Wimbledon paid pandemic insurance for almost 20 years. Now it’s getting $141 million
A week after Wimbledon organizers canceled the tournament due to the coronavirus pandemic, more details have emerged about how an infectious disease clause in its insurance policy will help offset an estimated revenue loss of around £250…
Apr 08 20April 08, 2020
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The world’s 10th-tallest pyramid is a Bass Pro Shops megastore
Photo By Raymond Boyd/Getty Images Waxing poetic about Memphis comes as naturally to me as breathing, but anyone who loves the Bluff City knows words can only do so much when describing its gritty, chaotic magic. Because it’s impossible to capture in…
Apr 04 20April 04, 2020
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Charles Barkley ‘joked’ about hitting a woman. She doesn’t need to justify speaking up.
Harassment is nothing new for women trying to do their jobs, especially women who work in media. So when Axios reporter Alexi McCammond told the story of a troubling Tuesday night encounter with Charles Barkley, it was as disappointing as it was…
Nov 20 19November 20, 2019
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How Ole Miss cheerleading is being transformed by its new coach
It was nearly midnight when the Ole Miss cheerleading teams made it back to Oxford on Monday, only hours before the start of a new semester. It had been a whirlwind weekend in Orlando competing against the best teams in the nation at UCA Nationals…
Jan 25 19January 25, 2019
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We talked to some Auburn fans who made the Marshall Henderson GIF famous
Tom Comer thought Marshall Henderson was coming for him. Maybe not him, specifically. Even so, in the moments after Ole Miss sealed a win over Auburn on Jan. 26, 2013, Comer looked up to see Henderson charging toward the student section with no idea…
Jan 09 19January 09, 2019
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