Capping off an emotional pre-game tribute to the Boston Marathon victims at Fenway Park in the first game at the iconic stadium since the Boston Marathon bombings, Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz emotionally–and defiantly–took the mic, addressed the
The mother of the two brothers suspected of bombing the Boston Marathon said that the elder brother, who was killed in a Thursday evening shootout, had found radical Islam five years ago and that the FBI had been concerned about
In their first home game at Fenway Park since the Boston Marathon bombings on Monday, the Boston Red Sox wore special white home jerseys with “Boston” on the front instead of the traditional “Red Sox.” Boston defeated Kansas City 4-2,
Five players on UMass’s football team will wear jerseys honoring victims of the Boston Marathon bombings and Sean Collier, the MIT police officer the suspected terrorists murdered on Friday night, during the school’s Spring Game on Saturday. According to NESN,
UMass football head coach Charley Molnar, who is an avid runner, is allowing those who could not finish the Boston Marathon on Monday due to the tragic terror attacks an opportunity to “Cross The Finish Line” this Saturday at UMass’s
The Boston Marathon bombing suspect who was killed early Friday morning was training to participate in the 2013 National Golden Gloves boxing tournament, which will be held in May in Salt Lake City, Utah, and had also participated in the
Sean Collier, the MIT cop who was murdered by the suspected Boston Marathon bombing suspects on Friday, was the brother of Hendrick Motorsports machinist Andrew Collier. “The thoughts and prayers of everyone at Hendrick Motorsports are with Andrew Collier and
Jimmie Johnson, the five-time NASCAR champion who drives the No. 48 Chevrolet car for Hendrick Motorsports, said he was praying for the family of a Hendrick Motorsports machinist who learned the MIT cop murdered on Friday by the suspected Boston
Former Alaska governor and Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin wrote a tribute for Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) to honor his selection as one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people of 2013. Paul even made the magazine’s cover. Time decided
Notre Dame and NBC announced on Thursday they have renewed their television contract for an additional 10 years, through the 2025 season. NBC, per the deal, will retain the “global media rights on all platforms to a minimum of seven
In an attempt to revive CNN’s slumping advertising revenue, a direct result of its last-place ratings, new CNN chief Jeff Zucker is reportedly doubling-down on Piers Morgan, making him one of the network’s “foundation brands.” Morgan has exploited the Newtown
Brittney Griner, who was one of the most dominant women’s college basketball players in history, revealed that she was an out lesbian in interviews before and after the WNBA draft on Tuesday. Sports Illustrated’s Maggie Gray asked Griner, the Baylor
Former Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers head coach Phil Jackson is reportedly “itching” to return to the NBA next season. According to ESPN’s sources, Jackson “has become increasingly interested in working in the NBA next season.” Though there are
After Monday’s Boston Marathon bombings, police in Pennsylvania are taking a closer look at their security plans for the 2013 US Open golf tournament at Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pennsylvania. The US Open will be played June 13-16 on
The NHL is finalizing plans to host six games in outdoor baseball and football stadiums next season. The first game will be the annual Winter Classic (it was not held this season due to the strike that shortened the season),
Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo argued that the shot clock in men’s college basketball, which is at 35 seconds, should be shortened. “One of the guys I have great respect for–Johnny Dawkins, who is at Stanford–and I were in
Quarterbacks coach Steve Clarkson, who has coached quarterbacks like Ben Roethlisberger, Matt Leinart and Matt Barkley, has used Tai Chi to help New York Jets quarterback Tim Tebow with his poor footwork, which he said was responsible for his awkward
Runners preparing for Sunday’s London Marathon were defiant after the Boston Marathon bombings, vowing to run without fear even though the event is putting in many extra security measures that will make it different from last year’s race. “We
The Los Angeles Lakers or the Utah Jazz will get the Western Conference’s final playoff spot on Wednesday night, but both the Lakers and the Houston Rockets may be motivated to win regardless of how Utah did earlier in the
A prominent Al-Qaeda propagandist last year listed crowded sporting events as targets the terrorist organization could hit. Abu Musab al-Suri, writing in Inspire, “the online magazine of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP),” listed “crowded sports arenas” as one of
Adam Scott’s thrilling Masters victory on Sunday in a sudden-death playoff against 2009 Masters champion Angel Cabrera at Augusta was the highest rated final round of the Masters in 12 years for CBS. According to Nielsen, the 10.2/21 for Sunday’s
Iconic NFL broadcaster Pat Summerall, whose booming play-by-play voice was the soundtrack of many of the country’s most important football games in the 1990s, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 82. As the Dallas Morning News noted, Summerall
On Monday, former Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin and conservative talk radio host Mark Levin said they would not support any politician who backs bills like the Schumer-Manchin-Toomey gun registry bill that would put more limits on the Second
At a Tuesday press conference, Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) politicized the Boston Marathon bombings by blaming Monday’s tragedy on the sequester, saying the bombings were “proof” that some of the sequester cuts were “irrational.” Hoyer is the House Minority Whip
Egypt’s ruling Muslim Brotherhood issued a statement on Tuesday condemning the Boston Marathon bombings, claiming Sharia (Islamic law) did not condone violence against civilians and rejected “any means” of terrorizing people. According to the Associated Press, the group’s political arm issued
