Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson has reached a plea deal in his child abuse case, ESPN reports. The agreement puts a reckless assault misdemeanor charge on the running back’s record. The charge to which Peterson pleads guilty makes no
Bernard Hopkins insists that the media doesn’t cover his late-career accomplishments “because I’m black.” He’s half right–but for the wrong reasons. The 49-year-old light-heavyweight titlist told ESPN that if he were white with an ethnic surname, “I’d be on every
Two clubs made new managerial hires public on Monday, and the men who were hired have resumes as different as can be imagined. Joe Maddon, the former manager of the Tampa Bay Rays, is the new manager of the Chicago
Protestors, some dressed in traditional Native American garb, descended upon the University of Minnesota’s TCF Bank Stadium on Sunday to denounce the nickname of Washington’s NFL team. The people wearing horned helmets and wielding giant mallets showed up in Minneapolis to cheer
ESPN spotlighted the relationship between Auburn wide receiver Sammie Coates and 12-year-old leukemia patient Kenzie Ray on Saturday’s “GameDay.” Ray met Coates in a chance encounter when she was a guest of the Auburn Majorettes and have been close friends
Friday on CNN’s “This Hour With Berman and Michaela,” a panel discussing Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY) comments at a rally for New York Governor Andrew Cuomo hammered the “idiot,” congressman. Rangel said Thursday night, “Everything we believe in, everything we
Despite a heartwarming Nike commercial celebrating the return of LeBron James to Cleveland that aired in the arena prior to the Cavaliers opening game against the New York Knicks, the Cavs lost the game, 95-90, as James played miserably in
Bye week blues have arrived in NFL Week 9. Six teams, each with at least one top player, are not playing this week (Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers, Detroit Lions, Atlanta Falcons, Buffalo Bills, Tennessee Titans). I’m only going to
Jose Canseco blew off the middle finger of his left hand Tuesday afternoon while cleaning his handgun at home. The former Oakland Athletics slugger was taken to University Medical Center of Southern Nevada, where doctors said that no matter what
Detroit Red Wings Hall of Fame hockey legend Gordie Howe, 86, has suffered a serious stroke, paralyzing part of the right side of his body and inhibiting his ability to speak normally. ESPN has reported that Howe is recovering at
Sunday witnessed a tale of three NFL celebrations thoroughly denigrated on Monday. Buffalo Bills receiver Sammy Watkins appeared on his way to an 89-yard touchdown after catching a Kyle Orton pass. But the rookie transformed six points into a mere
ESPN’s Rod Gilmore played at Stanford and earned a law degree at Cal–and he is the one guy the selection committee should completely ignore when they announce their first college playoff seeds Tuesday. Gilmore seems to be one of those
After sadistically mocking audio of Bristol Palin reporting an assault to the police, CNN’s Carol Costello issued only a terse statement of apology through CNN. She said nothing in the way of an apology on the same airwaves she used
CNN morning anchor Carol Costello will apparently face no disciplinary action after telling viewers to “enjoy” audio of Sarah Palin’s oldest daughter, Bristol, reporting a harrowing assault to authorities. After issuing a short statement through CNN in which she apologized,
Week 8 is here. This week’s action kicks off tonight with a key divisional matchup between the Denver Broncos and the San Diego Chargers. But first, a recap of last week’s top performers. Week 7 featured a pair of record-breaking
Little League sensation Mo’ne Davis did not undermine her amateur status or her NCAA eligibility by appearing in a commercial for Chevrolet aired on Tuesday’s World Series game between the Giants and the Royals. The commercial, directed by Spike Lee,
After their failed efforts to steal our guns and open our borders, we now have another example of an increasingly bubbled and out-of-touch mainstream media failing to move the public-opinion needle: a new poll shows that after more than a
ESPN’s College GameDay came to Tallahassee. And Tallahassee told College GameDay to go back to Bristol. Before Florida State beat Notre Dame, Florida State’s fans beat up ESPN. Seminoles fans, citing bias in ESPN’s coverage of embattled quarterback Jameis Winston
NBA legend Michael Jordan doesn’t understand why current NBA superstars LeBron James and Dirk Nowitzki lobby for a shortened NBA regular season from its current 82-game schedule. “I love both of those guy,” Jordan remarked, but added that when he
With the first six weeks of the NFL season in the books, smart fantasy team owners are looking toward the playoffs. Week 7 is set to kick off tonight when the New England Patriots host the New York Jets at
The South has superior football for three reasons–obesity, poverty, and pride–Colin Cowherd told his national ESPN Radio audience on Wednesday. He referred to a piece this week in the Huffington Post, “How can two tiny states dominate in college football?,”
Call it another example of CNN boss Jeff Zucker’s reverse-Midas touch. On Wednesday, TVNewser reported that CNN is canceling “Unguarded” as the network slashes 8% of its workforce even as some of its top anchors rake in millions of dollars. Rachel Nichols, who was Zucker’s first
It has been a long journey from accusations of sexual misconduct to a hearing for Florida State University quarterback Jameis Wilson and the trek still isn’t over. It has been so long, in fact, that Winston’s lawyer now charges that
Unemployed, facing a new mouth to feed, and burdened with two house payments, I made the perfectly defensible decision, at least in the eyes of boxing die-hards, to spend $50 to order the Roy Jones-Joe Calzaghe pay-per view six years
A sports memorabilia authentication company has certified over 900 autographed sports items by Florida State University quarterback Jameis Winston. However, according to FSU coach Jimbo Fisher, Winston denied that he received any money for the autographs. Fisher says that he
