Tag: Culture
Chasing a hockey dream together: How Luke and Sophia Kunin make the first NHL-PWHL marriage work
ST. PAUL, Minn. — For years, Luke Kunin watched as his girlfriend, then fiancée, then wife, Sophia, supported his career.
She was a shoulder to lean on when things got tough in Minnesota. Moved to Nashville when he was traded there. Was a constant during the toughest season of his pro career — last year with the San Jose Sharks, when he tore his ACL.
So Kunin can’t wait to walk into Xcel Energy Center — the arena where he
Mark Clattenburg: The celebrity referee turned PGMOL agitator… via Gladiators
This is an updated version of an article first published on March 8.
It is two and a half years since Mark Clattenburg had his autobiography, Whistle Blower, to plug. No prisoners were taken in the book’s content or the promotional work ahead of its release.
Graham Poll, Martin Atkinson and David Elleray were all among the former colleagues Clattenburg swung for in caustic appraisals designed to settle old scores. And as for Mike Riley, his old boss at Professional
The Paris Olympics are 100 days away – Venues ready but questions over opening ceremony and security
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In 100 days, Paris will host the most famous sporting jamboree on the planet: the summer Olympic Games.
There will be action across 32 sports watched by millions of visitors, as well as an unprecedented opening ceremony set to take place on the River Seine, which runs through the city’s heart. At least, that is plan A, anyway — Emmanuel Macron, the French president, confirmed an off-river contingency for the first time on Monday.
The Toxic Culture at Tesla
The end of 2020 was drawing near, and Andrea Turley, a 36-year-old self-employed hairdresser, had to figure out how to afford gifts not only for her two daughters’ birthdays but also for Christmas. She came up with a solution: a job working on the floor of Tesla’s auto manufacturing facility in Fremont, California. It paid about $20 an hour.
Turley’s grandparents had worked at the same plant when it made cars for General Motors. She knew what working on an … Read more
Ryan Giggs and football: A very complicated relationship
The celebration was almost as glorious as the goal itself. The fuzz of chest hair, the twirling shirt, the body swerve to evade the Manchester United fans who had run on the pitch in their euphoria.
On Sunday, it is 25 years since Patrick Vieira, a genuine great of Arsenal’s midfield, played a wayward pass amid the high drama of an FA Cup semi-final between the leading two English sides of the time.
Ryan Giggs took the ball and then
Jamie Cassidy – the Liverpool prodigy who became a cocaine conspirator
He appeared in the dock at Manchester Crown Court like a familiar-looking stranger, a vivid memory from a distant past.
Jamie Cassidy had once been one of the most promising young footballers at Liverpool, England’s most successful club, a player deemed good enough to train with his national team ahead of the 1996 European Championship.
Today, Cassidy was jailed for 13 years and three months for his part in a conspiracy involving South American drug cartels that saw 356kg (784lb)
Feeding the ‘demon inside’: Ex-employee tells how and why he stole $22 million from Jaguars
Feb. 2, 2023 began like any other morning for Amit Patel. He was sitting in his cubicle on the ground floor of EverBank Stadium, home to the Jacksonville Jaguars. Patel, a manager in the team’s financial department, was closing out the last cycle of expenses, as he did at the beginning of each month.
When Jaguars chief financial officer Mark Sirota asked Patel to come to Sirota’s office, he thought it might be to discuss a new project. But then
The 26 best sitcoms on Netflix right now (March 2024)
The newest additions to Netflix‘s lineup of sitcoms are the fan-favorite series Brooklyn Nine-Nine, as well as a lesser-known show featuring a major star: The Jamie Foxx Show. Somewhat predictably, Brooklyn Nine-Nine quickly ranked among the most popular shows on Netflix. As for The Jamie Foxx Show, it flew under the radar for most of its five-season run decades ago, but its Netflix premiere could bring a fresh audience to the series.
March will also be the
How love, Warriors basketball and poetry brought Tom Meschery back
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The poet has been upstairs in his office, tapping at the keyboard on various projects. Most of his mornings begin this way … so much work to do. Some days he tends to his blog, and on other days he tidies up his memoir that is nearing publication. Or he may put the finishing touches on another of his mystery novels. And of course, his poetry. There is always his poetry.
Much of his poetry chronicles his
A Hall of Fame coach’s son got his fairy tale ending. Now he wants to know how the story began
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Steven Izzo sat in his locker, aw-shucksing the high point of his adult life, playing a familiar part.
The first basket of his five-year career on his father’s Michigan State basketball team was an act of comedic defiance. The gall of this move. Against a Rutgers defender with 6 inches and 50 pounds on him, Steven Izzo took two dribbles to his left, stopped, reversed direction, flicked the ball between his legs, took two more dribbles