Looks like Ray Ciccarelli is upset. Ciccarelli took to social media to announce the end of his NASCAR Truck Series career shorty after the league banned Confederate flags from all future events. Ciccarelli has participated in 18 Truck Series races over the past four years, though none in 2020. “Well its been a fun ride […]
While the NBA is gearing up to resume play in late July, not all NBA players are eager to get back on the court. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, a “faction” of players have privately discussed concerns about restarting the season in an Orlando bubble. According to Wojnarowski, some players have concerns about family […]
Online gaming could be a battleground for some toxic racial talk, but Activision is reminding all their online players that right now we all could use some unity. Players who booted up Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone now will be prompted to download an update, and it’s added a new splash screen to the game announcing support for […]
The NBA will soon resume the 2019-2020 season. On Thursday, the NBA’s Board of Governors voted to approve the league’s proposed 22-team format for the resumption of the season. Only one owner voted down the proposal, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Games will all be held at Disney World in Orlando, Florida Shams Charania of […]
Kevin Durant is building up his business portfolio. Durant purchased a minority stake in the MLS soccer team The Philadelphia Union, according to Sports Business Daily’s Mark J. Burns. Burns reports that Durant’s stake is somewhere between 1-5% of the team. The Union was founded in 2008 and began to play in MLS in 2010. They are […]
LSU is taking a major step in unifying the Lousiana college football scene. The defending national champs will play historically black colleges Southern University and Grambling University for the first time ever. LSU will host Southern on Sept. 10, 2022, and Grambling on Sept. 9, 2023. “This is an incredible opportunity to join our fan […]
Veteran ESPN personality Josina Anderson has reportedly left the company. According to Andrew Marchand of the New York Post, Anderson and ESPN have parted ways after nine years. According to reports, Anderson and ESPN didn’t have any drama or lingering issues. It was simply her contract expired and she wanted to go in a different direction. […]
EA Sports was supposed to formally announce the new Madden NFL 21 game today, but with everything going on with the civil unrest after the murder of George Floyd, they decided against that. “We stand with our African American / Black community of friends, players, colleagues, and partners,” EA Sports said in a statement on social […]
When it comes to social injustice and politics, Michael Jordan usually stays on the sidelines. Thankfully, not this time. After a week of civil unrest after the murder of George Floyd, Jordan took to social media to express his disgust about the situation. “I am deeply saddened, truly pained, and plain angry,” Jordan’s statement began. […]
After viewing The Last Dance documentary, one thing was totally clear, Michael Jordan is the GOAT of pettiness. In an appearance on the All The Smoke podcast, Rip Hamilton recalled how Jordan, prior to making his return to the court, had once traded second-year guard Laron Profit for trash talk that was a little too […]
Jaylen Brown is about that action. The Boston Celtics’ forward is just as upset about all the civil unrest like the rest of us. That’s why he made his way down to Atlanta by any means. Brown, who is from Marietta, Georgia, felt it was important for him to join his community and participate peacefully […]
The New York Knicks appears to have narrowed down their search for a new head coach. Knicks president of basketball operations Leon Rose has Tom Thibodeau at the top of his list of potential coaching candidates, Shams Charania and Mike Vorkunov of The Athletic report. The team is aiming to make a decision within the next […]
Colin Kaepernick has broken his silence on the unfortunate death of George Floyd. Kaepernick took to Twitter on Thursday afternoon to express his thoughts and views on the civil unrest in Minnesota. “When civility leads to death, revolting is the only logical reaction,” Kap wrote. “The cries for peace will rain down, and when they do, […]
Sony is finally ready to pull back the curtain on its upcoming Playstation 5 console. Bloomberg reports that Sony’s virtual event is tentatively planned for next week but that “plans have been in flux and that the day may change.” Sony is said to be focusing on games for this PS5 event and is not expected […]
It’s been a minute since we had NBA action, but it’s been even longer since we saw John Wall. In a conference call with reporters on Tuesday, the Washington Wizards point guard declared himself to be fully healthy. “I’m 110 percent,” said Wall, per Fred Katz of The Athletic. “I’m healthy.” Wall has not played in […]
Steve Kerr isn’t one to hold his tongue. After yet another death of a black man at the hands of the police, Kerr took to Twiter to display his anger over the death of George Floyd. “This is murder,” Kerr wrote of the man whose cause of death was listed as due to a “medical […]
For decades now, it’s been believed that Michael Jordan made the call to not have Isiah Thomas on the 92 dream team. Well, it looks like we finally got confirmation. Despite Jordan’s denials, an audio recording released by Jack McCallum on The Dream Team Tapes podcast seems to confirm Jordan was a big reason for Thomas’ omission. […]
Looks like Patrick Ewing is doing better. Patrick Ewing Jr. said Monday on Twitter that his father is out of the hospital after testing positive for COVID-19, and has begun to improve. “I want to thank all of the doctors and hospital staff for taking care of my father during his stay, as well as […]
The NBA is inching closer to resuming their season. While there wasn’t much regular-season action left, one scenario that is gaining heavy traction is a 16 seeded playoff structure. According to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, the NBA is leaning toward jumping right into the postseason when play resumes. With games potentially being played at Disney World, […]
If it’s in the game, it’s in the game. That was the EA Sports slogan for over two decades now, and it appears they want to keep it that way. NFL owners are expected to re-up with EA Sports as the league’s video game provider when they virtually congregate for a meeting next week, according […]