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Author: Rachel Axon, USA TODAY

Sports

What happens if a school doesn’t comply with Title IX? Not a whole lot.

December 15, 2022December 22, 2022Rachel Axon, USA TODAYComments Off on What happens if a school doesn’t comply with Title IX? Not a whole lot.

Enforcement of the federal gender-equity law is essentially toothless, mired in red tape and delays as aggrieved students wait years for relief.

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Inside the numbers: Database reveals wide gaps between women’s enrollment and college athletic opportunities

June 3, 2022Rachel Axon, USA TODAYComments Off on Inside the numbers: Database reveals wide gaps between women’s enrollment and college athletic opportunities

USA TODAY measured schools’ compliance with the first prong of the fed’s three-part test, requiring proportionality between enrollment and athletics.

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U.S. Ski & Snowboard president defends federation against charges it interfered in Foley probe

March 25, 2022Rachel Axon, USA TODAYComments Off on U.S. Ski & Snowboard president defends federation against charges it interfered in Foley probe

Weeks after allegations against Peter Foley surfaced, the president of U.S. Ski & Snowboard defends how the federation investigated the longtime coach

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Despite windy conditions, Americans David Wise, Alex Ferreira on Olympic freeski halfpipe podium again

February 18, 2022February 19, 2022Rachel Axon, USA TODAYComments Off on Despite windy conditions, Americans David Wise, Alex Ferreira on Olympic freeski halfpipe podium again

Four years ago, David Wise and Alex Ferreira took the top two spots, respectively. In Beijing, New Zealand’s Nico Porteous leap-frogged them for gold.

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What’s next for three-time Olympic medal winner Eileen Gu? ‘Stay tuned’

February 18, 2022Rachel Axon, USA TODAYComments Off on What’s next for three-time Olympic medal winner Eileen Gu? ‘Stay tuned’

Eileen Gu, a three-time Olympic medal winner, returns to the states with a bright future — one that still wide open.

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‘I am both Chinese and American.’ Eileen Gu tries to bridge the divide

February 17, 2022February 18, 2022Rachel Axon, USA TODAYComments Off on ‘I am both Chinese and American.’ Eileen Gu tries to bridge the divide

Eileen Gu, competing for her mother’s native China, is one of the most dominant athletes in her sports. She medaled in all three events in Beijing.

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Entire US team makes halfpipe final, giving men’s freeskiers chance for podium sweep

February 17, 2022Rachel Axon, USA TODAYComments Off on Entire US team makes halfpipe final, giving men’s freeskiers chance for podium sweep

While the level of tricks was tame in the halfpipe on Thursday, all expect several skiers to land double cork 1620s in the final.

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Alex Hall, Nick Goepper creatively ski course to win gold, silver in men’s slopestyle at 2022 Winter Olympics

February 15, 2022Rachel Axon, USA TODAYComments Off on Alex Hall, Nick Goepper creatively ski course to win gold, silver in men’s slopestyle at 2022 Winter Olympics

Since freeski slopestyle was added to the Olympic program in 2014, the Americans have medaled every Games and now have six of the nine medals awarded.

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Money for medals: How much are athletes paid for winning medals in 2022 Winter Olympics?

February 12, 2022Rachel Axon, USA TODAYComments Off on Money for medals: How much are athletes paid for winning medals in 2022 Winter Olympics?

USA TODAY surveyed nearly 60 national Olympic committees to understand how much athletes are paid for winning Olympic medals in Beijing.

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What’s next for Shaun White after final competitive halfpipe run at 2022 Olympics?

February 12, 2022Rachel Axon, USA TODAYComments Off on What’s next for Shaun White after final competitive halfpipe run at 2022 Olympics?

If you want to know what’s next for Shaun White, well, you just needed to look at the snowboard he rode in his final competitive halfpipe run.

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Gadget guru or digitally distracted? Which of these 5 tech personalities are you?

August 31, 2023Jennifer Jolly

U.S. Embassy urges Americans to leave Haiti ‘as soon as possible’

August 31, 2023Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY

PCE inflation report: Key measure ticks higher in July. What will the Fed do?

August 31, 2023August 31, 2023Paul Davidson, USA TODAY

USF is building a $340M on-campus football stadium amid concerns academics are being left behind

August 31, 2023AP

At 61, Meg Ryan is the lead in a new rom-com. That shouldn’t be such a rare thing.

August 31, 2023Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY

Iran bans weightlifter for shaking hands, taking photo with Israeli competitor

August 31, 2023Steve Gardner, USA TODAY

Blue supermoon: See photos of the rare moon that won’t happen again until 2037

August 31, 2023Francisco Guzman, USA TODAY

College professor harassed students to quench ‘clown fetish,’ offering extra credit, cash

August 31, 2023Chris Quintana and Colin Campo, USA TODAY
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