Quarterback for the Carolina Panthers Cam Newton has come under fire for laughing at a female reporter’s use of football terminology during a press conference Wednesday. Reporter Jourdan Rodrigue, who covers the team for the Charlotte Observer, asked Newton about running receiver Devin Funchess embracing “the physicality of his routes.” Newton cracked into a smile […]
Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson, who is being investigated for alleged workplace misconduct, announced that he’ll sell the team after the 2018 season is completed. The new owner will be determined after what is sure to be a lucrative and lengthy bidding process, but hip-hop mogul Diddy has already said that he wants to purchase […]
By now, Budweiser ads have become Super Bowl mainstays, but the company’s 2017 big game commercial has still made news: The minute-long spot “Born the Hard Way,” made for Sunday’s match-up between the Patriots and the Falcons, tells the story of how the German-born co-founder of Anheuser-Busch immigrated to St. Louis in 1857 to start […]
In a tweet hashtagged #MeToo, reigning Olympic all-around champion Simone Biles revealed that she was a victim of sexual abuse by team doctor Larry Nassar. “I too am one of the many survivors that was sexually abused by Larry Nassar,” Biles writes. “There are many reasons that I have been reluctant to share my story, […]
Click:Cut flower trade The 2016 football season was something of a disappointment for Stanford: a 9-3 record wasn’t enough for a shot at the national championship, leaving the Cardinal to settle for the Hyundai Sun Bowl against North Carolina. But Stanford fans can take some solace in winning a different title: the best performing team […]
The Miami Marlins will retire the No. 16 to honor José Fernández, who died in a boat crash on Sunday. Team owner Jeffrey Loria told reporters that no one will wear No. 16 for the Marlins again. Monday night will be the last time Marlins players wear the number on their uniforms—each team member will […]
The Clemson University football team and its coach, Dabo Swinney, rule the sports world today. And for good reason. In last night’s national championship game, the Tigers fought back from a two-touchdown first-half deficit and a 10-point fourth quarter hole to knock off Alabama, college football’s reigning dynasty, 35-31. The instant classic went down to […]
Before almost every big race Usain Bolt ran, the crowd hailed the lithe Jamaican as he bounced around the track with a fervor usually reserved for royalty and rock stars. Then, quicker than one of his flashes to the finish, fans shushed before the starting gun, the silence building in electric anticipation of another gold […]
Colin Kaepernick will start at quarterback for the 49ers on Sunday against the Bills, the team announced. Kaepernick has not played all season. The 49ers went 1–4 with Blaine Gabbert as the team’s starting quarterback. After speculation the team would make a change, head coach Chip Kelly decided to roll with the controversial quarterback going […]
The Brazilian soccer team that saw most of its senior players perish in a plane crash in November is rebuilding its team almost entirely, in time for the country’s new soccer season. Chapecoense will recruit up to 20 new players and begin preseason training this week, according to Reuters. The club said it will reserve […]