PoliticsCommentary
The National Football League is now plunged into politics as players throughout the sport kneel for the national anthem and President Donald Trump continues to… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
In a world in which politics now seeps into everything, the degrading state of the NFL has become a perfect example of how our national… Read More
PoliticsNews
Colin Kaepernick makes his first start of the season at quarterback Sunday when the San Francisco 49ers take on the Buffalo Bills in Orchard Park,… Read More
SocietyNews
A star athlete poised to win gold in the women’s 800-meter race at the Rio Olympics has sparked an ethics debate over gender and sex… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The Big 12 will be making a big mistake if the college sports conference cowers at the latest assault on the First Amendment and freedom of… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The Games of the XXXI Olympiad open tonight in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. As you watch the parade of nations, you may notice Russia’s contingent… Read More
InternationalCommentary
SocietyNews
On the cusp of Super Bowl 50, one consumer index says the National Football League falls short in welcoming Americans who make their choices “through the lens of… Read More
SocietyNews
The Denver Broncos and Carolina Panthers have more in common than just playing each other in Super Bowl 50 this weekend in Santa Clara, California:… Read More
SocietyNews
Fans today remembered basketball star George “Meadowlark” Lemon of the Harlem Globetrotters, who died Sunday at 83 in Scottsdale, Ariz. Lemon, dubbed the “Clown Prince of Basketball,”… Read More
SocietyNews
The Pentagon and professional sports teams seem to have teamed up. The Department of Defense (DOD) has been exposed for paying pro teams to honor… Read More
EconomyNews
Pennsylvania’s wilting horse-racing industry can no longer support the fund that pays to oversee the sport, a development that could lead to a shutdown by… Read More
SocietyFeature
“I got my big chance to be a starting quarterback with the Seattle Seahawks, and in one half of play against the 49ers, my old… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Last week, in a unanimous decision, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) declined to assert jurisdiction in the Northwestern University college football player unionization case…. Read More
SocietyNews
Last week, 6,500 athletes from 165 nations traveled to Los Angeles to compete in the 2015 Special Olympic World Summer Games. “These Games change the… Read More
SocietyNews
The first International Special Olympics was held in 1968 in Chicago, thanks to the work of Eunice Kennedy Shriver, in order to highlight the talents and… Read More
PoliticsNews
Jonathan Lucroy is a slugging catcher for the Milwaukee Brewers who was selected as an All-Star in 2014 for his accomplishments on the field. Tonight,… Read More
SocietyNews
When Maurice Alexander finished sweeping the aisles at Edward Jones Stadium, he used to find a seat behind the end zone and sit and dream…. Read More
SocietyNews
Lorenzo McCutchen and Petrina Swan were high-school teenagers when their son Andrew was born. Five years later, his parents made a choice that would change… Read More
SocietyNews
Sports announcer Jay Glazier said Michael Strahan was the best defensive end in the game because “he was nastier, he was tougher and he was… Read More
SocietyCommentary
At the plate, Frank Thomas struck fear into the hearts of pitchers throughout Major League Baseball. At Cooperstown on Sunday, Thomas battled back tears during… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Let me begin by saying I love baseball. I grew up playing whiffle ball nearly every summer afternoon in a vacant lot in suburban Chicago,… Read More
EconomyNews
NBA superstar LeBron James became a free agent this week, prompting speculation about where the four-time league MVP will call home next season. James is… Read More
