Sports

If you’re an NFL fan, ignoring social media is becoming less and less of an option. Twitter has earned the rights to air Thursday night games during the forthcoming season. 

Michael Jordan has, perhaps unfairly, gained the reputation of being a curmudgeon and that stance was supported by a recent story shared by Queens veteran, N.O.R.E. While N.O.’s tale that His Airness hates all rappers save for Jay Z went viral, Jordan debunked all the chatter by way of an exclusive TMZ report.

Ronda Rousey is still very much a celebrated star in the UFC, despite the lone blemish on her record as a result of her upset loss to Holly Holm last year. While much is known about Rousey’s fighting career, it wasn’t widely known that she is a descendant of one of the first Black physicians […]

Los Angeles Clippers player Branden Dawson has some explaining to do. After being accused of domestic violence, the accuser has taken to social media to show off her injuries.

Chris Brown. Jason Kidd. Even the lovable Blake Griffin has added to the myth of the light-skinned Black dude having epic attitude problems. However, Matt Barnes might be the ringleader of this motley light-skint hothead crew after he nearly delivered a fade to another brother of the fairer hue, John Henson.

The NFL has been combatting growing chatter across the league that players are subjecting themselves to long-term damage by way of concussions and the appearance of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). On Monday, a top NFL official admitted to a possible link between concussions and the brain condition but stopped short of confirming the link, ESPN reports.

Maria Sharapova, the world’s richest female athlete, has admitted to taking a banned substance. On Monday, the Russian tennis star and the world’s richest female athlete held a press conference in Los Angeles to discuss her folly.

Earl Wolff, a NFL safety who has played for the Philadelphia Eagles and now with the Jacksonville Jaguars, survived a horrible ordeal last month. While in his home state of North Carolina, the 26-year-old player was kidnapped at gunpoint but was later found unharmed by police.

The cost of doing business is pretty high over at TMZ. The company reportedly paid more than $100,000 for hotel surveillance videos of Ray Rice knocking out his then fiancée, and now wife, Janay Palmer Rice.

Don’t tell Matt Barnes, but Derek Fisher is still going strong with Gloria Govan. Days after getting fired from the New York Knicks, Fisher headed out on  a birthday vacation with Govan and her family.

Cam Newton has been under the spotlight all NFL season long for his brash play and touchdown celebrations, landing back under scrutiny once more after his stunning Super Bowl 50 loss. During the post-game press conference, the Carolina Panthers quarterback abruptly left but has since explained his actions.

In the wake of Cam Newton‘s Super Bowl 50 loss, former Denver Broncos player Bill Romanowski took it as a moment to insult the Carolina Panthers quarterback. In a now-deleted tweet, Romanowski called Newton a boy and actually had the nerve to check him about his attitude.