Nation May 23 Jockey suicides bring attention to stress and mental health concerns of the job Earlier this year, horse racing was stunned by the suicides less than six weeks apart of two young jockeys, 23-year-old Avery Whisman and 29-year-old Alex Canchari.
Nation May 20 Horse euthanized on track after injury during Preakness race, jockey taken to hospital Hours before the second leg of the Triple Crown, favorite Havnameltdown buckled forward and threw jockey Luis Saez off his back during the sixth race and continued running around the final turn in some distress.
Nation May 19 Top contending horse scratched from the Preakness before Triple Crown race A top contender has been scratched from the Preakness 36 hours before the Triple Crown race. Brad Cox-trained First Mission was pulled from the Preakness on the advice of veterinarians.
Economy Nov 17 Washington Commanders sued by DC for cheating fans out of ticket money The Washington Commanders have been sued again by the District of Columbia. D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine announced the filing of a lawsuit in civil court against the NFL team for cheating fans who were season-ticket holders out of…
Politics Nov 10 WATCH: D.C. Attorney General announces lawsuit against Washington Commanders owner, NFL commissioner The attorney general for the District of Columbia says his office is filing a civil consumer protection lawsuit against the Washington Commanders, owner Dan Snyder, the NFL and Commissioner Roger Goodell.
Economy Sep 07 Major League Baseball Players Association joins the AFL-CIO The move comes as the MLBPA is attempting to unionize minor leaguers and in the aftermath of a nearly 100-day lockout that delayed the start of the season.
Politics Apr 25 WATCH: Biden welcomes Stanley Cup champions, Tampa Bay Lightning, to the White House Biden avoided politics in honoring the NHL's Tampa Bay Lightning for winning the Stanley Cup in each of the past two seasons. It was a rare break for the president amid his administration's response to Russia's war in Ukraine.
Nation Feb 02 Washington Football Team reveals new name: the Commanders Washington’s NFL team is now known as the Commanders. The new name was unveiled 18 months after the once-storied franchise dropped its old moniker following decades of criticism that it was offensive to Native Americans and under fresh pressure from…
Arts Dec 17 NHL shuts down 2 more teams for a week amid COVID surge The NHL has postponed all games for the Colorado Avalanche and Florida Panthers through at least the Christmas weekend amid worsening COVID-19 test results across the league.
Politics Jul 20 WATCH: Biden welcomes Super Bowl champions Buccaneers to White House President Joe Biden welcomed Tom Brady and the Super Bowl-winning Tampa Bay Buccaneers to the White House on Tuesday, the first visit by the reigning NFL champions since 2017.