A majority of Americans believe football is the country’s national sport. According to a Public Religion Research Institute survey, 55% of those surveyed think “football has replaced baseball as America’s national sport” while 36% disagree. Public Religion Research Institute designed
Democrats are most likely to believe God plays a role in determining the outcome of sporting events. According to a Public Religion Research Institute survey, 27% of Americans believed “God plays a role in determining which team wins a sporting
San Francisco 49ers cornerback Chris Culliver went on a radio program and said gay football players would not be welcome in NFL locker rooms. In an interview with shock jock Artie Lange, Culliver said, “I don’t do the gay guys,
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) went on the so-called “Big Three” conservative talk radio shows on Tuesday to sell his comprehensive immigration reform plan on the day President Barack Obama gave an immigration speech in Las Vegas, Nevada and the day
When Democrats from the Congressional Hispanic Caucus met with President Barack Obama Friday to discuss comprehensive immigration reform, some members urged him not to unveil specifics of his own plan when he gave an immigration speech in Las Vegas, Nevada
Christopher Key, a salesman for the company that allegedly sold deer antler spray to Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis, said he sold the spray to Alabama and LSU football players during the 2011 college football season and has also helped players
Christopher Key, a salesman who works with the company that allegedly supplied Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis deer antler spray, said he worked with an Auburn exercise scientist to help treat a former Auburn player who was recovering from a
On Wednesday, professional golfer Vijay Singh admitted he used deer antler spray but denied he was in any way aware that the extract contained a substance that is banned on the PGA Tour. Singh said when he first received the
For the second straight day on Wednesday, Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis called reports that he used a banned substance found in deer antler extract a “joke” and “never took” or used the deer antler supplements and sprays. “It’s just sad,
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell (R), who played football in high school, said he would “hesitate” before getting government involved in issues concerning football safety at the high school and youth levels. When he appeared on MSNBC’s “Daily Rundown” on Tuesday,
President Barack Obama’s comments about how football may be too dangerous has started debates about whether football is safe not only for professional and college players but also for the country’s youth players. In Texas, a state that is a
For its current Super Bowl preview issue, Sports Illustrated decided to run a photo of two gay men kissing at a gay bar in San Francisco’s Castro District. NBC’s Bay Area affiliate noted a photographer took the photo of people
Actress Ashley Judd and IndyCar driver Dario Franchitti are separating after 11 years of marriage. “We have mutually decided to end our marriage,” the two said in a statement. “We’ll always be family and continue to cherish our relationship based
Since September of 2010, NFL games have broken television ratings records for three consecutive years and accounted for 55% of the most-watched television shows. Television writer David Bauder said with fewer people watching live programming because of DVRs, TiVos, and
Dutch soccer fans chanted “jungle sounds” at U.S. soccer star Jozy Altidore during a quarterfinal Dutch Cup match on Tuesday. Altidore said he would pray for the fans who chanted at him during his team’s 5-0 victory. The referee suspended the game
A moderate Republican Hispanic group in favor of comprehensive immigration reform wrote a memo to GOP lawmakers urging them to watch their tone. The Hispanic Leadership Network wrote the memo to GOP lawmakers on the day a bipartisan group of
Ray Lewis said he has never failed an NFL drug test and said a report that he used a spray made from deer antler extract that contained a banned substance to recover from his torn triceps injury was stupid. Speaking
Conservative talk radio host and scholar Mark Levin assailed MSNBC host Joe Scarborough on Monday for slamming Sarah Palin and implying that Palin–and the Tea Party–was fading away and losing influence. On Monday morning, Scarborough joyously claimed on MSNBC’s Morning Joe that Palin
In response to a report that a Miami dealer supplied performance-enhancing drugs to Alex Rodriguez and nearly a dozen other baseball players, Major League Baseball (MLB) said the league was “always extremely disappointed” to learn of such reports and was
In a thorough investigation, a Miami newspaper discovered prominent Major League Baseball players like Alex Rodriguez, Nelson Cruz, and possibly Gio Gonzalez have been directly linked to a Miami dealer who reportedly distributed performance-enhancing drugs to them. The Miami New Times reported
Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis may have used a banned substance to recover from his torn triceps in order to come back and play this season. According to a report in Sports Illustrated, Lewis contacted a company to obtain a
The NCAA has denied the Akron men’s basketball team’s request to put the team’s Twitter handle (@ZipsMBB) on the back of its jerseys for Saturday’s basketball game. Akron is holding a “Social Media Night” on Saturday and the floor will
Football players on the San Francisco 49ers said they would let their sons play football despite President Barack Obama’s comments about how he would think “long and hard” before letting his son play football if he had a son. San
Sporting his signature red shirt that he wears in the “final round” of golf tournaments, Tiger Woods opened the 2013 PGA Tour season with a resounding four-shot win at the Farmers Insurance Open tournament at Torrey Pines on Monday. He
The mainstream media bullied professional golfer Phil Mickelson into apologizing for criticizing California’s high taxes and threatening to leave the state because of California’s high income tax rate. But California’s high taxes have been forcing many athletes–including those far from the limelight
