During ESPN’s telecast of the Big East tournament game between Seton Hall and Syracuse on Monday afternoon, ESPN updated its viewers that a new Pope had been selected and white smoke was coming out of the chimney of the Sistine
Ray Lewis, who recently joined ESPN as a commentator, is known for his inspirational pre-game speeches that often put him in what seems like a trance, but Baltimore quarterback Joe Flacco said sometimes he just had to chuckle during some
ESPN has hired Ray Lewis, the two-time Super Bowl champ and Baltimore Ravens middle linebacker who is arguably one of the greatest to ever play the position, to travel to the site of each week’s Monday Night Football game to
USA Today sportswriter Jeff Gluck (@Jeff_Gluck) displayed he does not know too much about conservative politics when he wrote an article on Wednesday that seemed to imply Sarah Palin had used the word “strategery” either seriously or because of a
After White House advisers conceded that Obama’s so-called charm offensive and meetings with Republican lawmakers were publicity stunts for the mainstream media, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), the House Whip, provided more evidence that Obama’s public meetings with Republicans may be
Former Alaska governor and Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin blasted NASCAR commentator Michael Waltrip on Wednesday for wrongly mocking her during last Sunday’s NASCAR telecast on Fox for words Palin never said or have been associated with her. After Palin re-tweeted the Breitbart
The college football playoff system that will take place in 2014 will not be called the AT&T College Football Playoffs or the Samsung College Football Playoffs. When the college playoff system logo and name are revealed next month in Pasadena,
ESPN and the X Games on Tuesday eliminated the Moto X Best Trick and Snowmobile Best Trick events at the X Games after the death of X Games competitor Caleb Moore in January. Moore died in January of head and
President Barack Obama’s approval and favorability ratings dropped to their lowest levels in more than a year, according to a new McClatchy-Marist poll. The poll found 48% of Americans disapprove of Obama’s job performance, while only 45% approve. In addition, Americans
Oscar Pistorius may be reportedly on the verge of suicide, but the “blade runner” who has been charged with the premeditated murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day was defiant to an officer who warned him on the night
Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong, who admitted to Oprah Winfrey that he had doped in every Tour de France he won, said people will ultimately forgive him like they did his “hero” Bill Clinton. Speaking to the Texas Monthly, Armstrong said,
A Superstorm Sandy relief fund run by the wife of Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has collected $32 million in donations in four months and reportedly has yet to disburse any of it. However, Christie praised his wife’s charity
Even as they criticize Republicans for their lack of bipartisanship, White House advisers see President Barack Obama’s outreach to Republicans as a “joke” and a publicity stunt for the mainstream media. They think it is beneath him–and them–and a waste
The NCAA men’s college basketball tournament–known as “March Madness”–is the most lucrative postseason tournament in all of sports when it comes to advertising revenue, surpassing even the NFL and college football’s BCS bowl games. According to AdWeek, a new report
Al Jazeera’s American headquarters will be in New York, and the network is looking at potentially using the old New York Times building for it. According to the Wall Street Journal, Al Jazeera has taken a look at various buildings, including the former Times building, for “a
After a New York state judge on Monday ruled that Mayor Michael Bloomberg could not ban the sale of sugary drinks larger than 16 oz. at restaurants and other establishments, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin tweeted a simple message to
Louisiana Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal, whose parents are from India, ridiculed Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) at the Gridiron Dinner in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, telling her–“from one Indian politician to another”–he wishes her the best in the Senate. “Great to
With 13:40 left in the second half of Monday’s WCC title game between Gonzaga and St. Mary’s in Las Vegas and Gonzaga leading by 17 points, Gonzaga’s Kelly Olynyk took a bounce pass from David Stockton and thunderously threw down
USC’s basketball team suspended starting center Dewayne Dedmon and backup James Blasczyk indefinitely on Monday for violating team rules after reports surfaced that may have implicated them in brawls in Spokane, Washington last weekend that sent at least two women to
A New York state judge on Monday permanently restrained Mayor Michael Bloomberg from banning the sale of sugary drinks larger than 16 oz. from various restaurants, mobile food carts, and other establishments, ruling the law was “arbitrary and capricious.” According to
Suzan Shown Harjo, a Native American legal advocate who has reportedly spent nearly a third of her life trying to get the Washington Redskins to change its team name, equated the Redskins name to a drive-by shooting. “It’s just
Several USC basketball players reportedly brawled with Spokane, Washington residents in downtown Spokane on Saturday night, sending at least two women and two others to the hospital with injuries. USC was in town to play Washington State on Saturday. According
A group of five Native Americans sued the Washington Redskins last week before a three-judge panel on the Trademark and Trial Appeal Board to try to get to force the football team to change its name because it is disparaging
ESPN college basketball commentator Dick Vitale thinks college basketball players should get paid. “My feeling is with the millions that are being made by the schools and the billions for television rights, I definitely think the kids should get paid
GLAAD, the gay rights organization, slammed New York Jets quarterback Tim Tebow for speaking at Liberty University’s commencement and Wildfire Weekend and not addressing gay rights issues. Tebow spoke last Friday at the university’s commencement and then addressed a conference
