Colin Kaepernick said it was “disappointing” to hear Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s recent criticism of his National Anthem protest. Ginsburg had told Yahoo News that Kaepernick’s decision not to stand for the “Star-Spangled Banner” to call attention to racial injustice is “dumb and disrespectful.” She likened it to flag burning and said that […]
Category: Football
All-black youth football team kneel during anthem, crowd hurls racial slurs
Youth football coach Marcus Burkley knew there would be backlash if his players knelt during the national anthem. He just never thought it would be this severe. When three members of Burkley’s all-black team took a knee during a Saturday night game in Bethel Park, Pa., people in the stands began shouting racial slurs at them, eventually becoming […]
NFL television ratings continue to drop
The National Football League has sent a memo to team owners seeking to ease concerns about the ratings decline that has hit football this fall. Through the first four weeks of the season, NFL viewership has declined 11 percent, and among the crucial adults 18-49 demographic that advertisers covet, ratings are down 12 percent. “While […]
Saint’s Will Smith and the Man Who Shot Him
This spring, a former Saint and Super Bowl champion, Will Smith, was shot and killed by another player, named Cardell Hayes. Their fatal collision highlights the fine line between triumph and tragedy in football and life in the Crescent City. There’s a dead man spilling out of a Mercedes on Sophie Wright Place, his feet […]
Ohio high school football player dies from injury sustained during game
A high school football player in Euclid, Ohio has died after injuries he sustained during Friday night’s game. Andre Jackson, a 17-year-old junior linebacker and fullback, was taken to the hospital following the game and passed away two days later. While details on the situation are scarce, the school district released a statement on Sunday […]
Saints, Falcons players join hands in circle of unity after national anthem
NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons came together for a powerful display of unity Monday night by joining hands in a circle on the field following the national anthem. ESPN’s Lisa Salter reported from the sideline during the broadcast that Saints coach Sean Payton reached out to Falcons coach Dan Quinn […]
Athlete becomes legal marijuana grower
FORT COLLINS, Colo. — If college athletes want to use marijuana, the NCAA likely won’t catch them, and Treyous Jarrells is proof of that. He says he was high in almost every game he played. Now he has given up his dream of a football career for one that’s very different: He has one of 102,620 medical marijuana licenses […]
Kate Upton’s passionate reply to ‘disgraceful’ NFL protests
Supermodel Kate Upton has condemned the four Miami Dolphins players who knelt during the national anthem, writing on Instagram that their actions are “a disgrace to those people who have served and currently serve our country.” The four players — running back Arian Foster, outside linebacker Jelani Jenkins, free safety Michael Thomas and wide receiver […]
Video of Giants fans violently assaulting Patriots fans
There are bad fans in every bunch and New York Giants fans are not excluded from that unfortunate reality. On Tuesday, a video surfaced from the aftermath of the preseason finale between the Giants and New England Patriots from MetLife Stadium, in which Big Blue walked away with a 17-9 victory. In the video, several […]
Ex-49ers FB allegedly got in sandwich fight before assault arrest
Former San Francisco 49ers fullback Bruce Miller, who was cut on Tuesday after his arrest for an alleged assault against two men, one of whom was 70 years old, reportedly got into a fight with some restaurant patrons. The meat of conflict? Sandwiches. Miller was asked to leave a historic restaurant, Tommy’s Joynt, a manager […]
COLIN KAEPERNICK: “I LL CONTINUE TO SIT “
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Trump promises veterans he’ll fight people like Colin Kaepernick
Donald Trump kicked off a speech to a major veterans Thursday by firing back against those like San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick who protest the American flag. “We will stop apologizing for America, and we will start celebrating America,” he told the American Legion’s national gathering in Cincinnati Thursday morning. “We will be united […]