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I’m not accusing anyone of bribing ESPN or its employees at this point. I’m just looking for a logical explanation for giving the wealthy actor formerly known as Bruce Jenner an award for courage for a decision that required no special courage because the decision is going to make him even richer. I also want an explanation for why ESPN which is owned by ABC is going out of its way to promote a program on the E! Network which is owned by NBC. A bribe is a logical possibility considering Jenner’s purported wealth and the tendency of many rich...

The decision by ESPN and Capital One to allow the actor previously known as Bruce Jenner to desecrate the Arthur Ashe courage award dishonors real heroes. Jenner has done nothing to deserve the Arthur Ashe award........ If Jenner accepts the award he will mark himself as a coward rather than a hero.

Corso, Wyche, Mallory, Cameron, DiNardo, Hoeppner, Lynch, Wilson. The names roll off the tongue like sludge through a straw. Every single one a former Indiana University head football coach. Every single one a man who lost far more games than he won. Sam Wyche, who guided the Cincinnati Bengals to the Super Bowl, spent one season coaching at IU. He was 3-8. In 1984 he was replaced by Bill Mallory, who became the gold standard for modern-day IU football coaches. His first season he went 0-11. He eventually guided (edit: cross out guided and replace it with willed) the Hoosiers...

Ahem. Let's GO BLACKHAWKS. Finish this thing! That's all. NFP

When I first heard about something called Ballistic Radio, which doesn’t sound like two words that go together, I did what anyone would do: I Googled it! One of the first websites I landed on was for the Ballistic Radio Youtube Channel. The description? “A channel that is dedicated to making the Internet cry by destroying popular gun and shooting myths.” I immediately needed to know more. “I don’t want there to be any stupid gun owners.”John M. Johnston is the owner and host of Ballistic Radio. Johnston may not be what you would think when you visualize a guy...

It was a perfect diversion during this, another pre-election campaign season. While ISIS continues to dominate the Middle East, Christians continue to be beheaded, Iran develops its nuclear bomb and secret trade Javelin 1976agreements are being pushed through Congress, all media attention is directed elsewhere. At the 1976 Summer Olympics, Bruce Jenner won a gold medal and broke an Olympic world record, scoring 8,634 points in the decathlon. He was more famous than Mohammed Ali! A good looking guy, he did it all! Twice married, once with the mother of the famous Kardashian sisters although they were sired prior to...

Here’s a real surprise…A man… bit cut up… beat the stuffing out of a woman.From Libertarian Republic (the video is brutal): Transgender MMA [c’mon… MALE] Fighter Destroys Female OpponentCritics are scrutinizing mixed martial arts (MMA) competitor Fallon Fox, after the transgender fighter gave her opponent a concussion and broke her eye socket.Fox defeated her opponent, Tamikka Brents, by TKO at 2:17 of the first round of their match. Brent’s eye injury resulted in a damaged orbital bone that required seven staples.In a post-fight interview this week, Brents told Whoa TV, “I’ve never felt so overpowered ever in my life.”  [That’s...

Following their dramatic victory for the first time against the Dutch, the United States will look to do the same against the current world champions. Match is scheduled to kickoff at 2:45 P.M (FOX Sports 1, UniMás, UDN)

“Red sky at night, sailors’ delight. Red sky in morning, sailors take warning.” This rhyming lore has been around for at least a couple millennia, serving seafarers in port and on the open ocean when they needed something that passed for a forecast. And while we may discount it in today’s modern world – what with all of our high-tech satellite imagery, anchored weather buoys, Doppler radar and suites of computer forecasting ensembles – there still is some truth to the saying. I’m no meteorologist, but the nut is that it has to do with areas of high pressure being...

The U.S. dodged its first bullet in the World Cup’s “Group of Death” Monday, pulling away from Australia, 3-1. The Matildas gave the team all it could handle for the first hour of the game, but a goal by Christen Press in the 61st minute signaled a shift toward U.S. dominance. Megan Rapinoe and Hope Solo were the standout performers for the U.S., the former with two goals, and the latter with several huge saves, especially early in the game, when her team was largely outplayed. Another highlight for the U.S. fans who made up the vast majority of the...

