Team USA is sending 109 women to represent the United States at the Winter Olympics. SELF's Amy Eisinger joins Cheddar to discuss some of the most inspiring athletes to watch during the games. The magazine is featuring some of the Olympians as part of its Body Stories video franchise.
Eisinger reveals why Paralympic skier Amy Purdy decided to stop covering up her prosthetic legs. She also shares the incredible story of how Oksana Masters overcame radiation from Chernobyl to become an Olympic medalist. Plus, find out how hockey star Hilary Knight fought for women's equality and won.
Then, the special projects director reveals some of the new initiatives at SELF and how they fit into the media company's mission. The platform just launched its Health Conditions A-Z hub in conjunction with the Mayo Clinic. The magazine discusses fitness and sports through the lens of positivity and empathy.
An Alabama high school band director said Wednesday that he was just “doing my job” when police officers arrested him and shocked him with a stun gun after he refused to immediately stop the band as it played in the bleachers following a football game.
Most of Spain's World Cup-winning players ended their boycott of the women's national team early Wednesday after the government intervened to help shape an agreement that was expected to lead to immediate structural changes at the country's soccer federation.
Hundreds of Milwaukee bar patrons who hoped to score free drinks through its offer to pay their tabs whenever the New York Jets, and former Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, lose had to pay up after the Jets got an overtime win despite an injury that took Rodgers out of the game.
