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Jemele Hill denied that she was demoted after ESPN announced she was leaving her SportsCenter host gig to become a writer for the Undefeated. Hill addressed the rumors in a statement posted on Twitter, stressing that it was her decision to leave the show. “While I am amused by the rumors that I was demoted, […]
Drake, esteemed host of the inaugural NBA Awards held Monday in New York, starred alongside comedian Will Ferrell in a hilarious sketch aired alongside the event, challenging players to up their on-court handshake game. In the two-part sketch, Ferrel and Drake play a pair of short-fused coaches called in to share their handshaking skills, demonstrating […]
Russia’s Paralympians will not be allowed to participate in this month’s Games in Rio under a neutral banner, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) said Thursday, further enforcing a blanket ban on the country after revelations of a widespread state-sponsored doping program. A statement from the committee said nearly 200 Russian athletes who applied to compete […]
“Hey Chicago, whaddaya say? / The Cubs are gonna win today.” The refrain of the Chicago Cubs’ team song rang especially true on Wednesday night, when the team ended its 108-year World Series drought, and baseball fans across the country likely woke up with the notes of “Go Cubs Go” stuck in their heads. The […]
It might seem natural that any spouse would come to the defense of their significant other if that person were constantly being criticized. But not everyone’s spouse is also the commissioner of the National Football League. It turns out that Jane Skinner Goodell, the wife of NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, has been fighting back against […]
The 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, are facing a hurdle before the games begin on Feb. 9: lackluster ticket sales. Headlines across a variety of news outlets have noted the weak sales throughout the fall as South Korea’s Olympic organizing committee struggled to attract buyers — particularly locally. As of Dec. 10, the […]
At 18, American short-track speedskater Maame Biney is one of the youngest members of Team USA headed to the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, which begin next week with the opening ceremony Feb. 9. She’s also breaking new ground — and ice. Here are five things to know about Maame Biney, America’s new Winter Olympics speedskating sensation. […]
San Francisco 49ers player Eric Reid said he began kneeling during the national anthem last year alongside former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick because he felt “furious, hurt and hopeless” over recent police violence against black people. “We know that racism and white privilege are both very much alive today,” he wrote in a New York […]
Singer Sevyn Streeter said she was stopped from performing the national anthem at Wednesday’s Philadelphia 76ers game because she was wearing a jersey that said, “We Matter.” Streeter, who had been scheduled to sing the national anthem before the NBA team’s season opener against the Oklahoma City Thunder, posted a video Wednesday night explaining what […]
Jimmy Kimmel may not be able to make it out to Minneapolis for Super Bowl 2018, but that doesn’t mean his longtime sidekick Guillermo can’t go in his place. During Wednesday’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, the late night host aired a clip from Super Bowl Media Day in which Guillermo hilariously made the interview […]