Stuart Scott Loses His Battle with Appendix Cancer
Former ESPN Anchor Stuart Scott died Sunday morning following a long battle with cancer. He was 49.
Scott was diagnosed with appendiceal cancer (cancer of the appendix) after he underwent an emergency appendectomy in 2007. An appendectomy is a surgical procedure to remove an inflamed and painful appendix. This condition is called appendicitis.
Redskins VP Embarrasses Himself On National TV
It’s difficult enough for black men to ascend into the upper echelons of NFL management. The black VP of communications for the Washington Redskins might be out of a job after he embarrassed the football franchise on national TV last night.
NFL Official Begged Teams to Sign Gay Player to Practice Squad
When Dallas Cowboys owner and president Jerry Jones announced he would sign gay football player Michael Sam to the Cowboys practice squad, many observers believed it was a football decision. Now we know it wasn’t.
Gay football player Michael Sam signs with the Dallas Cowboys
Former St. Louis Rams rookie Michael Sam was signed to the Dallas Cowboys practice squad on Wednesday. Sam, 24, was cut by the Rams on Saturday after ESPN aired a controversial piece detailing his shower habits.
Michael Sam Fumbles NFL Career
Michael Sam will probably never play another down in the NFL — and he has no one to blame but himself.
Sam, a 24-year-old SEC Defensive Player of the year out of Missouri, announced his homosexuality in February, leading many to believe it was a calculated attempt on his part to boost his chances at the NFL draft in May. Being an SEC standout was no guarantee that Sam would be drafted at all. Even more suspect was the fact that Sam apparently inked a deal with Oprah OWN Network to film a reality TV series before he was even drafted. Then there was the wedding cake incident when Sam tongue kissed his feminine boyfriend on national TV on draft day. ESPN’s cameras were there to film the 7th round draft pick licking icing off his boyfriend’s face.
Gay NFL player Michael Sam waits to take showers with teammates
Yesterday was the end of the road for many unlucky NFL rookies who were cut from their NFL team’s roster. One football player who survived the first round of cuts is openly gay Michael Sam, the Southeastern Conference defensive player of the year who hoped to ensure his spot on a NFL team by announcing his homosexuality before the draft.
ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith Regrets Telling Battered Women to Stop Provoking Men
ESPN’s outspoken analyst Stephen A. Smith apologized profusely for telling battered women to stop provoking their abusers.
He went one step further during Monday’s segment of ESPN2’s “First Take,” calling his statements the “most egregious of my career.”
Smith made his controversial statements during ESPN’s “First Take” on Friday.
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