SINGAPORE – When the Covid-19 pandemic struck, jiu-jitsu exponent Constance Lien’s dreams of getting a second world title were put on hold as this year’s World Jiu-Jitsu Championships were postponed indefinitely. The 21-year-old’s training regimen was also severely impacted because like many other athletes, she could only train from home during the circuit breaker and was left to plan her […]

YAYA TOURE is the best penalty kick taker in the Premier League era. The former Man City midfielder netted all 11 of his spot-kicks during his eight years in the Premier League.   But while statistically his numbers come out top, the most impressive from the spot may be Southampton legend Matt Le Tissier. The Saints icon scored 25 of […]

15 Tulane medical students pose in front of the slave quarters at the Whitney Plantation in Louisiana. (Photo: Abedoyin Johnson) The image of 15 black Tulane University medical students standing tall in front of the slave quarters of a Louisiana plantation has captured the attention of social media.  Russell Ledet, who came up with the idea to take the photo — one of […]

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) (3nd right) speaks as (L-R) Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Tom Steyer react during the Democratic presidential primary debate at Loyola Marymount University on December 19, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo: Justin Sullivan, Getty Images) Seven candidates took the stage for the sixth debate […]

It’s rare for a tech company to let people in on a dirty little secret. Many of them lose lots of money in their pursuit of customers.  So, it was refreshing to read this honest take on the fate of photo enthusiast website Flickr from the company’s owner, Don MacAskill, on Thursday.  His plea begins like this: “Flickr—the world’s most-beloved, […]

Some things seemed like a given after Saquon Barkley was named 2018 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year. An annual spot in the Pro Bowl, for starters. But Barkley was not selected this week when the voting by players, fans and coaches was tabulated. He is a fourth alternate who could be invited later based on need created by injury […]

Gerwyn Price scraped into the third round of the PDC World Darts Championship with a 3-2 win over William O’Connor in a below-par performance at Alexandra Palace. The world number three averaged 90.98 in a contest that looked to be slipping away from him before a dramatic ending. With the score level at 2-2 in sets and 2-2 in legs […]

Speed of over a hundred miles per hour on a curve caused a 2018 crash and fire in Florida that killed the teenage driver of a Tesla Model S and a passenger, federal investigators have concluded. The National Transportation Safety Board, in a report released Thursday, said the battery-powered car erupted in flames after colliding with a wall, trapping two […]

Friends in low places? More like friends who sell out stadiums.  Garth Brooks, the reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year and all-around Nashville juggernaut, leads country acts in Pollstar’s top world tours report for 2019.  Brooks landed 24th on the year-end list. The industry publication reported the “Friends in Low Places” star grossed $76.1 million on the first year of his expansive stadium […]

WASHINGTON – Though the scope and the timeline of President Donald Trump’s Senate impeachment trial remain uncertain, several Republicans have emerged as key players in both defending the president and deciding his fate.  The House of Representatives voted Wednesday to impeach Trump, who became only the third U.S. president to be impeached. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said he believes there is “zero chance” the […]