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Tennessee mayor Glenn Jacobs, WWE’s Kane, attempts to tweet about Ukraine and fails miserably

Glenn Jacobs sounds like the name of a serious-minded small-town Southern mayor with libertarian sensibilities but a stable worldview. That is until you realize that he spent the last three decades playing Kane, a character who can best be described as Michael Myers but obsessed with fire instead of...

Ovechkin ‘calls for peace’ but fails to denounce Putin’s invasion of Ukraine

Alexander Ovechkin finally addressed the crisis in Ukraine, saying some words in a press conference in Philadelphia that sounded nice but were ultimately meaningless....

Klitschko brothers, HOF boxers from Ukraine, plan to fight for country

The scenes coming out of Ukraine are intense, surreal, and incredibly concerning. “World War 3” also trended on Twitter on Thursday, and the impact of the conflict continued to reach across the sports world. ...

Enough with the Pro Bowl already

Tennessee Republican tries to depants a ref at HS game, gets booted

They said they wanted their political agendas and sports to be separate. They never practice what they preach....

Novak Djokovic denied entry into Australia over visa issue [Updated]

The Australian Open might have given the controversial OK to unvaccinated tennis star Novak Djokovic, but the Victorian State Government in Australia has not proved quite as accommodating....

The votes are in, and Aaron Judge is NYC’s (sports) mayor!

The Board of Elections in New York has released the full results of the mayoral election, confirming that Democrat Eric Adams got 753,801 votes, more than doubling Republican Curtis Sliwa’s tally of 302,680. Of course, we already knew that Adams won in a landslide — we knew that it was going to be t...

Freedom’s just another word for a loser

I’m not big on catchphrases, sayings, or, in general, life advice that before Twitter and Instagram would’ve been an AIM Away Message or a bumper sticker. However, I do have a saying I use sometimes that I believe Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter should take to heart: Check your privilege at the do...

America’s pastime indeed

Whether the label of “pastime” still applies to baseball, specifically Major League Baseball, I don’t know. It’s certainly not America’s favorite sport anymore, if that’s what gives a game and league that mantle. But it certainly does represent what America is these days, which isn’t a good thing. ...

When you have to say something isn’t a swastika, you have already given up the game

The Herschel Walker campaign’s NOT A SWASTIKA statement has people asking a lot of questions already answered by the statement....

Why did it take the Secretary of Defense, a Republican senator, and President Biden to get Navy CB Cameron Kinley to the NFL?

An American story that was on its way to becoming an American dream got derailed last month by American’s greatest sin — racism. But, a month later, that American dream is back on track after some American politicians came together in the name of bipartisanship to let a Black Naval officer and Annap...

‘Fight the Power’ is a look at the real fabric of America

There is no growth without pain....

NBA, WNBA, MLS players urge Senate to pass George Floyd Justice in Policing Act

Here’s another way to take a stand one year after George Floyd’s killing, NFL....

Woj’s F-bomb to a U.S. Senator proved to be prophetic today

In a response to hate crimes directed at Asian-Americans across the country, the United States Senate passed a COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act this afternoon by a vote of 94-1. And the “1” vote was brought to you by Josh Hawley, who ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski said “fuck you” to last summer. ...

Hate ain’t so easy: Anti-trans sports bills are dying in some unlikely places

The hate stops here. Or at least it should....

We are sorry to report that Herschel Walker might run for U.S. Senate

If you’ve watched Tommy Tuberville for the past few months and thought, “we need more MAGA sports figures who know next to nothing about our government to hold some of the most powerful political positions in the country,” well, you’re thrilled with today’s news....

North Carolina apparently forgot “Bathroom Bill’ fallout, as new anti-trans bill would force sports world’s hand again

A good rule of thumb in life is to always avoid making the same mistake twice....

If white athletes took a knee after mass shootings, we’d have gun reform

The most glaring misconception about white privilege is that some white people believe it angers people of color not to have it. That’s a lie. We’re upset because we have to watch as you waste it, knowing all the good we would do with it if we had it....

Georgia Senate passes bill to silence voters who look like LeBron

This fight isn’t over. ...

In midst of meaningless All-Star Game, LeBron keeps eyes on voting rights

It’s no secret that Black and brown people hold immense voting power in this country, especially in the south, as evidenced in our most recent Presidential election....