Mar. 15, 2025
Maggie Steffens in Paris on July 25.Photo:STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN/AFP via Getty Images
STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN/AFP via Getty Images
The U.S. women’s water polo team has faced its fair share of adversity in recent months — but they’re not letting their heartbreakingOlympicsloss get them down.
After a nail-biting semifinal game on Thursday, Aug. 8, that saw Australia come from behind then ultimately win in a dramatic shootout, Team USA lost out on the chance to win a gold medal for the fourth Olympics in a row.
Mar. 15, 2025
U.S. Women’s soccer team at the 2023 World Cup.Photo:Brad Smith/USSF/Getty
Brad Smith/USSF/Getty
TheU.S. women’s national soccer teamis feeling the heat.
In thefirst trailerforUnder Pressure, an upcomingNetflixdocuseries which takes fans behind the scenes of the team’s 2023 FIFAWorld Cupjourney, the athletes acknowledge that their “legacy is at stake.”
They are about to vie for an historic third-consecutive world title, and they know expectations are high.
“To win one is hard. To win two in a row is unbelievable.
Mar. 15, 2025
UC Berkeley.Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty
“It wasn’t right for past generations to dig up their remains and take them to Berkeley or anywhere else,” Ted Hernandez, chairman of the Wiyot tribe, toldCNNof the decision to give back the remains. “But people can learn from their mistakes and the new generation has been able to finally see why this was wrong.”
The Wiyots lived on Northern California’s Duluwat Island when White settlers massacred dozens of women, children and elders during an annual ceremony the tribe held in 1860, according to CNN.
Mar. 15, 2025
Laura Sanko poses on the red carpet prior to the UFC Hall of Fame induction ceremony at T-Mobile Arena on June 30, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada.Photo:Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via GettyBefore Laura Sanko interviewed fighters, she was one.TheUFCcommentator, 41, currently spends her days talking to the biggest names in the sport, but she tells PEOPLE that before going behind the mic she went on a journey from a total fitness newbie to an ultimate fighter.
Mar. 15, 2025
Karolina Shiino.Photo:Karolina Shiino/InstagramKarolina Shiino has stepped down as Miss Japan after it was alleged that she was having an affair with a married man.The 26-year-old Ukrainian-born beauty queen announced her decision to renounce her title on Monday after a local publication revealed the alleged affair, according toCNNandthe Associated Press.Shiino was crowned Miss Japan on Jan. 22 and was the first woman of European descent to earn the title of Miss Nippon, CNN and theBBCreported.