Former President Barack Obama is lending his support to one of his favorite pastimes by helping the NBA and International Basketball Federation (FIBA) launch a new league in Africa to grow the game across the continent. “I’ve always loved basketball because it’s about building a team that’s equal to more than the sum of its […]
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Kaepernick Scores Major Victory Against NFL
The NFL and lawyers for Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid announced Friday that the two parties have reached a resolution in the players’ collusion lawsuit against the league. Kaepernick and Reid filed a grievance in 2017 claiming NFL team owners were colluding to keep them off of NFL rosters. “For the past several months, counsel […]
President Trump Doesn’t Want Barron Playing Football
President Donald Trump said in a pre-Super Bowl interview that aired Sunday that “a lot of people” in the NFL have thanked him for the recent passage of criminal justice overhaul legislation. The president, who as a candidate blasted the NFL for becoming “soft,” also said in the interview with CBS News that he would […]
Former World Series MVP Arrested On Child Sex Charges
Former MLB closer and 1996 World Series MVP John Wetteland was arrested Monday on a child sex abuse charge, authorities said. Wetteland, 52, is accused of continually sexually abusing a child under the age of 14, the Dallas Morning-News reported, citing Denton County Jail records. He posted a $25,000 bond and was released from the […]
Kaepernick Would Sign With Any Team, Even “Racist Redskins”
Free-agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick reportedly would play for the Washington Redskins, or any team, should he get offered a job with three weeks left in the regular season. Kaepernick, who last played for the San Francisco 49ers, would play for Washington despite the controversy over the team’s logo and name and team owner Dan Snyder’s […]
NFL Star Released After Shocking Domestic Violence Video
Kansas City Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt was suspended by the NFL and then cut by his team after surveillance video surfaced Friday that shows him kicking a woman he had just pushed to the ground. Hunt, who had the fifth most rushing yards in the NFL this year, got into an argument with a […]
NFL Star Kneels During Anthem In First Game Back
Carolina Panthers safety Eric Reid took a knee during the national anthem before Sunday’s game against the New York Giants in Charlotte, North Carolina. Reid was the only player to kneel during the “Star Spangled Banner,” continuing the protest he began while playing for the San Francisco 49ers. He was the first Panthers player ever […]
NFL Players Continue To Protest Police Brutality
The national anthem was played prior to the start of the games and some players protested racial injustice and police brutality in the United States by making some sort of demonstration during the song. This comes after the league decided to hold off on implementing a new national anthem policy for this season after it […]
NFL Players Continue To Kneel During Anthem
Miami Dolphins players Kenny Stills and Albert Wilson took a knee during the national anthem before Sunday’s game against the New York Jets, continuing the protest Colin Kaepernick started. As Stills and Wilson took a knee, defensive end Robert Quinn raised his right fist in the air as part of the protest aimed at raising […]
Protesters Plan Boycott Of Nike Due To Kaepernick Ad
Nike’s announcement Monday it would make Colin Kaepernick the face of its “Just Do It” campaign sparked a firestorm on social media — and literal fires, too. Some social media users took to Twitter to showcase their frustrations. Videos and photos showed fans completely destroying their Nike-branded apparel, with some going as far as letting […]
Nike Makes Collin Kaepernick Face Of New Marketing Campaign
Colin Kaepernick is back — at least as far as Madison Avenue is concerned. The former NFL quarterback, who is suing NFL owners for allegedly colluding to keep him out of the league, is one of the faces of a new Nike campaign meant to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the brand’s iconic “Just Do […]
Serena Williams Praises Collin Kaepernick
Serena Williams praised former NFL players Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid for “doing so much more for the greater good.” Williams made her comments at a press conference after a U.S. Open match at which she beat older sister Venus. Kaepernick and Reid, both former San Francisco 49ers, drew a standing ovation from the audience […]