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 Sir Gordon Tietjens
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...
Silasila Samuelu, Sen. Fano Mitch Shimasaki, Rev. Elder Ioane Evagelia, FFAS President, Sen. Faiivae Iuli Alex Godinet, Sandra Fruean, Tausaili Ott and Amio Mavaega-Luvu.
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...
Frederick Mauigoa
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...
 Carl J. Sagapolutele Floor
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...
Palettes of N95 respirator masks are off-loaded from the New England Patriots football team's plane
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...
General John J. Pershing
(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...
The Olympic Rings are displayed at the entrance of the IOC
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...
In this March 19, 2020, photo made available by Steve Latart, Latard does yoga exercises at his home in Rogers, Minn.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Steve LaTart in Minnesota is thinking of installing a space heater in his basement to recreate the atmosphere of his hot yoga classes now that his gym has closed due to coronavirus fears. LaTart’s says it’s part of the “new, weird, strange workout plan” he has devised...
A woman walks past the New National Stadium, a venue for the opening and closing ceremonies at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics
TOKYO (AP) — The Tokyo Olympics are probably going to happen, but almost surely in 2021 rather than in four months as planned. That became clear after the IOC on Sunday announced it was considering a postponement and would make a final decision within four weeks. Major Olympic nations like Canada...
A group of students from Uruguay pose for a souvenir picture on the Olympic Rings set outside the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo
(AP) — Only hours after the Australian government called for its citizens to cancel all non-essential travel, the Australian rules Australian Football League (AFL) announced it was postponing its seasons until May 31. Australia’s various football leagues were among the few remaining professional...

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