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  • hessPolitics

    U.S. Olympian who Trump called ‘a real loser’ holds an ‘L’ to his head after a successful qualifying run

    By Eddie Pells and The Associated Press
  • FILE – The NCAA headquarters in Indianapolis is seen on March 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)Finance

    A $2.8 billion settlement that lets schools directly pay athletes will change college sports forever. Here’s how

    By Eddie Pells and The Associated Press
  • Senator Chuck Grassley asks questions during a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearingPolitics

    Republican Senator launches investigation into Jason Krasley, who landed a job at a top sex-abuse watchdog but was recently charged with sex abuse

    By Eddie Pells and The Associated Press
  • An Alabama Crimson Tide running back runs the ball against VanderbiltSuccess

    College athletes are one step closer to pocketing millions of dollars—and they can begin applying for payments this month

    By Eddie Pells and The Associated Press
  • US athletes hold American flagsEnvironment

    U.S. joins these other countries bringing AC units to Paris Olympics despite French effort to cool rooms with pipes underneath floors

    By Eddie Pells and The Associated Press
  • FILE – Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) runs on the field before an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers in Santa Clara, Calif., Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022. The bankruptcy of FTX and the arrest of its founder and former CEO are raising new questions about the role celebrity athletes such as Brady, Steph Curry, Naomi Osaka and others played in lending legitimacy to the largely unregulated landscape of crypto, while also reframing the conversation about just how costly blind loyalty to favorite players or teams can be for the average fan. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar, File)Finance

    Sports stars lending legitimacy to crypto firms raises ethical questions when many fans can’t afford to lose

    By Eddie Pells and The Associated Press
  • Vail housing crisisLifestyle

    ‘We have kids sleeping in their cars’: Vail’s housing crisis endangers its future as the epicenter of ski culture

    By Eddie Pells and The Associated Press
  • Liam, left, and his mother, Rachel Kennedy, pose for a photo as they stand in their front yard Friday, Oct. 28, 2022, in Monroe, Ohio. Sticker shock in youth sports is nothing new, but the onslaught of double-digit inflation across America this year has added a costly wrinkle on the path to the ballparks, swimming pools and dance studios across America. It has forced some families, like Kennedy’s, to scale back the number of seasons, or leagues, or sports that their kids can play in any given year. (AP Photo/Aaron Doster)Personal Finance

    American families spend $700 a year on kids’ sports. Double-digit inflation is forcing them to make painful choices

    By Eddie Pells and The Associated Press
  • Shaun WhiteLifestyle

    ESPN just sold the X Games to a private equity firm, ending an iconic 3-decade run

    By Eddie Pells and The Associated Press