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Apia, SAMOA — Sir Gordon Tietjens is renowned for his work in Rugby Sevens, but that hasn't helped him remain at the helm of Samoa's team.
Sir Gordon spent 22 years in charge of the All Black Sevens, winning four Commonwealth Games gold medals, two World Cups and 12 World Series titles before...
(AP) — The NFL is taking baby steps toward full reopenings for its teams. It has no other choice.
No long throws downfield. Mostly halfback dives into the line.
There are so many issues that must be addressed with the opening of team facilities across the nation. Just because a handful of clubs...
(AP) — The image is striking: Fans watching a college football game in the midst of a pandemic, wearing masks with a smidge of social distance between them on row after row of bleacher seats.
The photo is 102 years old.
The Georgia Tech alumni Twitter feed posted a black-and-white photo of the...
Apia, SAMOA — The Samoa Rugby Union says its Sevens team will have the opportunity to explore new options and rebuild for the Olympics now that Sir Gordon Tietjens has resigned.
CEO Faleomavaega Vincent Fepuleai said the decision for Sir Gordon to step down as coach was made together.
"Gordon's...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Sen. Faiivae Iuli Alex Godinet and his six-member executive committee were re-elected by the FFAS Congress to another four years on Wednesday, April 29, 2020.
“On behalf of the executive committee, we would like to thank the FFAS Congress for placing your trust in us...
Pullman, WASHINGTON — Washington State center Frederick Mauigoa on Saturday became the latest Cougar from American Samoa to earn his chance in the NFL. The four-year letter winner has agreed to a free agent contract with the Carolina Panthers.
USAToday and the Spokesman-Review first reported...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The 2020 Oceania U16 Women’s and Men’s Beach Handball Championships, scheduled for June 6th, have been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is the second postponement of the tournament, which was originally scheduled to take place in March in the Cook Islands
The...
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker found himself in need of an assist to help the state fight the coronavirus pandemic.
He called on the New England Patriots.
The team’s private plane landed in Boston from China on Thursday evening carrying more than a million masks critical to health...
(AP) — The world in 1919 was hardly a place for fun and games.
A war like no other had ravaged Europe, killing untold millions and leaving the continent devastated. The Spanish flu pandemic was waning but still wreaking its horrors, with some 50 million people dead worldwide, including 675,000 in...
TOKYO (AP) — The IOC announced a first-of-its-kind postponement of the Summer Olympics on Tuesday, bowing to the realities of a coronavirus pandemic that is shutting down daily life around the globe and making planning for a massive worldwide gathering in July a virtual impossibility.
The...