Russia is holding an American citizen as a political prisoner. Yes, you read that right. Russia is holding an American citizen as a political prisoner. Why you haven't heard about it is a very good question. WMBA basketball player...
I think people are always surprised that Mexico does indeed have an Olympic ski team. What's not surprising is that they always seem to have the BEST uniforms. This year? They're Day of the Dead—Dia...
It's been a year since the 2016 election, so it seems a logical time to sit down with some Trump voters and see how they feel about the fact that their hero hasn't accomplished a...
Recently returned from a five-country Asian tour, President Trump credited himself for the extraordinary release of several UCLA basketball players from Chinese authorities.  The players, including NBA star rookie Lonzo Ball's brother, LiAngelo Ball, avoided...
Looks like the pro-Trump faction in this country is getting desperate. That's not surprising when you consider they support a man who has historically low poll ratings, is widely hated across the world, and is...
Kevin Swanson (image courtesy Generations)
The last two-plus years have seen the unfolding of one of the worst sexual assault cases in recent history. Longtime USA Gymnastics national team doctor Larry Nassar stands accused of molesting at least 265 girls...
Roger Goodell with U. S. Marines before the 2011 NFL Draft (image courtesy Marine Corps New York, part of public domain)
Donald Trump's attempt to bully NFL owners into unloading players who kneel during the national anthem is failing, and failing bigly. Sunday's games saw dozens of players kneel and link arms during the playing of...
Well, hell. Say it ain't so, Charles. Charles Barkley, one of the great power forwards in NBA history and now a sports commentator on TNT, has never shied away from controversy and giving his opinion on,...
LIndsey Vonn at the 2010 Winter Olympics (image courtesy Duncan Rawlinson, available under a Creative Commons-BY license)
For some time, right-wing diehards have tried to make us believe that there's an 11th Commandment: "Thou shalt not speak ill of Donald Trump." To hear them talk, the consequences for doing so are very...
A Fox News truck (image courtesy David Shane, available under a Creative Commons BY-SA license)
Over the years, Fox News Channel has given us a lot of reasons to wonder where its standards are--or if it even has any standards at all. For instance, in 2008, a chyron operator called Michelle...
It's no secret that the alleged 45th President of the United States Donald Trump is a bully. A racist who wields his position like a weapon of mass destruction instead of using tact and diplomacy....
James Lankford at Trump's inauguration (image courtesy Lankford's Facebook)
It's no secret that Russia is not content with hacking the presidential election, and is actively trying to meddle in other areas of our society and politics as well. Earlier this summer, for instance, Russian...
Curt Schilling in 2011 (image from Schilling's Facebook)
Earlier today, we told you that Curt Schilling is catching well-deserved flak for passing on a particularly hateful meme attacking transgender people. Well, late Wednesday night, his bosses at ESPN responded in the most meaningful way...
Jesse Lee Peterson (image courtesy BOND's Facebook)
The biggest story of the week that wasn't directly related to politics came from my Carolina Panthers. On Wednesday, quarterback Cam Newton was taking questions after practice when The Charlotte Observer's Panthers beat reporter, Jourdan Rodrigue,...
To hear the White House tell it, President Trump is totally focused on the important matters Americans care about, and his continuing obsession with NFL players protesting by kneeling during the national anthem is not...
The Trump administration's continued hardline position regarding protests by NFL players during the national anthem is once again bringing controversy to the White House, this time due to the actions of Vice President Pence. On Sunday,...
President Trump and his moronic minions just love to say that athletes who kneel during the playing of the national anthem are somehow disrespecting the American flag and the country. That's total BS, but Trump...
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President Donald Trump continues to argue with athletes on Twitter. After a weekend criticizing the UCLA players released from a Chinese prison recently, Trump returns to attacking NFL player protesters. Early Monday, Trump issues a Twitter...
Dean Smith at a 2006 gala (courtesy Nathan Sink's Flickr)
For much of yesterday, it was feared that legendary North Carolina basketball coach Dean Smith's last act of kindness--a cash gift to his former lettermen--may have fallen afoul of a backwards NCAA rule. Fortunately, a...
Everyone's heard the recent ?DeflateGate? news about the New England Patriots. A new video spoof making fun of the incident might be getting even more attention, though. And because it's absolutely hysterical. Taking talk of underinflated...