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Naomi Osaka Won’t Play In W&S Semi In Protest Of The Jacob Blake Shooting
On her Twitter account Wednesday, Naomi Osaka announced that she would be boycotting playing in the Western & Southern Tournament semi-finals to protest police brutality in the wake of the shooting of Jacob Blake, an unarmed…
MoreLegendary Georgetown Basketball Coach John Thompson Jr. Dies At 78
On Sunday, it was announced that legendary Georgetown basketball coach John Thompson Jr. died at the age of 78. Thompson led the school to a 1984 national championship, a team that featured NBA legend Patrick…
MoreNugget’s Jamal Murray Drops 50 To Take Jazz To Game Seven
The first round series between the Jazz and Nuggets has been highlighted by gaudy stat lines and finals scores. There has not been as many highlights on the defensive end of the floor. The series…
MoreNFL Teams Cancel Practice On Friday And Ravens Release Powerful BLM Statement
Following a week of protests across all major sports, some NFL teams are canceling practice for the second day in a row to protest the shooting of unarmed black man, Jacob Blake. One team among…
MoreMichael Jordan Acts As Go-Between For Players & Owners
When the NBA shut down on Saturday the restart seemed to be up in the air for a 12-hour period. Players were understandably upset by the shooting of another unarmed black man by police and…
MoreNFL Teams Cancel Practice In Wake Of Jacob Blake Shooting
In what became a national boycott of sports on Wednesday, spurred on by the Milwaukee Bucks’ boycotting game five of their first-round series against the Orlando Magic, many NFL teams decided to cancel practices for…
MoreWATCH: Clippers Coach Doc Rivers Makes Emotional Statement On Jacob Blake Shooting – ‘We’re The Ones Getting Killed’
After the Clippers game five blowout win over the Dallas Mavericks 154-111, Clippers coach Doc Rivers gave emotional post-game comments about the shooting of Jacob Blake that happened earlier this week. “What stands out to me is…
MoreVikings LB Cameron Smith Has Open Heart Surgery After COVID Test Reveals Defect
Earlier this month, Vikings LB Cameron Smith revealed on his Instagram account that a COVID-19 test revealed a dangerous heart condition that caused one of his aortic valves to be very enlarged. This condition likely would…
MoreLeBron James Calls For Social Change In The Wake Of Jacob Blake Shooting
The NBA bubble has given the league and the players an opportunity to bring issues of social justice and racial discrimination to a national platform. Following the Lakers’ game four win over the Portland Trail…
MorePatriots Re-Sign Kicker Nick Folk To Compete With Rookie Justin Rohrwasser
As a Patriots fan one of my most vivid memories of watching them play for the past 15 years (besides the three Super Bowls) is when Stephen Gostkowski went from an incredibly consistent kicker to mediocre almost…
MoreRavens Cut Earl Thomas After He Reportedly Punched Chuck Clark, Lamar Jackson Sidelined
Just three weeks before the start of the NFL’s regular-season, the Baltimore Ravens have cut Pro-Bowl talent Earl Thomas for “personal conduct that has adversely affected” the team. Multiple reports said that Thomas punched fellow starting…
MoreNFL Hall Of Famer Jerome Bettis Files Racial Discrimination Lawsuit
On Thursday, former Pittsburgh Steelers star Jerome Bettis announced he had filed a racial discrimination lawsuit over a business deal that energy drink EQT backed out of with Bettis and his brother John’s trucking company,…
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