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following his brief trans-Atlantic dash to see his cancer-stricken father King Charles.The Duke of Sussex, 39, attended the star-studded event in Las Vegas, where he presented the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award to Pittsburgh Steelers star Cameron Heyward.And although Heyward snagged the highest honor of the night, the defensive tackle was more shocked at seeing Harry up onstage with him.“That’s freaking Harry,” Heyward quipped after receiving his award. “Man, I’m in shock.

David Beckham revealed the damage to his home in the UK after Storm Henk. “Could have been worse,” Beckham, 48, captioned a photo of a snapped tree Wednesday on his Instagram Story.

Look what you made me do.He might be more likely to score a touchdown than a Grammy, but that didn’t stop Travis Kelce from bursting into song with his pop star lover.The Kansas City Chiefs tight end, 34, and Taylor Swift recently engaged in drunken karaoke, belting out the 2000 Wheatus hit “Teenage Dirtbag,” while hanging out with friends around a fire pit at Kelce’s home in Kansas City.“There was some wine involved, for sure,” Kelce told WSJ. Magazine in a profile.According to one of Kelce’s pals who spoke to WSJ writer J. R.

similar laws seeking to bar transgender athletes from competing in other states have been blocked by federal courts. He also questioned whether the bill addressed any pressing issue, writing in a letter to lawmakers explaining his veto that the bill presumes “that there is an existing problem in K-12 sports in Indiana that requires further state government intervention.”“It implies that the goals of consistency and fairness in competitive female sports are not currently being met,” Holcomb wrote in his letter.

anti-vaxxer and “The Masked Singer” loser Sarah Palin, 57, gone “rogue” on the romantic front?Having separated from ex-husband Todd Palin, 57, in 2019 — and recently reportedly linked to New York Rangers hockey star Ron Duguay, 64, as she attends parties and asks people to take selfies with her — it’s clear that the former Alaska governor is living unapologetically, as always. But what in her astrology gives her the polarizing allure and brash personality that has made her such a lightning rod? Let’s find out all of the astrolo-tea!Sarah Palin was born on Feb. 11, 1964.

Pedro Feliciano was a pitcher for the New York Mets in the 2000s and 2010s.A native of Puerto Rico, Feliciano was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1995 draft, though he only played for their minor league team. His first season in the major leagues was 2002, when he was traded to the Mets.

Tom Matte was a running back with the Baltimore Colts in the 1960s and ‘70s known for his brief stint replacing quarterback Johnny Unitas (1933–2002).A native of Cleveland, Matte was an All-American at Ohio State University, where he played quarterback. He was the first pick for the Colts in the 1961 draft and switched to halfback for his professional career.

Jerry Remy was an All-Star second baseman for the Boston Red Sox as well as a color commentator after his retirement.Remy began his Major League Baseball career with the California Angels in 1975 before being traded to the Red Sox in 1977. He spent seven seasons playing for the Red Sox, selected for the All-Star Game in 1978.

Ray Fosse was a catcher for Major League Baseball teams including the Oakland Athletics and Cleveland Indians, as well as a color commentator after his playing career.Fosse started his major league career with the Cleveland Indians in 1969 after playing in the minors for several years. He was a two-time All-Star with the Indians, including a memorable moment in the 1970 All-Star game when Pete Rose collided with him at home plate.

research brief issued by The Trevor Project, fewer than 1 in 3 LGBTQ youth reported participating in some athletic activity, with only 32% saying they had ever participated in sports for a school, club, or community league.The data cited in the research brief was drawn from The Trevor Project’s annual survey on LGBTQ mental health.

Sam Cunningham was a football player who helped break down racial barriers at the University of Southern California before excelling with the New England Patriots.Cunningham joined the USC Trojans in 1970, becoming part of an integrated team with an all-Black backfield that was unusual for the time. In his first college game, the Trojans traveled to the University of Alabama, where they beat the Crimson Tide 42 to 21, thanks in part to Cunningham’s two touchdowns.

Dick Schafrath was an offensive lineman for the Cleveland Browns, who helped them win the NFL Championship in 1964.Schafrath played college football at Ohio State, where the team won the National Championship in 1957, his junior year, and the Rose Bowl in 1958. He left Ohio State before graduation to join the Browns, chosen as the second NFL draft pick in 1959.

Joan Ullyot was a physician and runner whose research and advocacy helped persuade the International Olympics Committee (IOC) to add a women’s marathon to the Summer Olympics.Until the mid- to late 20th century, conventional wisdom said that women should not run long distances or engage in vigorous activity. Some said they were simply unable to complete athletic feats like a marathon, while others held that the exercise would cause irreversible damage to their bodies.

Angela Bailey was a Canadian sprinter who won a silver medal at the 1984 Olympics.Bailey was poised to go to her first Olympics in 1980, but after the U.S. boycotted the Summer Olympics in Moscow, she didn’t make it to the Olympics until 1984 in Los Angeles.

