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Monday, March 21, 2016

WNBA Slams Sexist Remarks Made By Tennis Competition Official

WNBA Slams Sexist Remarks Made By Tennis Competition Official
Moore presents the second place trophy to Williams after the women's final of the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California on Sunday. Robyn Beck / AFP / Getty Images Women's National Basketball Association President Lisa Borders on Monday condemned sexist remarks made by the director of a tennis competition over the weekend. When...

Djokovic Said He Respects Female Tennis Players Because They Have To Deal With "Hormones"

Djokovic Said He Respects Female Tennis Players Because They Have To Deal With "Hormones"
Novak Djokovic of Serbia speaks to the crowd post his win. Robyn Beck / AFP / Getty Images Novak Djokovic believes male tennis players deserve higher pay than women – but insisted he still has enormous respect for female athletes because they have to deal with “hormones”. The world No 1 tennis player waded into the row sparked by Indian Wells Tennis Garden...

Sunday, March 20, 2016

Kevin Spacey Went To A Hockey Game In A Kevin Spacey Mask

Kevin Spacey Went To A Hockey Game In A Kevin Spacey Mask
Spacey in Spacey at Spacey in Space. House of Cards actor Kevin Spacey showed up to a Florida Panthers hockey game Saturday night, wearing a "Spacey in Space" sweatshirt and hiding behind a mask with his own face on it. Alan Diaz / AP View Entire List ...

Saturday, March 19, 2016

Baltimore Ravens Cornerback Tray Walker Died In A Dirt Bike Accident

Baltimore Ravens Cornerback Tray Walker Died In A Dirt Bike Accident
Walker, who entered the NFL last year, was 23 years old. Baltimore Ravens football player Tray Walker died Friday night after a dirt bike accident in his hometown of Miami. He was 23 years old. AP Photo According to a report by Miami-Dade police, Walker had been riding his dirt bike in northeast Miami-Dade around 7:50 p.m. on Thursday "when he collided with...

Friday, March 18, 2016

Tear Up Your Bracket: #15 Middle Tennessee Shocks #2 Michigan State In Epic Upset

Tear Up Your Bracket: #15 Middle Tennessee Shocks #2 Michigan State In Epic Upset
Middle Tennessee defeated Michigan State 90-81 on Friday in a stunning NCAA Tournament upset. Michigan State's Bryn Forbes, left, lose control of the ball on his way to the basket as Middle Tennessee's Darnell Harris, center, defends Friday. Jeff Roberson / AP No. 15 seed Middle Tennessee beat No. 2 seed Michigan State 90-81, sending a heavily favored team...

Wednesday, March 16, 2016

UC Berkeley Basketball Coach Fired After Trying To "Trick" Reporter Into Sex

UC Berkeley Basketball Coach Fired After Trying To "Trick" Reporter Into Sex
Yann Hufnagel, an assistant men’s basketball coach for UC Berkeley, was found to have sexually harassed a reporter. Instagram: @yhufnagel An assistant men's basketball coach at the University of California Berkeley was fired this week after a university investigation determined he had sexually harassed a reporter who covered the team. Yann Hufnagel admitted...

Friday, March 11, 2016

Johnny Manziel Released By Cleveland Browns Amid Domestic Violence Allegations

Johnny Manziel Released By Cleveland Browns Amid Domestic Violence Allegations
The quarterback’s career in Cleveland is over after two seasons. Stephen Brashear / Getty Images Quarterback Johnny Manziel has been dropped by the Cleveland Browns, the team announced Friday. The move was expected. The Browns issued a statement hinting at it after Manziel was accused by his girlfriend of assaulting her in Texas in January. "We've been clear...

Thursday, March 10, 2016

Tennis Racket Company Continues To Sponsor Sharapova Despite Failed Drug Test

Tennis Racket Company Continues To Sponsor Sharapova Despite Failed Drug Test
The CEO of Head, an Australian sport brand, said Thursday that he did not believe Sharapova took meldonium in order to enhance her performance. Kevork Djansezian / Getty Images Australian tennis racket company Head announced Thursday that it would continue to sponsor Maria Sharapova, despite her admission on March 7 that she had failed a drug test and would...

Monday, March 7, 2016

Tennis Star Maria Sharapova Announces She Failed A Drug Test

Tennis Star Maria Sharapova Announces She Failed A Drug Test
The five-time Grand Slam champion said she is not retiring. In a press conference Monday, Russian tennis champion Maria Sharapova made a surprise announcement that she failed a drug test and will take a hiatus from the sport. Kevork Djansezian / Getty Images "A few days ago I got a letter from the [International Tennis Federation] that I had failed a drug test...

