IOC president Kirsty Coventry says ICE and Epstein files are 'sad' distractions from Winter Olympics
Two years before the Los Angeles Olympics, the United States is already dominating the narrative in the run-up to the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Winter Games. International Olympic Committee officials, including President Kirsty Coventry, couldn’t avoid questions relating to ICE and the Jeffrey Epstein files at a news conference in Milan on Sunday. Coventry tried to fend them off by saying it was not the IOC’s place to comment on the issues but when pressed admitted it was “sad” that such stories were deflecting attention away from the upcoming Olympics.
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Falcons $43 million free agent predicted to leave Atlanta for Buccaneers
The Atlanta Falcons have a key pending free agent in Kyle Pitts and one analyst predicts he will leave Atlanta for a new contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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Reading’s Eric Martinez prepares for professional debut
It’s easy for young athletes to become conceited and arrogant, especially with as much success as Reading’s Eric Martinez has had in his amateur boxing career. But the 20-year-old boxer is the complete opposite, thanks to the way he was raised and the people he surrounds himself with. “In boxing, they come, and they go,” Martinez said. “One day you could be at the highest, and the next day at ...
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