Insider identified a number of videos on TikTok and Twitter featuring people activating Grindr’s Explore option — which allows them to view profiles across the globe — in order to see which users were active in Tokyo’s Olympic Village.“I used Grindr’s explore feature to find myself and Olympian boyfriend,” said one video, which made its way to TikTok’s main For You Page.The user proceeded to scroll through a number of profiles in the Olympic Village, with multiple faces shown and identifying

Shirley Fry Irvin was a tennis player who was ranked No. 1 in 1956 and won a career Grand Slam.Irvin first competed in the U.S.

Matīss Kivlenieks was a goaltender with the NHL’s Columbus Blue Jackets.A native of Latvia, Kivlenieks began playing in the Latvian Higher Hockey League before coming to the U.S. in 2013 to play for junior hockey leagues.

René Robert was a Canadian hockey player who was a member of the Buffalo Sabres’ forward line of the 1970s known as “The French Connection.”Robert’s NHL debut was in 1970 with the Toronto Maple Leafs. He was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1971 and then to the Buffalo Sabres in 1972.

Leroy Jones was a defensive end with the San Diego Chargers in the 1970s and ‘80s.After playing college football at Norfolk State University, Jones joined the CFL and played for the Edmonton Eskimos for two seasons. He became eligible for the NFL draft in 1975, and he was chosen in the second round by the Los Angeles Rams, who later traded him to the San Diego Chargers.

Hal O’Leary was the founder of the National Sports Center for the Disabled, which offers skiing and other sports for athletes with disabilities.O’Leary was working as a ski instructor for Colorado’s Winter Park Resort in 1970 when he volunteered to teach a group of children with amputations to ski.

Del Crandall was al All-Star catcher for the Boston/Milwaukee Braves, and the last living player from the Boston Braves.Crandall made his MLB debut with the Boston Braves in 1949. He played two seasons for the team – interrupted by his military service during the Korean War – before the Braves moved to Milwaukee in 1953.

Courtney Hall was an NFL player for the San Diego Chargers, who played center and was team captain for their Super Bowl appearance in the 1994 season.Hall played college football for Rice University, and he was chosen in the second round of the 1989 draft by the Chargers. He became a starter in his rookie year.

Bibian Mentel was a snowboarder who won three gold medals at the Paralympic Winter Games after losing part of her leg to cancer.Mentel was a Dutch snowboarding champion before her illness, winning the national championship six times. She was preparing to compete in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City when she injured her ankle.

Elgin Baylor was an NBA player and executive who was a superstar of the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1950s and ‘60s.Baylor played basketball for Seattle University, leading the team to its only Final Four appearance, in 1958. That same year, he was the No.

Dick Hoyt was a runner who became well known for competing in the Boston Marathon and other races while pushing his son, Rick, in a wheelchair.Rick Hoyt was born a quadriplegic with cerebral palsy, unable to speak or walk. But when he was a boy, his parents had a computer developed for him that allowed him to communicate by tapping letters with his head.

Marvelous Marvin Hagler was a boxer who held the middleweight championship from 1980 to 1987.Hagler had a 55-1 record in his amateur career, winning the U.S. National Championship in 1973.

Mark Pavelich was an NHL player who was a star of the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team, who beat the Soviet Union in an upset known as the “Miracle on Ice.”Pavelich played college hockey at the University of Minnesota Duluth before being selected for the U.S.

Irv Cross was a football player and sportscaster who became the first Black sports analyst on national television and co-hosted “The NFL Today.”Cross played college football for the Northwestern University Wildcats before being selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 1961 NFL Draft. He played for the Eagles and the Los Angeles Rams and was a two-time Pro Bowl selection before retiring from his playing career in 1969.

Bill Wright was the first Black golfer to win a United States Golf Association (USGA) event, 1959’s Amateur Public Links Championship in Denver.Wright was a standout golfer and basketball player when he attended high school in Seattle, as well as at Western Washington University. He was in his senior year of college when he entered the USGA Amateur Public Links Championship.

Vincent Jackson was a former NFL wide receiver who played for the San Diego Chargers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.Jackson played college football for the Northern Colorado Bears before being selected in the second round of the 2005 NFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers. He later became a free agent and signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2012, playing for the team until 2016.

Leon Spinks was a boxer who became the heavyweight champion in 1978 after beating Muhammad Ali (1942–2016) in a shocking upset.This is a breaking news story.

Dianne Durham was the first Black gymnast to win a U.S. national championship, in 1983.Durham trained with notable Romanian-American coaches Bela and Martha Karolyi, and she was a teammate of Mary Lou Retton.

Grant Jackson was an MLB pitcher who helped the Pittsburgh Pirates win the 1979 World Series.Jackson began his career with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1965. In 1969, while he was with the Phillies, he was an All-Star.

Hank Aaron was a Hall of Fame slugger for the Braves who held the Major League Baseball career home run record for 33 years.Born Henry Louis Aaron on Feb. 5, 1934, Aaron grew up in poverty and as a child had to fashion homemade bats and baseballs to practice the sport.

Michael Cusack was an athlete with Down syndrome who won a gold medal in freestyle swimming at the first Special Olympics in 1968.While growing up in Chicago, Cusack began participating in a sports program for children with intellectual disabilities. He was the first student to join the program, impressing his coaches with his athletic abilities and inspiring others to join.

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