By Mimi Lebeau ‘24
African American Olympic sprinter, Sha'Carri Richardson accused the Olympics of being racially biased after she was suspended from participating in the 2021 summer Olympics for using cannabis while young Russian ice skater Kamila Valieva was allowed to compete in the 2022 winter Olympics after testing positive for using performance enhancing drugs. By Joey Askin ‘24
This year’s NBA trade deadline saw fireworks in the last hour in the form of a rare trade between two playoff teams as Brooklyn Nets superstar James Harden and Paul Milsap were traded to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Ben Simmons, Seth Curry, Andre Drummond and two first-round picks. By Doron Finkel ‘24
Recently, a shuffling dance trend, known as the “Griddy”, has taken the sports world by storm. After originating at Louisiana State University, virtually all athletes, influencers and other celebrities have participated in the trend. |