Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel has been suspended for the first half of Texas A&M’s game against Rice on Saturday. CBS’s Bruce Feldman got a confirmation from the school concerning the initial report. Manziel and the NCAA reportedly met on
Former Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez reportedly used the drug “angel dust” (PCP) and was so paranoid about his safety that he carried a gun wherever he went, according to a report. Hernandez is currently in jail after being charged
On Monday’s Olbermann, Keith Olbermann returned to ESPN and opined that there should be a John Carlos (right) statue in every city. “There should be statues of him in every city,” Olbermann said. He then said “people don’t know what he
NCAA investigators reportedly met with Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel on Sunday for six hours and the quarterback reportedly denied that he took money for signing autographs. According to reports, “it was unclear whether the NCAA was satisfied with the initial
The Houston Astros, the worst team in Major League Baseball, is set to become the most profitable team in the sport’s history. According to a Forbes report, “The Astros are on pace to rake in an estimated $99 million in
Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said it would be “amazing” if there were a “blinding” snowstorm during Super Bowl XLVIII, which will be held in January of 2014 at MetLife Stadium in the New York/New Jersey region. “They play
Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie defended New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez on Monday, saying the inconsistent quarterback out of USC has been treated “awfully.” “It seems like the fans have amnesia about this guy,” Christie said. “Yeah, he
Temperamental Republican New Jersey Governor Chris Christie lashed out at a New York Daily News sportswriter on Monday, calling him and “idiot” and “a dope” multiple times because the reporter called out New York Jets coach Rex Ryan for allowing
Legendary Dodgers announcer Vin Scully said that he believed the success of the Dodgers this season played a role in his deciding to return for a 65th season next year. “I do think that the success of the team had
The controlling owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers is interested in purchasing the Los Angeles Times. The Times’ Bill Shaikin reported on Friday that Mark Walter, who is the chief executive of the Guggenheim Partners group that put up much
Phil Mickelson said that CEOs are not hiring in part because of the uncertainty surrounding Obamacare. In an interview with CNBC’s Maria Bartiromo from The Barclay’s golf tournament that aired on Friday, Mickelson said he speaks to a lot of
Phil Mickelson said the high taxes that he has to pay on his winnings do not give him the incentive to work harder. In an interview with CNBC’s Maria Bartiromo from The Barclay’s golf tournament that aired on Friday, Mickelson was
ESPN is reportedly in talks to stream all of its channels online and has held talks to make its programming available “on internet television services like the ones said to be under development by Apple, Google, Intel, and Sony.” According
On Friday, the NFL denied that it forced ESPN to pull out of PBS’s documentary on football concussions after a report suggested NFL commissioner Roger Goodell met with ESPN executives to force them to pull the plug on the collaboration.
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Mike Vick admitted that the media made him change how he played the position by insisting that he had to be a “pocket passer.” Vick’s greatest strength has always been his ability to improvise out of the
Disgraced Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun finally admitted in a statement on Thursday that he used performance-enhancing drugs and apologized for his actions. Braun said he had nobody but himself to blame and said “those that put their necks out
San Diego Mayor Bob “filthy” Filner, who has reportedly agreed to resign from office after more than a dozen women have accused him of various forms of sexual harassment, said in May that he would be “undaunted” in his pursuit
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin blistered the mainstream media on Wednesday for spending more time on President Barack Obama’s new dog than the heinous murder of a college baseball player from Australia who may have been killed because three teens
Detroit Red Wings superstar Pavel Datsyuk, who is Russian, defended his church’s views on homosexuality when asked to respond to comments by Russian pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva, a two-time Olympic champion, who fiercely defended Russia’s anti-gay law. “If we allow
Trying to make sense of the senseless murder of Christopher Lane, the college baseball player from Australia who was gunned down because his alleged killers may have been bored or were participating in a gang initiation, an editor for SB
Christopher Lane, the college baseball player from Australia who was murdered while he was jogging last Friday in Oklahoma, was reportedly killed as part of a “gang initiation.” James Johnson, the man who called the police on the three teenagers
As Al Jazeera America debuts this week, another Al Jazeera-owned station, beIN sports, is trying to get its footing after underperforming in its first year. The network debuted a year ago, and many thought the station would make more inroads
Al Jazeera-owned beIN sports network is using an image of the Statue of Liberty holding a yellow card–like the one soccer referees hand out to book a player after an excessive foul–in a prominent advertisement campaign for the underperforming network.
Sports columnist Jason Whitlock, who is on the move from Fox Sports to ESPN and once compared the NRA to the KKK, said the deaths of Trayvon Martin and Australian college baseball player Chris Lane were “byproducts” of America’s “love
White House spokesman Josh Earnest said he was “not familiar” with the the horrific killing of college baseball player Christopher Lane when asked to respond during Wednesday’s briefing. He then did not distinguish between Lane’s death and Trayvon Martin’s. “This
