San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick has defended his decision to sit during the playing of the national anthem, saying Sunday he has no plans of stopping his silent protest. “I’ll continue to sit. I’m going to continue to stand with the people that are being oppressed,” he said in an interview with ESPN. “To […]
Former Brazilian soccer star Bruno Fernandes has been ordered to return to jail to continue serving a 22-year sentence over the kidnapping and gruesome murder of his ex-girlfriend. Fernandes, 32, was released on parole pending an appeal in February, after serving seven years of the sentence, sparking public outrage. His lawyers argued that he could […]
Is the chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) diagnosis for Aaron Hernandez, the convicted murderer and former New England Patriots tight end who committed suicide in April while serving a life sentence, all that surprising? Not really, given what we know about this degenerative brain disease. Several ex-NFL players (Junior Seau, Dave Duerson, Andre Waters, Ray Easterling) […]
North Korea’s figure skating duo Ryom Tae-ok and Kim Ju-sik trained for months and months without knowing whether they would even be allowed to compete in the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. They did what they needed to do, qualifying last September for one of the five slots available for their event. They traveled to […]
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory on Tuesday criticized what he described as “economic threats” and “political retaliation,” after the NCAA announced it would move championship events from North Carolina during the 2016-2017 season because of a controversial state law that bans transgender people from using the bathroom of their choice. “The issue of redefining gender […]
An 8-year-old race car driver died after she slammed into a cement barrier during a drag race competition in Australia over the weekend, her family and officials said. Anita Board was taking her car for a test run on the track at the Perth Motorplex in Kwinana Beach, Western Australia, shortly after noon on Saturday […]
An ex-NHL owner is in a rather sticky situation. Tom Golisano, a billionaire and former owner of the Buffalo Sabres, is refusing to pay his local taxes, after taking a stand over the amount of goose poo left on the lawn of his upstate New York property. Golisano, 76, is refusing to pay the $90,000 […]
It took awhile, but the reckoning over sexual harassment and assault has finally reached the business of pro sports. Jerry Richardson, the owner of the NFL’s Carolina Panthers, said on Sunday that he would sell the team following damning allegations about his behavior. In a searing report, Sports Illustrated found that at least four former […]
The New England Patriots, 2017 Super Bowl champions, are heading to the White House today. The Pats are slated to meet with President Donald Trump at 2:30 p.m. EST, the Associated Press reports. You can watch the live-steam above. Over half a dozen players are skipping the visit, many of whom cited Trump as their […]
The U.S. Olympic Committee, which oversees the various national sports governing bodies, threatened to terminate USA Gymnastics’ status if the entire board does not resign in six days. USOC CEO Scott Blackmun had already called for the remaining 18 members of the USA Gymnastics board to resign, but in the email laid out detailed conditions […]