Freddie Flintoff reveals he was unable to leave the house for eight months after Top Gear crash

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2026 women’s hockey worlds to be held 2 months after Milan-Cortina Olympics

The 2026 women’s hockey world championship will be held in April, two months after the Olympic Games conclude in Milan-Cortina, Italy. There wasn’t a women’s championship in the same calendar year as a Winter Games until 2022, when Herning and Frederikshavn, Denmark, hosted the tournament Aug. 25 to Sept. 4. International Ice Hockey Federation women’s … Read more

Flintoff ‘didn’t leave house for six months’ after crash

Andrew ‘Freddie’ Flintoff has said he did not leave the house for six months after his Top Gear crash, which left him with both physical and mental scars. The cricketer-turned-TV presenter sustained serious facial and rib injuries in a crash while filming the BBC motoring programme in 2022. Speaking about the incident on ITV’s The … Read more

Michelle Trachtenberg’s cause of death revealed months after death at 39

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As Israeli hostages near 18 months in captivity, artist’s hand-drawn postcards offer a symbol of hope

TEL AVIV — It’s a well-established routine. Every day, Zeev Engelmayer takes a seat at his bay window overlooking his backyard in central Tel Aviv. His mission? Fighting despair with an army of colorful markers in a bid to bring hope to the people of Israel. For the past 18 months since the Hamas terror … Read more

World Cup ski champion Federica Brignone’s return uncertain 10 months from Olympics

Overall World Cup skiing champion Federica Brignone was discharged from the hospital on Tuesday, five days after breaking multiple bones in her left leg in a giant slalom crash and undergoing surgery. “I still don’t know how long it will take [to return],” Brignone told reporters as she sat in a wheelchair before leaving the … Read more

Boston Legacy FC unveiled as NWSL expansion team’s 2nd nickname in 5 months

Goodbye, BOS Nation FC. Hello, Boston Legacy FC. Five months after introducing a widely panned name and marketing slogan, the officials of Boston’s National Women’s Soccer League expansion club revealed its new name. The first name, BOS Nation, was an anagram of the term “Bostonian.” Its slogan, “Too Many Balls,” was intended to relay the need … Read more

Texas Measles Outbreak Expected to Last for Months, but Vaccinations Are Up from Last Year

As measles cases in West Texas are still on the rise two months after the outbreak began, local public health officials say they expect the virus to keep spreading for at least several more months and that the official case number is likely an undercount. But there’s a silver lining, officials say: More people have … Read more