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As expected, the recent Sydney Sweeney nude sports betting ad for Novig caused a stir, as the Euphoria actress received some harsh feedback from female Olympians who found it to be a "kick in the face" of women athletes.
Reigning Olympic champion Ariarne **** mus reacted to the video on Instagram (via Deadline), and she was "infuriated" watching it.
"Not only is it a kick in the face to every woman who has dedicated her life to perfecting her craft, but every woman who enjoys sports for what it really is — teamwork, friendship, dedication, excellence, unity," **** mus wrote. "How do we live in a rowld where monetising a woman's body and **** ualising women's sport is still a thing?"
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#face #sydney #clutchpoints #nude

Sydney Sweeney's latest ad campaign has landed very differently with some of the women who have spent their lives competing in sports.
Four-time Olympic gold medalist Ariarne ***** mus is among a growing group of athletes criticizing Sweeney's new "Just Sports" campaign for Novig, a sports prediction market. The campaign shows Sweeney nude or minimally dressed while footballs, basketballs, hockey equipment and other sports gear strategically cover her body.
Athletes including former UCLA gymnast Gracie Kramer, Olympic swimmer Lani Pallister, British sprinter Amy Hunt and water polo Olympian Tilly Kearns have responded by putting competition, training and athletic achievement back at the center of their own posts.
Sweeney is more closely tied to the campaign than a typical celebrity spokesperson. Novig announced that she joined the company as a strategic partner and equity holder, while Sweeney said she had participated in the creative process from the beginning.
The four-time Olympic champion, who retired from competitive swimming in 2025, wrote on Instagram that she had believed this kind of marketing belonged in the past.

#four

Amal Clooney made an appearance at an AI talk at the Temple of Olympian Zeus in Athens, Greece on September 10.
She opted for a striking floral embroidered ivory suit.
This comes on the heels of her trip to the Venice Film Festival.
Amal Clooney just made the case for wearing white—and a lot of it—after Labor Day. Following a trip to the Venice Film Festival with husband George Clooney, the human rights lawyer stepped out in Athens, Greece on September 10, attending a talk on AI with her mother, Baria Alamuddin, at the Temple of Olympian Zeus. She opted for a fresh, all-white ensemble to match the sunny weather in the city.
Amal Clooney wore a white suit in Greece.
Credit: Backgrid

#clooney #olympian

Never heard of the 12-week series of Traverse City Horse Shows? Always wanted to see Olympians in person? Now's your chance, through Sept. 20.
Here's what you need to know about the show, showjumping, and being around horses.
The show has a schedule on its website with information about each day's activities. Generally, the show runs Wednesday through Saturday or Sunday. It ends Sept. 20.
The show takes place at Flintfields Horse Park at 6535 Bates Road, Williamsburg. It's about 20 minutes from Traverse City.
More: Traverse City Horse Shows bring Olympians to Michigan, dollars to area

#traverse #sept

Britain's Gemma Stevens won the Burghley Horse Trials for the first time on Sunday, the biggest victory of her career on her 31st attempt at five-star level.
The 41-year-old Olympian, riding Chilli Knight, cemented victory in executing a faultless showjumping round to finish on her dressage score of 29.6 - the only rider in the field to do so.
Compatriot Katie Magee finished second on Treworra, with USA's Caroline Pamukcu and HSH Blake in third.
"It's only taken me 25 years and finally I've managed to win a big B [Burghley or Badminton]. I couldn't be more proud," Stevens said.
Stevens, who first competed at the level in 2007, previously rode Chilli Knight's mother, King's Gem.

#burghley #level

Former U.S. Olympian David Hearn and his attorneys returned to court to urge the judge who previously oversaw his Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool vandalism case to formally bar federal prosecutors from seeking new charges against him.
In late July, the D.C. U.S. Attorney's Office moved to dismiss the criminal case against Hearn in a filing that acknowledged damage to the Reflecting Pool "was the result of flawed installation" and not the work of vandals -- prompting outrage from President Donald Trump.
Finn Gomez/Getty Images - PHOTO: Former Olympian David Hearn stands with his attorney Norman Eisen as he speaks to reporters and protestors gathered after his arraignment at Moultrie Courthouse, July 9, 2026, in Washington, D.C.
But the motion from U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro asked the judge overseeing Hearn's case, Todd Edelman, to dismiss the indictment "without prejudice," which would leave the door open for prosecutors to potentially seek to re-charge Hearn.
Hearn's attorneys have argued a series of statements from Trump and other officials in the weeks after Pirro's motion that falsely accused him and others of vandalizing the pool warrants dismissal of the case "with prejudice" -- effectively shutting the door for prosecutors to charge him again.

