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Texas Head Coach Tom Herman Discusses ‘Double Standard’ For Black Student-Athletes

University of Texas head football coach Tom Herman said that there is a “double standard” by fans toward black student-athletes.  Herman said that while fans might cheer on black student-athletes on the field, off the…

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Saints’ Drew Brees Apologizes For Remarks On Protests

On Wednesday, New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees gave his thoughts on the protests taking place across the country and protests in the NFL.  Brees said that he would “never agree with anybody disrespecting the…

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MLB Players Seeking 114-Games – With No Pay Cuts – To Start Season

Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association have gone back and forth in negotiations as to how they will start the 2020 season. First the league offered significant pay cuts for the…

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Twins’ Max Kepler Apologizes For Wearing ‘Blue Lives Matter’ Mask

Max Kepler, the Minnesota Twins player, was raised in Germany for the greater portion of his young life. In Germany police officers wear green, unlike in the United States where they wear blue. When Keple…

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Colin Kaepernick Comments On George Floyd’s Death: ‘Revolting Is The Only Logical Reaction’

Colin Kaepernick was one of the first NFL players to speak out on police violence when he knelt during the national anthem during a preseason game while playing for the San Francisco 49ers in protest…

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NHL To Have 24-Team Playoffs If Season Returns

As leagues like the NBA and MLB have had their plans for resuming their respective seasons out in the open, we haven’t heard much from the NHL, whose season was suspended just a few weeks…

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Kyle Busch Wins His 97th Xfinity Series Race In Overtime

Usually when Kyle Busch wins a race, he bows to the crowd, but on Monday, after winning his 97th career Xfinity Series Race, edging out Austin Cindric in the final lap of the overtime period,…

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Opinion: Who Is The Greatest Golfer Of All Time? Woods vs. Nicklaus

The PGA Championship was supposed to be played this month at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco, California. That has obviously changed because of COVID-19 and has been since moved to August of this year.…

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‘The Match: Champions For Charity’ Raises $20 Million For COVID-19 Relief, Brady Shuts Up Critics

Last week, we had TaylorMade’s Driving Relief charity skins match which raised $5.5 million for coronavirus relief. On Sunday, The Match: Champions for Charity, which featured Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Peyton Manning and Tom Brady,…

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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo Gives Green-Light For Pro Teams To Return To Their Facilities

New York State has been one of the states that has been most impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. In New York, there have been nearly 197,000 confirmed cases and just over 16,000 deaths. Due to…

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Former Second Overall Pick Ryan Leaf Arrested On Domestic Battery Charge [Mugshot]

Prior to the 1998 NFL Draft, many experts debated between who would have the better career, Peyton Manning, or Ryan Leaf. Manning went on to win two Super Bowls and five NFL MVP awards in…

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Georgetown Coach Patrick Ewing Tests Positive For COVID-19

Patrick Ewing, the New York Knicks legend who is now coach at his alma mater Georgetown, announced Friday that he has tested positive for COVID-19. Ewing issued a statement  that he had contracted the virus…

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Scottie Pippen ‘Beyond Livid’ At Michael Jordan & His Portrayal In ‘The Last Dance’

Scottie Pippen was arguably the most important piece behind Michael Jordan during the Chicago Bulls’ six championship victories. In ESPN’s The Last Dance, Pippen was talked about a fair amount and rightfully so, but when…

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Body Of WWE Star Shad Gaspard Found On Venice, Calif. Beach

On Tuesday, WWE wrestler Shad Gaspard had gone missing after being swept out to sea while swimming at Venice Beach in California. On Wednesday morning, Gaspard’s body was found and he was pronounced dead, according…

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Dennis Rodman Missed Practice During 1998 Finals To Wrestle With Hulk Hogan

If you watched the final two episodes of The Last Dance last night, you probably saw one part of the Bulls second three-peat that doesn’t get talked about much anymore but is something that should…

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Ex-Steeler James Harrison Says Coach Mike Tomlin Handed Him An Envelope Following 2010 Hit

James Harrison has been out of the NFL since the end of the 2017 season. Harrison is arguably best known for his time with the Pittsburgh Steelers, specifically his bone-crushing hits and even more specifically,…

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NFL Cornerbacks DeAndre Baker & Quinton Dunbar Wanted In Armed Robbery Case

Arrest warrants have been issued for New York Giants cornerback DeAndre Baker and Seattle Seahawks corner Quinton Dunbar in South Florida. The two are in connection for an armed robbery investigation. According to Miami police,…

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Rory McIlroy Says He Won’t Play Golf With Donald Trump Again After COVID-19 Response

Rory McIlroy, the current number-one golfer in the world and reigning champion of the FedEx Cup on the PGA Tour, said he won’t be playing golf with President Donald Trump again.  McIlroy last played golf…

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NCAA’s Mid-American Conference Eliminating 9 Conference Tournaments While Changing 8 Others

The coronavirus pandemic has forced people across the country, and the world for that matter, to make drastic changes, and it seems that the Mid-American Conference of the NCAA is making changes. The conference announced…

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NBA Taking Steps In Right Direction For Resuming Its Season

Prior to the NBA season being suspended on March 11, the league had just a few more weeks in its regular season, and we were about to know who would hoist the Larry O’Brien Trophy…

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MLB Owners Give ‘Ok’ To Proposal Regarding Starting Season, Players To Vote Soon

Major League Baseball has not yet played a game in its 2020 regular season because of the coronavirus pandemic. Rosters have been frozen since March 27, meaning players can’t be moved and are stuck on…

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