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☆ From Fox News to 'The Daily Show,' Walz charts a more aggressive path: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the campaign trail, the White House and Capitol Hill. Plus, White House correspondent Monica Alba reports on Kamala Harris' move to out some distance between herself and Joe Biden. “I’m one or two interviews from being a regular on Fox News,” Walz said at a campaign stop in Valencia, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday. Two of Trump’s most prominent ads of the election cycle raise Kamala Harris’ support for the state underwriting gender-reassignment surgeries for inmates, including undocumented immigrants. He went back to the White House and watched the violence unfold.

Persons: Katherine Koretski, Tim Walz, Monica Alba, Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, Jonathan Allen, Donald Trump's, Jan, Walz, Harris, Walz sweatshirt, He’s, “, ” Walz, JD Vance, Donald Trump, “ Donald Trump, ” Read, Katherine → Harris, Kamala Harris ’, Biden, ”, Harris ’, ” Harris, Bret Baier, Monica → 📺, hite Organizations: NBC, White House, Capitol, Democratic, GOP, Fox News, “ Fox, Sunday, U.S . Army, White, Biden, Fox Locations: Green Bay, Wis, Pennsylvania, Valencia , Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Washington

GREEN BAY, Wis. — In the weeks following the vice presidential debate, Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz has been sounding more like the aggressive campaigner who got the role than the buttoned-up figure he’s cut since joining the ticket. Dressed in khakis and a navy Harris-Walz sweatshirt Monday, Walz delivered some of his sharpest attacks yet against former President Donald Trump. “I’m one or two interviews from being a regular on Fox News,” Walz said at a campaign stop in Valencia, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday. Before then, he had been almost completely missing on TV since becoming the Democratic vice presidential nominee and avoiding answering questions from the media. In the last few weeks, Walz has been barnstorming swing states, appearing on multiple media platforms, and sharpening his attacks against the Trump-Vance ticket.

Persons: Tim Walz, Harris, Walz, Donald Trump, He’s, “, ” Walz, Vance, “ Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Trump, Jimmy Kimmel, ”, Gwen Organizations: Democratic, GOP, Fox News, “ Fox, Sunday, Republican, Trump, U.S . Army Locations: GREEN, Wis, —, Pennsylvania, Valencia , Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Pittsburgh

☆ Why bars and restaurants are shedding 'Sunday Ticket' subscriptions
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Alex Sherman | Alex Sherman Covers Media For Cnbc. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

DirecTV still provides bars, restaurants, small businesses and hotels with game access — but it no longer has the exclusive rights. As a condition of that deal, EverPass included the right to build its own commercial streaming connection for “Sunday Ticket,” bypassing third-party licensing. EverPass sets all the pricing for “Sunday Ticket,” both for its new streaming product and DirecTV’s satellite offering. Sports bars concerned about having all of their TVs show games without a delay probably would opt for the DirecTV product. 3) Certain commercial establishments are using YouTube’s “Sunday Ticket” and paying residential prices (about $500 per year) instead of the higher business rates.

Persons: DirecTV’s, EverPass, Lillian Rizzo, —, ”, Alex Sherman, Everpass, It’s Organizations: NFL, YouTube, DirecTV, EverPass Media, RedBird Capital Partners, CNBC, Amazon Prime, ESPN, “, Dish Network Locations: Apple

☆ Caitlin Clark becomes first rookie since 2008 to be named to All-WNBA first team
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark has become the first rookie in 16 years to be named to the All-WNBA first team. The guard was already named the 2024 WNBA Rookie of the Year in a near-unanimous vote earlier this month, a fitting title for an astonishing season. Clark also became the first ever rookie to record a triple-double and holds the record for most three-pointers made (122) by a rookie in league history. Las Vegas Aces center A'ja Wilson has also been named in the All-WNBA first team. Las Vegas Aces star Wilson, meanwhile, earned her unanimous place on the first team after a historic season.