#reflecting

Katie Taylor will fight for the final time today, saying goodbye to boxing in front of 80,000 fans at Dublin's Croke Park, in a main event against Flora Pili for the super lightweight undisputed championship.
Taylor's farewell promises to be an emotional night of pageantry and richly-deserved praise, and she'll hope it ends with becoming a three-time undisputed world champion.
Patrick Stumberg will lead the call today for us, with round-by-round updates for the main event, and fight-by-fight updates and results for the undercard. Join us!
Time: 0:36
Post-Fight Thoughts: Phenomenal performance from Bevan (10-0, 9 KO) against former Olympian Brennan (6-1, 1 KO). They spent virtually the entire fight forehead to forehead, with Bevan's superior sharpness, output, and power keeping him in the driver's seat throughout. Tons of potential at just 25; he's got the shot selection and overall composure of a mature, complete fighter. Gutting for Brennan, who never gave up but just found himself completely outgunned and let down by his corner.

#time #today #main #undisputed

Team USA's bid to win a fifth consecutive FIBA Women's World Cup gold medal begins now.
The Americans open the World Cup with a a preliminary round-robin matchup against China on Friday, Sept. 4, to kick off Group D play, which features Italy and Czechia, in addition to USA and China.
Team USA has been dominant in this tournament, winning nine of the last 12 FIBA World Cups, including four straight. This year's team will be coached by Kara Lawson and features rising American stars like Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese and Paige Bueckers.
Both teams had to make last minute adjustments to their rosters. Four-time WNBA MVP A'ja Wilson, who was also the MVP of the 2022 World Cup, and Kelsey Plum won't play for Team USA in Germany due to health reasons. Meanwhile, two-time Olympian and Dallas Wings center Li Yueru won't suit up for the Chinese national team at the World Cup because her passport was lost in the mail, preventing her from traveling to Berlin for the international tournament. Yueru helped China capture a silver medal in the 2022 World Cup.
USA TODAY Sports will provide live coverage of Team USA's World Cup opener. Here's everything you need to know:

#features

Bloomington native, former Indiana University standout and 1976 Olympian Jennifer Brinegar has been named the new head swimming coach at Franklin College.
She succeeds Zach Rayce, who departed after two seasons to become the aquatic director and head coach at Indian Creek High School.
"Jennifer Brinegar is one of the most accomplished names in the history of Indiana swimming, and we are thrilled to welcome her to Franklin College," Griz athletic director Lance Marshall said in a press release Tuesday, Sept. 1. "Her championship pedigree, years of coaching success and her deep roots in this state's swimming community make her the ideal person to lead our program into its next chapter. Our student-athletes are going to learn from someone who has competed and coached at the highest level, and that's a tremendous opportunity for Griz athletics."
Brinegar attended Bloomington South High School before moving to Louisville, Kentucky to train and find more competition. Girls swimming was not offered as a competitive sport by the IHSAA in 1974-75.
She made the 1976 U.S. Olympic team as a 15-year-old and made the final in the women's 200-meter freestyle while also swimming in a preliminary heat for the gold-medal winning 400 free relay. She went on to win a pair of national championships in 1977, a gold medal in the 400 free relay at the 1978 World Aquatics Championships and a silver in the 800 free at the 1979 Pan American Games.

#indiana #high

The Faxon Law New Haven Road Race will celebrate its 49th anniversary on Labor Day with about 6,000 runners expected on the New Haven Green.
The event will include a half marathon, half marathon relay, 5K, Town Fair Tire Kids Fun Run and the signature 20K race. The Kids Run will begin at 8:10 a.m., followed by the half marathon, 20K, 5K and half marathon relay at 8:30 a.m.
The 20K will serve as the USA Track & Field Men's and Women's 20K Championships for the 35th consecutive year. It is the longest-running USATF championship event in the country and will feature three U.S. Olympians, a three-time race winner and several national champions.
Colorado's Leonard Korir, a 2024 U.S. Olympian in the marathon and a 2016 Olympian in the 10,000 meters, is a three-time Faxon Law 20K champion, having won in 2016, 2017 and 2018. Oregon's Charles Hicks, who ran a 2:04 marathon in Boston this year, and Minnesota's Joel Reichow, the top American at last year's New York City Marathon, are expected to challenge Korir.
Colorado's Shadrack Kipchirchir, a 2016 U.S. Olympian in the 10,000 meters, also is expected to contend after finishing near the top in his two previous Faxon Law 20K appearances.

