Hard-hitting San Francisco safety Donte Whitner is officially changing his last name to “Hitner.” On Wednesday, Whitner confirmed that he is legally taking out “W” in his last name and even received the blessing of his mother. “I sent it
Alabama defensive back Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, one of the best free safeties in the nation who is regarded as a top NFL prospect, was suspended indefinitely on Wednesday for violating unspecified team rules. “I’m going to be consistent,” Alabama head
College football games involving the service academies (Air Force at Navy and Army at Boston College) are set to be played this Saturday pending approval from Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel. According to ESPN, the costs would be taken care
If the Air Force-Navy college football game is canceled this weekend because of the government shutdown, the Navy’s athletic department may lose $4 million. Navy Athletic Director Chet Gladchuk said the “emotional” and “financial toll it would take would be
NBA legend Michael Jordan revealed he has no idea what twerking is even after Miley Cyrus infamously twerked on national television at the MTV Video Music Awards. “I’m not a Twitterer, I’m not a twerker, I’m not a Facebooker. I
The wife of Cincinnati Reds pitcher Mat Latos said on Twitter that a Pittsburgh Pirates fan assaulted her Tuesday night at PNC Park in Pittsburgh during Cincinnati’s loss in the National League Wild-card playoff game. Dallas Latos filed a police
Michael Jordan said in a recent interview that he could have defeated any NBA player and legend in a one-on-one game in his prime with the possible exception of Los Angeles Lakers great Kobe Bryant. Ahmad Rashad interviewed Jordan “for
After the Ohio State college football team defeated Wisconsin on Saturday, every player on the Ohio State team movingly lined up to embrace a local sports anchor who had returned to his job after the death of his 21-year-old daughter.
Former CNN host Larry King will guest-host ESPN’s Olbermann next week while Keith Olbermann takes a leave of absence to host TBS’s coverage of the MLB playoffs. King will guest-host ESPN2’s show from October 1-3 and he is also scheduled to
After a sluggish start to the 2013 NFL season, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick is saving hate tweets directed at him as “favorites” to motivate him. On his Twitter account, Kaepernick “favorites” tweets that criticize him, and some of those
The NFL is reportedly pushing for an 18-game regular season in which each player would only be allowed to play in 16 games. According to ProFootballTalk a league source said “the NFL quietly has resumed its push to persuade the
An Auburn University lacrosse player was arrested on Saturday in Louisiana after he “allegedly stole a truck, kidnapped a woman, and hit several parked cars,” before the Auburn-LSU game at Death Valley on Saturday night. Zachary Burgess, the freshman lacrosse
ESPN columnist Rick Reilly recently likened the clamoring to change the Redskins nickname to putting Indians on reservations and said he will not “fall in line” with other sportswriters that are refusing to call team by their nickname. Reilly noted
After nearly 300 teenagers trashed his New York home and caused $20,000 worth of damage, former NFL star Brian Holloway offered the parents of the 100 teenagers he has so far identified as having trashed his home to help him
Parents of the teenagers that trashed the home of a former NFL player and caused nearly $20,000 in damages during Labor Day weekend are actually threatening to sue Brian Holloway, the victim. After Holloway posted the names of nearly 100
New York Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte will announced that he will retire after 18 seasons in the Major Leagues on Friday. Pettitte, who is a member of the “Core Four” with Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera, and Jorge Posada, has “spent
On Thursday, Tiger Woods failed to make a birdie in a horrendous +3-round for the first time since 2010 in the first round of the TOUR Championship. According to CBS Sports, Woods has played “1,112 career PGA Tour rounds and
Alabama head coach Nick Saban, who put himself on the Mount Rushmore of college football coaches along with John McKay, Frank Leahy, and Bear Bryant after he arrived in Tuscaloosa, said on Monday that he simply is “too damn old”
Vin Scully is one step closer to calling another World Series. The Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday clinched the National League West with a 7-6 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks in Arizona and became the first team to make the
New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning will host a fundraiser for a Democrat running to be mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey. Manning and his wife will host the event for Dawn Zimmer on September 30. PolitickerNJ.com reported that “Zimmer’s campaign
A Minnesota Vikings fan has started a White House petition to get President Barack Obama to remove starting quarterback Christian Ponder “by executive order.” The petition reads: “Minnesota Vikings fans have had enough and it’s time for President Obama to
Attendance at “Sign Tebow” rally that started in Jacksonville at 3:16 PM EDT on Monday at the parking lot of Everbank field was sparse. The rally “is scheduled to last three hours and 16 minutes. The starting time of the rally
The Washington Nationals’ game against the Atlanta Braves in Washington D.C. that was scheduled for Monday night has been postponed after the tragic Navy Yard shootings in Washington, D.C. Tonite’s #Nationals-Braves game has been postponed and will be made up
The day after NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said the NFL had to listen to concerns about the Redskins name even if only “one person” is offended, the Washington Post editorial board wrote it welcomed Goodell’s softened stance and urged the
Jim Furyk became the sixth professional golfer in PGA Tour history to shoot a 59 on Friday when he shot the magical number at the BMW Championship outside of Chicago, shooting -12 on the par-71 course. Furyk dramatically birdied his