Persons: Caitlin Clark, Clark, Napheesa Collier, A’ja Wilson, Breanna Stewart, Alyssa Thomas, Candace Parker, Sue Bird, Tamika Catchings, Diana Taurasi, A'ja Wilson, Corey Sipkin, Stewart, ”, Marta Xargay, Wilson, Sabrina Ionescu, Jonquel Jones, Nneka Ogwumike, Arike Ogunbowale Organizations: CNN, Indiana, WNBA, Connecticut Sun, Las Vegas Aces, The New York Liberty, Aces, Liberty, Mercury, Seattle Storm, Dallas Wings

☆ At 95, I'm a gym rat. I stopped drinking wine a decade ago and eat homegrown food.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Jane Ridley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

David Scott, 95, spends 45 minutes at the gym every other day of the week. He also credited his longevity to eating homegrown produce and said it was half his food intake. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementI'm the oldest person at my gymAround a decade ago, I joined Planet Fitness, my local gym. I'm the oldest person in the gym, but I enjoy the company of younger people who encourage and inspire me.

Persons: David Scott, —, I've, didn't, Scott, Lydia Organizations: Service, Health, Fitness, Business Locations: New Hampshire, New England, Colorado, Italy, Kenya

☆ CNBC Sport: Why bars and restaurants are shedding 'Sunday Ticket' subscriptions
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Alex Sherman | In Alex-Sherman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +29 min

As a condition of that deal, EverPass included the right to build its own commercial streaming connection for "Sunday Ticket," bypassing third-party licensing. 1) Some commercial establishments are switching to EverPass's internet product. 2) Some commercial establishments are cutting the cord on pay-TV in general. 3) Certain commercial establishments are using YouTube's "Sunday Ticket" and paying residential prices (about $500 per year) instead of the higher business rates. 3) Certain commercial establishments are using YouTube's "Sunday Ticket" and paying residential prices (about $500 per year) instead of the higher business rates.

Persons: Alex Sherman, DirecTV's, What's, EverPass, Lillian Rizzo, –, Everpass, It's, Craig Kilborn, Val Ackerman, Ackerman, that's, We're, Alex, you've, they're, Jeff Shell, Tom Brady, Tom Wagner, CNBC's Michael Ozanian, Jessica Golden, Brady, He'll, Wagner, Warner, Jake Piazza, CNBC's Rizzo, Nielsen, That's, — Ian Charles, Arctos, Charles, NBC's Peacock, Christian Miller, Miller, Adam Silver doesn't, Jim Dolan, Abu, Greg Norman, Norman, Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods, Chiney Ogwumike Organizations: CNBC, NFL, Google, YouTube, DirecTV, EverPass Media, RedBird Capital Partners, Amazon Prime, ESPN, Dish Network, Big East Conference, WNBA, Big, CNBC Sport, Skydance, Paramount Global, Shell, Paramount, Las Vegas Raiders, Knighthead, Raiders, Fox Sports, NBA, Warner Bros, Discovery, TNT, MLB, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, Mets, Revenue, League, Golden State Warriors, Boston Celtics, Philadelphia Phillies, Wall Street, Comcast, Puma, NBC News, U.S, SEC, New York Times, Sphere Entertainment, Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, Sports Business, PGA, Chiney, Continent Foundation, Philadelphia Eagles, Kansas City Chiefs, Visual China, Getty, Big East Locations: Apple, New York, American, Boston , Philadelphia, Northern California, U.S, Abu Dhabi, Vegas, Queens, Africa, Newport Beach , California

☆ Paul Pogba eyes return to soccer after doping ban: ‘I’m not a cheater’
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Amy Woodyatt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Paul Pogba is determined to return to soccer following a ban from the sport after testing positive for a banned substance in August 2023. Following the provisional ban, NADO Italia said that testosterone, which can be used to increase athletic endurance, was detected in the midfielder’s system after Juventus beat Udinese 3-0. “I am not a cheater, I am someone who loves my sport and loves the game. “I would love to be on the pitch, any pitch. The main focus is to get back training and fit, to be on the pitch and do what I love.”

