• The Soapbox: Olympic concerns in France, Indigenous festival in Australia, soccer federation scandal in Spain

    In France, Olympic Games face safety concerns French president Emmanuel Macron warned on Monday that the opening ceremony for this summer’s Olympic Games may be relocated from the River Seine due to security concerns. The Games are set to be held in Paris in just under a hundred days, from July 26-Aug. 11. The security This story The Soapbox: Olympic concerns in France, Indigenous festival in Australia, soccer federation scandal in Spain appeared first on Washington Square News.

  • Brisbane Broncos star Ezra Mam breaks silence on racism scandal and doesn't regret stance on slur

    Brisbane five-eighth Ezra Mam has no regrets about calling out Spencer Leniu's racial slur in Las Vegas and says he is prepared to meet with the Sydney Roosters prop when the time is right.

  • POP QUIZ PDX: Sassy Ass Trivia About Nike Scandals, More Nike Scandals, and WOW, So Many Nike Scandals!

    See how well YOU score on this week's super fun local trivia quiz! by Wm. Steven Humphrey HOWDY-DO, SMARTY TROUSERS! It's time once again to put your brainy-brain to the test with this week's edition of POP QUIZ PDX—our weekly, local, sassy-ass trivia quiz. And this week, your brain will be tested on the latest Nike scandals, even more Nike scandals and oh shit how can Nike have SO MANY SCANDALS? (Lucky you, you love scandals....

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