Olympic gold medalist Shawn Johnson East has detailed her struggles with body image, weight-loss medications, and nutrition after the 2008 Bejing Olympics. Johnson, 28, shared a nearly 25-minute video on her family’s YouTube page, “The East Fam,” which she updates with her husband Andrew East, a former NFL player. In …
Read More »Airbus to cut 15,000 jobs
PARIS – The coronavirus pandemic continued to wreak havoc on global aviation when aerospace giant Airbus announced Tuesday that it would cut nearly 15,000 jobs in its global workforce, the largest reduction in the company’s history. Citing a 40 percent drop in commercial jet business activity and an “unprecedented crisis” …
Read More »The Little League of Baseball cancels the 2020 season; this is what it means for prospects and teams
Minor League Baseball officialized what seemed obvious for weeks on Tuesday: The MiLB season was canceled due to the spread of the new coronavirus. Minor League Baseball made the announcement Tuesday afternoon. It is the first time in the organization’s 120-year history that it cancels an entire campaign. “These are …
Read More »How BYU, Utah and USU would fit into this realigned college sports landscape
SALT LAKE CITY – A decade after the university’s sports environment underwent a makeover, including Utah joining the Pac-12 and BYU becoming independent, Sports Illustrated writer Pat Forde believes it’s time for yet another renovation. The Forde Bowl subdivision, as SI artfully called its daydreaming realignment, would group teams in …
Read More »Nets’ DeAndre Jordan, Spencer Dinwiddie say they tested positive for coronavirus
Brooklyn Nets center DeAndre Jordan tested positive for the coronavirus and chose not to restart Orlando, Florida next month with his team, he announced Monday. “I found out last night and reconfirmed today that I tested positive for Covid while returning to the market,” Jordan wrote on Twitter. “As a …
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