Category: Sports
MLB issues suspensions and fines for bench-clearing Tigers and Yankees brawl
On August 25, Detroit Tigers’ first baseman and slugger Miguel “Miggy” Cabrera was suspended by the MLB for seven games for instigating and inciting the bench-clearing brawl between his team […]
Ex-Vanderbilt football player Brandon Banks gets 15 years for gang rape of unconscious student
Former Vanderbilt University football player Brandon Banks was sentenced to 15 years behind bars on August 18 for his part in the gang rape of a girlfriend of another Vanderbilt […]
NFL suspends Cowboys’ Ezekiel Elliott amid domestic violence allegations
Although not charged with any criminal activity, Dallas Cowboys’ running back Ezekiel Elliott has been suspended for six games without pay due to domestic violence allegations that he beat up […]
Umpire Joe West suspended for bad-mouthing Texas Rangers’ Adrian Beltre
Big league umpire Joe West celebrated his 5,000th game this summer but is in the news today for getting suspended for three games for publicly dissing Texas Rangers’ third baseman […]
Fans threaten boycott of NFL if Colin Kaepernick isn’t signed to a team for upcoming season
Up until very recently, most of the public comments covered by the media regarding Colin Kaepernick not standing for the National Anthem leading up to an August 2016 pre-season San […]
John Urschel: Ravens’ starter and resident math genius retiring from NFL after three seasons
In a surprise announcement on July 27, Baltimore Ravens’ Head Coach John Harbaugh released a statement saying that his offensive lineman and resident math genius John Urschel, 26, is retiring […]
Baltimore Orioles rally against Chicago Cubs but lose 9 – 8 in ninth inning
As MLB play resumed on the evening of July 15, 2017 following the All-Star break, the O’s and 2016 World-Series Champs Chicago Cubs took the field following a brief rain […]
Tiger Woods getting professional help following DUI
American pro golfer Tiger Woods, 41, tweeted on June 19 that following his recent DUI arrest, he’s receiving “professional help to manage his medications and the way he deals with […]
