Michael Vick signed a one-year, $5 million contract this weekend to play quarterback for the New York Jets. Geno Smith, who will be competing with the former Eagle and Falcon for the starting spot, reacted with an “awesome,” noting that
On Saturday, President Obama tweeted the Dayton Flyers and congratulated Devin Oliver after the No. 11 Flyers shocked No. 3 Syracuse. Congrats to the @DaytonFlyers on a huge upset win! Devin Oliver, I may need to take you up on
Americans are evenly split on whether college athletes should be able to unionize. According to a Washington Post-ABC News poll, 47 percent support it and 47 percent oppose. The poll found that 66 percent of non-whites supported “the idea but
No. 10 Stanford is still dancing, though not yet in the spirit of Mark “Mad Dog” Madsen during the Cardinal’s improbable Final Four run in 1998. The Cardinal upset a more talented No. 2 Kansas squad, with highly touted freshman
A new national poll finds Americans are overwhelmingly against paying college athletes. According to a Washington Post-ABC News poll conducted Feb. 27 to March 2, 33 percent support paying college athletes while 64 percent oppose. In addition, 47 percent are “strongly
The UFC fired a fighter on the day of his scheduled match-up after Bleacher Report revealed a past domestic violence conviction. UFC Fight Night 38 featured Will Chope tangling with Diego Brandao in a featherweight fight tonight. But after the
Michael Sam signed autographs on Saturday. ESPN sent a reporter to Missouri to document Sam’s autograph signing on Saturday. Which of the two is the more newsworthy item? ESPN, which recently highlighted openly-gay Brooklyn Nets player Jason Collins checking in
Before Sunday’s MLB game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Arizona Diamondbacks in Australia, Major League Baseball honored slain Australian college baseball player Chris Lane, who was tragically killed last year in Oklahoma by teenagers who allegedly killed him
Miami Heat superstar Dwyane Wade joined teammate LeBron James and Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant in promoting Obamacare during March Madness. The White House has been trying to partner with professional athletes, especially NBA teams, to promote Obamacare before the March
Chris Kluwe, the former Minnesota Vikings punter who has made more of a name for himself as a gay-marriage advocate, now believes the NFL should allow players to wear Google Glass to help reduce concussions. He made his comments at a
When No. 11 Dayton upset No. 3 Syracuse on Saturday night in a Round of 32 battle in the South Regional, Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim became the first coach in history to have six NCAA tournament losses to double-digit
The No. 11 Dayton Flyers, considered a bubble team that some thought should not even be in the tournament, shocked No. 3 Syracuse on Saturday night in a South Regional Round of 32 battle in Buffalo when Syracuse’s Tyler Ennis
After the Round of 64 games, there are no perfect brackets in ESPN’s bracket challenge out of more than 11 million entries. March Madness, indeed: If a friend says they have a perfect bracket in @ESPNFantasy, they’re lying. ZERO of
TNT play-by-play announcer Andrew Catalon apologized on the air twice and in person to Gonzaga center Przemek Karnowski after referring to him as a “polack” during Friday’s telecast of the Gonzaga-Oklahoma State West Regional Round of 64 game. “Polack” is
Jason Collins divulged to the New York Daily News Thursday that he endured taunts from one on-court opponent since revealing his homosexuality. Collins refused to reveal the “knucklehead” responsible for the verbal prods. “One player, one knucklehead from another team,”
After No. 14 Mercer shocked No. 3 Duke on Friday 76-68 in the Round of 64 in the Midwest regional, Mercer’s Kevin Canevari literally went dancing, busting out the Nae Nae dance: Caneveri had no points and an assist, but this
John Junker, the CEO who expensed to the Fiesta Bowl everything from bullion to strip-club meetings, received a sentence of probation in Arizona state court on Thursday for his involvement in reimbursing Fiesta Bowl employees who donated to politicians. Earlier
Duke legend Grant Hill, whom former Michigan “Fab Five” member Jalen Rose accused of being an “Uncle Tom,” said that Duke’s basketball team is vilified and hated because the school has had many successful white basketball players. “The funny thing is, I
A trade involving minor league players doesn’t usually make the news–except when the players are the sons of Angels manager Mike Scioscia and NHL legend Wayne Gretzky. According to ESPN, the “Chicago Cubs traded minor league outfielder Trevor Gretzky to
Antonio Cromartie’s wife is upset. And it’s not because her husband has twelve kids with eight different women or that he can’t have any more with her because he underwent a vasectomy a few years back. It’s because the New
With a lot of money to spend and few new players to show for it, the Oakland Raiders awarded their long-suffering fans a blast from the past on Thursday by re-signing Charles Woodson. The 37-year-old cornerback and former Heisman Trophy-winner
On The Dan Patrick Show on Wednesday, Kobe Bryant said he thought the Lakers were so bad this year that even President Barack Obama could play for them. Seriously. Bryant, who is recovering from multiple injuries, said he got a
Conservative Nebraska Senate candidate Ben Sasse, who has been surging since being labeled the anti-Obamacare candidate, has released a “Constitutional Madness” bracket to highlight the lawlessness of the Obama administration. “Which is President Obama’s worst constitutional violation?” the bracket says.
A Texas urologist claims that March Madness does wonders for his vasectomies business. It’s not exactly clear whether he means men undergo the surgery at higher rates during the NCAA basketball tournament or if the hype surrounding the tournament affords
Hours before the 2014 NCAA tournament kicked off on Thursday, President Barack Obama appeared on an ESPN U program to promote Obamacare and claimed, without evidence, that more than five million people have already purchased Obamacare. Obama’s interview on The Herd