#faxon #race #expected

Uncrowned has Mikaela Mayer vs. Chantelle Cameron live results, round-by-round updates, highlights, ring walks and start time for the MVPW-06 fight card on Saturday at bp pulse LIVE in Birmingham, England. Three super welterweight world ******* les are on the line, as WBA and WBC champion Mikaela Mayer faces WBO champion Chantelle Cameron in the main event.
Mayer (22-2, 5 KOs), a three-division world champion, returns for the first time since defeating Mary Spencer in October to claim the WBA and WBC super welterweight ******* les. The 2016 Olympian is Uncrowned's No. 8 pound-for-pound boxer and has won four straight since her controversial loss to Natasha Jonas in January 2024, including back-to-back victories over Sandy Ryan.
Cameron (22-1, 8 KOs) captured the vacant WBO super welterweight ******* le with a unanimous decision over Michaela Kotaskova in April. The former undisputed super lightweight champion is Uncrowned's No. 5 pound-for-pound boxer and has also won four straight bouts since suffering her lone professional defeat in a November 2023 rematch with Katie Taylor, whom Cameron famously handed her first career loss six months earlier.
The Mayer vs. Cameron prelims begin at 12 p.m. ET on ESPN+ and ESPN2. The main card starts at 2 p.m. ET on ESPN+, with main event ring walks expected around 4:30 p.m. ET.
Follow all of the action with Uncrowned's live results and play-by-play of the main card below.

#live #since

Welcome back to the IJF World Tour, and for the first time to Lausanne, Switzerland!
Before the tournament, at the IOC building, Olympic judo legends took a chance to sign the commemorative wall. And International Judo Federation President Mr Marius Vizer took time to greet some potential future Olympians at a local masterclass.
Inside the Vaudoise Arena, a special tournament began, adaptive judo athletes competed side by side on the same mats as the world's best judoka for the very first time.
And having had their moment in the spotlight. The attention turned to…
Marina VOROBEVA who came out on top at -48kg, arm locking her opponent in the final.

#World #lausanne

Hayden Panettiere's ex-fiancé, Wladimir Klitschko, is honoring the late actress.
On Friday, August 21, the retired professional boxer, 50, took to Instagram to share a photo of the two-time Golden Globe-nominated actress on what would have been her 37th birthday and paid tribute to her with a lengthy caption.
"Today is Hayden's birthday. Instead of celebrating the way we had planned, today we celebrate her life, her spirit, and the love she brought into this world," the Olympian wrote. "I want to thank all of Hayden's fans, friends, and everyone who has reached out for the incredible outpouring of love and support."
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"At a time filled with so much sadness, your kindness has reminded me that there is still so much good in humanity," he continued. "If you're reading this, I ask just one thing: even if only for a moment, think about LOVE. Reach out to a friend. Forgive someone. Be kind. Love is a superpower. Use it."

#love

Former Great Britain international Marius Dobel-Ober has been named as the new head coach at Truro Fencing Club.
The club, which has produced four Olympians, has recently been taken over by a firm spearheaded by former Truro head coach and Team GB Olympic coach Jon Salfield.
Dobel-Ober will be based at Truro School's Cornwall Fencing Centre.
The last British Olympian to come from the club was James Honeybone in 2012 while Brazil's Marta Baeza trained at the club ahead of her home Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro four years later.
Dobel-Ober says he has a twin mission of getting more people into the sport and coaching those who could one day compete at the highest level:

#truro #fencing #olympic #four

Ryan Lochte and Michael Phelps spent over a decade racing each other in the pool at the highest level. Not only that, Lochte and Phelps crossed paths in many events, including battling head to head in the 200 Individual Medley and 400 Individual Medley countless times.
They were two of the greatest Olympians of all time, competing on the same timeline, however Lochte never once considered packing up and training alongside Phelps, and he's not shy about why.
"The best training program I've ever had was at the University of Florida, hands down the best," Lochte said on the Night Swim Podcast.
For Lochte, it wasn't close. Legendary coach Gregg Troy ran a program in Gainsville that fit Lochte like a glove, and Lochte says Troy simply understood how to get the most out of him.
"Coach Troy knew how to push my ***** ons, to push me to limits that I didn't know myself," Lochte said.

