Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick reunited with head coach Jim Harbaugh Saturday at Michigan’s spring game, where he was invited to participate in a throwing audition for NFL scouts, an opportunity he hopes will help him get a “starting job.” Kaepernick told WXYZ Detroit after the halftime showcase that he “absolutely” still has […]
Republican Representative Dan Crenshaw is blasting the NCAA for allowing transgender athlete Lia Thomas to take gold at the Division I women’s swimming championship. Thomas, a transwoman, who now swims for the University of Pennsylvania women’s team, spent three seasons on the men’s team before starting hormone treatment. Although Thomas passed all of the NCAA’s […]
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady told fans Tuesday he’s retiring from football, saying it’s time to focus on other things after an illustrious NFL career that has spanned 22 seasons. The 44-year-old’s lengthy Instagram post capped almost 72 hours of speculation since reports first emerged Saturday afternoon that the winner of seven Super Bowls […]
The NBA has denied Golden State Warriors’ forward Andrew Wiggins’ request for a religious exemption from COVID-19 vaccine mandates, the New York Times reported. The new ruling means that Wiggins, the first pick in the 2014 NBA draft, will be barred from attending home games in San Francisco this upcoming season unless he gets vaccinated. […]
Carl Nassib started his Monday night by making history as the first openly gay athlete to play in a regular-season NFL contest. He ended it hours later by making the game’s most important defensive play, forcing an overtime fumble that led to his Las Vegas Raiders scoring a thrilling 33-27 victory over the visiting Baltimore […]
Kevin Durant scored 29 points, leading the United States to an 87-82 victory over France on Saturday, bringing home Olympic gold and re-establishing America’s status as the world’s pre-eminent basketball power. Jayson Tatum added 19 points off the bench, helping propel America to victory at Saitama Super Arena and capping a tumultuous month when U.S. […]
U.S. women’s soccer star Carli Lloyd stunned fans on Thursday as it appeared she was the only American player standing before the team’s match against Australia at the Tokyo Olympics. It appeared the rest of her teammates decided to kneel as a protest against racism and discrimination before the bronze-medal match against Australia. Lloyd was […]
The U.S. women’s soccer team was among the squads on Wednesday to kneel before their matches in protest of racism, discrimination and inequality as the Olympics officially got underway The U.S. and Sweden teams took a knee before their match. An official blew a whistle and all the players dropped to one knee. According to […]
U.S. track sensation Sha’Carri Richardson, who punched her ticket to the Tokyo Games after winning the women’s 100-meter race last month, has been suspended from the Olympic team after testing positive for THC, the chemical in marijuana. Richardson failed a drug test following her Olympic qualifying 100-meter race victory at the U.S. Olympic Track and […]
Tim Tebow, a former first-round pick and quarterback for the Denver Broncos and the New York Jets, reportedly worked out for another team and at a new position. Tebow worked out for the Jacksonville Jaguars and at the tight end position, multiple outlets reported Thursday. Tebow has not appeared in a professional football game since […]
Major League Baseball announced Friday that this year’s All-Star Game and MLB draft will be relocated out of Atlanta in response to Georgia’s new voting law, saying it fiercely “opposes restrictions to the ballot box.” MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred made the announcement just one day after the season began over mounting pressure to change the […]
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers capped the strangest season in pro football history Sunday night by staging a familiar scene: Tom Brady hoisting the Vince Lombardi Trophy. Brady threw three touchdown passes, two to longtime teammate Rob Gronkowski, as Tampa Bay defeated the reigning champion Kansas City Chiefs, 31-9, in Super Bowl LV at Raymond James […]
