Senate candidate Roy Moore believes that professional athletes who take a knee during the national anthem are breaking the law. In an interview with TIME magazine, the Alabama Republican argued that NFL players and others who have protested police violence are violating a section of the U.S. code which outlines how people should conduct themselves […]
Olympic medalist McKayla Maroney said former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar’s sexual abuse began when she was 13 or 14 years old and scarred her in ways that “may never go away.” The gymnast’s victim impact statement was read aloud in court on Thursday as part of the multi-day sentencing hearing for Nassar, pleaded […]
President Donald Trump slammed the NFL’s rule changes that were implemented to reduce head injuries and called on team owners to fire players who kneel during the national anthem as an act of protest. Speaking at a rally in Huntsville, Ala., Friday night to campaign for Sen. Luther Strange, Trump said that attendees of NFL […]
Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte will be summoned to appear before a Brazilian judge after he lied about an incident that caused an international controversy during the Rio Olympic Games, NBC News reports. Lochte originally claimed he and three teammates were robbed at gunpoint on Aug. 14 after a night of partying. But police said video […]
Click:SMOK Vape New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady said Monday that President Donald Trump’s comments attacking NFL players who protest during the national anthem were “just divisive.” “Yeah, I certainly disagree with what he said. I thought it was just divisive. Like I said, I just want to support my teammates,” Brady told WEEI’s Kirk […]
President Donald Trump has reportedly declined an invitation to throw out the first pitch for the Washington Nationals baseball team on opening day. The team had invited the President to perform the ceremonial task, the team’s spokesman told reporters in remarks reported by ESPN. Thirteen of Trump’s predecessors, including George W. Bush and Barack Obama, […]
Every Winter Olympics has its breakout stars—the rookie defying the odds to win her first gold medal, the legend defying time to win his last. The 2018 Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang, South Korea has no shortage of candidates on both counts, from teen phenoms like Russian figure skater Alina Zagitova and American snowboarder Chloe […]
Click:impeller machining The Constitutional Court of Spain overturned Catalonia’s 2010 ban on bullfighting in a ruling on Thursday. The court ruled that the ban Catalonia’s parliament enacted six years ago violated a national ruling that bullfighting is an integral part of Spain’s heritage and identity. The decision angered Catalonian separatists and animal activists, as both […]
Three sporting sisters from Brooklyn have been named Sports Illustrated Kids‘ 2016 SportsKids of the Year in the award’s 10th year of celebrating young athletes. Tai, Rainn and Brooke Sheppard, aged 11, 10, and 9, all qualified for this year’s AAU Junior Olympic Games in Houston and won individual track and field medals. The SportsKids […]
Country singer Meghan Linsey of The Voice and Can You Duet fame took a knee after performing the national anthem at a Sunday NFL game between the Tennessee Titans and Seattle Seahawks. Then she got death threats. Linsey said she anticipated backlash in an interview with the Tennessean. There is a lot of controversy surrounding […]