@chrishockman
Football (Soccer) and Paralympic Journalist, researcher. commentator & ground announcer. Featured on Fox Sports, NYT, Washington Post, NPR, NBC & BBC. Play by Play and Color for Tiger Network. Travel Agent. He/Him
Ultimately it was because of other NPCs threatening to boycott and there was real fear of physical violence breaking out in the village. Ultimately no one is threatening to boycott because of the USA and Israel’s presence.
Initially for doping though
The IPC has reinstated Russia
USL Productions, they’re being paid by USL
Louisville and Lexington players paused the USL Championship season opener for 60 seconds after kickoff, letting the clock run without play. A fearless show of unity from the USL Players Association as negotiations reach a critical stage. It’s time for the league to act. #StandUpForStandards
With a CBA deal still pending, Lexington and Louisville begin the season with a minute-long moment of stillness.
Suspect we’ll see similar at the other matches this week ahead of a strike soon
Chicago Sober means you drink seven days a week but only get slightly belligerent
Not all the Paralympics news is fun, here's my report on Iran not making it to Milan-Cortina. paralympicsportsnews.wordpress.com/2026/03/06/i...
Hear me out, it's "the legacy kit" and in many ways a typo is a good representation of the legacy of THE Miami FC
It's because you're the I
What's really depressing is I had to check what thing this was about
My look at where things are on the USL labor dispute sasoccernews.wordpress.com/2026/03/06/u...
Even the Israeli hot dog is a war crime. I shudder to think what they'd try and do as an Australian one, it should be a sausage sizzle but they wouldn't do that.
Here's my recap of this morning's wheelchair curling action, China looking inevitable right now. paralympicsportsnews.wordpress.com/2026/03/06/c...
Good news everyone! Peacock has added the Paralympics logo and tab for watching now!
Check the curling replays while you're there! Also read my coverage at paralympicsportsnews.wordpress.com
Iran will now not compete at the Paralympics as Aboulfazl Khatibi Mianaei was not able to travel to Italy for the Games.
The USL’s union-busting tactics won’t intimidate the players.
It’s time for the league to stop the games, negotiate a fair contract, and pay these workers a living wage. Solidarity with USL players!
This family name was the one mentioned the most in any of my previews. This domination isn’t even close to new they’ve been SO dominant.
Cuellar never fails to be a disappoointment
Remember certain union busting tactics are illegal under the NLRA. USL HQ is no longer acting in good faith it’s clear they won’t negotiate I won’t blame the players for striking immediately
So USL HQ has signaled they believe they don’t need the players and intent to run a scab league if the strike happens. USLPA should probably just strike now this is no longer good faith from USL HQ. I will not cover a scab league
Seven FIFA registration bans today. Three indefinite to Altay (Turkiye), OHOD (Saudi Arabia) and Union Sportive Monastir (Tunisia). The other four are three periods to G Villarroel CD San Jose (Bolivia), ACSM Politechnica Iasi (Romania), Uratu (Armenia), Atakas Hatayaspor (Turkiye)
We're down bad
My recap of the evening wheelchair curling session in Cortina today: paralympicsportsnews.wordpress.com/2026/03/05/k...
A diagram of a curling end showing two stones, one of each color close to the button, the yellow stone is marginally closer.
This is how close China's win was in extra ends over Italy. JUST enough.
China gets the job done and is now the only unbeaten team
China scores one and we're heading to extra ends for the first time in mixed doubles in Paralympic history
Latvia can only take one in the final end so Great Britain wins 6-5
