Stipe Miocic and Junior dos Santos put on one of the most entertaining, and closest, standup wars in UFC heavyweight history on Saturday night. The fans cheered the fighters upon the final horn but booed the judges upon the decision.
A network-broadcast UFC event showcased heavyweight heavy hitters and a lightweight making a case for a title fight. Matt Mitrione cut major notch on his belt with a first-round victory over Gabriel Gonzaga Saturday night on the UFC on Fox.
Journalists, former winners, and the public joined to vote Marcus Mariota the 80th winner of the Heisman Trophy on Saturday night. He becomes the fifth straight quarterback and the first Hawaiian to win the award. Flanked by Tony Dorsett, Tim
Massachusetts is where a chief justice of the state’s supreme court attended the founding meeting of the North American Man-Boy Love Association. It’s where five judges on that Supreme Judicial Court found a right to gay marriage in the oldest
Teddy Atlas, veteran trainer of the likes of a pre-stardom Mike Tyson and a post-Witness Protection Program Sammy “the Bull” Gravano, dubbed the sport he’s dedicated his life to as “corrupt” and a “sham” after an inexplicable decision on a
Jack Gangwish probably he wishes he never attempted to bridge the man-beast divide and make a friend in the animal kingdom. A selfie with a raccoon rarely ends well. The pass rusher naturally rushed from his truck to take a
As though a “1989” tour in 2015 didn’t confuse enough, Minute Maid Park has scheduled a Taylor Swift concert on October 13. That’s right. Park officials scheduled a concert right in the midst of the Astros’s planned playoff run. Note:
Would half of all Americans discourage kids from skateboarding, skiing, swimming, or bike riding? These otherwise healthy activities all claim exponentially more lives annually than football. Fifty percent of Americans would not want a young son to play football, according
The NFL’s 32 owners approved a new personal conduct policy on Wednesday in the wake of the Ray Rice and Adrian Peterson controversies. The policy empowers the league to conduct their own investigations independent from law enforcement and suspend players
To believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in your private heart is true for all men — that is genius. –Ralph Waldo Emerson, Self-Reliance Kobe Bryant encouraged his teammates through example to wear “I
Reports of the New Republic‘s death have been greatly understated–and more than a half-century late. The decision of boy-millionaire Chris Hughes to jettison editors, relocate from Washington to New York, and recast the biggest of the Little Magazines as,
CM Punk followed in the footsteps of Brock Lesnar by walking out of a WWE ring and into the UFC octagon. The former WWE champion made a surprise announcement at UFC 181 that he would join the mixed-martial arts promotion.
Johny Hendricks and Robbie Lawler put in five more rounds in their rivalry. But this time around Ruthless Robbie scored a controversial decision win. Lawler set a frenetic pace by bum-rushing Johny Hendricks in the first round of their welterweight
The Philadelphia 76ers finally won to improve to 1-17. But will the long-suffering pizza connoisseurs of the City of Brotherly Love finally get their discounted pies? Papa John’s Philadelphia-area “76ers Win, You Win” promotion ran into a slight snag. The
Nat Hentoff authored a book called Free Speech for Me–But Not for Thee whose title alone rated the $13 for the paperback. More than two decades after its publication, events frequently spark thoughts of the memorable book with a more
The public relations firm hired by Baylor has been forced into public relations on its own behalf following characterizations of it as a pressure group hired to help push the Bears into the college football playoff. “We had no contact
Richard Nixon considered the wild idea of adding Vince Lombardi to his presidential ticket in 1968. Any politician harboring similar desires for St. Louis Rams head coach Jeff Fisher better rid themselves of them immediately. Judging by his comments Monday,
The national president of the Fraternal Order of Police tells Breitbart Sports that the “hands up” pose by St. Louis Rams players in solidarity with a “criminal” who assaulted a policeman has angered his membership and the NFL’s refusal to
The NFL won’t discipline the Rams players making “hands up, don’t shoot” poses at Sunday’s game at the Edward Jones Dome in downtown St. Louis, ESPN’s Chris Mortensen and others report. When asked about possible disciplinary measures, the NFL responded
The St. Louis Police Officer’s Association wants the NFL to discipline the St. Louis Rams players involved in “hands up, don’t shoot” displays at Sunday’s game. The group calls the displays “tasteless, offensive, and inflammatory.” “Five members of the Rams
Five St. Louis Rams players offered a hands-up homage to slain teenager Michael Brown before the team’s game against the Oakland Raiders on Sunday afternoon. Rams pass catchers Jared Cook, Kenny Britt, Stedman Bailey, Chris Givens, and Tavon Austin lifted
Does point-shaving speculation dog Jameis Winston after every subpar performance because critics believe in his perfection as a quarterback or in his flaws as a human being? The 2013 Heisman Trophy-winner threw four interceptions and for just 125 yards in
Does a legal system that recognizes a right to an abortion in the Constitution’s penumbras no longer see free speech protections in the document under bright light? Floyd Mayweather says that he retains the right to speak publicly about abortion
New Orleans Saints tight end Ben Watson scored a 48 on the Wonderlic test, making him, along with Houston Texans quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick, the smartest guy in the NFL according to the predraft intelligence gauge. Anyone doubting the man’s brains,
Hundreds of high schools today stage football rivalry games whose origins date as far back as 1876. Technology with a more recent pedigree increasingly plays a role in the ancient Thanksgiving Day traditions. But a pair of researchers say that
