The NFL is in talks to reportedly move its Draft to May in 2014. If the move is successful, the Draft, which takes place in April, may be permanently moved to May. NFL.com reported “the NFL and NFL Players Association are
The NBA Draft Lottery will be held on Tuesday, as teams hope they get the top pick to likely draft Kentucky big man Nerlens Noel. The lottery will be held at 8:30 PM EDT on ESPN. Here is the likelihood
Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Kevin Durant and other athletes from or with ties to Oklahoma expressed support for the victims of the devastating tornado that hit Moore, Oklahoma on Monday. At least 50 people have been reported dead. Durant tweeted
Appearing on CNN’s “Piers Morgan Tonight” on Friday, NBC sportscaster Bob Costas said senators who opposed universal background checks in the failed Toomey-Manchin bill were cowardly and “beyond feckless.” Costas said, “there’s a large number–or was a large number–that were
There will not be a Triple Crown winner again this year as Oxbow defeated Orb, the Kentucky Derby winner, at the Preakness Stakes on Saturday in Baltimore, Maryland. Gary Stevens, the legendary 50-year-old jockey who came out of retirement, rode
Dick Trickle’s brother believes the legendary NASCAR driver took his life because he could not withstand his mysterious–and severe–chest pain that doctors could not diagnose. Trickle was found dead on Thursday of what was apparently a self-inflicted gunshot wound. “He
In a chilling 9-1-1 call, NASCAR legend Dick Trickle called the 9-1-1 operator and let authorities know where they could find his body on Thursday before reportedly committing suicide. Trickle says, “There’s going to be dead body … suicide.” As
Dick Trickle, the legendary NASCAR driver who gained fame and a significant cult-like following even though he never won a Winston Cup Series race, passed away on Thursday due to an apparent self-inflicted bullet wound. The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office
Philadelphia Eagles player Evan Mathis showed his disdain this week for the IRS by peeing on an IRS sign and posting the photo of the act on Instagram. On his Twitter account, Mathis linked to the Instagram photo with the
UPDATE: Beckham has confirmed that he will retire at the end of this season. He said, “I feel now is the right time to finish my career, playing at the highest level.” He continued: “If you had told me as a young boy
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu won over a lot of fans by playing catch with a kid–“Deuce”–in the stands during batting practice before a Dodger game this week. “Deuce” actually has a pretty good arm himself. Ryu reportedly played
Soccer player David Beckham tops the list of the highest-earning international athletes, according to Sports Illustrated. The top ten athletes on the list can be seen below. 1. David Beckham – $48,349,000 2. Roger Federer – $43,424,842 3. Fernando Alonso
Boxer Floyd “Money” Mayweather tops Sports Illustrated’s list of highest-earning American athletes. The publication based its numbers on “salary, winnings, bonuses and endorsements.” Here are the top ten athletes on the list. 1. Floyd Mayweather – $90,000,000 2. LeBron James –
ESPN’s first choice to host a late night sports talks show on the network was liberal comedian Seth Meyers. According to a report in BigLeadSports, ESPN president John Skipper “privately attempted to woo” the Saturday Night Live comedian and lead
Dennis Rodman is going back to North Korea to do President Barack Obama’s job to convince North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un to release American Kenneth Bae. Rodman told TMZ that Obama “can’t do s**t” and that he was going to
On Thursday, a judge issued a temporary restraining order against a company that was about to auction Kobe Bryant’s memorabilia. Bryant’s mother claimed her son gave her the merchandise, but Bryant has contended he never did. TMZ reported the judge
While the mainstream sports and news media lionized Jason Collins for coming out of the closet last week in a Sports Illustrated article and even falsely compared him to Jackie Robinson, a new poll shows that an overwhelming number of
Addressing the two-shot penalty on the 15th hole of the Masters that he received for an illegal drop, Tiger Woods said he would never call in a penalty while watching golf on television. “I don’t ever see myself calling in
Jason Collins, in an interview with Oprah Winfrey, said he had not “reached acceptance” yet with his homosexuality when he broke off his engagement with Carolyn Moos, the former Stanford and WNBA basketball player whom he had dated for eight
Perez Hilton accused the Minnesota Vikings of releasing punter Chris Kluwe because of his gay marriage advocacy and said the roster move was “offensive.” The gossip columnist, who also happens to be gay, wrote that he was “so upset about
The men’s college basketball Final Four and national title games, which have historically been on broadcast television, will be shown on cable television for the first time in 2014 and 2016, respectively. According to Turner Sports, in 2014 and 2015,
Former Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe, who has been an outspoken proponent of gay rights along with former Baltimore Ravens player Brendon Ayanbadejo, said that gay rights was more important to him than football after the Vikings cut him on
In the unlikely event that former New York Jets quarterback Tebow decides not to pursue football, ESPN and Fox Sports 1 would be interested in hiring him as a college football analyst. According to a report in the New York
A day after the Oklahoma City Thunder eliminated his Houston Rockets from the NBA playoffs, Rockets head coach Kevin McHale attended the National Rifle Association convention on Saturday. McHale was captured on camera listening to Glenn Beck’s NRA keynote speech,
A day after Miami Heat superstar LeBron James missed becoming the first unanimous MVP in NBA history by one vote, Gary Washburn, the lone voter who voted for someone other than James, said he did not vote for James because
