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Mid-American Conference Postpones Fall Sports; NFL Could Take Over Saturdays If College Football Is Gone
Mere days after UConn became the first major college football program to graciously bow out of playing this season due to the coronavirus, the Mid-American Conference—yes, an entire conference—will follow suit. In a statement posted on Twitter, the conference announced that it will postpone its football season until the 2021 spring semester in order to…
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I Regret to Inform You That Mike Tyson's Return to the Ring Has Been Pushed Back to November
I know, I know. I wanted to see Roy Jones Jr.—or at least what’s left of him—get his ass whooped too. Sadly, as this pandemic continues to rob us all of our joy, ESPN reports that the scheduled bout between Mike Tyson and Jones has been postponed from its original September 12 date to November…
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Oprah Magazine Will Erect 26 Billboards of Breonna Taylor in Lousiville. Local Foundation Will Erect Billboards Praising Police Officers In Response
147 days. It’s been 147 days—and counting—since Breonna Taylor was brutally gunned down in her sleep. 147 days without justice. The WNBA has dedicated their season to honoring her memory and last week, for the first time ever, Oprah Magazine featured someone other than Oprah on its cover. That person was Breonna Taylor. “Breonna Taylor.…
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Nazi or Nah? Oakland A's Coach Apologies for 'Unintentional' Salute
Unlike others, I don’t spend a lot of time fraternizing with Nazis—as in at all. So when news began to circulate of Oakland A’s bench coach Ryan Christenson doing this on Thursday: I didn’t immediately recognize what it was. Thankfully, plenty of other people did. They then, of course, called him out on it, and…
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Who All Gon' Be There? 66 Players Opt-Out of the NFL Season Citing Coronavirus Concerns
With the coronavirus still very much a thing, the NFL and NFL Players Association set a deadline of Thursday for players to decide whether or not they would be opting out of the upcoming season. Now that that deadline has passed, we know exactly which players we won’t see on the field this year. The…
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New York Attorney General Files Lawsuit to Dissolve NRA Over Fraud Accusations: 'No Organization Is Above the Law'
If “you know you done fucked up, right?” was a mood, it would look something like this: CBNC reports that New York Attorney General Letitia James is seeking to dismantle the National Rifle Association, presumably because they’re a domestic terrorist organization, in a lawsuit filed on Thursday. From CBNC: According to the lawsuit, the senior…
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Newly Launched NBA Foundation to Invest $300 Million Into Empowering the Black Community
In a recent interview with The Root, ESPN analyst Jay Williams noted that while increased awareness around social justice issues is important, he’s far more concerned with the NBA’s interest in that subsequent action. “If my family was safe and I have the biggest platform in the world to delineate my message on a day-to-day…
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50 Percent of White Folks Admit That They Will Happily Condemn Us All to Four More Years of Excruciating Hell
I believe it was fabled author Damon Young who once stated that “white people won’t save you.” But just in case you’re unclear on their utter willingness to condemn us all to the fiery depths of hell, allow me to enlighten you. According to Newsweek, Hill-HarrisX conducted a poll in which they presumably asked white…
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Facebook, Twitter Tell Trump Campaign 'You Ain't Gotta Go Home, But You Gotta Get the Hell Out of Here' for Lying About COVID-19
On the same day that LeBron James said the NBA won’t miss Trump as a viewer, apparently Facebook and Twitter kept that same energy about Melania’s baby daddy and his campaign being on their platforms. As the Washington Post reports, both social media juggernauts have been on a crusade against the dissemination of misinformation—especially with…
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UConn Becomes the 1st Major College Football Progam to Pull the Plug on Its Season Due to the Coronavirus. It Won't Be the Last
College football is in a precarious situation. Unlike the NFL and MLB, who are moving forward with their seasons despite COVID-19 infiltrating their ranks, the NCAA’s pool of players is entirely comprised of unpaid amateur athletes. Sportscaster Bob Costas said it best when he recently addressed the expectation that student-athletes should risk their health and…