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Jacob Blake Is Why Roger Goodell's Words Are Meaningless
The master of spin is at it again. ...
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Notre Dame and Brian Kelly Perfectly Happy to Put Kids in Harm's Way [UPDATED]
UPDATE: Notre Dame announced it will switch to online classes for the next two weeks....
NFL Agents: Fall Back From Spring NCAA Football Season Plan
If you’re a college football player either opting out of the fall season of your own accord or part of the BIG-10 or PAC-12 or other conference/school-mandated cancellations, the message from a number of NFL agents is clear:...
Even Daniel Snyder’s Ownership Partners Want Him to Sell
Everyone has had it with Dan Synder, including his ownership partners....
Why Should College Sports Shut Down? Ex-NFL-Almost-Rookie Kemah Siverand, That’s Why
Kemah Siverand went undrafted out of Oklahoma State, but the cornerback signed as a free agent with the Seattle Seahawks. On Tuesday, Siverand was cut, a move that ordinarily would draw little notice....
Bubble Dumb: College Football Coaches Are The Last People Who Should Be In Charge
It’s long been a truth to college football coaches that any problem can be solved by making sure players study their playbooks more. Creating a “bubble,” as they see it in their mind, is actually utopia to pretty much every college football coach. An environment where all a player can do is stay in ...
Spring Won’t Save College Football, But A Vaccine Could
A number of college conferences will punt their football season to the spring. But the push to play in 2021 may not give conference commissioners and administrators enough time to plan a “normal” season, or keep a crumbling system in place....
NCAA Cancellations Have Frenzied, Brainless GOP Acting Even Dumber Than Usual
College football’s season is hanging by a thread, as some conferences have postponed their seasons for the fall, and the Power 5 leaning in that direction. Knowing that the interruption of football will drive home to their constituents just how shambolic their handling of the coronavirus pandemic ha...
Report: Big Ten, Pac-12 Set to Cancel Fall Football Seasons
A combination of health and legal risks have led to smaller college conferences to cancel their fall football seasons. But it looks like the Power 5 is up next....
Deion Sanders Doesn't Get It (Evergreen)
In 2020, athletes are speaking up like never before....
Amid Racism & Abuse Claims, Did 'Depressed Fan' Sniff Out Colorado State Coach's Twitter Burner Account?
It’s been a rough week for Colorado State football, as the program has been shut down while the school investigates allegations of racism and verbal abuse, in addition to a report from the Coloradoan that the team was telling players to hide coronavirus symptoms so that practices could continue....
Dak Prescott Steps Out of Pocket to Shine 'Much-Needed Light on Deep-Seated Prejudices'
Dak Prescott is using his stature to pull at the levers of power overseeing Oklahoma’s criminal justice system, filling a growing demand for Black NFL quarterbacks to use their platform to speak out against systemic racism in American institutions. ...
NFL Opt-Out 2020: Here's Every Player You Won't See This Year
While MLB sorts through various positive COVID-19 cases in its league, and the NBA hunkers down in a theoretical bubble in Orlando to finish its season, the NFL — even while agreeing to cancel its preseason — has made it clear the ball will be snapped under the bright lights this fall....
New Coalition to Promote Hiring and Development of Minority Coaches
About half the players in college football at the Division I level and up to 75 percent of NFL players are Black. But coaching jobs in the college and pro ranks are overwhelmingly given to white men....
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NCAA athletes can keep scholarships with opt-out [UPDATED]
The NCAA will allow students to opt-out of the season due to concerns over COVID-19 and still honor athletic scholarships, it was reported Wednesday....
UConn Listens to Its Players - Announces It Will Call Off 2020 Football Season
This morning, the University of Connecticut announced it would cancel the 2020 football season. The decision makes UConn the first FBS school to cancel football....
Pac-12 Football Players Use Their Platforms To Promote #WeAreUnited Message, Demand Better Treatment
Since the #WeAreUnited letter released via the Players’ Tribune, Pac-12 players have come out to publicly support the letter written by a collection of conference athletes....
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Quinton Dunbar’s Crooked Lawyer, Accused of Witness Tampering, Could Be Disbarred for Political Corruption [UPDATED]
Update (August 4, 12:00 p.m.): The Florida Bar confirmed that it has opened a second investigation into Michael Grieco, centered around the lawmaker’s alleged witness tampering in the ongoing Quinton Dunbar/DeAndre Baker armed robbery case. ...
A Navy SEAL Wore Colin Kaepernick's Jersey During A Dog Demonstration - Don't Be Shocked When Those Involved Get Off Scot-free
One step forward, two steps back. That’s usually how the fight for progress goes in America. ...
Floodgates Should (But Won't) Open Behind First NCAA Football Player to Opt-Out
Virginia Tech starting cornerback Caleb Farley, a projected first-round pick, decided he could end his monetarily abusive relationship with the NCAA a little earlier than scheduled. Farley became the first college football player to opt out of the 2020 season due to concerns surrounding COVID-19....