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Snopes→ Did Men’s Soccer Player Reveal Sports Bra After Game-Winning Goal?
The video is real, the goal was good, but the "sports bra"?
Snopes→ Is the NFL Scrapping Its 1-Helmet Rule Starting in 2022?
The one-helmet policy was initially adopted in 2013.
Snopes→ Do Wimbledon Umpires Learn Curse Words in Multiple Languages?
You might get in trouble if you say "völliger Bockmist" at Wimbledon.
Snopes→ Police: Man Drowned Trying to Retrieve Golf Ball
The victim was found in 8 feet of murky water.
Snopes→ University of Alabama Police Car Hit by Golf Ball in TikTok Video
Judging by the reaction of the man who swung the golf club, it appeared to be an accident.
Snopes→ ‘Iron Man’ Racer, NASCAR Champion Jack Ingram Dies at 84
Jack Ingram, a hard-hosed, hot-tempered racer who won five NASCAR championships and more than 300 races, has died, the NASCAR Hall of Fame said. He was 84.
Snopes→ Is Celine Dion a Las Vegas Knights Fan?
Two NHL teams are fighting over the fandom of the "My Heart Will Go On" singer.
Snopes→ No-Hitter No. 7: Cubs Blank Dodgers, Tie MLB Season Record
The Cubs’ fearsome bullpen teamed up with starter Zach Davies for the first combined no-hitter in franchise history.
Snopes→ Kevin Hart and Snoop Dogg Will Recap the Olympics
In case you need a comedic take on the world’s major sports event.
Snopes→ Is Carl Nassib a Registered Republican Voter?
After Nassib made history as the first openly gay active NFL player in June 2021, attention quickly turned to his political affiliations.
Snopes→ See Hank Aaron’s 1952 Scouting Reports
"I recommend bonus," indeed.
Snopes→ Carl Nassib First Active NFL Player to Come out As Gay
Nassib said he wasn't doing it for the attention but because “I just think that representation and visibility are so important.”
Snopes→ New Zealand Weightlifter Set To Be First Openly Trans Olympic Athlete
Laurel Hubbard said she was "grateful and humbled by the kindness and support" shown to her as officials included her in the 133-strong New Zealand team for the Tokyo Olympics.
Snopes→ Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Talks New Documentary, MLK, Social Justice
The one-hour documentary explores the history of protests that shaped the course for justice in America.
Snopes→ Top Medical Adviser Says ‘No Fans’ Safest for Tokyo Olympics
Fans from abroad were banned several months ago, and organizers are to announce early next week if some local fans should be allowed.
Snopes→ Did Ronaldo’s Coca-Cola Snub Cost the Company Billions?
Correlation isn't causation, but it is a coincidence.
Snopes→ Rafael Nadal Pulls out of Wimbledon and Tokyo Olympics
Nadal, who reached the French Open semifinals last week but lost to Novak Djokovic, has won the title at Wimbledon twice, in 2008 and 2010.
Snopes→ There’s No Evidence Cloe Giani Giavazzi Died From COVID Vaccine
A news report about a 12-year-old tennis star's death was repurposed to create fear over vaccinations.
Snopes→ Biden Admin Extends Protections to Transgender Students
The move reverses Trump-era policy and stands against proposals in many states to bar transgender girls from school sports.
Snopes→ Did Muhammad Ali Once Talk a Suicidal Man off a Building’s Ledge?
The heavyweight boxer made an impact in more ways than one.
Snopes→ Madeline Groves Withdraws from Olympic Trials, Citing ‘Misogynistic Perverts’
Groves joins tennis champion Naomi Osaka in stepping back to preserve her well-being.
Snopes→ No, Christian Eriksen’s Club Doctor Did Not Say He Got COVID-19 Vaccine Before Cardiac Arrest
COVID-19 and anti-vaccine conspiracy theorists seized the opportunity to spread misinformation after the Danish soccer star's medical emergency at Euro 2020.
Snopes→ ‘Bart Simpson Bouncing’: The Origins of the TikTok Illusion
It's possible to trace the origins of the viral audio, just as it was possible to find the true colors of "the dress" and whether "laurel" or "yanny" was uttered.
Snopes→ Denmark Game at Euro 2020 Suspended After Eriksen Collapses
Christian Eriksen had just played a short pass when he fell face-forward onto the ground.
Snopes→ Euro 2020’s Anti-Racism Row Is Tournament’s Latest Controversy
As soccer fans clash over "taking a knee," a look back at the European Championship's past controversies and political disputes.
Snopes→ Prince Harry Spreads News About Invictus Games in Germany
Prince Harry took a break from paternity leave to announce the return of his Invictus Games, which supports the rehab and recovery of wounded veterans.
Snopes→ No Audience, New Venue, but Westminster Dog Show Barks on
The show was rescheduled from its usual February dates and isn't allowing in-person spectators.
Logically→ South Korea to protest against Japan over Tokyo Olympics map.
The Japanese government's designation of Dokdo as their territory on their Olympics website sparked outrage and objections in South Korea.
Logically→ Milkha Singh passed away due to COVID-19.
According to the reports, Milkha Singh is stable but on oxygen support at the PGIMER, Chandigarh. His death claims were a hoax.
Snopes→ The NBA Awaits a New Champion, and the Path is Wide Open
For virtually everyone left in the playoffs, this is a whole new world.
Logically→ Two players in the IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders have tested positive for COVID-19.
The KKR-RCB match on May 3, 2021, was rescheduled by IPL after two KKR players, Varun Chakravarthy and Sandeep Warrier, tested COVID-19 positive.
Logically→ Tokyo Olympics 2021 has been canceled.
The International Olympic Committee clarified that the news about the Tokyo Olympics being canceled is untrue, and the games would be held in 2021.
Logically→ To date, four bills have been introduced in Congress restricting transgender women and girls from participating in women’s sports.
Out of the four bills, three were never voted on and the fourth one was introduced in January 2021 in the House.
Logically→ Over 15 states in the U.S. are debating legislatures to restrict transgender students’ participation in sports.
Bills aimed at preventing transgender youth from athletics are under debate in more than a dozen states in the US.
Logically→ Idaho was the first state to pass a bill restricting transgender women and girls to participate in women’s sports.
Idaho was the first state to pass a bill limiting transgender women to compete in women's sports. It has been temporarily blocked by the federal court
Logically→ Republicans introduced a congressional bill to ban transgender girls from school sports.
Republicans have introduced bills to ban transgender students from competing in sport, but none has been approved.
Logically→ Any federally funded educational institution must allow students to participate as their identified gender in sports teams.
Title IX of Education Amendments of 1972 states that institutions should not exclude any person based on sex or gender from sports activities
Logically→ Cricket fans sang ‘Vande Mataram’ in the Gabba stadium after India’s historic win on Jan. 19.
The viral video is of cricket fans singing 'Vande Mataram' at the Dubai International Stadium in 2018 and not at the Gabba in 2021.
Logically→ Pele and Maradona never played in a match together.
Pele and Maradona are known to be great players of football in different eras. There are no records of any matches played by them together.