In a hastily-called press conference on Wednesday after a Deadspin report revealed that Notre Dame star linebacker Manti Te’o’s dead girlfriend never existed and her death was a hoax, Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick said Te’o was the victim
Notre Dame university and Manti Te’o’s family will not publicly release the findings of an investigative firm Notre Dame hired after Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o informed university officials on December 26 that his dead girlfriend did not exist and
This season, Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o was lionized for playing football after the death of his grandmother, who died of natural causes after a long illness, and his girlfriend, Lennay Marie Kekua, who died of leukemia. Kekua, whom Te’o
Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Kevin Durant, known as one of the NBA’s good guys who is very close to his mother and grandmother, was recently scolded by his grandmother after a game when she saw Durant using curse words during
A Miami lawyer is suing the San Antonio Spurs, alleging the basketball team violated the state’s “deceptive and fair trade practices law” when San Antonio rested its star players on November 29, when the Spurs played the Heat in Miami.
According to a Rasmussen poll, 63% of Republicans across the country believe congressional Republicans are out of touch with the party’s base. In addition, only 30% of likely GOP voters think Republicans in Congress have done a “good job representing
Inspector general David Williams, described as the “chief postal watchdog,” said the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) will go out of business this year unless Congress bails it out. In an interview with the Guardian, Williams said the postal service lost
Even though NBA teams are offering tickets and concessions for as low as $1, fans are not filling stadiums in cities such as Detroit, Milwaukee, Charlotte, and Phoenix. Many of the teams with low attendance figures have not had good
According to figures obtained under the Freedom of Information Act, the U.S. Postal Service spent nearly $32 million to sponsor Lance Armstrong’s cycling team from 2001 to 2004 and $40 million overall from 1994 to 2004. ESPN, which obtained some
On Tuesday, ESPN strangely denied Brent Musburger said sideline reporter Holly Rowe was “really smokin’ tonight.” Instead, ESPN is claiming Musburger said “it was smokin’ tonight” and not “who was really smokin’ tonight.” On Monday night, the veteran play-by-play announcer
On Monday, the New Jersey state Senate, in a party-line vote, passed a bill that would exclude construction workers who are not a part of a union from doing work related to Hurricane Sandy cleanup and reconstruction in the state.
Major League Baseball is on the verge of introducing three new rules changes for this season. According to ESPN’s sources, owners voted to allow translators to accompany managers and pitching coaches to visit foreign pitchers who have trouble speaking English–like Texas
ESPN play-by-play announcer Brent Musburger ended Monday night’s college basketball broadcast of Kansas’ 61-44 victory over Baylor at Allen Fieldhouse by saying ESPN sideline reporter Holly Rowe “was really smokin’ tonight.” Musburger, being mischievous and well aware of the story line
Tim Tebow’s brother, Peter, apologized on Twitter on Monday for gloating after the Denver Broncos, Tebow’s former team, lost to the Baltimore Ravens in two overtimes last Saturday in an AFC divisional playoff game. Peter tweeted: My comment after the
Journalism professors at colleges and universities, including the University of Alabama, did not appreciate ESPN play-by-play announcer Brent Musburger’s observation during last Monday’s BCS championship game telecast that Alabama quarterback A.J. McCarron’s girlfriend, a former Miss Alabama, was beautiful. Sue
The Atlanta Falcons and the Georgia World Congress Center Authority want replace the Georgia Dome, the stadium that will host this Sunday’s NFC championship game between the Atlanta Falcons and San Francisco 49ers, with a new stadium with a retractable
On Monday, ESPN play-by-play announcer Brent Musburger will return to the airwaves for the first time since making the observation during last Monday’s BCS national title game between Alabama and Notre Dame that Alabama quarterback A.J. McCarron’s beautiful girlfriend, a
On Sunday, Reuters reported Fiat and Chrysler, which Fiat owns, are on the verge of signing an agreement to produce Jeeps in China, and they may make the announcement as early as Monday at the Detroit Auto Show: Italian carmaker Fiat and
After Seattle Seahawks rookie quarterback Russell Wilson led the Seahawks to a playoff victory over the Washington Redskins last week in his first playoff game, he had more playoff wins (1) than Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan (0), whose Falcons
Senate Democratic leaders wrote a letter to President Barack Obama to let him know they would support him if he raised the nation’s debt ceiling unilaterally, without congressional approval, by either invoking the 14th Amendment or using some other legal
Congress’ approval rating dropped again, down even after they struck a deal to avert the fiscal cliff. According to a new Gallup poll, which was released on Friday, only 14% of voters approve of Congress while 81% disapprove. Only six
After Chinese referees botched a call to cost Tracy McGrady’s team a victory earlier this week, McGrady took to his Chinese social media account on Tuesday and referred to game’s referees as the three “blind mice.” He also threatened to
Lance Armstrong plans to admit that he doped “throughout his career” in an interview with Oprah Winfrey. According to a report in USA Today, Armstrong will make his confession to Oprah in a taped interview from his Austin, Texas home
As American basketball players, particularly ex-superstars like Tracy McGrady and Stephon Marbury, go to China and help build the Chinese Basketball Association, they are facing backlash and discriminatory rules implemented by Chinese officials who are upset that foreigners are dominating
Former Cleveland Browns quarterback Bernie Kosar, who played 13 years in the NFL, spent more than 10 years in pain after he retired because of concussions he suffered on the field. After recently getting treatments for his brain injuries, Kosar