#phelps #troy

By Robin Respaut
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 16 (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche said on Sunday that he backs top Washington, D.C., prosecutor Jeanine Pirro, ‌who was criticized by President Donald Trump for the way she handled ‌a case of alleged vandalism at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
"I absolutely support U.S. Attorney Pirro, as does President Trump," Blanche said on NBC's "Meet the Press" program.
The Trump administration fast-tracked a renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool ahead of the nation's Fourth of July celebrations, at a cost of about $14.7 million. Within weeks an algae bloom developed and material at ‌the bottom of the pool ⁠started peeling off. Federal authorities subsequently charged former U.S. Olympian David Hearn and others with vandalism.
In a court filing asking for the ⁠case against Hearn to be dismissed, Pirro blamed the Reflecting Pool's peeling issues on "flawed" work by a contractor and accused the Interior Department of providing incomplete information at first. Trump subsequently posted that Pirro should revisit her "hastily made decision" to drop the case.

#reflecting #pool #lincoln

Elena Delle Donne soared to basketball's competitive heights as a high school and college basketball star in her home state of Delaware, as a WNBA standout and an Olympian.
All led to Delle Donne earning basketball's ultimate and most enduring achievement on Aug. 15 in Springfield, Massachusetts.
The 36-year-old Ursuline Academy and University of Delaware graduate was inducted to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.
In a moving speech during her enshrinement ceremony that featured frequent references to family, Delle Donne articulated a love letter to basketball.
"You've been with me since I was a gangly kid in Delaware," she said, "trying to shoot over a ladder named Oscar to help me develop my shooting arc. You never cared if I was awkward.

#donne #springfield #massachusetts

President Donald Trump escalated his criticism Sunday over the dismissed Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool vandalism case, pointing to a National Park Service employee's account that former Olympian David Hearn "violently" ripped and tugged at the pool's coating before authorities arrived.
Trump shared a screenshot from court documents on Truth Social that detailed interviews with two National Park Service employees who were cleaning the interior of the Reflecting Pool when Hearn approached the area.
According to the document, one employee, identified as W-1, said Hearn initially used his cellphone to take what the employee believed were photos or video of damage to the pool.
White House Condemns 'Targeted Sabotage' Of Reflecting Pool As Repairs Pushed Past July 4 Celebration
The employee then alleged Hearn "knelt, placed both hands into the reflecting pool, below the surface of the water, and started to 'violently' rip and tug at a large portion of the blue pool coating," according to the document Trump posted.

#reflecting #park #violently

PHOENIX — Hezly Rivera cemented her place as the leading U.S. female gymnast — for now — with a historic comeback to repeat as U.S. all-around champion.
Rivera, an 18-year-old 2024 Olympian, jumped from fourth place after the first night of competition to win after the second and final day Sunday. She is the second woman to repeat as U.S. all-around champion in the last 13 years after Simone Biles, who won a record nine ******* les.
Rivera totaled 111.95 points over both days, edging Dallas-area training partner Claire Pease by 1.15 points. Rivera trailed by six tenths after day one, when she fell off the uneven bars.
The last comeback from fourth or lower to win nationals was when Courtney Kupets went from fourth to win in 2003. Eighteen of the last 20 editions, a first-day leader won nationals.
GYMNASTICS: Results

