American soccer player Megan Rapinoe criticized FIFA for including Florida State striker Deyna Castellanos in the group of three candidates for the Best FIFA Women’s Player of 2017 award. Rapinoe never heard of Castellanos before and because of that fact, didn’t deserve to be a finalist. From ESPN: Rapinoe, a forward for the National Women’s
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ESPN suspends SportsCenter host Jemele Hill for two weeks
ESPN suspended SportsCenter host Jemele Hill for breaking the company’s social media policy. She posted two tweets encouraging people to boycott Dallas Cowboys advertisers. The reason? Cowboys owner Jerrey Jones threatened to sit any player who sits for the national anthem. ESPN’s Statement on Jemele Hill: pic.twitter.com/JkVoBVz7lv — ESPN PR (@ESPNPR) October 9, 2017 Jemele
Alabama linebacker Reuben Foster sent home from NFL combine
Former Alabama inside linebacker Reuben Foster, viewed by most experts to be a top-10 pick in the upcoming NFL draft, was sent home from the combine. From ESPN: Foster had been waiting for an extended period for what the NFL calls his “pre-exam”, when he grew increasingly impatient and began questioning a hospital worker. The hospital
Fidel Castro is dead and that makes me happy
Long-time Cuban dictator Fidel Castro died Friday, November 25, 2016. He was 90 years old. Fidel Castro was a terrible human being. Not only was he a Communist, but he was also a chronic human rights abuser, responsible for the death of thousands of his people. He also tried to convince the Soviet Union to
The NFL now has a strict policy on violence
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has established severe new rules for off-the-field violence, not just domestic violence. It applies to all NFL employees, not just players. It was approved by all 32 team owners and will not need to be approved by the NFL Players Association. From ESPN: Violations of the Personal Conduct Policy regarding assault,
Yankees pitcher Michael Pineda ejected for having pine tar on his neck
New York Yankees pitcher Michael Pineda was thrown out of last night’s game against the Boston Red Sox for having an illegal substance on his neck. It is believed that the illegal substance was pine tar. Pine tar allows a pitcher to get a better grip on the ball. Grip is good. Baseball being baseball,