Sports
Similar to actual games, when athletes win awards, someone else’s fans are always upset. That happened again, thanks to last night’s airing of the 2023 ESPY Awards. Among the most controversial categories was Best Breakthrough Athlete, where nominees included Iowa’s Caitlin Clark, LSU’s Angel Reese, Seattle Mariner’s Julio Rodriguez, and San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock […]
Ja Morant may have escaped serious punishment from the NBA, but the fallout continues from the fight at his house last year. The star’s close friend, Davonte Pack, was at the Morant residence in 2022 when an altercation arose with 17-year-old Joshua Holloway while playing a pickup game of basketball. Now, 24-year-old Pack has been […]
Convicted serial sexual abuser Larry Nassar, once the team doctor for USA Gymnastics and for Michigan State University has been stabbed multiple times in jail, per 'ESPN' and other outlets.
The college football season begins in less than two months, and Northwestern University‘s already calling an audible. Northwestern’s head football coach Pat Fitzgerald has been fired amid widespread allegations of hazing within the football team. University president Michael Schill released a statement on the matter stating that as a leader of the football program, he […]
Former Northwestern University football players are accusing Pat Fitzgerald of also being racist and calling Black players "monkeys" after the coach was fired amid a widening hazing scandal. The post ‘Racist’: Ex-Northwestern Players Accuse Fired Coach Pat Fitzgerald Of Being Anti-Black Amid Hazing Fallout appeared first on NewsOne.
The NBA‘s been trying to figure out a way to make the regular season more exciting, and they’ve struck gold… well, maybe. On Friday night, league commissioner Adam Silver took the stage during a special episode of NBA Today to announce the sport’s first-ever in-season tournament. He revealed that the idea has been floating around […]
Candace Parker, in partnership with Muscle Milk and The Lifting Project, launched a campaign to bring outdoor fitness to a city in need.
Sha’Carri Richardson is back with a vengeance. Richardson’s been marred in controversy as her talent began to rise in the track world, and she’s proved she’s here to stay at the U.S. championships on Thursday night at Oregon’s Hayward Field. https://twitter.com/EmmanuelAcho/status/1677526932236431361?s=20 It began with her lining up for the 100-meter race and deciding to rip […]
UPDATE: July 7, 3:00 PM TMZ has since uncovered video footage of the incident between Wemby’s security and Britney Spears in Las Vegas. https://twitter.com/TMZ/status/1677380953101180930?s=20 The stamp on Victor Wembanyama’s passport is barely dry, and he’s already embroiled in a scandal. Amidst the crazed fandom he’s experienced stateside, he’s somehow at war with pop star Britney […]
Damian Lillard‘s time as a Portland Trail Blazer may finally be coming to an end. The team he’s called home since getting drafted with the sixth overall pick in 2012 may be forced to go in a different direction after the star requested a trade Saturday. The news was first reported by Senior NBA Insider […]
Simone Biles is the GOAT for a reason. The post Simone Biles: Inspiring Greatness And Championing Mental Health appeared first on NewsOne.
ESPN is restructuring to save money. And in doing so, they’re reportedly letting go of 20 on-air personalities, including Jalen Rose, Keyshawn Johnson, Max Kellerman, and Jeff Van Gundy. The network has struggled with a number of controversies in the last few years including trying out former His & Hers stars Jemele Hill and Micheal […]