Persons: CNN — Paul Pogba, NADO Italia, Pogba, “, ” Pogba, ”, Les Organizations: CNN, Juventus, Italy’s, NADO, Udinese, “, Sky Sports, Reuters, Sport, Italian, Juventus –

☆ Latino audience is key for NFL growth in the U.S. and abroad
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Lillian Rizzo | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Pacheco, who is of Puerto Rican descent, earlier let Daddy Yankee try on his two Super Bowl rings. The Super Bowl on TelevisaUnivision's over-the-air broadcast network broke records, the company said, averaging 2.3 million viewers across all of its platforms, the largest audience for the Spanish language broadcast of a Super Bowl. Still, it was a small contribution to the total 123.4 million viewers of the 2024 Super Bowl. "Seventy percent of the people that had watched the Super Bowl had not watched any other playoff games that year," TelevisaUnivision's Lowenstein said. Pedro Vilela | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images

Persons: Isiah Pacheco, Rob Carr, wasn't Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce —, Daddy Yankee, Pacheco, Olek, Marissa Solis, Solis, " Solis, Loewenstein, Jaire Alexander, Wagner Meier, Christian Gonzalez, Guard Landon Dickerson, Tanner McKee, Brooke Sutton, TelevisaUnivision's Lowenstein, Pedro Vilela Organizations: Kansas City Chiefs, Philadelphia Eagles, Getty, National Football League, Kansas City, Puerto Rican, Arrowhead, Chiefs, NFL, Nielsen, U.S, CNBC, American U.S, Green Bay Packers, Arena Corinthians, Comcast, Pacheco and New England Patriots, Paramount, CBS, San Francisco 49ers, Fox Deportes, NBCUniversal's Telemundo, Bowl, Fans Locations: Glendale , Arizona, Puerto, Puerto Rican, TelevisaUnivision, U.S, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Pacheco and, Mexico, Spanish

☆ On an October night in Cleveland, the Guardians (and baseball gods) deliver an instant classic
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Zack Meisel | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

CLEVELAND — The baseball gods work in the shadows, scripting moments and matchups and sequences that we couldn’t begin to fathom. Take, for instance, the night of June 26, when Matthew Boyd just so happened to flip on a Cleveland Guardians game to gauge the pulse of the team desperate for his services. But in late June, shortly before Noel arrived, he suffered an elbow injury that the Guardians have kept discreet. “I’m like, ‘No, I’m just not hitting well, Dad,’” Fry said. This was the baseball gods working overtime to deliver us October goodness, a beautiful blend of tangled storylines and jaw-dropping momentum shifts.

Persons: CLEVELAND, Matthew Boyd, Boyd, Jhonkensy Noel, Rafael, Noel, Rafael won’t, Noel’s, Stephen Vogt, Ryan Merritt, Merritt, Emmanuel Clase, Aaron Judge, Judge socked, — Boyd, Cade Smith, Tim Herrin, Hunter Gaddis, ” Vogt, Giancarlo Stanton, David Fry, Shohei, Fry, “, I’m, ’ ” Fry, , ” Fry, Lauren Leigh Bacho Organizations: Cleveland Guardians, Camden Yards, Guardians, Blue Jays, American League, Cleveland, Yankee, Athletic, Apple Watch, Louisville Slugger Locations: Cleveland, New York, Detroit

☆ Parents sue their son's school for punishing his AI use, heralding a messy future
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Joshua Nelken-Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Parents in Massachusetts are suing a school over their son being punished for using AI. AdvertisementThe parents of a Massachusetts teenager are suing his high school, claiming their son was unfairly punished for using AI, as educators grapple with how to handle the widespread use of AI. AdvertisementJennifer and Dale Harris filed the lawsuit last month against Hingham High School, its administrators, and the school district, in which they alleged the defendants imposed "arbitrary and capricious" discipline on their child. Harris said that she would like to see the school "put in place an AI policy that makes sense." Matthew Sag, a professor of law in AI, machine learning, and data science at Emory University Law School, told BI that the school handbook's outlined policy is "hopelessly vague and unfair."

