
Tax Day hits professional athletes harder than a Larry Robinson body check into the boards. Max Baer and Primo Carnera couldn’t knock Joe Louis down. But the IRS did–repeatedly. Joe Louis, a competitor not quite habituated to getting up off
by Daniel J. Flynn15 Apr 2014, 12:19 PM PST0

Jackie Robinson desegregated (Pumpsie Green integrated) Major League Baseball 67 years ago buy crossing what had previously been the all-white lines and Major League Baseball will honor him again today with its annual Jackie Robinson Day. After New York Yankees
by BW15 Apr 2014, 10:30 AM PST0

During a ceremony at the State Department on Monday for the unveiling of the World Cup trophy, Vice President Joe Biden again tried to mislead his audience into believing that he had played college football. “I didn’t play soccer; I
by BW15 Apr 2014, 10:22 AM PST0

A driver ran a red light and plowed into Houston Rockets star Chandler Parson’s SUV before Monday’s game against the San Antonio Spurs. The woman then promptly asked the basketball star for an autograph after she caused what could have
by BW15 Apr 2014, 10:18 AM PST0

Vice President Joe Biden will travel to the World Cup to see the U.S. men’s soccer team play in Brazil in June. The White House announced that Biden will travel to a game but details have not been sorted out
by BW15 Apr 2014, 10:07 AM PST0

Billionaire businessman Donald Trump intends to make a run at buying the Buffalo Bills and keeping the team in Buffalo. “I’m going to give it a heavy shot,” Trump told The Buffalo News on Monday. “I would love to do
by BW15 Apr 2014, 7:57 AM PST0

A new online poll found that Americans just are not interested in the the World Cup, which is the world’s top sporting event. According to the poll, “two in three Americans do not plan to follow this year’s tournament,” only
by BW15 Apr 2014, 7:57 AM PST0

A California Democrat has proposed legislation that would limit the number of full-contact practices for high school football teams during the season and ban them completely in the offseason. Assemblyman Ken Cooley’s AB 2127 reads: This bill would express legislative
by BW15 Apr 2014, 7:00 AM PST0

Aaron Hernandez, who allegedly beat up a fellow inmate in February, finds himself under investigation for threatening a guard at Bristol County Jail. The incidents allegedly took place last year. Jail officials want to find out if the former New
by BW15 Apr 2014, 6:47 AM PST0

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (AP) — After tiny Union College toppled the heavyweights of hockey for the national title, its president, Stephen Ainlay, couldn’t resist a little cheerleading. “How about them Dutchmen!?” Ainlay shouted Monday to a room full of accepted students,
by Breitbart News15 Apr 2014, 6:06 AM PST0

That memory maytheir deed redeem/When, like our sires, our sons are gone/Spirit, that madethose heroes dare/To die, and leave their children free/Bid Time and Naturegently spare/The shaft we raise to them and thee –Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Concord Hymn” Not
by Daniel J. Flynn15 Apr 2014, 5:40 AM PST0