Sports
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New G.O.A.T.: Simone Biles Makes History Winning 25th World Championship Medal
Numbers don’t lie. And neither does the number of medals won. Simone Biles is living proof of this as the agile athlete makes sports history for winning the most medals of any gymnast. Ever. On Oct. 13, the Columbus, OH native became the gymnast with the most medals earned at the world championship level with…
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Colin Kaepernick’s Team Dispels False Narrative With Facts
Seeking to dismantle rumors, innuendo and misconceptions surrounding the status of embattled quarterback Colin Kaepernick, representatives for the star issued a press release on Thursday filled with irrefutable facts about the football star and activist who was ostracized by the men who own NFL teams…and Jay-Z. “There have been so many false narratives in the…
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‘Still Gotta Pay Me’: Antonio Brown Wants Back In the NFL, Despite Accusations of Rape and Sexual Misconduct
Saying “they still gotta pay me,” Antonio Brown, the wide receiver cut from the New England Patriots amid explosive accusations of rape and sexual misconduct, wants the Patriots to let him back on the team. As the Los Angeles Times reports, Brown went live on Instagram and directed his fans to tell the Patriots to…
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An Open Letter to the White Couple Who Wrote a Penn State Football Player About His 'Awful' and 'Disgusting' Hair
Penn State University has responded to a letter that was reportedly penned by a stale two-pack of allegedly college-educated Saltines condemning the player’s “awful” and “disgusting” natural hair. WPXI reports that Antonio Shelton tweeted a photo of a letter on Monday that was reportedly addressed to Penn State’s sophomore safety Jonathan Sutherland who—aside from serving…
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LA Sparks' GM Penny Toler Fired After Using the 'N-Word' in Locker Room Speech
Penny Toler’s long and storied career with the Los Angeles Sparks came to an abrupt end last Friday after reports that she had used the “n-word” in a post-game speech last month. Toler, who is black, was the team’s executive vice president and general manager, serving in the latter role for 20 seasons. The team…
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Expletive-Laced Locker Room ‘Pep Talk’ Has LA Sparks GM Penny Toler in WNBA’s Sights
The WNBA is looking into what was reportedly an expletive- and epithet-laden locker room “pep talk” given by Los Angeles Sparks general manager Penny Toler to her losing team during Game 2 of the WNBA playoffs. “We understand the heat of the moment and that the Sparks lost in the semifinals, but we don’t condone…
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This Is My Third Season Not Watching the NFL. Here's How My Life Has Changed Since I Stopped
Back in 2017, I decided to give up watching NFL games for various reasons. Chief among them was that I didn’t like how the NFL was treating Colin Kaepernick in the wake of his nonviolent protests against police brutality and the (what appeared to me to be clear) collusion among team owners to keep him…
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Full Court Press: NBA Forces Every Franchise to Employ Psychologist, Behavioral Health Specialist for 2019-2020 Season
From Kevin Love to Metta World Peace, Dennis Rodman to DeMar DeRozen, players in the National Basketball Association—past and present—have publicly grappled with mental health issues. And that makes perfect sense, as the men of the NBA assuredly are part of the nearly 44 million Americans who have confronted mental illness in any given year.…
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Olympics to Finally Give Sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos Their Props by Inducting Them Into Hall of Fame
Decades before Colin Kaepernick was taking a knee on the football gridiron to protest racial injustice, Olympic sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos were raising a fist on the winners’ stand at the 1968 Olympics. Much like Kaepernick, Smith and Carlos were expelled for their actions. Now, it looks like the Olympics is prepared to…
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More Vinsanity: NBA Vet Vince Carter Makes History for Longest Playing Record of 22 Seasons
It’s official. The Vinsanity continues…for at least for one more year. Vince Carter has re-signed with the Atlanta Hawks—and with the new agreement, the 42-year-old guard/forward will become the first player in NBA history to play for 22 seasons. He may walk away without any championship rings, but he’ll still be a history maker. Per…