LOVELOCK, Nev. — O.J. Simpson was granted parole Thursday after more than eight years in prison for a Las Vegas hotel heist, successfully making his case in a nationally televised hearing that reflected America’s enduring fascination with the former football star. With the ruling, the 70-year-old Simpson, who was convicted in 2008 of an armed […]
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Kaepernick Following Through With Million Dollar Donation Pledge
“I will donate $1 million plus all the proceeds of my jersey sales from the 2016 season to organizations working in oppressed communities — $100,000 a month for 10 months,” he said. It appears he’s doing just that. At the end of November, he announced that he made a donation of $25,000 to the Black […]
NFL Players Weigh In On Presidential Election
We all know what Donald Trump thinks locker-room talk is. Turns out the election is itself the talk of some NFL locker rooms. Denver Broncos linebacker DeMarcus Ware says he and his teammates discuss politics almost every day. He calls the 2016 race “the most dramatic” he can remember. His election advice: “Think about your […]
Giants Finally Release Josh Brown After Domestic Violence Revelations
Former New York Giants kicker Josh Brown watches his team play during the second half of a 2013 game against the Philadelphia Eagles in Philadelphia. The New York Giants have released kicker Josh Brown over his admitted abuse of his then-wife, in a case that has previously raised questions about the NFL’s willingness to punish […]
NFL’s Domestic Violence Policy is a Failure
In August 2014, as the NFL faced massive public outcry over its handling of the Ray Rice domestic violence case, Commissioner Roger Goodell unveiled a new policy aimed at ensuring that he and his league would not repeat the same mistakes in the future. Two years later, it did exactly that. This time, the player […]
Wife Claims NFL Fired Husband for Anthem Protest
The Indianapolis Colts parted ways with veteran cornerback Antonio Cromartie on Oct. 4 after just four games for what Chuck Pagano deemed as football reasons. Cromartie’s wife claims that’s not the case, accusing the Colts of releasing her husband over his decision to kneel during the national anthem. Terricka Cromartie, in a since-deleted Instagram post, highlighted comments […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]