Two groups, one might call them the St. Louis Cardinals and the St. Louis Browns, clashed outside of Busch Stadium. The latter group protested the August killing of a teen; the former group puzzled over an October baseball game serving
Last year’s football media meme mated with this year’s to produce pack journalism’s dream child. “It’s more than fair to ask if the NFL’s two most troubling issues, domestic violence and head trauma, are linked,” writes Time‘s Sean Gregory. The
Betty Friedan sought to liberate women from the kitchen by dubbing the home a “comfortable concentration camp.” Amelia Bloomer conspired to imprison women’s beautiful legs in ugly pants by decrying the “the burden of long, heavy skirts.” Abby Wambach tells
“I hereby grant you unconditional permission to play on the third Eleven,” Theodore Roosevelt wrote his namesake wishing to continue to compete on the Groton gridiron after breaking his collar bone. “Now do not break your neck unless you esteem
The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced the body’s consideration on Tuesday of censoring the word “Redskins” on the public airwaves. “There are a lot of names and descriptions that were used over time that are inappropriate
On Monday Night Football, referees penalized Husain Abdullah for sliding on his knees in the end zone. By Tuesday morning, the excessive celebration penalty became a punished-for-praying flag. The Kansas City Chiefs safety glided on two knees in the end
Boxing promoter Bob Arum recently suggested that Floyd Mayweather fears a fight with client Manny Pacquiao. The powerful southpaw thinks his nemesis on in the sports pages but not, as of yet, in the ring should fear someone else. “He
Pitching is the new hitting. The season-ending statistical leaders demonstrate the degree to which the game of baseball has shifted in just a few seasons. A drug-policy that metes out 25-game suspensions on first-time offenders will have that effect on
“I know what happened,” a soft-spoken Tony Stewart told the media Monday morning. “I know it was an accident.” Cutting a sharp contrast to the fiery figure seen on the racetrack, a subdued Stewart spoke to the news media
An action-packed UFC 178 witnessed a rude welcome for a highly-touted newcomer, a championship-caliber performance by a returning former champion, and a coming-out party for one of the most sensational mixed-martial artists on the promotion’s roster. And all that happened
Jeffrey Taylor suffered through a horrible, terrible, no-good, very bad Thursday. Police in East Lansing, Michigan, arrested the Charlotte Hornets forward on domestic violence and other charges early Thursday morning. He made bail. At 7:29 p.m. on Thursday, the East
NFL fans don’t agree with Eric Holder, Keith Olbermann, and Hillary Clinton on the Washington Redskins. A Sports Illustrated/Marketing & Research Resources poll of 500 NFL fans found that 79 percent of them do not consider the nickname of Washington’s
The Great One is becoming a grandfather. Can we call him the “great” grandfather? Paulina Gretzky announced on Instagram that she and troubled golfer Dustin Johnson are expecting their first child. Johnson left the PGA tour earlier this year amid
UFC 181 lost its main event on Monday. The subtraction proved addition. Middleweight champion Chris Weidman suffered a hairline fracture in his hand, pushing back his December bout with Vitor Belfort to February. In the place of the middleweight championship
“It was the worst abuse I’ve ever seen in state or city government since I took over as Inspector General,” observes Gregory Sullivan, the Massachusetts taxpayer’s watchdog under governors Mitt Romney and Deval Patrick. Last season, in the hours after
“That’s going to eat me up,” Jameis Winston said of his suspension earlier this week. “I want to be out there on the field.” The reigning Heisman Trophy winner wanted to be out on the field so badly that he
Embattled NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell pledged to “get it right and do whatever is necessary to accomplish that” in a New York press conference on Friday afternoon. “We can use the NFL to help create change,” Goodell announced, “not only
The courts refused to punish Ray Rice. The NFL did. Nevertheless, the White House has chided the league, rather than judges or the politicians who appoint them, for not exhibiting “zero tolerance” toward players involved in hitting women or children.
Andy Murray may have won a gold medal for the United Kingdom at the 2012 London Olympic Games. But his endorsement of Scottish independence from the UK has made foes out of former fans. Huge day for Scotland today! no
It turns out that the guys in the stands hit their wives a lot more than the guys on the field. But because TV cameras obsess over the activities of football players and not football watchers, the guys in the
Major League Baseball suspended umpire Joe West one game for grabbing Jonathan Papelbon. Major League Baseball had already suspended Jonathan Papelbon seven games for grabbing Jonathan Papelbon. How is that fair? Joe Torre, MLB’s discipline guru, addressed the outraged aftermath
“It’s never too late to get it right,” Vikings co-owner and president Mark Wilf said at a Wednesday press conference. “The fact that we’re getting it right now, it’s best for all parties.” The all-hands-on-deck presser, which featured the team’s
