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The NFL reportedly plans to play a song titled, Lift Ev’ry Voice And Sing, also known as the Black National Anthem, prior to every season opening game this year. The song, according to a source to ESPN, will be played prior to the Star-Spangled-Banner. According to ESPN: Early last month, commissioner Roger Goodell in a video …

YouTube star PewDiePie has come to the defense of his social media-famous colleague Jenna Marbles. Marbles, 33, announced Thursday that she was quitting the platform, where she boasts over 20.2 million followers, after facing backlash for past videos where she dons blackface. The backlash was more akin to bullying, though, PewDiePie said in a post …

YouTube star Jenna Marbles says she’s signing off… for now. The YouTube star, whose real name is Jenna Mourey, announced Thursday via her channel that she will no longer be producing content due the backlash she has faced over past videos, including several in which she dons blackface. In a video called “A Message,” Mourey …

To think that Mike Francesa begged Buddy Holly not to board that flight. What’s going on now — the indiscriminate often reckless and wanton destruction and wishful, cosmetic reconstruction of American history — is nothing new in sports. In 1935 the Heisman Trophy was first awarded. Named for John Heisman and presented to the best …

She’s issued a Myka culpa. Myka Stauffer, the controversial YouTuber who gave up her adopted son Huxley, who has autism, has broken her silence and apologized “for all the hurt I’ve caused” in a lengthy Instagram post. Written on the Notes app of her iPhone, the 33-year-old influencer, who previously worked with the likes of …

Four-time Pro Bowler Asante Samuel says he had a hand in making Bill Belichick one of the greatest coaches of all time. “Fun Fact: I made Belichick understand the cornerback position better and how to make plays in any coverage,” the former Patriots defensive back wrote on Twitter on Tuesday. “He never agreed with the …

David Tyree, forever ingrained in New York Giants folklore for his helmet catch in Super Bowl XLII, is no longer with the organization. Tyree, 40, had been the team’s Director of Player Engagement since 2014. Tyree’s position has undergone a change, as the Giants revamped their Player Development department. Dr. Lani Lawrence was hired as …

Max Tuerk, the former NFL offensive lineman and USC standout, has died at 26, the Trojans announced Sunday. The cause of death was not disclosed by the college, though he website 247Sports reported Tuerk had collapsed while hiking. Tuerk was a third-round draft pick by the Chargers in 2016 but never played a regular-season game …

Philadelphia Eagles tight end Dallas Goedert appeared to be knocked out cold after getting sucker-punched Friday night at a restaurant in South Dakota, a video of the incident appears to show. The 25-year-old was said to be “fine,” according to multiple reports, but a new video from the Twitter user @SamStompy seems to have revealed …

If there is an NFL season, it looks like there won’t be any holdout for Dak Prescott. The Cowboys quarterback is planning to sign his franchise tag tender by Monday, ESPN reported Sunday, locking in a $31.4 million salary for 2020 unless the two sides can agree to a new deal by July 15. Signing …