The International Olympic Committee has made its first statement about Caitlyn Jenner's transition to a woman, responding to an online petition requesting that the organization, which runs the Olympic Games, revoke the gold medal Caitlyn (then Bruce) won during the 1976 Montreal Olympics. In its response to the petition, IOC Communications Director Mark Adams tells Yahoo, "Bruce Jenner won his gold medal in the 1976 Olympic Games and there is no issue for the IOC." The IOC has had difficulty in the past defining the difference between men and women as it pertains to athletic competition. While it's rare, several...

U.S. men’s national team coach Jurgen Klinsmann took a few minutes between celebrating the men’s unexpected win against the Netherlands and preparation for Wednesday’s game against Germany to wish the U.S. women’s team good luck on its upcoming World Cup run.

The 2015 Women’s World Cup in Canada is the biggest tournament ever for women’s soccer. Expanded to 24 teams for the first time in history, the action begins on Saturday, June 6 and the final is on July 5. It promises to be a spectacular month of soccer north of the border. ... Below is a look at the day-by-day schedule for each group game, including where you can watch the games in the U.S. on TV, followed by the schedule for the knockout stages. All times listed are Eastern Time.

In 2011, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) produced a handbook titled, "NCAA Inclusion of Transgender Student-Athletes." (https://goo.gl/bCnGuE) Seemingly ahead of the curve on what has become a hot-button issue, the NCAA's Office of Inclusion (yes, there is such an office at the NCAA) states that the governing body "seeks to establish and maintain an inclusive culture that fosters equitable participation for student-athletes and career opportunities for coaches and administrators from diverse backgrounds." In 2012, 6-foot-8, 220-pound Gabrielle Ludgwig, who was then 50-years-old, became what was reportedly "the first transsexual athlete to play college sports as both genders" as a...

Caitlyn Jenner can make Olympic history again -- the doors to the Hall of Fame are swinging wide open for her to enter ... all she has to do is ask. Caitlyn was inducted into the H.O.F. back in 1986 thanks to her legendary gold medal in the 1976 Olympic decathlon. But, of course ... Bruce is the name attached to that honor. At least for now. Patrick Sandusky, spokesperson for the US Olympic Committee, tells TMZ they would gladly update the name to Caitlyn. He says if she files a formal request, the Committee would review it, and presto...

A couple of weeks ago, two armed criminals kidnapped a doctor at gun point.  They did not realize that their intended prey was also a combat handgun competitor who was loading guns and ammunition into his vehicle.  They forced him to take his vehicle to an ATM, where they extracted money.  Then they made a critical mistake.  They threatened his wife.  Accessing a handgun in the door of his vehicle, he shot and killed one of the suspects, Edwin Robinson.   Robinson is the larger man in the picture above.  The other suspect has been captured. He turned out...

FARGO – A former Zamboni driver for the Fargo Park District has been sentenced to serve 9 days in jail by a municipal court judge for driving a Zamboni while drunk during a high school hockey game on January 30th. Steven James Anderson's attorney argued at trial his client wasn't guilty of the Class B misdemeanor driving under the influence charge he faced after witnesses reported Anderson was driving the Zamboni erratically during a Fargo Davies girls hockey game against Williston at South Sports Arena. Prosecutors said Anderson had a 0.314 percent blood-alcohol content that night. Defense attorney Lindsey Haugen...

When it kicks off its 2015 Women's World Cup in Canada on Monday, the United States women's national team will, as ever, be the favorite. In more ways than one.

The United States Women’s National Team looks to wrap up their Send-Off series with a perfect record as they take the field at 4:30p.m ET on May 30th against Korea Republic. ... Next the United States will travel to Winnipeg, Canada to prepare for FIFA Women’s World Cup group play. The USWNT opens the tournament in Group D, titled the Group of Death, on June 8th against Australia followed by Sweden on June 12th and Nigeria in Vancouver on June 16th.

The National Football League will play regular-season games in Germany and Mexico within five years if Pittsburgh Steelers president Art Rooney II has his way. Rooney, among the owners on the NFL's International Committee, said in a posting on the team's website that he thinks the expansion of the league's global exposure will come by 2020.