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Royalty will visit Brooklyn today: in a couple of forms. Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and his wife Duchess Kate Middleton will head to Barclays Center to watch the Brooklyn Nets take on NBA royalty in King LeBron James and his Cleveland Cavaliers. The normally unflappable King James, it seems, is a little bit awed by the guests, too, calling it a "huge honor" to be in attendance with the royal couple, who are expecting their second baby, a sibling to baby Prince George, in a matter of months. Read More »
Are San Francisco 49ers star quarterback Colin Kaepernick and coach Jim Harbaugh done in San Fran? It certainly looks that way, with the team looking like a "dumpster fire" after a disastrous 24-13 loss to the 2-11 Oakland Raiders. The calls for Kaepernick to go are getting louder and indications that Harbaugh will leave after this season are becoming more clear. The questions facing the 49ers are whether or not they'll stick with Kaepernick at quarterback or pick his replacement in the NFL draft and what they can get for Harbaugh in a trade with the New York Jets, Miami Dolphins or Raiders. After yesterday's loss Harbaugh wouldn't comment on his future beyond the final three 49er games for the season, saying, "No. 1, my priorities are winning football games," he told the media. Read More »
The shocking, eye-catching, sure-to-get-PETA-pissed garment that is basically just a dead fox folded up. "Those are actual feet," one reporter noted when seeing the paws dangling above Miller's ears. "Actual feet, yeah." Miller replied. "They let me bring it back, so I'm wearing it." Read More »
The live TV camera caught Justin TImberlake, a Memphis native and minority owner of the Grizzlies, in the act of pretending to be a camera man at the game against the Miami Heat last Sunday. Getting caught didn't stop him from goofing off. Instead, the singer-actor went all owner-director, scanning, mouthing commands and hilariously breaking the fourth wall. Read More »
Chicago Bulls player Derrick Rose made a bold statement when he rocked an "I Can't Breathe" shirt during Saturday, Dec. 6's warm-up against the Golden State Warriors. According to "Sports Illustrated," the black shirt was in support of Eric Garner, the African-American man who died when placed in a chokehold by a white police officer in NYC over the summer. Protests have been happening across the country ever since another jury reached the decision not to indict NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo for causing Garner's death. Though many officers were involved in the struggle with Garner, Pantaleo was the officer who put a chokehold on Garner while trying to arrest him for selling untaxed cigarettes. "I can't breathe" were the words you could hear Garner clearly yelling during the time of his arrest. Garner's death was ruled a homicide by the medical examiner's office, sending out chaos from protesters after a jury saw different. Derrick Rose wears "I Can't Breathe" shirt. #EricGarner pic.twitter.com/ghvbflibyk — Nice Kicks (@nicekicks) December 7, 2014 #EricGarner protesters march in cities across U.S. A special edition of #OutFront begins now w/ @ErinBurnett. @CNN pic.twitter.com/qgnhtPgZ8O — OutFrontCNN (@OutFrontCNN) December 6, 2014 There has also been more protests from the world of sports, including players from the St. Louis Rams. Stedman Bailey, Tavon Austin, Jared Cook, Chris Givens and Kenny Britt protested before a game with their "Hands Up, Don't Shoot" gesture that has been seen in Ferguson, Missouri, and across the nation for months now, and in recent weeks after a grand jury decided not to indict Officer Darren Wilson after he shot unarmed, 18-year-old Michael Brown in August. One celebrity who decided to show support of Eric Garner was Kylie Jenner. The "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" star was slammed by followers who felt that Jenner didn't really care about the situation at hand. When Jenner posted the photo statement below and captioned it, "RIP Eric Garner," she found herself in an Instagram fire as people criticized her over the post: Read More »
In the second high-profile instance of professional athletes making political statements in support of the protests occurring in St. Louis, Missouri, and New York City, Chicago Bulls star guard Derrick Rose etched his position on the side of support for late New Yorker Eric Garner by wearing a shirt that read "I Can't Breathe" during warm-ups before Saturday, Dec. 6's game against the Golden State Warriors. Garner died in July in a police chokehold while he was being arrested. A grand jury decided not to indict the police officer in the incident, inspiring protests around the country that echo those for Michael Brown, the 18-year-old young black man who was killed by a police officer this summer in Ferguson, Missouri. "I Can't Breathe" alludes to Garner's last words, which were captured on video. ESPN reported that earlier this week NBA legend Magic Johnson said athletes need to participate in social movements. Read More »
Alabama was named the No.1 seed in the first College Football Playoff Sunday, Dec. 7, after the Crimson Tide spent Saturday defeating No. 16 Missouri 42-13 in the SEC Championship Game in Atlanta. The win gave No.1 Alabama its 24th conference title and assures the Crimson Tide will make this year's inaugural College Football Playoff. Read More »
NJIT has only won 76 games since entering Division I. A big part of that was the 51-game losing streak the team went on from February 2007 to January 2009, after jumping up a division. That's almost two straight years of losing. For comparison, the Philadelphia 76ers last week narrowly missed making NBA history after starting the season 0-17. The 76ers hadn't won a game in 231 days. At one point, NJIT was going on two years. Read More »
Sony Playstation made a splash this weekend when it announced one of the most polarizing and popular players in baseball, 23-year-old Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig, will grace the cover of MLB The Show 2015. Read More »
The NFL is looking into a claim that the Cowboys purposefully tried to conceal Romo's rib injury before Thursday's game against the Chicago Bears, according to USA Today. Romo wasn't listed on the injury report but told NFL Network that he has been "with a rib injury that has required him to get medical treatment and wear extra padding in games," according to USA Today. Read More »
When Anthony Davis came in to the NBA, many projected that he'd be an elite-level star, but not many knew just how good he'd grow to be, and how much better he can still become. He is now being considered "as good as" or "better" than the likes of Kevin Durant and Carmelo Anthony, and it's safe to say his New Orleans Pelicans have a top talent on their hands, and one who many believe can dominate the league for the next ten years- at least. Read More »
Mississippi State was a favorite to claim a spot in the College Football Playoffs for most of the year, but the Rebels' 31-17 loss to Ole Miss last weekend knocked them out of contention. That means Alabama has to win Saturday to assure the SEC a spot in the exclusive four-team playoff, which is entering its first year as the replacement to the much-maligned BCS system. Read More »
Superstar Chicago Bears wide receiver Brandon Marshall will reportedly not take the field again this season after fracturing two ribs and collapsing a lung in Thursday night's 41-28 loss to the Dallas Cowboys. During the game Marshall took a knee to the back of his ribcage and had to be helped from the field before being rushed to hospital, where he remains but in "good spirits" according to Bears coach Marc Trestman. With the Bears season in tatters and well off the pace in the NFC North, is it time for the team to think about tanking for the highest possible draft pick, and even moving on from embattled quarterback Jay Cutler? Read More »
