The Oakland Raiders and the NFL have agreed on a fine for defensive coordinator Jason Tarver after he was caught on tape flipping off officials in Sunday’s victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers in Oakland. According to NFL.com: The team will
Carlos Burle may have set a world record by riding what could have been a 100-foot wave on Monday. But he did so after he saved his friend’s life earlier in the day. Burle said he plucked his friend Maya
Oliver Luck, the father of Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck, former backup to Houston Oilers great Warren Moon, and current West Virginia athletic director, is expected to be the next athletic director at the University of Texas. According to Orangebloods.com:
An anonymous general manager for an NBA team said his team will tank this season to get a top draft pick in the upcoming NBA Draft, which is likely to include players like Andrew Wiggins, the Kansas freshman considered to
A writer for Fusion, the network and platform that debuted on Monday to appeal to Hispanics and Millennials, believes Sports Illustrated is sexist for not putting female athletes on its cover in issues other than the swimsuit issue. In an
Former Washington Redskins football player Dexter Manley has been banned from a Washington, D.C. radio show for saying that he thought former Dallas Cowboys quarterback and Fox NFL announcer Troy Aikman ‘was a queer.” The DC Sports Bog blog describes Manley’s appearance
During the team’s weekly Saturday rally before road games, Redskins fans vociferously chanted, “Keep the name,” as can be heard in the video below.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said that the NFL will have a woman official on the field in the next year. According to the Associated Press, Goodell said, “there will be a woman official on the field in the next year
The Dallas Cowboys downplayed the heated altercations between wide receiver Dez Bryant and Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo and tight end Jason Witten during Sunday’s heart-wrenching loss to the Detroit Lions. Bryant was seen shouting at Romo. He was also involved
Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig did not say “no” when the topic of whether the designated hitter would come to the National League came up in a recent discussion. “I’m the only one left who voted in 1972 for
Miami Dolphins center Mike Pouncey, who was Aaron Hernandez’s teammate at Florida, was served with a grand jury subpoena on Sunday after the New England Patriots defeated his Miami Dolphins in Foxborough, Massachusetts. According to Sports Illustrated, “the subpoena is related
The Washington Redskins denied that owner Dan Snyder is even considering changing the team’s name to the “Washington Bravehearts.” “I just want to set the record straight for everyone listening, just to let you know that there is absolutely no
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) believes the Washington Redskins should change their name. She told The Hill that it “probably would be a good idea if they change the name.” “So one of the first songs I ever learned in
The Oneida Nation and other Native Americans groups are organizing protests in cities where the Redskins play their road games to try to pressure to the team to change their name. The Redskins, as they have been in cities like
Powerhouse English soccer team Manchester United apologized after sending out an email that had a “Swastika-style” team logo and phrase linked to the Nazis. The image (pictured) “bears a remarkable similarity to the logo of the German Nazi Party” and
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady may be playing with an injured hand. Questions have been raised about why his passes have not been as crisp as they have been in years past, and a recent photo from a charity
Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning will play on Sunday with two ankle sprains and will be on painkillers against the Washington Redskins on Sunday. Manning reportedly suffered both ankle sprains against Jacksonville on October 13 and aggravated the injuries last
The NBA will become the first major sports league to allow games to be streamed live for free in local markets. Viewers will have to authenticate their cable subscriptions, as is the case with many other programs that are live-streamed,
Stanford’s men’s basketball team reportedly became the first team to use Google Glass in real-time action during warmups before the Cardinal-White scrimmage game on Thursday at Maples Pavilion. According to a report: Earlier in the evening during warm-ups, Stanford became
The NFL confirmed that it has ended its helmet deal with Riddell, and the 2013-14 season will be the last season Riddell will be the official helmet of the league. According to ESPN: But during the past few years, as
On Saturday, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius should step down before he went on a pheasant hunt with Rep. Steve King (R-IA) on “opening day” of pheasant season in Iowa. When asked at
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said he would like NFL teams in London and Los Angeles in the future. At a forum for European NFL fans on Saturday, Goodell was asked whether he would want a team in Los Angeles before
A neighbor of Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder registered the name “Washington Bravehearts” on October 17 and the “WashingtonBravehearts.com” domain name the next day. TMZ reported on the Trademark application while CBS reported on the domain name registration. According to TMZ:
Before Game 2 of the World Series in Boston on Thursday Night, singer James Taylor messed up the start of National Anthem when he started to sing “America the Beautiful” instead of the “Star-Spangled Banner.” Taylor “quickly caught his mistake
On Thursday, NBC sportscaster Bob Costas said he feels uncomfortable saying the word “Redskins” and claimed he was not a liberal and that his commentary about the Redskins on Sunday Night Football was not injecting politics. He also said his