#comeback #first

DAZN, 5:00 am ET Teremoana Teremoana vs DeAndre Savage
From Gold Coast, Australia. Teremoana was a breakout from the 2024 Paris Olympics, arguably the 2nd best in the big boy division. Unfortunately, he caught a bad bracket and had to face professional Olympian Bakhodir Jalolov before the medal rounds. But, he earned himself enough attention to kickstart a pro career, and headlines the show in just his 12th professional outing. Savage is a 35 year old American with an 11-1 (11 KO) record, and much will be said about that in the commentary buildup to the main event. But, he's fought most of his career in Colombia and Mexico, and his two fights in the USA resulted in a no contest and his only pro loss. Michael Zerafa appears in support here against BoxRec's 194th ranked middleweight, Alejandro Ortiz. Teremoana is very exciting… But, a 5 am Wednesday start for a relatively unknown prospect isn't exactly a live coverage gold mine. So, this will be a follow along thread in The Feed!, and I'd expect at least one or two of the staffers here to jump in for the main event.
From Johnson City, Tennessee. It's the greatest event in the boxing-adjacent business, and arguably one of the greatest sporting shows of any kind in modern America. If you're new to the Brawl, here's the recap of Brawl #13 . Dozens of amateur fights with three one-minute rounds, fast pace, lots of action and excitement, and an unconventional but delightful commentary team guiding you through it all. The main event here features Frankie LaPenna, a Michigan man who apparently got online famous doing videos while wearing a fake ****** , taking on brawl regular Sasquatch. Catfish Cooley is out from commentary again, with Stalekracker, a former police officer who now cooks Cajun food online to promote his thriving spice business and has a vibe that can best be described as a hybrid of Guy Fieri and Dog the Bounty Hunter, subbing in as a guest. Many beloved favorites return, including Tennessee Cornbread, Lil' Smokey, Man Bear Pig vs Hook Hogan, Big Daddy T, and Lil' Terry fighting Lil' Fire after Fire knocked out Terry's brother Larry in 10 seconds in the last brawl. It's $22.99, and it's the best entertainment value you'll ever get.
ON THE UNDERCARD: Let's spotlight some exciting new names, shall we? How about The Intubator? Can House Arrest handle the Macho Man? Any interest in The Toothless ****** assin or Take-A-Shot Brandi? Wet Willie? One Leg Big Ed? Discount Destroyer? Mullet Trash? And, which will be the lady fight of the night? Throat Goat vs Big Thumper? Or 1st Class White Trash vs Trainwreck Tracy?
From Atlanta, Georgia, for Scott's WBC and WBA middleweight ****** les. Shields is the self proclaimed "GWOAT," ("Greatest Woman of All Time, presumably because Fran Drescher's lawyers are very protective of copyright) and effectively out of real challenges because of the talent gap between her and anyone near her size. Shields dabbled in MMA, tried to make being a female heavyweigh

PHOENIX — Olympic bronze medalist Fred Richard has a new ****** le.
Richard handily won his first all-around ****** le at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships Saturday, Aug. 8. His two-day combined score of 170.015 was two points ahead of Tokyo Olympian Shane Wiskus. Up-and-comer Danila Leykin was third, at 167.001 points.
Richard was all but ****** ured of winning the ****** le after Leykin botched his floor routine, the second event of the night. Richard just needed to be clean the rest of the night, which he was, putting up solid scores on every event. After landing his vault, his final event, Richard threw his arms wide and roared, a huge grin on his face.
Richard didn't lock his spot on the U.S. team for the world championships in Rotterdam, Netherlands — he also needed to finish in the top three on three or more events and only did that on floor exercise — but is all but ****** ured of being on the five-man team that will be announced later Saturday.
Though Richard is a three-time NCAA all-around champion, a U.S. ****** le had eluded him. He was third in 2023, and the runner-up the last two years. With defending champion Asher Hong injured and three-time U.S. champion Brody Malone taking the year off, however, Richard was the heavy favorite coming into the meet.

#Event #points

PHOENIX — Frederick Richard won his first U.S. all-around gymnastics ******* le despite ceding nearly a full point to the field for deductions outside of his routines.
Richard, an Olympic and World Championships bronze medalist, totaled 170.015 points between two nights of competition at the Xfinity U.S. Championships.
He prevailed by 2.051 over Tokyo Olympian Shane Wiskus, who nixed a planned retirement after just missing the Paris Olympic team. Wiskus also missed the 2025 U.S. Championships after shoulder surgery.
GYMNASTICS: Results | Broadcast Schedule
Frederick Richard turns to Google Doc to plan for LA 2028 Olympics, and to remember Paris 2024

#olympic #wiskus #phoenix

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump hosted on Thursday dozens of Winter Olympians and Paralympians for a reception honoring their accomplishments in the Milano Cortina games earlier this year.
Nearly half of the Team USA athletes who competed in Italy came to the East Room reception, according to the White House, along with coaches, staff, and other representatives.
Among those attending was speedskater Jordan Stolz, whom Trump said was the single most-decorated American Olympian of the 2026 Games while marveling at his "very strong legs." Stolz, during a rally with the president in Wisconsin earlier this summer, briefly placed a gold medal around Trump's neck.
"Today, we're truly honored to welcome to the White House perhaps the greatest group of Winter Olympians in American history," Trump said, as athletes in USA windbreakers filled rows of risers behind him.
They gave Trump a Team USA jacket and sneakers, and the president promised to hand out special coins and invited attendees to a post-event tour of the Oval Office.

