Tag: ESPN

Richard Sherman can dish it out. Can he take it?  After Keenan Allen caught five balls for sixty yards while covered by the shutdown corner in San Diego’s 30-21 upset of Seattle, Chargers receivers observed that Sherman isn’t superman–or even

A bevy of Baltimore fans stood up for Ray Rice, protesting what they perceive as an unfair additional suspension and his release from the team after the video of him punching his then-fiancee went public, at Thursday night’s Ravens-Steelers game

Caroline Wozniacki opened up about the abrupt ending to her relationship with Rory McIlroy, admitting that the world’s number-one golfer breaking up with her over a ten-minute phone call rather than in person left her “shocked.” “I thought at least

Tim Tebow will be joining ABC’s Good Morning America as a contributor.  The former Heisman Trophy winner’s first day will reportedly be on Monday, Sept. 15, and he will “appear in-studio and live on location in towns across America” as part

Ray Rice reportedly spat in the face of his then-fiancee Janay Palmer twice–once outside the elevator and once in the elevator–before clocking her unconscious.  ESPN spoke to two security staffers who were on duty and another who had “full access to the

With Week 1 of the NFL season in the books, it’s time for fantasy owners to turn their attention to Week 2. The first week of gameplay saw stellar performances from quarterbacks Matt Ryan (448 yards, 3TDs), Matthew Stafford (346

Miami Heat forward Luol Deng responded to a scouting report read by Atlanta Hawks general manager Danny Ferry on a conference call among the team’s executives. An owner deemed the description of Deng racially insensitive, and reading it aloud ultimately

On Monday, the NFL indefinitely suspended running back Ray Rice in the aftermath of new tape showing him clocking his then-fiancee into unconsciousness. That suspension has effectively brought an end to his once-promising career. There is good news for Rice,

A former exotic dancer allegedly responsible for taking those racy pictures of Jerry Jones with several strippers has filed a civil suit against the Dallas Cowboys and the team’s owner. Jana Weckerly seeks more than a million dollars in damages.

A day after the NFL suspended Ray Rice indefinitely and the Ravens cut him over a surveillance video that showed him knocking out his then-fiancee in an elevator, Nike and EA Sports dropped Rice as well on Tuesday.  According to

A day after the Ravens cut him and the NFL indefinitely suspended him, former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice broke his silence on Tuesday, telling ESPN that he and his wife are in “good spirits” and that he has

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball’s 2015 season is scheduled to start with a Sunday night game on April 5 and the other 28 teams will be slated to open the following day. The regular season is to end

An Atlanta Hawks free-agent scouting report, which included an “offensive and racist” remark, triggered the investigation that unveiled Bruce Levenson’s racially insensitive e-mails and led to his decision to sell the team. ESPN has reported that in a June meeting

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ–The Oakland Raiders have the oldest team in the league, with an average age of 27. So why on earth would you start a rookie quarterback with a veteran-laden team? It’s a plan that doesn’t make a lot

Offensive players in the NFL are reportedly offering to pay the fines of defenders who hit them high to discourage defenders from hitting them low in order to avoid hefty fines and suspensions that could come after helmet-to-helmet hits.  As

President Barack Obama’s Interior Secretary admitted that changing the Redskins name is not a top priority for Native American leaders even though she said she was personally “surprised” that Dan Snyder has not already changed the name.  “My personal views

Amanda Blackhorse, the lead plaintiff in the Redskins trademark case, compared Native Americans who are offended by the name to domestic abuse victims.  “You don’t look at the people who are for [the name],” she said on ESPN’s Outside the

Amanda Blackhorse, the lead plaintiff in the Redskins trademark case, said a Navajo high school and Native Americans can refer to themselves as “Redskins” but Daniel Snyder and the Washington football team can’t.  When ESPN host Bob Ley asked her

NBC announcer Bob Costas insisted that there is a “reasoned objection” to the Redskins name. Appearing on ESPN’s Outside the Lines special on the team’s name this week, Costas admitted, along with host Bob Ley, that the name-change issue has

A service that tracks sports merchandising claims that sales for Washington Redskins gear has fallen 35 percent. SportsSourceOne believes that charges that the team wears a racist insignia and sports a racist name has hurt the brand. “People are having

On Thursday the Tusculum College Pioneers established two NCAA football defensive records by holding the College of Faith in Greeneville, Tennessee, to minus 100 total yards and minus-124 yards rushing. During the Pioneers 71-0 rout of the Saints they also

NBA commissioner Adam Silver has reversed the league’s position on gambling, acknowledging that legalized sports betting is “inevitable.” Only two years ago, in November 2012, former NBA Commissioner David Stern had joined the Department of Justice, the NCAA, NFL, MLB,