The National Football League has found itself front and center in a free speech controversy after dozens of players engaged in on-field protests during the national anthem before Sunday’s games. The players’ protests came after President Donald Trump said Friday that team owners should fire athletes who kneel during the anthem. “Wouldn’t you love to […]
LeBron James has no regrets after slamming President Donald Trump for rescinding an invitation to Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry to celebrate the team’s championship at the White House. Trump disinvited Curry from the White House on Saturday in response to comments made by Curry that implied he would not attend the celebration. That […]
The first round of the 2017 baseball playoffs got underway Thursday, with the Houston Astros defeating the Boston Red Sox 8-2 and the Cleveland Indians blanking the New York Yankees 4-0. The National League division series, which is the first of three playoff rounds, gets underway Friday evening. This bodes well for the Astros and […]
The agreement between North Korea and South Korea to march under one flag for the 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony on Feb. 9 would seem to suggest that sports could help achieve the ultimate diplomatic breakthrough. After mounting tensions over North Korea’s nuclear escalation put South Korea and its allies on high alert, a unified […]
He never won his sport’s top title. But the championship drought did nothing to thwart the love NASCAR fans had for Dale Earnhardt Jr., who announced on April 25 that he’s retiring from racing after this season. He’s won the Most Popular Driver Award for 14 years running. As the son of the legendary Dale […]
The extent of Venezuela’s energy woes was illustrated Tuesday night when a power cut during a key soccer World Cup qualifier between Venezuela and Brazil brought the lights down for 22 minutes. The lights went down in the stadium in the 74th minute of play as pockets of fans on the Venezuelan side chanted political […]
The U.S. Tennis Association (USTA) apologized on Saturday after Nazi-era version of Germany’s national anthem was accidentally sung at a replay match at the 2017 Fed Cup in Hawaii. Before the start of the replay match between Germany’s Andrea Petkovic and Alison Riske of the U.S., a male soloist unwittingly performed verses of Deutschlandlied— which […]
The NFL’s Jerick McKinnon, a running back for the Minnesota Vikings, paid tribute to Harambe—the gorilla shot and killed at the Cincinatti Zoo in May—through a pair of impressive purple cleats. Wearing cleats featuring Harambe’s face and body and the words “RIP Harambe,” McKinnon warmed up on the field before playing the Philadelphia Eagles on […]
The San Diego — excuse me, now Los Angeles — Chargers enjoyed their NFL heyday way back in the early 1980s. Dan Fouts, and his admirable beard, led the Air Coryell offense — a pass-happy attack named after their coach, Don Coryell. The Chargers were fun. They played some memorable playoff games. Their lighting bolt […]
When a football player stumbles off the field, woozy, there’s a good chance the player suffered a concussion. Often, medical professionals will converge on him, offering an assessment as to whether he can safely return to the game. These procedures are wise: Concussions are dangerous, and a brain should never be put at further risk. […]