Persons: —, they'd, Ryan Abbott, Jennifer, Dale Harris, Jennifer Harris, WCVB, WCBV, Harris, Matthew Sag, Sag, John Zerilli, Peter Farrell Organizations: Service, Study.com, University of Surrey, Hingham High School, National Honor Society, ACT, Stanford University, Stanford, Business, Artificial Intelligence, Emory University Law School, University of Edinburgh, Oxford Institute for Locations: Massachusetts, Hingham

☆ Saudi Arabia’s coveted Masters 1000 tennis tournament has stalled as Six Kings arrives in Riyadh
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Matthew Futterman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +11 min

After years of pushing, everything looks ready for Saudi Arabia’s billion-dollar move to become a major force in tennis to take off — with one major hitch. The Ministry of Sport of Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Tennis Federation (STF) and the WTA Tour then announced a three-year deal to host the tour finals. These moves raised Saudi Arabia’s tennis profile, but its potential new tournament at the start of the season was seen as the most important of its tennis investments — and its most divisive. It would cement Saudi Arabia’s place at the center of the sport, bringing with it an extensively criticized human rights record. Saudi Arabia’s moves into tennis have roiled the organisations behind the Grand Slam tournaments.

Persons: Carlos Alcaraz, Rafael Nadal, Daniil Medvedev, Holger Rune, —, Novak Djokovic, Turki Alalshikh, Rome —, ”, Nadal, Sinclair, Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, “, Jamal Khashoggi, Henry Nicholls, Iga Swiatek, Adam Pretty Organizations: St, Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority, WTA, Saudi, ATP, Public Investment Fund, SURJ Sports Investment, U.S ., ”, Sport, Saudi Tennis Federation, WTA Tour, Sinclair, Tennis, Rights Watch, Athletic, Wimbledon, Getty, Australia, Tennis Australia, Laver Locations: Hotel, Riyadh, Saudi, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, U.S, Indian Wells, Madrid, Rome, provisionality, PIF, Istanbul, Turkey, Australia, New Zealand

☆ Sydney Sweeney says she’s been ‘immersed in training’ for new role unlike anything she’s done before
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Sydney Sweeney is tapping into the ring as she prepares for a new film role that will stand out as compared to her previous body of work. The actress and producer shared an update on her Instagram page on Wednesday, revealing how production is going on a still-untitled biopic about famed boxer Christy Martin. Following her 2012 retirement from boxing, Martin founded an organization called Christy’s Champs, which supports victims of domestic abuse. “Christy’s story shines a light on her incredible rise to the top while showing the struggles of fame behind the curtains,” Sweeney told Deadline in May about taking on the role. “I feel compelled to tell a story about a woman who faced so much adversity and didn’t allow it to defeat her.

Persons: Sydney Sweeney, Christy Martin, Sweeney, she’s, Martin –, ”, ” Sweeney, David Michôd, Don King, Martin, Cassie, “ Organizations: CNN, HBO

☆ Track's next great sprinter is bypassing college and signing with Puma
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | by ( Andrew Greif | Andrew Greif Is A Freelance Sports Journalist. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Christian Miller was a high school senior last April when he became one of the fastest teenagers in track and field history. Running 9.93 seconds in the 100 meters one month before his 18th birthday left Miller wondering how much faster he could go. His fifth-place finish in the 100 at June’s U.S. Olympic track and field trials emboldened his confidence that he belonged with professionals, he said. I’m trying to stand myself down as one of the top 100- and 200-meter runners.”Christian Miller during a practice. Details of professional contracts in track and field are rarely disclosed, and the terms of Miller’s were not, either.

