Pete Crow-Armstrong scored the game-tying run in the bottom of the ninth inning in what was a thrilling comeback win for his Chicago Cubs on Monday night, but it wasn’t necessarily a smooth sequence. As the Cubs trailed the visiting Cincinnati Reds 4-3 in the final frame, Crow-Armstrong led things off with a triple. Nico […]
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US Olympic skating stars considering appeal of judge’s scoring that denied them gold
American figure skating couple Madison Chock and Evan Bates would consider appealing the scoring in the recent Olympic ice dancing final that delivered them silver, while French rivals were awarded gold. Chock was asked if they would consider appealing in an interview with Access Hollywood. “I suppose we would consider it. I think skating is […]
University of Utah spends $400K a year on ‘Dignity Index’ scoring political speech
The University of Utah has launched a program called “The Dignity Index” that rates how statements sound during political or social disagreement on an eight-point scale. Formally announced in October, according to The Daily Utah Chronicle, the Index is expected to cost $400,000 every year for equipment as well as personnel for the program. According […]
Olivia Dunne sounds alarm ’empty seats’ in gymnastics, suggests judges’ scoring may be part of issue
Olivia Dunne sounded the alarm about the lack of viewership in women’s gymnastics and suggested that the judges and the scoring system may be to blame. Dunne fired off an uncharacteristic critical post on X about the state of the sport. It came as LSU was upset in an SEC matchup against Arkansas. The Tigers […]