Sports
China says U.S. ‘diplomatic boycott’ of Olympics based on ‘lies and rumors’
December 8, 2021The Biden administration said on Monday that its diplomats would stay away from the February games in protest at what it said were human rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang region.
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Why no COVID vaccine requirements for S.F. Giants fans?
September 20, 2021Food service workers have to get the shot or have a negative test—but fans cheering and shouting in a packed stadium threaten workers and themselves.
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U.S. women make their historic mark at Tokyo Olympics
August 9, 2021The games ended, as they began, with empty stadiums and gilded pageantry.
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On Palestine, solidarity, and the Tokyo Olympics
August 5, 2021Politics is reflected in the cheering and booing that goes on at international sporting events.
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Simone Biles carries weight of the world on her shoulders
July 28, 2021Greatest gymnast of all time an outspoken advocate for the female athletes of the world.
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