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Brittney Griner: Russian Foreign Ministry Talks Back, Steph Curry and Megan Rapinoe Express Support

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova criticized the U.S.

Benzinga

Brittney Griner, Dick Vitale are centers of attention at the ESPYS

The annual awards ceremony also celebrated the 50th anniversary of Title IX.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘She’s one of us’: Curry and Rapinoe urge action on Griner detention at ESPYs

Prominent US sports stars showed their support for Olympic champion Brittney Griner, who is currently detained in Russia on drug charges

The Guardian - US

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Matildas star Sam Kerr wins ESPY award in United States following stellar season

After a stellar season, Kerr is named the best international athlete in women's football at the ESPY in the United States.

ABC News

Rapinoe, King urge freedom for Brittney Griner at The ESPYS

Detained WNBA star Brittney Griner was front and center at The ESPYS

The Independent UK

Hollywood stars mingle with the biggest sporting names at 2022 ESPY awards

Hannah Waddingham and John Boyega were amongst the British talent to attend the event in Los Angeles.

The Independent UK

Alex Scott tops list of trailblazers in women's football, study finds

Former Arsenal right-back and current pundit Alex Scott was deemed the top game-changer in football - alongside England stars Lucy Bronze and Steph Houghton

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‘No, I’m good, I’m 25’: Simone Biles offered colouring book on flight home from Washington

‘The other flight attendant gave me a mimosa so we’re in the clear,’ says world-beating athlete

The Independent UK

Simone Biles drags Trump lawyer who called her a loser: ‘Who is Jenna Ellis?’

The athlete widely regarded as the GOAT had zero time for Ellis’s Twitter commentary

The Independent UK

Megan Rapinoe receives Presidential Medal of Freedom, nods to detained Brittney Griner at White House

As they and several others received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest American civilian honor, Rapinoe wore a white pantsuit with the initials “BG” and a flower embroidered on the lapel

The Hindu

Photos of the week ending July 8, 2022 - Roll Call

CQ Roll Call’s photojournalists were on the road in Arizona this recess week to capture some of the patriotic politicking during the Fourth of July.

Roll Call

USWNT Qualifies for 2023 Women’s World Cup

All it took was two wins at the Concacaf W Championship to set the U.S. on course to defend its title and go for a three-peat next summer.

Sports Illustrated

Megan Rapinoe smiles at fiancée Sue Bird as she takes photos of her at the Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony

The soccer player was one of 17 recipients to receive the award

The Independent UK

Biden awards Medal of Freedom, highest civilian honor, to Biles and others

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden awarded the Medal of Freedom to two politically active female athletes — soccer star Megan Rapinoe and gymnast Simone Biles — and to the late Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs as part of his first slate of recipients of the nation’s highest civilian honor.

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The Independent UK

Jenna Ellis ridiculed after slamming Rapinoe and Biles for receiving Presidential Medal of Freedom

‘I guess she thinks they are losers because they are not criminal witnesses’ said one critic

Sports Illustrated

Megan Rapinoe, Simone Biles Receive Presidential Medal of Freedom

Fifteen other individuals were honored at Thursday’s ceremony.

The Independent UK

Simone Biles becomes youngest living person to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom

‘Today, she adds to her medal count of 32 – I don’t know if you’re going to find room,’ President Biden said as he honoured the Olympian

Roll Call

Biden medal picks push partisan issues, and bipartisanship - Roll Call

Medal of Freedom recipients include advocates for gun control and civil rights, plus former Republican senators who worked across the aisle.

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ABC News

From Simone Biles to Steve Jobs, meet all the Americans being awarded a Presidential Medal Of Freedom this week

Seventeen people will be awarded America's "highest civilian honour" this week. Here's who, and why they were chosen to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Los Angeles Times

Megan Rapinoe's presidential honor highlights role as team player

Megan Rapinoe was having lunch with the rest of the women's national soccer team when her cellphone buzzed. It was the White House, the caller ID said.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Biles, Denzel Washington, Rapinoe among Winners of Top US Honor

Gymnastics star Simone Biles, actor Denzel Washington and the late tech visionary Steve Jobs have been named as recipients of America's highest civilian honor, the White House said Friday. President Joe Biden designated 17 Americans to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, three of them posthumous, The Associated Press said.…

Chicago Sun-Times

Biden to award Medal of Freedom to Denzel Washington, Simone Biles, John McCain, among others

Biden’s honors list includes both living and deceased honorees from the worlds of Hollywood, sports, politics, the military, academia, and civil rights and social justice advocacy.

The Independent UK

From Gabby Giffords to Steve Jobs: Who’s on Biden’s presidential medal of freedom list?

White House says recipients ‘have overcome significant obstacles to achieve impressive accomplishments in the arts and sciences’

The Guardian - US

Simone Biles and nurse who received first Covid vaccine to get top US honor

World Cup winner Megan Rapinoe also among 17 recipients of Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest US civilian honor

Sports Illustrated

Rapinoe, Biles to Receive Presidential Medal of Freedom

The sports stars are among the 17 recipients of the prestigious award this month.

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