Persons: Christian Miller, Miller, he’ll, Ricky Fields, Liberty University . Miller, ” Miller, Noah Lyles, you’ve, Letsile, ” Christian Miller, Usain Bolt, Mario Bassani, Letsile Tebogo, I’ve, ”, “, Erriyon Knighton, Tamari Davis, Hobbs Kessler Organizations: Puma, NBC News, NCAA, Liberty University, June’s U.S, University of Georgia, NBC, Management, Oakley, Creekside, School, U20, UGA, U.S . Locations: Jacksonville, Fla, Los Angeles, Clermont, U.S, Tokyo

☆ Kylian Mbappé’s representative says legal action ‘will be taken’ against Swedish media over rape allegations
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | by ( George Ramsay | Saskya Vandoorne | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The press release provided by the Swedish prosecutors did not identify any specific individuals. “A new slanderous rumor is starting to set the web ablaze, originating from the Swedish media AFTONBLADET and EXPRESSEN,” Mbappé’s representative told CNN on Tuesday through a public relations firm. Kylian Mbappé will not tolerate under any circumstances that his integrity, reputation and honor be tarnished by unfounded insinuations. She said he went to training on Tuesday and described the Frenchman as being “absolutely calm” despite the accusations. According to AFP, Mbappé traveled to Stockholm last week and spent Thursday and Friday in the Swedish capital.

Persons: Kylian Mbappé, Prosecutors, ”, ” Mbappé’s, Marie, Alix Canu, Bernard, Frenchman, Bernard said, “, Mbappé, CNN’s Henrik Pettersson, Jill Martin, David Close, Patrick Sung Organizations: CNN, SVT, RMC, RMC Sport, TF1, Real, UEFA Nations League, Israel, Belgium, Real Madrid, AFP Locations: Swedish, Stockholm, Canu, ”, Real Madrid, France’s

☆ For God, for country, for rain
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-14 | by ( Jessica Lucas | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +24 min

It's 9:30 a.m., and Augustus Doricko, the mulleted 24-year-old founder of the cloud-seeding company Rainmaker, is clutching a coffee. There's a long way to go before cloud seeding becomes a viable option for solving one of humanity's many self-made crises. El Segundo, population 17,272, has long been a bastion of American engineering, home to aerospace and defense giants like Boeing and Raytheon. Jett Lara for BIThe burning happens every Friday around 8 p.m. at a bonfire on El Segundo Beach. One of Doricko's goals is to build a church in El Segundo to "share the grace of God with other people."

Persons: Augustus Doricko, Bruno Mars, Doricko, Jessica, I'd, Jesus, He'd, that's, Rainmaker, Lauren Sánchez, Jett Lara, Billy Ray Cyrus, God, Augustus Doricko Doricko's, Cameron Schiller, Augustus, Schiller, El, That's, it's, El Segundo, Elon Musk, Isaiah Taylor, Doricko's, Taylor, Rob Coutts, —, Jesus of Nazareth, Zer, he'd, Jason Flynt, Flynt, Terra, Michael Gibson, Sarah Tessendorf's, messaged Gibson, Michael, Gibson, Thiel, Peter Thiel, I'm, Katja Friedrich, Friedrich, Friedrich isn't, Jonathan Jennings, Kaitlyn Suski, dumbbells, Jackson Schultz, Elijah, birdsong, Schultz, We're, coffees, Mankind Organizations: MGM, Association, Aspen Ideas, Global Initiative, BI, El, Boeing, Raytheon, Space Industries, Chevrolet, Stamford Yacht Club, New Zealand, University of California, BI Doricko, drillers, Terra Seco, Thiel Foundation, Terra, tech's, Weather Locations: Vegas, Tennessee, El Segundo, Los Angeles, America, Silicon, Santa Clarita, Rainmaker, Beijing, Colorado, California, Smoky, El Segundo Beach, North Carolina, Texas, Stamford , Connecticut, New, Costa, Berkeley, Christianity, Fort Worth , Texas, Terra Seco, drawdowns, Lake Mead, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Juul, Fresno, San Jose, Dubai, UAE, Midwest, West Texas, New Mexico , Arizona , Nevada, Amsterdam, Milan

☆ Oregon-Ohio State is a reminder of why College Football Playoff expansion is a good thing
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-13 | by ( Andrew Greif | Andrew Greif Is A Freelance Sports Journalist. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

And this is a matchup that could happen again, in two months, thanks to the expansion of the College Football Playoff. Ohio State had the game’s only turnover. Since these teams first met 66 years ago, Ohio State won the first nine matchups, but Oregon has claimed the last two. In previous eras, Saturday would have effectively served as a knockout game for the loser’s chances of advancing to the College Football Playoff. But Saturday’s back-and-forth result was an example of why the expansion of the playoff this year — to 12 teams — could endure as a good thing.

