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Actress Lori Loughlin & Husband Plead Guilty to Charges They Paid $500K To Get Daughters Into USC As Bogus Rowers
Lori Loughlin, best known for playing Aunt Becky on the popular sitcom Full House, and her husband, designer Mossimo Giannulli, pled guilty to charges they paid $500,000 to get their two daughters accepted to the University of Southern California as fake crew recruits in a college admissions scam....
WWE's Shad Gaspard Drowns Saving Son From Riptide
The body of former World Wrestling Entertainment star Shad Gaspard was found on Venice Beach early Wednesday morning, police said. He had been caught in a rip current last weekend while saving the life of his 10-year-old son, Aryeh....
So-Called 'Smoking Gun' In MLB Labor Fight Is Just Another Attempt To Railroad Players Via Media Partner
This is a critical moment for America amid the coronavirus pandemic, as states like Texas focus on reopening businesses, even as COVID-19 cases surge there. The role of the media, as ever, but particularly now, should be that it “enables conversations on issues of public concern, and holds the power...
The NFL Isn't Only Place With Diversity Issues Among Its Football Coaches, The College Game Is Just As Bad
The NFL is once again trying to mask its diversity shortcomings with a “public” ploy to hoodwink and bamboozle us. But, sadly this isn’t an exclusive problem that exists at the games highest level....
The 'Madden' Defense — Baker’s Lawyer Says Client Was Playing Video Game While Robbery Occurred
Here’s the latest on the alleged armed robbery case involving NFL cornerbacks DeAndre Baker and Quinton Dunbar....
Several Colleges Nix Sports Programs Due To Lack Of Funding Amidst Coronavirus
No one is safe from the economic fallout from the coronavirus, not least of all the nation’s cash-strapped college sports programs....
NFL's 'Broken System' Is So Racist Owners Can't Even Be Bribed To Hire Black People
Owners in the National Football League aren’t too fond of black people having power....
Since Half Of NFL Fans Are Women, How 'bout Putting One In The Booth For 'Monday Night Football'?
Want to see a sexist NFL fan’s head explode? Mention that nearly half the NFL’s audience is made up of women....
Are We Really Still Questioning LeBron's Competitiveness? His Record Speaks For Itself
I’m tired of this outdated narrative....
Yankee Voices Sterling & Waldman Have Nothing To Talk About — That's Sheltering In Place, Suzyn
From the window of his living room overlooking the Hudson River, John Sterling can see the George Washington Bridge if he cranes his neck far to the left. No matter how hard he tries, however, he can’t quite see where he would really like to be, which is in the radio booth at Yankee Stadium....
Kentucky Cheerleading Scandal A Case Study In School CYA
The University of Kentucky’s investigation into hazing in its cheerleading program, which has resulted in the firing of the entire coaching staff, revealed more about the dynamics of teams, institutions, and the handling of misconduct than it did about the behavior of a large group of college kids o...
Michael Jordan Got Exactly What He Wanted Out Of The Last Dance
Watching The Last Dance is like looking through a wedding album — you see staged photos and snapshots of joy without the warts....
MLB Owners Claim To Show Their Cards, Ignore The Ones Up Their Sleeves
While most of the attention this past weekend was paid to the exhaustive and detailed outline of what the safety and health protocols and procedures would be for MLB to resume action, MLB owners attempted to cloak their projections of losses for a season behind closed doors underneath that. However,...
Buck Laughlin Showed What Professionalism In Broadcasting Looked Like
Most of the time, when a broadcaster becomes the voice of a particular sport is when they find the tide shifting against them. Or maybe it’s just that Joe Buck has become the voice of two. Al Michaels and football. Mike Breen and basketball. Doc Emrick and hockey. While all are unquestionably at the...
Latest NFL Minority Hiring Proposal Proof That Jay-Z Was Bamboozled
At this point, the only person who should be more embarrassed than NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is Jay-Z....
What A Time To Be Alive: A Look At How The University of Florida Was The Place To Be In 2007
You know that whole “turn to the left and to the right of you” thing some colleges and universities do during freshman orientation?...
Here's A Look At Some Of The Most Loaded Campuses In Sports History
With commencement ceremonies taking place in some form all over the country this weekend, we decided to look at some notable college campuses that had quite the array of athletes and personalities inside their athletic departments at the same time. From the hardwood to various playing fields, these ...
Quinton Dunbar, DeAndre Baker Post Bond After Night in Jail
Pro cornerbacks Quinton Dunbar and DeAndre Baker, wanted on felony charges in the wake of an alleged armed robbery Wednesday night, surrendered to police on Saturday, their lawyers confirmed....
With No Other Live Sports to Watch, Will NASCAR’s Return Ignite A Viewership Boom?
On February 18, 1979, many Americans were confined to their homes and glued to their TVs. On that day, a snowstorm covered the east coast and kept many indoors. Confined and bored, millions tuned into the main sports program for the day: The Daytona 500...