NEW YORK (AP) — Papa John’s founder John Schnatter will step down as CEO next month, about two months after he criticized the NFL leadership over national anthem protests by players — comments for which the company later apologized. Schnatter will be replaced as chief executive by Chief Operating Officer Steve Ritchie on Jan. 1, […]
MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — A national civil rights group says it has “grave concerns” about actions taken by a Georgia university after five black cheerleaders knelt during the national anthem at a football game. The Kennesaw State University cheerleaders were told they’d be kept off the field in a stadium tunnel at future pregame activities […]
New updates have surfaced for a movement that grew with Colin Kaepernick taking a knee during the national anthem. Kaepernick and many other athletes were protesting police brutality and racial injustice. Now it seems like owners of the NFL are finally making moves. According to ESPN, Kaepernick is invited to the next meeting between NFL […]
New updates have surfaced for a movement that grew with Colin Kaepernick taking a knee during the national anthem. Kaepernick and many other athletes were protesting police brutality and racial injustice. Now it seems like owners of the NFL are finally making moves. According to ESPN, Kaepernick is invited to the next meeting between NFL […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick say he has filed a grievance against the NFL, alleging that he remains unsigned as a result of collusion by owners. Kaepernick started a national conversation about political activism by athletes last season when he decided to sit, and then kneel, during […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick say he has filed a grievance against the NFL, alleging that he remains unsigned as a result of collusion by owners. Kaepernick started a national conversation about political activism by athletes last season when he decided to sit, and then kneel, during […]
Donald Trump woke up this morning and decided to target ESPN’s Jemele Hill by name, one day after the network suspended her for violating its social media policy a second time. The African-American co-host of the 6 p.m. edition of “SportsCenter” was benched for two weeks after tweeting about Jerry Jones’ declaration Sunday that his Dallas Cowboys players who disrespect […]
BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — ESPN anchor Jemele Hill has been suspended by the network for two weeks for making political statements on social media. Hill, who is African-American, received backlash last month after referring to President Donald Trump as a “white supremacist” after he suggested players be fired for kneeling during the national anthem. Hill’s […]
News of Chris Foerester’s resignation from his post as offensive line coach for the Dolphins hit the web after a video of him snorting a mysterious white substance surfaced on social media. https://www.instagram.com/p/BaA5_Cjg5be/?tagged=chrisfoerster Foerester’s girlfriend, Kijuana Nige, revealed she leaked the video in order to prove the hypocrisy of criticizing players who refuse to stand […]
BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — ESPN anchor Jemele Hill has been suspended by the network for two weeks for making political statements on social media. Hill, who is African-American, received backlash last month after referring to President Donald Trump as a “white supremacist” after he suggested players be fired for kneeling during the national anthem. Hill’s […]
The pastor of a South Carolina megachurch had to come out and apologize for his wife on Thursday after she posted an angry Facebook message targeting black NFL players who take a knee against social injustice. Fox Carolina reported that Rev. Ron Carpenter, Jr. of Greenville’s Redemption Church, posted the apology video on Facebook after his wife Hope […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Through three weeks, viewership for national telecasts of NFL games is down 11 percent this season compared to 2016, the Nielsen company said on Tuesday. Nielsen said the games averaged 17.63 million viewers for the first three weeks of last season, and have dipped to 15.65 million this year. The Nielsen […]
