In April 2023, three North Carolina state senators attempted to essentially outlaw participation trophies in government-run youth sports leagues. The GOP-backed bill would have restricted awards to ...

Is there a debate sillier than the one over “participation trophies”? Like an out-of-shape benchwarmer, our intermittent national bicker over the appropriate reasons to award hardware to young ...

Matthew McConaughey does not approve of participation prizes. During a recent appearance on the "On Purpose with Jay Shetty" podcast, the 56-year-old actor spoke about his dislike for participation ...

Each year as the new season for youth sports begins, the topic of participation medals/trophies is often discussed. Are they good for motivating positive behavior, or bad for not promoting the best ...

When Pittsburgh Steelers player James Harrison posted on Instagram this week that he had returned his sons’ participation trophies, saying they hadn’t earn them, he set off a firestorm of commentary ...

Not everyone gets a trophy in James Harrison's house, as the Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker wrote on Instagram on Saturday. Harrison is taking away his kids' participation trophies because he ...

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President Donald Trump has received another participation award, this time having his name added to the Kennedy Center building. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced Thursday that ...