Before Chris Kluwe announced his retirement on Friday and threatened to sue the Vikings for “workplace discrimination,” the Vikings announced they would conduct an independent investigation, a former teammate took said Kluwe’s allegation that his position coach was a homophobe
After announcing that he was retiring from the NFL on Friday, former Minnesota Vikings Punter Chris Kluwe said he may sue the Vikings for “workplace discrimination.” In an interview with USA Today on Friday, Kluwe said, “I don’t plan to”
On Friday, former Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe announced he was “done” with football a day after he published an article that accused his former position coach of being a homophobe and indicated that the Vikings cut him from their
It was not tea-bagging or tree poisoning, but a female Alabama fan again made a scene in New Orleans by going crazy on a male Oklahoma fan during Thursday night’s Sugar Bowl game in New Orleans. Alabama lost the Sugar
ProFootballTalk’s Mike Florio believes that a poll conducted by a liberal polling outfit that found that over 70% of the country is against a name change should “alarm” the Redskins. He blamed the Redskins for putting the controversy “back on
After Oklahoma beat Alabama 45-31 in the Sugar Bowl on Thursday, the Red Cross of Oklahoma’s Twitter account tweeted out some smack talk, saying they understood Alabama’s “need for relief and privacy” during this difficult time. The tweet got mixed
A Public Policy Polling poll found that 71% of the country–including a majority of Democrats, Republicans, and independents, do not want the Washington Redskins to change their name. According to the poll, 90 percent of Republicans, 59 percent of Democrats,
Minnesota Vikings special teams coach Mike Priefer on Thursday denied allegations by former Vikings punter Chris Kluwe that he was a bigot who made threatening and homophobic comments that Vikings players had said were “messed up.” “I vehemently deny today’s
The NFL has granted the Cincinnati Bengals, the Green Bay Packers, and the Indianapolis Colts extensions on ticket sales to prevent their games from being blacked out over the weekend in their respective local markets. The Packers are reportedly “about
An ESPN senior writer said that Duck Dynasty patriarch Phil Robertson is a “disgrace to the South” and either a “racist or dumb” for saying that he did not witness the mistreatment of blacks in his personal experience in the
ESPN, the network that hired Tim Tebow this week as a college football analyst for its SEC Network, is downplaying the superstar’s deep Christian faith. “We acknowledge and understand that Tim’s faith is a big part of who he is…
Tim Tebow, the former Heisman Trophy winner who signed with ESPN as a college football analyst on Monday, said he has not been better as a quarterback than he is now and still hopes he can get the chance to
The ol’ ball coach seems to be up to his tricks again. South Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier was photographed wearing a “Barry Alvarez” name tag before South Carolina’s new year’s day Capital One Bowl game against Wisconsin. Alvarez, the
ESPN host Jemele Hill said if she could pick a “Sports Person of the Year” for 2013, it would be the “N-word.” Appearing on the Sports Reporters program, Hill used her “parting shot” segment to say that awards like Time‘s “Person of
In a tweet that speaks for itself, former MSNBC host Keith Olbermann, who is now at ESPN, ripped his former employer on Twitter for allowing host Melissa Harris-Perry and her panel to mock Mitt Romney’s adopted black grandchild. “Any adults
A writer and comedian who mocked Mitt Romney’s adopted black grandchild over the weekend believes the NCAA should disassociate itself from Chick-fil-A when the college football adopts a playoff system next year because the partnership does not promote “an atmosphere of
Middle Tennessee State University defensive player Roderic Blunt once was the victim of road rage, but in Monday’s Armed Services Bowl against Navy, he was a menace on the field for all the wrong reasons. His dirty antics brought comparisons
On Monday, ESPN announced that it hired former Heisman Trophy Winner and NFL quarterback Tim Tebow to be its lead analyst for the SEC Network’s version of the popular College GameDay program. The quarterback reportedly also has a clause in
San Antonio Spurs superstar point guard Tony Parker (top right), a Frenchman, is under fire after being photographed this summer making the controversial “Quenelle” gesture with an anti-Semitic French comedian named Dieudonne. According to Dan McCarney of the San Antonio
French soccer player Nicolas Anelka is under fire for making a controversial “Quenelle” gesture, which the French government deems to be “anti-Semitic,” in a Premier League game in England after he scored a goal on Saturday. Anelka, who is a
If Auburn wins the BCS national title game against Florida State next Monday, Auburn fans may face arrest if they decide to toilet-paper the famed palm trees outside the Rose Bowl. When an Auburn fan site wondered whether the palm
An Alabama woman is defending naming her newborn son “Krimson Tyde” because she and her family are huge fans of the Alabama Crimson Tide college football team. “The reason we named him Krimson is that we are big Alabama fans
UPDATE: The NFL released an official statement on Monday saying the officials in the Chargers-Chiefs game erred: On the play, San Diego lined up with seven men on one side of the snapper. This should have been penalized as an illegal
The Seattle Seahawks will be the top seed in the NFC and the Denver Broncos will be the No. 1 seed in the AFC after both teams won on Sunday in the final week of the NFL season. That means
Los Angeles Dodgers phenom Yasiel Puig was arrested in Florida for “reckless driving” after he was clocked at 110 mph on Saturday morning. This is the second “reckless driving” arrest for the rookie out of Cuba who captivated the baseball
