LaVar Ball says he would’ve given President Trump a “thank you” had the Prez brought LiAngelo Ball and his UCLA teammates back home from China on Air Force One. Ball appeared on CNN with Chris Cuomo Monday night to discuss the ongoing battle with…
Tuesday, November 21, 2017
Saturday, November 18, 2017
Ex-CFL Player"s Mom Makes Plea to Donald Trump: Get My Son Out of China!!
Donald Trump’s work in China isn’t done yet … The mother of an ex-Canadian Football League player — who’s now locked up in China — is hoping POTUS can work his magic again and bring her son home, too. 30-year-old Wendell…
Thursday, November 16, 2017
Donald Trump: UCLA Players Shoulda Thanked Chinese President, Too!
Donald Trump is only HALF satisfied with the UCLA basketball players he helped get out of China — telling the guys they should’ve also thanked the President of China during the news conference. After LiAngelo Ball, Jalen Hill and Cody Riley…
Tuesday, November 14, 2017
UCLA Players Leaving China, Flying to U.S.
The 3 UCLA basketball players accused of shoplifting in China are finally leaving the country Tuesday — and flying back to the United States, this according to the Wall Street Journal. LiAngelo Ball, Jalen Hill and Cody Riley were…
Monday, November 6, 2017
Congressman Slams NBA & NFL, Let Players Have Their Damn Weed!!!
Finally, a politician is going to bat for pro athletes who wanna use weed — saying the NFL and NBA are treating players like 2nd class citizens for taking away their rights to get high (medically). Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR)…
Thursday, November 2, 2017
Paul Wall Says All Astros Players Are Getting Grillz, Keeping My World Series Promise!
The Houston Astros are getting some serious bling long before their rings arrive — ‘cause Paul Wall says he’s hookin’ up EVERY PLAYER with a custom gold grill. The craziest part — the rapper and his business partner Johnny Dang are trying to get…
Paul Wall Says All Astros Players Are Getting Grillz, Keeping My World Series Promise!
The Houston Astros are getting some serious bling long before their rings arrive — ‘cause Paul Wall says he’s hookin’ up EVERY PLAYER with a custom gold grill. The craziest part — the rapper and his business partner Johnny Dang are trying to get…
Sunday, October 29, 2017
Houston Texans Players Kneel During Anthem After Owner"s "Inmates" Comment
The Houston Texans had a mixed response to their owner’s comment comparing kneeling players to prison inmates … but the majority took a knee. A majority of Houston Texans players #TakeAKnee during the national anthem in protest of owner’s…
Tuesday, October 24, 2017
Jermaine Jones Says MLS is Weak Sauce, U.S. Players Should Go to Europe
Young American soccer players should STEER CLEAR of the MLS — and take their talents to Europe to get World Cup ready … so says former Team USA star Jermaine Jones. With Team USA soccer in shambles — not even qualifying for the World Cup…
Tuesday, October 17, 2017
Ex-Lakers PG Marcelo Huertas Says NBA Players Are "Babies"
Marcelo Huertas had a rough run with the L.A. Lakers … and now he’s clapping back at his former team and the NBA for how they coddle their superstars. “In the NBA, players are babies … everyone is afraid of dealing with the athletes,” Huertas…
Tuesday, October 10, 2017
Common Says Jerry Jones Has "Slave Owner Mentality" with Threat to Bench Players
Common believes Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is exhibiting a “slave owner mentality” by saying he’d bench any player who “disrespects the flag” … making HIM the unpatriotic one. “It’s an owner mentality,” Common tells TMZ Sports…
Saturday, September 30, 2017
NBA Send Memo Warning Players, If the Kneel During National Anthem they Face Discipline
The NBA has circulated a memo warning players if they don’t stand for the National Anthem they do so at their own peril. According to the memo, obtained by ESPN, “the league office will determine how to deal with any possible instance in which a…
NBA Send Memo Warning Players, If the Kneel During National Anthem they Face Discipline
The NBA has circulated a memo warning players if they don’t stand for the National Anthem they do so at their own peril. According to the memo, obtained by ESPN, “the league office will determine how to deal with any possible instance in which a…
Friday, September 29, 2017
Alexi Lalas: Team USA Soccer Players Should Be Required to Stand
Kneeling for the national anthem ain’t exactly an epidemic … but those protests got no place on Team USA — so says American soccer legend Alexi Lalas. We got Lalas at LAX … and the former USMNT star told TMZ Sports where…
Thursday, September 28, 2017
Denver Broncos Players: No More Kneeling For Us
The Denver Broncos players say the days of kneeling for the national anthem are over — and beginning Sunday, they will all STAND together. The players issued a statement moments ago … acknowledging the split this past Sunday when several…
Donald Trump: NFL Owners Are Afraid Of Their Players, "Disgraceful"
Donald Trump says NFL players should have “no choice” but to stand for the national anthem — but the says NFL owners are too afraid to make it happen. Trump appeared on “FOX & Friends” on Thursday and went off about the protests when asked…
Wednesday, September 27, 2017
Stephen Jackson: If The NCAA Wants to Pay Its Players, Let "Em
Hey, NCAA — here’s a simple solution to all your corruption problems … PAY YOUR DAMN PLAYERS — so says former NBA star Stephen Jackson. Stack wasn’t too in the know on college basketball’s recruiting scandal when we got him at LAX … but…
Tuesday, September 26, 2017
FBI Claims Adidas Honcho Paid Fortune to Funnel Top Players to NCAA Programs
The FBI claims Jim Gatto — the Director of Global Marketing for Adidas Basketball — paid hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes to funnel top prospects to Adidas sponsored colleges … including Louisville. The FBI says 4 NCAA coaches were…
Sunday, September 24, 2017
Jaguars, Ravens Players, Massive Kneeling at London Game
Around 20 NFL players kneeled in the most intense protest yet … a protest clearly triggered by Donald Trump. Players from both the Ravens and the Jaguars took a knee before their game in London as the National Anthem played. Ray Lewis cried…
Monday, September 11, 2017
Mike Ditka Warns NFL Players, They Better Not Take a Knee on 9/11
Mike Ditka’s not lightening up on NFL players who don’t stand for the national anthem … unless calling them disrespectful troublemakers nobody will remember is considered lightening up. We asked Da Coach how he feels about anthem protests on the…