It’s the sports equivalent of the Chicago Tribune announcing “Dewey Defeats Truman” or NBC calling the 2000 presidential election for Al Gore. The Milwaukee Brewers sent fans tickets for the team’s second playoff appearance in 32 years. But last night’s
The Associated Press’s anonymous source from law enforcement has lifted the anonymity of the person at the NFL to whom he allegedly sent the elevator video of Ray Rice punching Janay Palmer-Rice. It’s Jeffrey Miller. Unfortunately, the league’s director of
An Ontario County, New York, grand jury has opted not to indict Tony Stewart in connection with the death of Kevin Ward Jr. The 20-year-old driver, incensed that the three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion had edged him into a wall,
Chicago Bears defensive end Lamarr Houston now says San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick did use the “N-word” against him to receive a 15-yard penalty for “inappropriate language” in a game two Sundays ago. After the game against the 49ers
Colin Kaepernick stumbled and fumbled his way to a 28-20 49ers loss against the Bears last week. Did the quarterback’s four turnovers lead him to call an opposing player an ugly racial slur? Per @JayGlazer, refs say Colin Kaepernick dropped
Jameis Winston lost his position on the field against Clemson this weekend. Florida State nearly lost its top position in the rankings because of it. The Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback returns to team activities with the Seminoles today. He received a
A sprint-car racer died on a Wisconsin track after colliding with another driver during a practice session on Saturday. Scott Semmelmann crashed into another sprint car and reportedly flipped multiple times before slamming into the wall. The accident occurred on
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida State has suspended Jameis Winston for the entire game against Clemson on Saturday, extending its initial punishment of one half after the quarterback made “offensive and vulgar” comments about female anatomy earlier this week. Interim
Few Americans agree with ESPN’s Keith Olbermann and the National Organization for Women that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell should resign. An NBC/Marist poll found that just 29 percent of Americans surveyed believe the commissioner should leave his post because of
Ray Rice has more company on the sidelines. Police arrested another NFL running back on domestic violence charges on Wednesday. The Arizona Cardinals deactivated running back Jonathan Dwyer after his arrest for aggravated assault and other charges. The allegations stem
Adrian Peterson’s lawyer denies allegations that his client harmed a second four-year-old son. “The allegation of another investigation into Adrian Peterson is simply not true,” Rusty Hardin said. “This is not a new allegation, it’s one that is unsubstantiated and
The hotel chain headquartered in Minnetonka has withdrawn its sponsorship from the football team that plays in Minneapolis. Radisson took the measure in response to Adrian Peterson’s indictment on a child-abuse charge, and the team’s reinstatement of their star player
An additional allegation that Adrian Peterson cut a four-year-old boy–separate from the one he faces a charge for beating with a switch–while disciplining him has surfaced in Houston. The allegation stems from a visit the child made to Peterson’s home
The Minnesota Vikings have activated running back Adrian Peterson. The six-time All Pro will practice this week and play Sunday against the 0-2 New Orleans Saints. The former NFL MVP sat out Sunday’s home loss to the New England Patriots
Richard Sherman can dish it out. Can he take it? After Keenan Allen caught five balls for sixty yards while covered by the shutdown corner in San Diego’s 30-21 upset of Seattle, Chargers receivers observed that Sherman isn’t superman–or even
Did the Ray Rice domestic abuse case make a case against Adrian Peterson possible? The running back maintains he merely disciplined his child. A Texas grand jury agreed. But a zealous prosecutor opted to take the case to a second
A Texas grand jury has indicted Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson on child abuse charges. The charges stem from a May visit in Houston with Peterson by his four-year-old son. The boy returned to his mother with cuts and marks. Peterson alledgedly
Atlanta Hawks General Manager Danny Ferry has taken a leave of absence. The temporary departure comes in the wake of a controversy stemming from Ferry saying that Luol Deng, a free agent who ultimately signed with the Miami Heat, had
Major League Baseball suspended Baltimore Orioles infielder Chris Davis for amphetamine use. The 25-game ban takes effect immediately and extends into the postseason. Baltimore enjoys a 10-game lead in the AL East and appears as a lock to win the
“I don’t think I got personal,” Stephen A. Smith explained Thursday of his criticism of National Organization for Women (NOW) president. Nevertheless, Smith conceded that he failed to show “sensitivity” in calling her crazy and “I apologize to her for
Giancarlo Stanton, at bat in the top of the fifth, took an 88 miles-per-hour fastball to the face Thursday night. Brewers righty Mike Fiers threw the pitch. The Marlins slugger stayed down for several minutes in the aftermath of the
An Illinois eatery has apologized for tweeting out a “knockout deal” that it connected to the Ray Rice controversy. The Twitter account for Cheesie’s explained, “TINDER TUESDAY = 20% off tabs! It’s a knockout deal… we’re calling it Ray Rice
Paul George walked back, as much as a man with a broken leg can, controversial remarks on the video showing former Baltimore Raven Ray Rice slugging the woman he subsequently married. Keep it 100 lets act on this police violence
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, who quickly emerged from David Stern’s shadow by exhibiting zero tolerance toward the racism of Donald Sterling, rejects the idea that Atlanta Hawks General Manager Danny Ferry plays as the front office equivalent of the man
A source in law enforcement told the Associated Press that the authorities sent a copy of the recording of Ray Rice punching his then-girlfriend to the NFL five months ago. BREAKING: AP Source: Law enforcement official sent copy of Ray
