Ronda Rousey got knocked out by Holly Holm at UFC 193. By now, everybody knows that. But the pain doesn't stop there for Rousey. On Tuesday, she was issued a medical suspension by the UFC announcing that she will be out of the Octagon for up to six months. Read More »
President Obama is known to be something of a basketball junkie. He's a die-hard Chicago Bulls fan with a pretty tidy jumper, and his knowledge of the game is almost second to none. But Obama took it a step further when he told Bill Simmons in a Q&A for GQ, that he wouldn't mind being an owner of an NBA team. Read More »
During Kentucky's 74-63 win over Duke on Tuesday night, Alex Poythress, forward for the Wildcats, finished an alley-oop from freshman Jamal Murray. An exciting play in and of itself, but relatively routine for the likes of Kentucky. However, as Poythress was descending from his leap he hit a snag. It was his tooth. It was stuck in the net. Read More »
Every time LeBron James steps foot onto a basketball court it seems as though he makes history in some way, shape, or form. Tuesday was no different. The Cleveland Cavaliers all star forward passed Jerry West for number 19 on the all time NBA scoring list, with 25,193 career points. Read More »
Holly Holm knocked out Ronda Rousey with a vicious leg kick Sunday, in Melbourne during the UFC 193 event to win the bantamweight title. Read More »
Dwyane Wade and company threw Amar'e Stoudemire quite the birthday bash over the weekend. The party--which was hosted by Haute Living magazine at Cipriani--celebrated the Miami Heat forward's 33rd birthday in grand style. There were gifts, too. Among them, a $25,000 watch. Read More »
Shortly after undergoing neck surgery for an injury sustained against the Dallas Cowboys, Ricardo Lockette, wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks, purchased 100 cheeseburgers for the homeless in Dallas. Read More »
Kirk Cousins, Washington Redskins quarterback, had a good game. It seemed as if he could do no wrong. But perhaps his best play of the day came after the game, when he was able to give the game ball to his dad, Don, who's been battling cancer. Read More »
Drew Stanton, Arizona Cardinals back up quarterback, celebrated his teams touchdown like all touchdown's should be celebrated: like a kid playing in the backyard with friends. The Cardinals, after nearly letting the game slip away against their division rival, Seattle Seahawks, all but sealed the game when Andre Ellington rushed in a touchdown with just over two minutes left to play. Read More »
On Sunday, Teams around the NFL recognized Friday's tragedy in Paris with a moment of silence. In Green Bay, it was no different. However, there was something of an unsavory moment when a fan--or fans--made prejudicial remarks during the silence. Something star quarterback, Aaron Rodgers, took exception to. At his post game press conference Rodgers addressed the value of having these moments of silence, and expressed his dissatisfaction toward one particular fan. Read More »
Mike Ditka, Chicago Bears hall of famer turned ESPN analyst, recently donned the green and gold of Green Bay for a McDonald's commercial. Which, to Bears fans, felt like a good kick in the shin. However, since initially suiting up in Packer colors, Green Bay has gone 0-3, suggesting a jinx is in play. Read More »
Angela Lee is causing quite the stir in the world of MMA. The 19-year-old has caught the eyes of basically everybody with a string of impressive performances, many going so far to deem her the next big thing. Perhaps she could even the next Ronda Rousey. Read More »
Georgia linebacker coach Mike Ekeler got a little too amped up on Saturday (think two shots of espresso paired with a tall bottle of Mountain Dew). After a big second half stop against Auburn, Ekeler congratulated cornerback Rico McGraw with a congratulatory slap on the head that left the defensive back dazed. Read More »