Peyton Manning Announces Retirement: "After 18 Years, It’s Time"

Peyton Manning Announces Retirement: "After 18 Years, It’s Time"
Chris Carlson / AP Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning announced his retirement from professional football Monday, telling fans that after 18 years, "it's time." Between tears, Manning thanked his coaches and teammates on his two NFL teams, the Indiana Colts and the Denver Broncos. He went on to read a long list of things he will miss about a career in...

Here's Why You Should Never Look At Your Phone During A Ballgame

Here's Why You Should Never Look At Your Phone During A Ballgame
THIS. KID. IS. LUCKY. Photographer Christopher Horner snapped these incredible pics at a spring training game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Atlanta Braves in Florida on Saturday. Christopher Horner / Via Twitter: @Hornerfoto1 Just look how the hero in the sunglasses bravely deflects the flying bat as it makes it way towards the oblivious kid. WE ARE...

Sunday, March 6, 2016

Denver Broncos Star Peyton Manning Announces Retirement

Denver Broncos Star Peyton Manning Announces Retirement
After 18 seasons, The Sheriff is done. Ezra Shaw / Getty Images Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning will retire after 18 seasons, the team confirmed Sunday. The Denver Broncos released a statement early Sunday morning in which they confirmed Manning was retiring. "When you look at everything Peyton has accomplished as a player and person, it's easy to see how...

Thursday, March 3, 2016

Soccer Star Brandi Chastain Pledges To Donate Brain To Concussion Research

Soccer Star Brandi Chastain Pledges To Donate Brain To Concussion Research
Michael Buckner / Getty Images Brandi Chastain told her nine-year-old son, Jaden, on Monday morning that she intends to donate her brain to science to benefit concussion research. “Mom, that’s weird,” Jaden said. “Don’t you need your brain?” Chastain — a two-time Olympic Gold medalist who won the World Cup with the 1999 U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team — explained...

Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Venus Williams Wrote A Touching Essay About Sisterhood And Being A Trailblazer

Venus Williams Wrote A Touching Essay About Sisterhood And Being A Trailblazer
The tennis champion also addressed her reason for returning to the Indian Wells tournament 15 years after a bitter controversy. Venus Williams wrote a poignant essay about her return to the Indian Wells tournament 15 years after she and her sister Serena were verbally harassed by spectators. Kin Cheung / AP In an essay for The Players' Tribune, Venus wrote...

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

24 Painfully Real Struggles Only Dancers Will Relate To

24 Painfully Real Struggles Only Dancers Will Relate To
How am I sore right now?! When you stretch just a little, every bone in your body cracks so damn loudly. —Anna Kopsky Via instagram.com There is no pain like putting on your tights and leotard and tying up your pointe shoes — and then having to pee. —caitlino4 Big Machine Records You have to dodge hundreds of stares when you go to a restaurant with your family...

MLB Issues First-Ever Suspension For Domestic Violence Allegations

MLB Issues First-Ever Suspension For Domestic Violence Allegations
Yankees pitcher Aroldis Chapman was suspended for 30 games by MLB. Chapman with the Reds, his former team, in 2015. Jamie Sabau / Getty Images Yankees pitcher Aroldis Chapman has been suspended by Major League Baseball for 30 games following a league investigation into domestic violence allegations against him. It was announced in January that Chapman would...

Thursday, February 25, 2016

Johnny Manziel Domestic Violence Case Sent To Grand Jury

Johnny Manziel Domestic Violence Case Sent To Grand Jury
Scott Eklund / AP The investigation into a domestic assault allegedly involving Cleveland Browns Quarterback Johnny Manziel has been sent to a grand jury for review, Dallas Police said Thursday. The incident allegedly occurred on Jan. 30, when Manziel's girlfriend accused him of physically assaulting her at a Dallas hotel and in his car. In a statement Thursday,...

Thursday, February 18, 2016

Judge Rejects Plea Deal That Would Have Given Darren Sharper 9-Year Sentence For Alleged Serial Rapes

Judge Rejects Plea Deal That Would Have Given Darren Sharper 9-Year Sentence For Alleged Serial Rapes
The former NFL star is accused of assaulting up to 16 women in four states over four years. Afp / AFP / Getty Images A federal judge in Louisiana has rejected a global plea deal that would have given former NFL player Darren Sharper a prison sentence of 9 years for serial rapes he allegedly committed in multiple states. U.S. District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo...