Category: Sports
2018 Thanksgiving Day NFL games: Previews and capsules
For generations of Americans, the tradition of Thanksgiving Day and NFL football are historically intertwined. On Thanksgiving Day in 1925, a crowd of 36,000 – then the largest in professional […]
November 19: Chiefs vs Rams game moving from Mexico City to Los Angeles
On November 13, the NFL announced that it will move the Monday, November 19, Kansas City Chiefs vs. Los Angeles Rams game originally scheduled for Estadio Azteca in Mexico City […]
MLB: Nick Markakis wins Louisville Slugger Silver Slugger Award
On November 8, The Atlanta Braves reported that Outfielder Nick Markakis won the 2018 National League Louisville Slugger Silver Slugger award, the first such honor of his career. Presented every […]
Pitcher Clayton Kershaw signs $93 million contract with Los Angeles Dodgers
On November 2, the MLB announced that Los Angeles Dodgers and three-time Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw reached an agreement on a contract extension that will keep the seven-time […]
Middle school security guard arrested after initiating affair with 13-year-old student
In an age where most school jurisdictions are moving toward adding police officers and security guards into their schools, at least one of those security guards has been arrested for […]
Dodgers clinch National League title to face Red Sox in 2018 World Series
On the evening of October 20, boys of summer Los Angeles Dodgers clinched the 2018 National League pennant and will be heading to the World Series for the 11th time […]
Ex-Cowboys RB Joseph Randle arrested and charged with rape
On September 7, former Dallas Cowboys running back Joseph Randle was arrested in Wichita, Kansas, and charged with rape. Arrest records posted by the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office show that […]
MLB hosting free, one-day umpire camp at Minute Maid Park for aspiring umps
Have you ever dreamed about becoming a professional MLB umpire? If so, Major League Baseball will host a free, one-day umpire camp at Minute Maid Park, home of the Houston […]
Orioles’ Jonathan Schoop named AL Player of the Week, traded one day later
On July 30, former Baltimore Orioles’ second baseman Jonathan Schoop was named the American League Player of the Week for the period ending July 29th. The next day, July 31, […]
MLB: Marlins and Rays suspend all ties with Papa John’s following Schnatter’s use of N-word
John Schnatter, the American businessman who founded Papa John’s Pizza and who used the N-word during a telephone conference call last May, resigned as Papa John’s CEO and then resigned […]
