The critics of Harrison Butker’s commencement speech at Benedictine College are continuing to fire. The Kansas City Chiefs kicker urged women graduates to embrace being a “homemaker” and criticized the LGBTQ community and President Biden for his stance on abortion. In the speech, Butker added, “things like abortion, IVF, surrogacy, euthanasia, as well as a growing support for the degenerate …
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Patrick Mahomes says he takes 'some of the credit' for Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce romance
Travis Kelce seemed to take his shot with Taylor Swift over the summer when he made a bracelet for her while attending one of her Eras Tour shows. Shortly after, the two began hanging out, and Swift started attending Kansas City Chiefs games. The two hid their relationship at the time, but when Swift first got to a game, the …
Read More »Rams GM says Stetson Bennett needed 'a break from the game' during rookie season
While Matthew Stafford was and remains entrenched as the Los Angeles Rams’ starting quarterback, the team last year used a fourth-round draft pick on two-time College Football Playoff national championship-winning quarterback Stetson Bennett. The former Georgia Bulldogs star was expected to be Stafford’s backup during his rookie season and the foreseeable future. But Bennett was missing in action during the …
Read More »City of Kansas City has 'separated' from employee who doxxed Harrison Butker following speech, mayor says
Mayor Quinton Lucas revealed on Thursday that Kansas City has “separated” from the social media employee who shared where Harrison Butker lives after his commencement speech at Benedictine College last week. The Kansas City Chiefs kicker urged women graduates to embrace being a “homemaker” and criticized the LGBTQ community and President Biden for his stance on abortion. In the speech, …
Read More »Roger Goodell praises 'diversity of opinions' in NFL, USA following Harrison Butker's speech
Harrison Butker’s commencement speech brought its fair share of both praise and criticism. The Kansas City Chiefs kicker encouraged women graduates to embrace their “vocation” as a “homemaker” and criticized the LGBTQ community and President Biden for his stance on abortion. In the speech, Butker went after President Biden while adding, “things like abortion, IVF, surrogacy, euthanasia, as well as …
Read More »US Olympic surfers Griffin Colapinto, John John Florence keeping close eye on Tahiti swell during WSL event
The World Surf League (WSL) finds itself in Tahiti, French Polynesia, this week as their global tour with the top surfers in the world continues with the SHISEIDO Tahiti Pro event. However, for Griffin Colapinto, who sits atop the Championship Tour rankings, and John John Florence, the legendary surfer who is just behind Colapinto in third, their minds are not …
Read More »NBA closes investigation into Thunder’s Josh Giddey over underage relationship allegations: report
The NBA has closed its investigation into Josh Giddey’s alleged relationship with a minor, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Giddey, the sixth overall pick of the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2021 NBA Draft, was not charged after the Newport Beach Police Department in California announced in January it was unable to find criminal activity. “No charges have been filed …
Read More »Alex Rodriguez wants his Yankees No 13 retired despite complicated legacy: 'Dream come true'
Alex Rodriguez has maybe the most complicated legacy in not just New York Yankees history, but maybe throughout the entirety of Major League Baseball. The No. 1 overall pick in 1993 heard the loudest of both cheers and boos during his 22-year career, when he hit 696 home runs, won three MVPs, a World Series and 10 Silver Sluggers. In …
Read More »NCAA to allow Power 5 conferences to pay players in unprecedented agreement
For the first time in the history of college sports, the NCAA has agreed to allow its Power Five conferences to pay players directly. Law firm Hagens Berman and Winston & Strawn LLP announced jointly with the NCAA and the Power Five conferences — the Big Ten, SEC, Pac-12, Big 12 and ACC — a “landmark antitrust class-action settlement” that …
Read More »Ryan Garcia threatens to quit boxing in since-deleted posts after test results come back positive for PEDs
Embattled boxer Ryan Garcia’s drug test samples collected before his fight against Devin Haney returned two positive tests for banned performance-enhancing drugs, according to boxing writer Dan Rafael. “Ryan Garcia’s B sample results were returned Thursday a.m., 1 day after being opened,” Rafael tweeted. “I have the lab reports & the B samples, as expected, matched A samples – both …
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