Category: Other US

North Dakota Stuntman Known as Flying Farmer Crashes on Jump

MAKOTI, N.D.—The first car jumping attempt in five years by North Dakota’s version of Evil Knievel ended in disaster when the car driven my the man known as the Flying Farmer corkscrewed off the ramp and rolled. Authorities said John Smith, 57, was alert after the crash Saturday at a rural gravel pit and that…


Former UFC Champ Jon Jones Jailed in Vegas Battery Incident

LAS VEGAS—Former UFC champion Jon Jones was jailed in Las Vegas early Friday after an incident at Caesars Palace that police said led to his arrest on charges of domestic battery and damaging a vehicle. Details of the incident that led to Jones’ 5:45 a.m. arrest at the Las Vegas Strip resort were not immediately…


US Olympic Committee Requires COVID-19 Vaccinations for Team USA

The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) announced a new policy on Wednesday requiring American athletes competing at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics to be fully vaccinated against the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus. According to a statement, all staff members, athletes, and contractors have to be fully vaccinated against the CCP virus by the…


Bromell Sets World-Leading Time in 100m After Tokyo Disappointment

Trayvon Bromell banished his Olympic disappointment and beat his own world-leading time in the 100 meters on Saturday, winning the Kip Keino Classic in 9.76 seconds in Nairobi. The American was a favorite heading into the Tokyo Olympics but failed to reach the final in the event last month, coming up short of his previous…


Salazar’s 4-Year Ban Upheld by CAS

American Alberto Salazar, who has coached some of the world’s top long-distance runners, had his four-year suspension for a series of anti-doping rule violations upheld by the highest court in sport. The 63-year-old, who guided Britain’s Mo Farah to Olympic titles, was banned by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) in 2019 for “orchestrating and facilitating”…


NASCAR Adds Gateway, Returns Homestead to Playoffs for 2022

CHARLOTTE, N.C.—Homestead-Miami Speedway will return to the playoff portion of the season in 2022, while St. Louis was awarded a Cup Series race and NASCAR will race on Easter Sunday for the first time in more than three decades in schedule changes released Wednesday. Homestead hosted the season finale from 2002 through 2019 but was…


Sam Cunningham, Who Starred at USC and in NFL, Dies at 71

LOS ANGELES—Sam “Bam” Cunningham, an All-American fullback at Southern California who went on to a record-setting career with the New England Patriots, died Tuesday. He was 71. He died at his home in Inglewood, according to the University of Souther California (USC), which spoke to his wife, Cine. She said the cause had yet to…


NFLPA Urges Daily Testing for All Players as COVID-19 Cases Surge

NFL Players Association (NFLPA) President and Cleveland Browns center Joseph Carl Tretter is urging the league to reinstate daily CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus testing for all players due to the spread of the Delta variant. “Despite our vaccination rates being extremely high, we have seen that the Delta variant can infect and spread among…


No Americans at US Open Quarter-Finals for First Time in 140 Years

The exit of Jenson Brooksby, the last American remaining in the singles at the 2021 U.S. Open, left the host nation without a player in the quarter-finals for the first time since the inaugural tournament 140 years ago. It was the first time for the 20-year-old California native, who is ranked 99th, to reach this…


Sha’Carri Richardson Returns from Ban, Finishes Last in 100 Meters

Sha’Carri Richardson finished in last place in the 100-meter dash in her return to the track Saturday at the Prefontaine Classic on Saturday in Eugene, Ore. Richardson, 21, was suspended for 30 days for testing positive for a substance found in marijuana, which forced her to miss the Olympics. She ran the 100 meters in…