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A Yankees fan who decided to pop the question during New York’s Tuesday night game against the Boston Red Sox was in for an unpleasant surprise when he discovered he had dropped the engagement ring. As the proposal unfolded live on the scoreboard, the entire stadium — along with fans at home — watched as […]
We love athletes who love their craft. We want them to feel what we all imagine: the elation of being adored by millions, while playing kid games. It’s why we fall for, say, a Usain Bolt, who smiles and dances before races, then preens after finishing first. Or a Stephen Curry, who shimmies around while […]
Qatari officials have banned alcohol in streets and other public places during the 2022 FIFA World Cup in the country’s capital, Doha, organizers said Tuesday. Officials in the Gulf state are also seeking alcohol bans in World Cup stadiums during the tournament. Alcohol will only be allowed in “far-away places,” said the secretary-general of the […]
The Michigan State University Board of Trustees said Friday that it would not remove university President Lou Anna Simon, who has faced calls to resign amid findings of abuse by former university sports doctor Larry Nassar. Nassar, who was also a longtime physician for USA Gymnastics, has been accused of sexual abuse by hundreds of […]
Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred called racial attacks on Baltimore Orioles center fielder Adam Jones “unacceptable” and “inexcusable” in statement Tuesday. Fans shouted racial slurs and threw peanuts at Jones while he was playing in Boston Monday night. “The racist words and actions directed at Adam Jones at Fenway Park last night are completely […]
Protests against racial inequality begun by San Francisco 49ers Quarterback Colin Kaepernick are beginning to spread throughout the NFL on the league’s opening weekend. After Kaepernick sat during the National Anthem during a pre-season game because he didn’t want to “show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of […]
Both the Cleveland Browns and the Dallas Cowboys lost a player after a fight broke out in the first three minutes in the first quarter of Sunday’s game in Cleveland. Cowboys defensive end David Irving and Browns center Cam Erving fought after a failed third-down on the game’s opening drive. Irving punched Erving, who responded […]
The day began with yet another attempt by President Donald Trump to curb free speech and control the actions of private citizens. Trump, as he is wont to do, opened his Twitter account in the early morning hours to issue another rebuke of NFL players who choose to demonstrate during the national anthem. “Fire or […]
The San Francisco 49ers released Bruce Miller on Monday after the fullback was arrested for allegedly punching a 70-year-old man in the face, according to reports. The NFL team announced Miller’s release in a brief statement on Twitter but did not offer any other comment on the issue. San Francisco police confirmed to KTVU that […]
A college football player in Florida is reportedly missing the rest of the season after police said his girlfriend doused him with boiling water. Jonnu Smith, a senior tight end at Florida International University (FIU), suffered severe burns on his head, neck, back, shoulder and arm on Oct. 31 after his pregnant girlfriend poured a […]