#Trump

Olympic curling champion Eve Muirhead has announced she is to return to competition four years after retiring following the Beijing Games.
The decorated Team GB curler, a four-time Olympian and gold medallist in Beijing, is set to return to action in mixed doubles alongside two-time Olympic silver medallist Bobby Lammie, with sights set on the 2030 Games.
The pair won the mixed doubles world championship in 2022 and will reunite in pursuit of Olympic qualification for Alpes 2030.
"When I announced my retirement in 2022, I had achieved the thing I had worked towards for my entire career and could not have stepped away on a higher note," said Muirhead.
"But getting to that point had taken a huge amount out of me, both mentally and physically. I had been through four Olympic cycles and had reached a stage where I needed to step away.

#olympic

There is one man in the Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships field who previously won a national all-around **** le. He wasn't doing any gymnastics a year ago.
Yul Moldauer, the 2017 U.S. champion and a Tokyo Olympian, returns to nationals this week in Phoenix after serving a suspension from September 2024 to November 2025.
Moldauer was banned for missing three drug tests in a 12-month span. Though he has never failed a test, he took full responsibility for not adhering to rules that require Olympic-level athletes to be present at their specified daily locations for no-notice testing.
2026 Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships: How to watch, schedule, field, preview
The nation's top gymnasts compete in Phoenix, live on NBC Sports and Peacock.

#moldauer #olympian #september

Jimmy Fallon spent a portion of Monday's Tonight Show celebrating Trump's defeat in the ongoing Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool saga.
The shallow pool was recently refurbished with a shade of dark blue and outfitted with "advanced nanobubbler technology" to tackle algae blooms that have long plagued the landmark — but algae returned shortly after the multi-million-dollar renovations were complete, and the new sealant started to peel off in chunks that bubbled to the surface.
Late last week, Washington, D.C. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro moved to dismiss criminal charges against former Olympian David Hearn — one of several people arrested on suspicion of vandalizing the monument — after the Trump administration admitted that the damage to the recently installed blue liner was "the result of flawed installation by the contractor."
Fallon, 51, weighed in on the president's defeat, saying, "Trump is upset because his own Justice Department admitted the reflecting pool damage wasn't caused by vandalism, like he said. It was just a result of shoddy construction work.
"Trump claimed someone used a knife to quickly cut the pool liner the length of three football fields. I can barely use a knife to cut open my Amazon box," the late night host quipped.

#Trump #defeat #algae

It's the U.S. women's national team vs. U.S. Elite squad in the International Cup softball tournament Sunday night at Devon Park in Oklahoma City.
Follow along for live updates:
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#softball #international #park

Republican Sen. John Kennedy (La.) said Sunday he is unsure whether President Trump truly believes his claims that vandals damaged the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
"I don't know whether he really believes that, or it's part of his political messaging, or he's just thinking out loud," Kennedy told host Kristen Welker on NBC News's "Meet the Press."
"You and I both know the president well," the Louisiana Republican added. "He exists loudly, and he grows anxious when he has an unexpressed thought. I'm not saying he doesn't really believe it, I just don't know."
The Justice Department moved Friday to drop its criminal prosecution of former Olympian David Hearn over allegations he damaged the Reflecting Pool
In a 20-page filing, the Justice Department pinned the damage to the site on a "rushed and botched installation" Atlantic Industrial Coatings carried out this spring and summer to repaint the bottom of the pool. The department also faulted the Interior Department for a "barebones" report about the incident involving Hearn.

#kennedy #reflecting #president #whether

Claudia Pechstein, whose nine medals are Germany's most for a Winter Olympian, has been appointed national team coach for the allround speed skating team.
The governing body DESG said on Sunday that Pechstein now has the job on a permanent basis after previously acting on an interim basis.
Pechstein, 54, competed at eight Winter Games between 1992 and 2022, winning five gold, two silver and two bronze medals. She also has 42 medals from world championhips, six of them gold.
The DESG said that Pechstein has "an exceptionally long track record and outstanding international experience in speed skating" with many years at the top level.
She has also completed a coaching diploma at the Coaching Academy of the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB).

#medals

It's the U.S. women's national team vs. China in the International Cup softball tournament Saturday afternoon at Devon Park in Oklahoma City.
Follow along for live updates:
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#softball #oklahoma