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This past NBA season will be remembered not for the hard-fought duels but for the unrelenting excellence of the Golden State Warriors. After barreling through the opening rounds of the playoffs without losing a game, the sweet-shooting Warriors met the Cleveland Cavaliers in the title bout for the third consecutive year. On June 12, Golden […]
Women’s tennis legend Martina Navratilova says her fellow sporting veteran Margaret Court doesn’t deserve to have an arena in Melbourne named after her because of what she called Court’s “racist” and “homophobe” remarks. In an open letter penned to the Margaret Court Arena, published by the Sydney Morning Herald, Navratilova argued that talent in a […]
One of the most prestigious taekwondo competitions in the world kicks off Saturday in South Korea, and Google has decided to honor the event with its latest Google Doodle. An animated GIF showcasing competitors practice the martial art will appear in several parts of the world, including Russia, Argentina and Iceland, among others, for the […]
Klay Thompson might just upstage Riley Curry as the Golden State Warriors‘ most entertaining press conference participant. During a presser after scoring 20 in a Dubs win over the Atlanta Hawks, Thompson ended his time with the media by telling reporters that he makes an extraordinarily good paper airplane, then making good on the claim […]
On Thursday night, Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Marcus Peters became the latest NFL player to choose not to stand for the national anthem. Peters’ decision was part of a growing movement, largely inspired by San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick‘s decision a year ago to sit and kneel during the song, to make a statement […]
Monday’s college football national championship rematch between Clemson and Alabama will no doubt go down as one of the best title games of all time, but it was the postgame celebration that featured the night’s most epic moment. As the Tigers reveled in their victory over the Crimson Tide, Clemson defensive lineman Christian Wilkins decided […]
Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick has donated $50,000 to Meals on Wheels as part of a series of donations he has made over the last year. Kaepernick, who sparked controversy by kneeling during the national anthem before 49ers games in the fall of 2016, also donated $50,000 to the social media campaign #LoveArmyForSomalia, […]
DirecTV is offering refunds on their Sunday Ticket NFL package, even though the company’s rules state otherwise, because of football players who protest during the national anthem. DirecTV customer service representatives contacted by both Bloomberg and the Wall Street Journal were offering refunds to certain customers who complained about the protests. The Journal spoke with […]
NASCAR is not the first place one would look to find a voice of the resistance. Yet after Donald Trump railed against NFL players’ kneeling during the national anthem, the biggest name in the sport took to Twitter with a rebuttal. “All Americans R granted rights 2 peaceful protests,” Dale Earnhardt Jr. posted, adapting a […]
North Carolina head coach Roy Williams didn’t mince words when commenting on President Donald Trump’s social media activity. Following UNC’s 78–53 win over Miami in the ACC tournament on Thursday, Williams was asked about the advantages of the tournament taking place in New York and whether it might garner more media or recruiting attention for […]