sports
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Sprinter Justin Gatlin Fires Coach Amid Doping Allegations
Justin Gatlin, one of America’s fastest sprinters, has found himself dead smack at the center of a doping scandal in which he is accused of using performance-enhancing drugs, accusations that the world champion in the 100-meter strongly denies. “I am not using and have not used PED’s,” Gatlin wrote in a statement posted Tuesday to…
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LeBron James Debuts New ‘Equality’ Shoes, Shades Trump in Visit to Washington, DC
No, LeBron James didn’t bring mismatched shoes to play against the Washington Wizards on Sunday. When King James took to the court wearing one white shoe and one black shoe with the word “Equality” stitched on them in gold, he was making a political statement against Donald Trump and racism. That’s not conjecture by NBA…
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17-Year-Old Maame Biney Becomes 1st Black Girl to Make US Olympics Team for Speedskating
We ’bout to see all the #BlackGirlMagic during the Winter Olympics in South Korea, now that a 17-year-old from Virginia has bust through. On Saturday, Maame Biney became the first African-American woman to qualify for the U.S. Olympics team in speedskating, with two victories in the 500-meter race. “I can’t believe it, aww geez,” said…
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Watch: Let’s All Approach 2018 the Way This Atlanta Hawks Fan Approached This Half-Court Shot
It’s easy to believe that hitting a shot from half-court is just a setup for embarrassment. It’s one chance to sink a 47-foot shot, so no one would be judgmental if the person picked during the halftime segment of an NBA game walked onto the court and proceeded to just talk trash and shoot the…
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Here’s What LeBron James Said to Lonzo Ball After Thursday Night’s Game
LeBron James is an elder statesmen in the game at just 32. He’s easily the best basketball player on the planet, and has worked himself into the argument as the best basketball player to ever play the game. So when Lonzo Ball, the quiet rookie with the boisterous father, brought his Los Angeles Lakers to…
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Former NFL Player Warren Sapp Thought Buying Co-Workers Vibrators Was OK Because They Were Cute Vibrators
NFL Hall of Famer Warren Sapp is proving to be a trash human being. Never forget that Sapp was arrested in 2015 in Arizona after he chased prostitutes down a hotel hallway naked. Sapp claimed that after paying the women some $600 for services, they wanted a tip, and Sapp ain’t out here tipping no…
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If the Philadelphia Eagles Don’t Sign Colin Kaepernick, It’s Because the NFL Whiteballed Him
Even those infected with the deadliest strain of toxic masculinity know that there are four times when it is acceptable for a man to cry: when he’s getting married; at the birth of a child; the death of his mother; or anything having to do with football. That’s it. That’s the list. On Monday morning,…
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Goodell Doubles Down on Claim That Kaepernick Isn’t Being Blackballed
Talking to CNBC today, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell maintained that former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick was not being blackballed, despite all evidence to the contrary. But who are you going to believe—Goodell or your lying, not-seeing-Colin-Kaepernick-in-uniform eyes? In fact, Goodell told CNBC’s Squawk Box that Kaepernick is “welcome to come over and meet…