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Martyrs of the Midway? Chicago Bears HQ Boasts NFL’s Only Chapel
Culture
December 9th, 2019 11:13 AM
The Chicago Bears beat Dallas 31-24 last week. While there are plenty of Americans who’ll swear that the Cowboys are Satan’s team, outside of the “Super Fans” (Da Berss!) few would have characterized Chicago as God’s team. And yet …

Rapinoe: Men's Soccer Needs to Man-up for Social Justice
Culture
December 4th, 2019 7:00 PM
Megan Rapinoe is no longer satisfied calling the shots just for women's soccer. She's demanding that male soccer superstars get with the social justice program, too. Cristiano Ronaldo, Leo Messi and Zlatan Ibrahimovic need to get active to clean up the problems plaguing men's soccer, Rapinoe said.

Sports Blogger Says Fox Sports Attracting Disgruntled Conservatives
Culture
December 2nd, 2019 10:00 AM
Awful Announcing's Ben Koo posted a lengthy report on Fox Sports emerging as a major threat to ESPN's long monopoly on college football coverage. Declaring a key part of that rivalry as political, Koo likened ESPN to a "punching bag" and Fox Sports as the alternative of choice for "disgruntled conservatives."

Oregon State Baseball Visits WH After Vandy Team Passes
Culture
November 30th, 2019 10:00 AM
News has just come out that 2019 NCAA baseball champion Vanderbilt University whiffed on an invitation to be honored at the White House during a celebration of multiple college championship teams last week. But in an unusual "pinch-hitting" appearance, the 2018 national champion Oregon State Beavers did a last-minute "hit-and-run" to the nation's capital to celebrate their title with President…

Sen. Sanders Threatens MLB Over Minor League Cuts
Culture
November 27th, 2019 9:48 PM
Presidential candidate and socialist U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders is accusing Major League Baseball of something he's all too familiar with — job killing. He wrote a threatening letter to MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred warning him not to eliminate 42 minor league teams, saying it will be a job-killing move.

Trump-hating NBA Coach Mimics Prez, Says Losses 'Fake News'
Culture
November 24th, 2019 10:00 AM
Normally the coaches of really bad professional sports teams take a beating from the press. Not so when one of those coaches deflects attention by taking shots at a Republican president. Take San Antonio Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich, an ardent Trump hater. His team is one of the worst in the NBA this season, having lost eight consecutive games ... and he's getting a pass from Yahoo! Sports…

Garrett, Rudolph, and ESPN's Anderson Learn Hard Lessons
Culture
November 24th, 2019 1:22 AM
Myles Garrett made huge headlines last week when he hit Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback, Mason Rudolf, with his own helmet during a fight at the end of the Thursday Night Football game.

Score Jeter an Error for Social Justice Miscalculation
Culture
November 22nd, 2019 10:00 AM
In a long and storied baseball career with the New York Yankees, former shortstop Derek Jeter never had much to say about anything. As soon as he retired five years ago, he founded a blog, The Players Tribune, that speaks volumes about social justice, among other topics. He's scoring an error on that strategy, though, because his site is struggling to generate revenue and just took on a new…

ESPN, USA Today Shill for Kaepernick's Return
Culture
November 16th, 2019 7:16 PM
Prior to Saturday's unprecedented, privileged NFL workout for Colin Kaepernick, sports media made their "final arguments" to the court of public opinion. Max Kellerman of the ESPN First Take program and Jarrett Bell of USA Today shilled for the return of the man who's been in exile and who's broken no rules or laws. First Take's Stephen A. Smith said the NFL doesn't owe Kaepernick anything, but…

Free Press Accuses NFL of PR Stunt With Kaepernick
Culture
November 14th, 2019 7:32 PM
On Thursday, Day 3 of the Kaepernick-gets-a-tryout news cycle, the groupthink media parrots had their talking points down pat: the NFL's Saturday workout and interview with the famous anthem foe is a sham and a PR stunt. This point was made loud and clear Wednesday by several Kaepernick apologists on ESPN and again Thursday in the Detroit Free Press where Shawn Windsor echoed talking heads and…

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Rapinoe Thanks Kaepernick While Accepting ‘Women of the Year' Award
Culture
November 14th, 2019 3:23 PM
As the saying goes, birds of a feather … flip the bird to America together. Like U.S. women’s World Cup champion, feminist activist and angry lesbian Megan Rapinoe dedicating her Glamour “Women of the Year Award” to disgraced, race-baiting former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick.

ESPN Talkers Drinking Kaepernick Kool-Aid
Culture
November 14th, 2019 8:00 AM
ESPN has always been friendly turf for Colin Kaepernick and that was especially true on Wednesday, the day after news came out about the radical former pro quarterback/anthem kneeler getting an NFL tryout this Saturday. The First Take and Around The Horn programs passed around plenty of Kaepernick Kool-Aid.

Singer to Salvation Army: Kiss the Rainbow Ring or No Halftime Show
Culture
November 13th, 2019 3:48 PM
Tuesday brought confirmation of two important truths: no good deed (or 129 years of them) goes unpunished; and the “woke” left hates people. That’s why a British singer may not be performing at the Dallas Cowboys’ Thanksgiving halftime show. The show is the official kickoff of the Salvation Army’s annual Red Kettle campaign, which runs through Christmas Eve -- you know, the cheerful people who…

Kaepernick Forcing His Way Back Into NFL? League Grants Him Workout
Culture
November 13th, 2019 8:44 AM
There's been a major thaw in the cold war between the NFL and former San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick. The league has arranged a private workout and interview for the cop-hating NFL cast-off this Saturday, and all 32 teams are invited to attend.