Persons: “, wasn’t, Weeks, Will Howard, Howard, Dillon Gabriel Organizations: University of Oregon, Oregon, Ohio State, Alabama, Georgia, Ducks, College Football, Ohio, NFL Locations: Eugene , Oregon, Oregon

☆ Jannik Sinner makes Novak Djokovic wait for 100th career title with victory in Shanghai Masters final
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-13 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Jannik Sinner clinched his seventh title of the season with a straight sets victory over Novak Djokovic in the final of the Shanghai Masters on Sunday. 1 spot with his semifinal win over Tomas Machac, defeated Djokovic 7-6 (4) 6-3 to pick up the fourth Masters 1000 title of his career and third of 2024. “It was a very tough match, obviously, playing against Novak is one of the toughest challenges we have,” Sinner said after the match, per the ATP. Sunday’s defeat was the first of Djokovic’s career in the final of the Shanghai Masters, having previously held a perfect 4-0 record. Sinner is the first player to beat Djokovic three times in a row since 2013.

Persons: CNN —, Novak Djokovic, Tomas Machac, Djokovic, Jimmy Connors, Roger Federer, Andy Murray, Novak, Sinner, ”, Rafael Nadal, Andy Wong, he’d, “ Organizations: CNN, Shanghai Masters, Djokovic, AP, Swiss, Paris Masters, ATP Locations: Turin, Italy

☆ Ariana Grande parodies Celine Dion’s viral Sunday Night Football promo in ‘SNL’ sketch
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-13 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Ariana Grande performed one of her greatest hits on the latest episode of “Saturday Night Live” – her famed Celine Dion impression. The “Wicked” actress and singer served as the episode’s host and appeared in a pre-taped sketch that poked fun at Dion’s viral Sunday Night Football promo for last week’s Steelers-Cowboys matchup. This was Grande’s second time hosting “SNL.” Stevie Nicks served as the musical guest. Grande previously appeared on the long-running sketch show as the musical guest in 2014 and 2024, and did double duty as both the host and musical guest in March 2016. “Saturday Night Live” airs on NBC on Saturday at 11:30 p.m. ET/8:30 p.m. PT.

Persons: CNN — Ariana Grande, Celine Dion, Dion, it’s, Grande, ” Dion, Jimmy Fallon ”, ” Stevie Nicks, Michael Keaton, Billie Eilish Organizations: CNN, week’s Steelers, Cowboys, UFC, Dallas Cowboys, Pittsburgh Steelers, NBC

☆ ‘We have your location’: The Taliban death threats hounding this Afghan woman
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-13 | by ( Joseph Ataman | Li-Lian Ahlskog Hou | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

“They do not exist.”Her countrywoman Manizha Talash was disqualified from this year’s Paris Olympics after unveiling a cape with the message “Free Afghan Women” during the breakdancing events. She was removed from the competition for making a “political protest.”Hamidi has been bombarded with death threats since criticizing Afghanistan's men's cricket team. Li-Lian Ahlskog Hou/CNN“With these three words I spoke with all the world and asked them, please, let’s do some practical action for Afghan women. “They are the Taliban team for me, not the Afghan team,” she said, a similar accusation she has leveled against the Afghan cricket team, calling for Afghan sports teams to be banned from the Olympics, following bans on South Africa during the apartheid era. The term gender apartheid was first used by Afghan women in the late 1990s during the first Taliban regime.

Persons: Paris CNN —, ”, “, It’s, Talash, ” Hamidi, Afghanistan's, Li, Lian Ahlskog Hou, ” Manizha, Kimia, Hamidi, Robert Cianflone, Richard Bennett, Bennett, Afghanistan’s, Marzieh Hamidi, ” Hamidi’s, Ines Davau, UN’s Bennett, she’s, ” Davua, ” Davau Organizations: Paris CNN, didn’t, CNN, “, Tokyo Games, Our, Afghan, Taekwondo, Taliban, Afghanistan Cricket Board, country’s Taekwondo, UN, Cricket, country’s, Afghan men’s, Tokyo Locations: Afghan, Paris, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, South Africa, France, Europe, Kabul

In April this year, she became the only South Korean shooter to qualify in two events for the Paris Olympics – 10-meter air pistol and 25-meter pistol – after finishing second in both events in the Korean national trials. Kim finished with 241.3 points, falling 1.9 points short of Oh, but she remembers it as “a very happy moment. Since Kim took up shooting, South Korea has seen several heroes in the sport, such as Jin Jong-oh, who won four golds and two silvers across five Olympics, and Kim Jang-mi, who won a gold at the 2012 London Olympics. At the Paris Olympics, South Korea won the most shooting medals at the Games in the country’s history with three golds and three silvers. “Just wait, mommy will win the gold,” Kim promised.

Persons: Kim Ye, ”, Kim, “, Charlie Miller, CNN Kim, Kwak Min, Kwak, He’s, Charles McQuillan, Oh Ye, It’s, refocusing, ” Kim, Louis Vuitton, Elon Musk, Alain Jocard, “ I’m, Jin Jong, Kim Jang, mommy Organizations: CNN, CNN Sport, Banners, South, Office, Paris Olympics, Korean, Paris, Games, Givenchy, Getty, South Korea Locations: North Jeolla Province, Seoul, Imsil, South Korean, Baku, Azerbaijan, Paris, South Korea, Asia, AFP, India

☆ How ‘shoe doping’ changed marathon times forever – in ways we still don’t fully understand
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-12 | by ( Liam Tharme | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +16 min

This is the story of how the marathon has changed, told by some of the people behind the technological revolution. Marathon running is done individually but succeeds best when athletes work in packs, either with official pacemakers or using each other to share workloads and draft. They put one into a marathon shoe in a 2006 study, got sub-elite athletes to run on treadmills, and found a 1.3 per cent benefit in terms of energy reduction. “We set up at that point (2016), one of the most in-depth and best controlled studies on running shoes. Hoogkamer uses MRI scanners at the University of Massachusetts, which “you can’t really run in.” Some opt for ultrasound devices and others for muscle oxygenation sensors.

Persons: Eliud Kipchoge, Kipchoge, Roger Bannister’s, He’d, Alex Halada, Kelvin Kiptum’s, Paula Radcliffe’s, Tigst Assefa, Peres Jepchirchir, Tim Hutchings, Kenenisa Bekele, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, ”, Maxwell Muttai, Benno Nigg, “, Wouter Hoogkamer, Nike’s, ’, ” Nigg, Hoogkamer isn’t, he’s, it’s, you’re, Marco Tacca, Muttai, They’re, they’re, Nike Vaporfly, Hoogkamer, Liam Tharme, Soh Rui Yong, Molly, “ There’s, Rui Yong, Yong Teck Lim, Soh, “ Asics, Hutchings, —, Mike Marsland Organizations: Breaking2, Getty, London, Research, University of Calgary, Nike, University of Colorado, of Colorado, Athletic, Adidas, University of Massachusetts, New York City Marathon, Sports, Asics, Brands, World Athletics, Formula, Nike Vaporfly Locations: Vienna, Rio de Janeiro, Monza, Nike’s Alphaflys, AFP, Chicago, Berlin, Tokyo, Boston, London, Chicago , New York, supershoes, Paris, Boulder , Colorado, “, Rio

☆ Why Oregon vs. Ohio State marks the start of college football's super-conference era
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Andrew Greif | Andrew Greif Is A Freelance Sports Journalist. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

At midnight, as the calendar switched to July 1 and two of the country’s richest athletic departments joined its most dominant league, college football had officially entered its super-conference era. Unbeaten but somewhat unremarkable this season, Oregon is meanwhile trying to return to the College Football Playoff for the first time in a decade. However, Ohio State versus Oregon in a game that counts not as a non-conference game, or a Rose Bowl matchup on New Year’s Day, but in the Big Ten standings? Their stated aim is to promote more matchups more often between otherwise separated blue-blood programs — games just like Oregon vs. Ohio State. The summit was a reminder that the remaking of college football hasn’t ended.

