LeBron James is now the NBA’s first billionaire athlete, Sportico reported. “James is the first player in a U.S. team sport to hit the three-comma club,” Sportico’s Kurt Badenhausen reported. According to the outlet, the Lakers star has accumulated $330 million in playing salary and $700 million from off-court endorsements and business deals. The 36-year-old’s […]
In May, Cambage threatened to not attend the Tokyo Olympics after she said an AOC advertising campaign had whitewashed minority athletes, the Heraldsun reported. She said the photos used in the campaign didn’t represent diversity. “If I’ve said it once I’ve said it a million times, HOW AM I MEANT TO REPRESENT A COUNTRY THAT […]
Around 1:49 a.m., someone called Redmond police from his in-laws’ home, saying Sherman was trying to enter the residence. When officers arrived at the scene they tried to keep Sherman calm, but the incident escalated when officers informed the 33-year-old that he was under arrest. Officials say Sherman’s demeanor changed and he tried walking away […]
The national governing body for high school athletics has changed its softball rules after a Black player in North Carolina was forced to cut her hair during a game because of the beads she was wearing. The National Federation of High Schools removed language from one rule which had previously prohibited hard items to control […]
ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith is under fire after making questionable remarks regarding Los Angeles Angels’ player Shohei Ohtani. During an episode of First Take, the television host criticized Ohtani, a Japanese native, for needing an interpreter when speaking to the press. “When you talk about an audience gravitating to the tube or to the […]
Less than a month after rookie outside linebacker, Rashad Weaver, was drafted into the NFL by the Tennessee Titans, he apparently received some upsetting news from his Mom and took to Twitter to get some sympathy. Apparently, Weaver’s Mom felt that being drafted by the NFL meant it was time for him to get his own […]
Some people responded with gifs and memes insinuating RGIII’s wife didn’t have the “cheeks” the quarterback described. One user posted a tweet captioned “Your wife” with a gif of SpongeBob SquarePants’ butt being removed with a pencil eraser. Your wife pic.twitter.com/R5DaRmx1Zv — brian (@bdoug_) June 19, 2021 That’s when RGIII posted a video of […]
At 17 years old, Coco Gauff is making her presence known at the French Open with a skill set that transcends her age and experience. The rising tennis star has now cemented herself as the youngest player to reach the quarterfinals in the Grand Slam since Venus Williams. According to Business Insider, Gauff is the youngest […]
Later in the program, Onyewu apologized to Farias, admitting to saying something “that should’ve never come out of my mouth.” Oguchi Onyewu apologizes on-air for pregame trash talk segment that included saying he’d “come across the table and choke” Janelly Farias pic.twitter.com/zbrKMms5aJ — Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) June 7, 2021 “Eary in the show, you know, […]
Antonio Andrews, a former Tennessee Titans running back, is facing multiple charges after a bizarre domestic incident that took place last Wednesday WSMV-TV reports. The charges levied at Andrews include aggravated stalking, vandalism, violation of an ex-parte protective order, and harassment according to reporting by the Metro Police. Andrews was arrested after he met a […]