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This Olympian defied Iran's regime. Now he fears for the country's women's soccer team.
Iranian-born judoka Saeid Mollaei believes members of Iran's women's soccer team could be killed or put in prison when they return home after declining to sing the country's national anthem at the Women's Asian Cup in Australia.
#SportsOwnership #DiversityInSports #AthleteInvestments
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The NBA's reigning Rookie of the Year is learning a new role: Soccer team owner
Stephon Castle had been playing for a professional sports team for only a few months last year when the then-20-year-old began considering owning a piece of another.
#WNBA #DomesticViolence #AthleteSafety
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WNBA star Rickea Jackson feared Falcons' James Pearce Jr. 'will kill...
WNBA star Rickea Jackson worried that ex-boyfriend and Falcons first-round pick James Pearce Jr. "will kill me" and was in "fear of my life," according to court documents seen by ESPN.
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IPC looking into apparent Germany protest at Russian skiers on Paralympic podium
Russian athletes are competing at the Paralympics under their nation's flag for the first time since 2014. Alex Grimm / Getty Images
The International Paralympic Committee is looking into an apparent protest by two German athletes while on the podium when the Russian anthem was played at the Winter Paralympics.
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Basketball players recall harrowing journeys home from Israel
Leigha Brown playing for Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen in Belgium in April 2025. Jill Delsaux / Belga Mag / AFP via Getty Images
Morgan Batey moved through her calming routine: Breathe in, hold; breathe out, rest.
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American Oksana Masters wins 20th Paralympic medal: "My emotions are just pure shock"
Oksana Masters, the most decorated American Winter Paralympian, surprised even herself by adding a 20th Paralympic medal to her overall tally at Milan Cortina on Saturday.
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US and British curlers overcome tree accident and tumor, join record number of women at Paralympics
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) -- One is an American mom trying to win her first Paralympic medal. The other is a British woman hoping to become the first athlete from her nation to win a gold medal at both the Summer and Winter Paralympics.
#Olympics #Sports #AthleteRepresentation
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Alysa Liu speaks out on Eileen Gu's decision to compete for China over US and political backlash
US Air Force Olympian Kelly Curtis and Team Israel bobsled captain AJ Edelman spoke in support of Eileen Gu amid global controversy over Gu's decision to.
#IranWomen #AsianCup #AthleteSafety
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Iran soccer team exits Women's Asian Cup and faces the prospect of a return home
GOLD COAST, Australia (AP) -- Iran's soccer team lost its last group match at the Women's Asian Cup on Sunday and had to contemplate returning home to a country embroiled in war.
#Paralympics #Inspiration #AthleteAchievement
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American Oksana Masters wins 20th Paralympic medal: "My emotions are just pure shock"
Oksana Masters, the most decorated American Winter Paralympian, surprised even herself by adding a 20th Paralympic medal to her overall tally at Milan Cortina on Saturday.
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Trump sets sights on NIL regulation, SCORE Act at college sports roundtable, teases another executive order
President Donald Trump hosted numerous sports figures at the White House Friday for a college sports roundtable to discuss potential regulations regarding NIL and transferring.
