Will politics eventually end the Olympics?
"Only the strongest shoulders can carry the hopes of a nation." – Katie Taylor, Irish gold medalist The Olympic Games...
Sports
In Texas, sports can be a religion. Thankfully, politics are not involved. Oops…
Nothing like sports to break political tension, or to move it from fights over civics to fights over territorial and...
UT System board votes to accept invitation for UT-Austin to join the SEC
The University of Texas System Board of Regents voted unanimously Friday morning to accept an invitation for the University of...
The WHO and the IOC are playing with lives at state-of-emergency Tokyo Olympics
Bianca Andreescu, Canada’s celebrated tennis star, recently announced she would not attend the Tokyo Olympic Games due to the health risks posed...
Texas lawmakers file bill to block UT-Austin from leaving Big 12 for SEC
A group of Texas lawmakers filed legislation Friday that would prohibit Texas public colleges and universities from switching their affiliations...
PPE stored at Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex to be moved, events to resume
A state stockpile of personal protective equipment stored at the Farm Show Complex & Expo Center in Harrisburg will be...
Lawmakers concerned about UT leaving Big 12 conference make their case to Gov. Greg Abbott’s office
As the college athletics world roils over the possibility of the University of Texas and the University of Oklahoma leaving...
Illinoisans can legally bet on the Olympics this year
For the first time, Illinoisans will be able to legally place a wager on Olympic event. The Illinois Gaming Board approved...
Texas Senate approves limits on transgender athletes, but bills are still in limbo
Amid their Democratic colleagues’ push to halt GOP priority voting legislation, Senate Republicans passed two bills on Wednesday that would...
After hours of impassioned testimony, Texas Senate panel advances bills limiting the school sports teams that transgender athletes can join
Legislation that would limit transgender students’ participation in school sports advanced out of a Senate committee on Monday after similar...
