Egypt's All-Woman Roller Derby Team Is Skating Past Stereotypes
It's an aggressive game that requires full body contact like hip and shoulder checks. It's empowering. And that's exactly why these young Egyptian women love it.
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2016 World Series Brought Welcome Levity To Weary Cities
Chicago and Cleveland are both cities with real problems. But while their baseball teams played out the World Series, Indians fans and Cubs fans connected and commiserated with each other.
Cubs Break 'Curse': Two Losing Teams Put On A Winning World Series
Scott Simon speaks with ESPN's Howard Bryant about the Cub's world series victory, and the importance of baseball in our lives.
Cubs Fans Line Streets Of Chicago For World Series Victory Parade
It was a party 108 years in the making. Fans packed the streets of Chicago to watch the Cubs World Series victory parade on Friday.
Harvard Men's Soccer Team Sidelined For Rest Of Season Over Sexist Emails
The team had a tradition of writing and circulating vulgar, degrading and sexually explicit "scouting reports" about the women's soccer team. The practice was revealed by the student newspaper.
World Series Rivalry Puts Nuns On Opposite Sides Of Sports History
When your team hasn't won a World Series in 68, or 108, years, you look for any kind of help, even divine intervention.
My Husband's Hat Helped The Cubs Win The World Series
Nina Totenberg knows what broke the curse against the Chicago Cubs and she's ready to share it. (It worked for the Red Sox, too.)
Chicago Cubs Fans Adjust To Post-Curse Living After World Series Win
After waiting 108 years, the Chicago Cubs finally reclaimed a World Series title on Wednesday night. Fans can now say the curse they once blamed for their championship drought is finally gone, and they must now adjust to post-curse living.
Chicago Cubs Fans Celebrate First World Series Win In 108 Years
In Chicago, fans are giddy after the Chicago Cubs won the World Series beating the Cleveland Indians 8 to 7 in a game that lasted 10 innings. The win ends a 108-year-old championship drought, and some ecstatic fans are predicting it's the beginning of a dynasty.
They've Waited A Long, Long Time For This: Veteran Cubs Fans Rejoice
Every Cubs fan on Earth has been waiting ... and waiting ... to see their team win the World Series. The longer they lived, the more patience they needed. But on Wednesday night, all was rewarded.