual property of the Preakness Stakes and the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes.
U.S, Open starts on soft Shinnecock with strong wind as Stevens takes the early lead
Shinnecock Hills has never looked like this for a U.S. Open, not with such receptive greens and putting surfaces slow enough to keep shots from rolling off the edges and down the slopes.
Whoopi urges Knicks to attend White House visit: ‘I want all those Black men to stand in our house’
WHOOPI says Knicks should visit White House: "I want them to go. I want all those Black men to stand in our house and remind all of those people, as we tried to remind the vice president, that when you try to destroy one part of history, you're destroying all of our histories."
Well done, young man: 17-year-old Russell’s U.S. Open debut impresses 54-year-old partner Harrington
As Miles Russell's putt neared the hole on the ninth green, Padraig Harrington crouched down for a closer look at the way the ball broke.
After a misplayed foul pop, Valenzuela hits go-ahead double in Blue Jays’ 4-3 win over Red Sox
Brandon Valenzuela hit a go-ahead RBI double off Aroldis Chapman with two outs in the ninth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays completed a three-game sweep of the Boston Red Sox with a 4-3 win Thursday.
Brazilian soccer fans at the World Cup heed warning not to dress Rocky statue in team gear
Brazilian fans who went the distance up the Philadelphia Museum of Art steps to pose with the Rocky statue left the fictional fighter just as they found him.
An Uber driver for World Cup fans was injured in Kansas City shootings that also left a man dead
An Uber driver taking American fans of Argentina's soccer team to a World Cup match was among four people injured in a series of shootings in Kansas City, Missouri, that also left one man dead, police said.
