The Monroe Doctrine, a muscular defense of national interests reflecting the burgeoning strength of the young United States, was espoused by President James Monroe on this day in history, Dec. 2, 1823. The powerful policy statement warned ever-warring European colonial powers against
He explained: “The PTPA, like other players associations, exists to represent all players. That includes players with various viewpoints on nuanced and complicated issues such as holding events in Saudi Arabia (or any other location). Players must remain free to play –
Former BBC journalist John Simpson has been blasted for defending the broadcaster’s failure to call Hamas a terrorist group. Mr Simpson posted a lengthy message on X, formerly Twitter, explaining the BBC’s stance on Hamas before facing backlash. Described as a ‘Palestine
An Israeli woman detailed the moments when Hamas terrorists launched their attack against Israel, requiring the woman and her husband to defend their home and children before Israeli soldiers arrived to escort them to safety. “We started hearing shouting in Arabic and
Noah Lyles’ recent criticism of NBA players calling themselves “world champions” has gotten heat from current and former basketball players. But no one’s reaction was as spicy as Gilbert Arenas’. In a recent episode of his “Gil’s Arena” podcast, Arenas, Rashad McCants
Sweden defeated the United States women’s national team on Sunday in penalties and knocked the defending Women’s World Cup champions out of the tournament. Lina Hurtig’s shot against Alyssa Naeher went off the goalie’s hand, onto the top of the net and
Alek Manoah is on quite the roller coaster ride. Less than one calendar year since finishing in third place in the AL Cy Young Award vote with a 2.24 ERA and 0.99 WHIP, he was sent down to the Florida Complex League,
Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina’s preparations for the grass-court Grand Slam hit a snag Wednesday when she lost to Donna Vekic 6-7 (1), 6-3, 6-4 in the second round of the Berlin Open. Vekic faced only two break points and saved them both.
German qualifier Jule Niemeier upset defending champion Ons Jabeur 7-6 (4), 6-4 in the first round of the Berlin Open on Tuesday. Jule Niemeier of Germany in action against Ons Jabeur of Tunisia in the first round on Day 4 of the
Life came at Alek Monoah fast. Last season, he dominated the All-Star Game, striking out three of the four batters he faced. He parlayed that into a third-place finish in the AL Cy Young Award vote. On Tuesday, the Toronto Blue Jays