Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), who since 1986 has falsely claimed she has Native American ancestry despite having no credible evidence to support that assertion, joined 49 fellow senators who signed a letter to the NFL on Thursday urging the league to
HOUSTON, Texas–Freshman Texas Legislator Scott Turner announced earlier this year he would seek to become the next Speaker of the House of the Texas Legislature. This is no small task. Many before him have tried and failed, but Scott Turner
WASHINGTON (AP) — Redskins President Bruce Allen said in a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Saturday that the football team’s nickname is “respectful” toward Native Americans. On Thursday, half the U.S. Senate urged NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell
Tea Party candidates are losing races this year due in large part to reverting to something like Knute Rockne’s Single Wing Offense with no air support to try outscore the Chamber of Commerce’s air attack that looks like Peyton Manning’s offense. The Establishment
Duke faces a tough challenge in their quest for back-to-back lacrosse championships. The Blue Devils square off against a scrappy Denver team in a final four match up on Saturday. One of those teams will face the winner of the
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher ended his show with a monologue about political correctness. He pointed to a number of incidents including the ill-advised comments Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling, the remarks from “Duck
On Thursday night’s broadcast of Fox News Channel’s “Red Eye,” host Greg Gutfeld and show regular Andy Levy engaged in a participated in a part-discussion, part-skit about the hypothetical expansion of the National Football League’s playoff. As Levy and Gutfeld
On Friday, Redskins general manager Bruce Allen responded to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s (D-NV) crusade against what he said is the team’s name by saying the Redskins are a “positive, unifying force for our community in a city and region
Colts owner Jim Irsay faces two sixty-day jail sentences in connection with his arrest for driving while intoxicated in March. The two driving while intoxicated charges looming over the owner’s head stem from the presence of either oxycodone or hydrocone
In what’s being called the largest congressional endorsement to rename the Washington Redskins, 50 senators urged the N.F.L. call for such a change Thursday. “The NFL can no longer ignore this and perpetuate the use of this name as anything
On Wednesday, 50 senators signed a letter to the NFL urging the league to change the Redskins name in light of the NBA’s swift actions regarding Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling’s racism. “Today, we urge you and the National Football
Tattoos on the right forearm of former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez may provide clues to a double homicide in 2012 for which Hernandez has been indicted. Hernandez will be arraigned next week on two counts of first-degree murder
Jim Kelly, Hall of Fame quarterback for the Buffalo Bills, tweeted news that he has completed chemotherapy treatment. The former USFL MVP and four-time Super Bowl quarterback announced his cancer diagnosis last June. This March, the cancer of the upper
Don Jones, the Dolphins player sent to sensitivity training for a Tweet criticizing openly gay player Michael Sam, is now off suspension and back with his teammates. On May 10 the Miami Dolphins fined Jones and put him on suspension
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones believes Jon Bon Jovi could enter the NFL in a “Blaze of Glory.” According to the Toronto Sun, the rock-and-roll icon has partnered with Larry Tanenbaum of the Toronto group Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment
A 17-degree mean temperature plus $498 million in corporate welfare equals a Super Bowl. The NFL’s owners voted today to award Super Bowl 52 to Minneapolis. The vote comes as a payback to Minnesota for pouring at least $498 million
In what might be the first time in the history of the NFL, a fan inked a tattoo of his favorite team’s owner on his arm. Jack Meredith, the general manager for a car dealership in upstate New York and
California Chrome, who is trying to be the first Triple Crown winner since Affirmed in 1978, will reportedly be allowed to wear his nasal strips in three weeks at the Belmont States. Saying “there is no longer sufficient justification to
California Chrome, who is trying to be the first Triple Crown winner since Affirmed in 1978, will reportedly be allowed to wear his nasal strips in three weeks at the Belmont States. Saying “there is no longer sufficient justification to
Five cities should be big winners in the NBA lottery draft Tuesday, as each will be able to choose from the top five players on the Big Board at Draft Tek, all of whom project as NBA stars. The actual mock draft
Are concussions minor injuries not worthy of a public fuss or a scourge requiring a White House mind-meld meeting? The Obama Administration announced on Thursday the White House Healthy Kids and Safe Sports Concussion Summit, an event scheduled for May
On Friday, the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) postponed a planned documentary on Michael Sam, the first openly gay NFL player to be drafted. ESPN’s Darren Rovell and Chris Mortensen reported the news. A crew for the documentary had reportedly been
On the opening night of the NFL draft, Johnny Manziel texted, “Hurry up and draft me,” to Cleveland Browns quarterbacks coach Dowell Loggains. This prompted the Browns to trade for a lower draft number to acquire the Texas A&M former
Michael Sam did not inform the Rams before the NFL Draft that he had agreed to a planned documentary about his NFL experiences, and one Rams player believes the OWN documentary on Oprah Winfrey’s network could be a distraction. On
A plurality of Americans believe that it was “inappropriate” for ESPN to broadcast Michael Sam’s gay kiss on national television after he became the first openly gay player to be drafted in the NFL last Saturday. The Huffington Post/YouGov poll,
