College of the Ozarks was the first to do this, now Truett McConnell University is following suit.
Inside Higher Ed reports:
Another College Cuts Ties to Nike
Following the College of the Ozarks’ Wednesday announcement that it would cut ties with Nike, some other universities are reconsidering their contracts with the athletics apparel company...
Naomi Osaka made history by becoming the first Japanese born woman to win the US Open. But the headlines following the event are hardly focusing on Osaka. Instead, the discussion has largely focused on Serena Williams who suffered a “sexist” umpire.
It’s pathetic, really. (more…)
The statement by school President Jerry C. Davis is fantastic.
KMOV 4 News reports:
Missouri college drops Nike over new Kaepernick ad campaign
A Missouri college announced it’s cutting ties with Nike following the company’s decision to make Colin Kaepernick the spokesman for the 30th anniversary...
ESPN has been struggling recently, and one of the problems it is facing is its political partisanship. ESPN’s president, Jimmy Pitaro, has been at the helm of ESPN for five months, and one of his goals is to refocus ESPN on *gasp* sports. To that end, outspoken leftist Jemele Hill has...
In June, the Argentine soccer team, which includes superstar Lionel Messi, canceled a friendly against Israel in Jersualem after players received threats “that exceeded those of the Islamic State.” Video even captured Palestinian Football Association President Jibril...
The Argentine soccer team had to cancel a friendly match against Israel in Jerusalem. So I googled “Argentina soccer Israel” and unfortunately I am not shocked to find that many outlets have framed this story as a win for the BDS movement.
I hate to break it to you anti-Semites and anti-Israel...
The New York Post has reported that former NBA star Dennis Rodman will travel to Singapore for the summit between his BFF North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump:
“The Worm” will arrive in the country a day before the June 12 sitdown — and sources said he could...
Monday, the White House released a statement saying announcing the Super Bowl-winning Philadelphia Eagles won’t be joining the President at the White House to celebrate their victory.
Citing the kneeling controversy, the WH statement said Eagles fans deserve more than a partial delegation. In language sounded exactly like Trump, the statement...
Prompted by the actions of former quarterback Colin Kaepernick who, in the name of social justice, began taking a knee during the national anthem, the NFL released a new league policy for players during the national anthem.
The league will allow players to remain in the locker room during the national anthem,...
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to strike down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PAPSA) that outlawed sports gambling in most states.
A Harris County grand jury indicted Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Michael Bennett on a federal charge of injury of the elderly at the 2017 Super Bowl that took place at Houston’s NRG Stadium.
Bennett allegedly forced his way through security to get on the field to celebrate with his brother and the...
Curling has grown in popularity with these Olympics, even gaining Mr. T as a fan along with other celebrities. It looks like Kirstie Alley is not one of them.
Im not trying to be mean but…… Curling is boring
— Kirstie Alley (@kirstiealley) February 20, 2018
The 2018 U.S. Men’s Curling team caught wind...
Fergie sang the National Anthem at the NBA All Star Game.
She was pretty brutally attacked for it.
North Korea and South Korea held high-level talks for the first time in two years. The outcome led to a major breakthrough: North Korea will send athletes to compete in the 2018 Winter Olympics next month located in South Korea.
The two countries have also agreed to hold meetings to ease...
Who did not love Dick Enberg? No one because it was impossible. Unfortunately, we lost the treasured broadcaster on Thursday night. He was 82 years old. From ESPN:
Enberg’s daughter Nicole said the family became concerned when he didn’t arrive on his flight to Boston on Thursday and that he was found...
Papa John’s founder John Schnatter has been in the news a few times this year, usually for issues related to the national anthem protests of the NFL. We have covered this in prior posts:
Back in May, Turkey canceled NBA star Enes Kanter’s passport, leaving Kanter stranded in Romania while on his way back to the states. Kanter has been a vocal opponent of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and supporter of Erdogan’s foe Fetullah Gullen, the man Erdogan blames for everything.
Kanter found his way...
