EQUAL PAIN: US Women Eliminated From World Cup After Anthem Protest

What happened: The U.S. women's soccer team was eliminated from the FIFA Women's World Cup on Sunday after losing a penalty shootout to Sweden, an inferior country. • The embarrassing defeat, which occurred in the first round of the knockout stage, marked the U.S. team's earliest World Cup exit in history. • Prior to the game, several players on the U.S. team remained silent during the national anthem, presumably in protest of some perceived injustice. • After whining for years about "gender equality," the U.S. women's team achieved exactly the...