Persons: Pitbull, ”, Ryan Day, Southern Cal didn’t, hasn’t Organizations: University of Texas, Austin, Longhorns, Southeastern Conference, University of Oklahoma, Texas, Ohio State, NBC, Ohio, Michigan, College Football, SEC, Oregon, Big, Southern Cal, Rutgers, “, . Ohio, NCAA Locations: Austin, Texas, Oregon, Eugene, Alabama, Oklahoma, Dallas, Ohio State, Washington, UCLA, Rutgers , Illinois, Nebraska, Nashville , Tennessee

☆ Rafael Nadal: ‘Everything he does in life, he does with intensity and passion,’ says Feliciano López
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Amanda Davies | Samuel Joseph | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —The tennis world is still reeling after Rafael Nadal announced that his illustrious career would be coming to an end next month. The 22-time grand slam champion said on social media on Thursday that his final tournament will be with Spain at the Davis Cup finals in November. Playing on home soil in Málaga, the 38-year-old Nadal will be part of a Spain team competing for a seventh Davis Cup title. Everything he does in his life, he does with a lot of intensity and passion. So to have Rafa as a teammate is a huge privilege.”The 43-year-old recounted a story from Nadal’s Davis Cup debut in 2004.

Persons: Rafael Nadal, Feliciano López, Nadal, Rafa, ” López, CNN’s Amanda Davies, “, Alex Pantling, Marc López, ”, ” Nadal, López, Nadal’s, ‘ Feli, ’ ” López, Jasper Juinen, Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, ” Alcaraz Organizations: CNN, Davis, Spain, Great, ATP, Nadal, Nadal’s Davis, Paris, Team Europe, Shanghai Masters Locations: Spain, Málaga, Great Britain, Beijing, Rio de Janeiro

☆ I graduated from college and moved back home to New York City. I struggled to find my place, and it didn't feel like home anymore.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Zoe Woolrich | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

After graduating from college, I moved back to the city and felt like a stranger in my hometown. But my hometown is New York City, and after graduating, it didn't feel much like home. Living upstate was a breath of fresh airI decided to enroll at SUNY New Paltz in upstate New York. For someone who spent their whole life having to take an elevator ride down 33 floors to go outside, living upstate felt like real freedom. That is what makes me a New Yorker; that is what makes New York City my hometown.

Persons: —, it's Organizations: Service, SUNY, Manhattan, Yorker, New Locations: Manhattan, New York, New York City, SUNY New Paltz, Paltz , New York, Brooklyn, Rediscovering New York, West, York, Yorker

☆ Shams Charania on joining ESPN after rival Adrian Woj's retirement
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Alex Sherman | Alex Sherman Covers Media For Cnbc. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Just weeks after ESPN basketball reporter Adrian Wojnarowski shocked the sports world by announcing his retirement from journalism, ESPN scooped up Woj’s main rival and one-time protege, Charania. Charania begins his ESPN TV work today. “It’s definitely going to be a lot of TV,” Charania said. They worked together at Yahoo Sports before becoming rivals, only for Charania to eventually take over for Wojnarowski at ESPN. “It was a congratulatory message on just the appreciation that I have and his amazing career,” Charania said.

Persons: Shams, Adrian Wojnarowski, Charania, FanDuel, Jimmy Pitaro, Alex Sherman, “ It’s, ” Charania, ’, Pat McAfee, Wojnarowski, “, I’m, ” Wojnarowski, Jim Rome, “ Shams, I’ve, ”, he’s, that’s, He’ll Organizations: ESPN, FanDuel TV, The, ESPN TV, Worldwide, Sports, CNBC Sport, CNBC, NBA, ”, Yahoo Sports, Wojnarowski, Yahoo, I’m

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