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Podcaster Alex Cooper accuses former BU soccer coach Nancy Feldman of sexual harassment

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Rebecca Tauber |Tess DeMeyer

The prominent podcaster Alex Cooper says in a new documentary that she was sexually harassed by her soccer coach while at Boston University and that the school did not take action when she and her parents went to the athletic administration with their concerns.
C.J. Gardner-Johnson claps back at Vic Fangio's comment that Eagles traded DB for salary cap reasons

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Tess DeMeyer

Texans defensive back C.J. Gardner-Johnson took to social media Wednesday to respond to a comment his former coach and current Eagles defensive coordinator Vic Fangio made regarding Philadelphia's decision to trade Gardner-Johnson to Houston. The Eagles received offensive guard Kenyon Green and a 2026 fifth-round selection in the exchange, while the Texans also added a 2026 sixth-round pick.
Sha'Carri Richardson joins women's track league Athlos as founding adviser-owner

4 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Tess DeMeyer

Athlos, the all-female track and field event launched by Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, is expanding into a team-based league next year, and Olympic sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson is among the star-studded group of athletes who will serve as advisor-owners. Alongside 2024 gold medalists Gabby Thomas and Tara Davis-Woodhall, Richardson joins an effort to build off the wildly successful event that garnered over three million viewers in September, Athlos announced via X on Thursday.
Olympic gymnastics champion Mary Lou Retton facing DUI charge

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Tess DeMeyer

Mary Lou Retton, the former gymnast who became the first American woman to win Olympic all-around gold, was arrested for driving under the influence in West Virginia earlier this month. She's facing a misdemeanor charge for "driving under influence of alcohol, controlled substances, or drugs" and was released after posting a $1,500 bond on May 17, according to records from the Magistrate Court of Marion County (WV).
BYU quarterback Jake Retzlaff accused of sexual assault and battery in civil lawsuit

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Tess DeMeyer

A Salt Lake City woman has accused BYU quarterback Jake Retzlaff of sexual assault and battery, according to a civil lawsuit filed Wednesday. The woman, who is identified as Jane Doe A.G., alleges that Retzlaff raped, strangled and bit her at his apartment in Provo, Utah, in November 2023. Retzlaff, in a statement from his attorney, denied the allegations.
What is post-viral syndrome?

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Tess DeMeyer

The Boston Celtics missed a large piece of their offensive puzzle for much of the Eastern Conference semifinals, as big man Kristaps Porziņģis was severely limited while dealing with post-viral syndrome. If that sounds vague, it's because the ailment is somewhat of a nebulous medical diagnosis. Porziņģis missed eight games from late February to early March due to an upper respiratory illness.
Eagles calling teams to lobby for 'tush push' to not be banned: Sources

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Dianna Russini |Tess DeMeyer

The Philadelphia Eagles are campaigning to protect the "tush push" play that faces a potential ban following a proposal from the Green Bay Packers. Ahead of a vote at the NFL owners meetings in Minneapolis this week, the Eagles continue to call around the league to discuss why the play should remain legal, per league sources. The play involves a QB taking a snap under center and diving forward while teammates push him from behind in a rugby-like scrum.
'You stood on the desk with great balance'

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Tess DeMeyer

The 2025 NFL Draft wrapped three weeks ago, but Shedeur Sanders' shocking slide to the fifth round - and the way experts reacted to his selection - is still drumming up controversy.
'I'm on cloud nine!'

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Tess DeMeyer

Beloved basketball broadcast Dick Vitale is cancer-free once again, he announced in a video shared to X on Wednesday. The news is the latest in a winding road of ups and downs for the 85-year-old, who has undergone multiple cancer treatments since his initial diagnosis of melanoma in 2021. "I am ecstatic! I'm on cloud nine! (Dr. Rick Brow) said the bloodwork was perfect, and he also said four words you love to hear: 'You're cancer-free, baby!'" Vitale exclaimed. "Wow, I can't believe it.
A Villanova fan, a Wordle player and a world icon: 'He's our brother!'

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Tess DeMeyer

Rev. Robert P. Hagan first met the man who would become Pope Leo XIV 27 years ago at what he described as an "Augustinian spiritual bootcamp."He said the future pope, Robert Prevost, was "a very, very smart man. Really gifted, very articulate, speaks multiple languages, has traveled the world as a missionary." He was also "a very relatable, warm, friendly, approachable friend," someone familiarly known as Father Bob.