How The NFL Is Using Los Angeles As A Bargaining Chip
On Monday, a committee formed by San Diego mayor Kevin Faulconer unveiled a plan to build a $1.1 billion stadium to keep the city’s NFL team, the Chargers, in town. The plan calls for roughly $647...
View ArticleLawsuit Alleges NFL Handed Out Painkillers Illegally To Keep Players Playing
Hundreds of former NFL players filed a lawsuit on Thursday claiming that the NFL and its teams illegally distributed painkillers to keep them on the field in a way that jeopardized their health, the...
View ArticleMichael Sam Signs With Canadian Football League’s Montreal Alouettes
Michael Sam, the first openly gay player drafted into the NFL, has signed a contract with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League, the team tweeted Friday. “With the signing of Michael...
View ArticleQatar Won’t Let Nepalese World Cup Workers Go Home For Earthquake Funerals
Nepal’s labor minister this week blasted the government of Qatar for not letting Nepalese migrant workers return home for funerals of those who died in the earthquake that rocked the country in late...
View ArticleNFL Player Arrested On Domestic Violence Charges
Chicago Bears defensive lineman Ray McDonald was arrested Monday morning in San Jose, CA on charges of domestic violence and child endangerment, NBC Bay Area reported. The arrest was carried out by...
View ArticleThe Next Two World Cups Could Be Accomplished Under Horrendous Labor Conditions
A new proposal from a member of the Russian government’s ruling party would allow the country to use prison labor to help prepare for its hosting of the 2018 World Cup. The plan presented by lawmaker...
View ArticleFIFA Officials Allegedly Took More Than $100 Million In Bribes
Swiss authorities, in cooperation with the FBI and U.S. Department of Justice, arrested seven top international soccer officials on corruption charges ahead of FIFA’s annual congress in Zurich...
View ArticleThe Tipping Point For Girls In Baseball
A summer after Mo’ne Davis captured the sports world’s attention by dominating the Little League World Series, a host of girls from across the country will get the chance to play baseball on a...
View Article‘Ladies Night’ At The Baseball Game Offers Everything But Baseball
In a new effort to attract female fans, this year’s expanded “Ladies Night” at Nationals Park boasts a range of entertainment and giveaways that involve just about everything they could think of to...
View ArticleU.S. Officials Promise More Arrests In FIFA Probe As Investigators Hone In On...
More top international soccer executives are likely to be arrested in a Department of Justice investigation of FIFA and other governing bodies in the sport, an Internal Revenue Service official said...
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‘Does Your Boyfriend Know You Are Here?': The Fight Against Casual Homophobia...
Eight years in the Upton Park stands, and Jim Dolan had never heard anything like this. A fan behind them spent most of the match showering players, the referee, the linesmen — anyone and everyone on...
View ArticleSepp Blatter Announces Resignation, But Will Anything At FIFA Change?
Joseph “Sepp” Blatter, the president of international soccer’s governing body since 1998, on Tuesday announced his resignation at a press conference from FIFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland. The...
View ArticleNew York Lawmakers Seek To End Exploitation Of Professional Cheerleaders
Sports fans won’t have to feel quite so guilty about enjoying cheerleaders and on-court dance teams in New York state if a bill proposed Wednesday in Albany were to become law. The measure would force...
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Where The Money Scott Walker Is Cutting From Universities Is Going
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN — On Thursday, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker unveiled the latest plan for building a new $500 million basketball stadium for the Milwaukee Bucks, half of which would be paid for...
View ArticleExcited For The Women’s World Cup? Good Luck Making A Bracket
Rupali Srivastava is an intern with ThinkProgress at the Center for American Progress Action Fund. With the Women’s World Cup starting this Saturday in Canada, the shadow of several issues in the...
View ArticleNFL Player Announces He’s Sitting Out Next Season ‘I Just Want To Live A...
Anthony Davis, a 25-year-old linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers, announced Friday that he’ll be sitting out the next football season in order to heal his body. “After a few years of thought, I’ve...
View ArticleWhat’s Happening To Players At The Women’s World Cup, Where The Artificial...
Rupali Srivastava is an intern with ThinkProgress at the Center for American Progress Action Fund. The Women’s World Cup got underway over the weekend and while excitement was high after host country...
View ArticleWisconsinites Blast Scott Walker’s Stadium Deal As ‘Outrageous’
Depending on who you ask, building a new, publicly financed basketball stadium for the Milwaukee Bucks is either a horrendous example of corporate welfare and official corruption, or a chance to...
View ArticleSportsCenter’s Shameful Coverage Of Women’s Sports
Women’s sports have never been more popular — everywhere except on television, that is. Both the quality and quantity of women’s sports coverage is far eclipsed by that of men’s sports and in some...
View ArticleAzerbaijan Cracks Down On Press Ahead Of First Ever European Games
Katelyn Harrop is an intern with ThinkProgress under the Center for American Progress Action Fund. With over 6,000 athletes, 50 participating countries, significant funding, and a rarely discussed host...
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