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Stephen A, Jay Williams Have Heated Exchange Over Kyrie’s Vaccine Status (VIDEO)
Stephen A. Smith and Jay Williams had a heated exchange over Kyrie Irving and his decision not to get the COVID-19 vaccine ahead of the upcoming NBA regular season. During Wednesday’s episode of ESPN First Take, the two men sat...
Sage Steele Set To Return To SportsCenter After Hiatus
Sage Steele is set to return to the ESPN airwaves. On Tuesday, the Worldwide Leader in Sports announced that Steele will be returning to her role as co-host of the noon SportsCenter after a temporary hiatus. Steele was sidelined amid...
Sage Steele Tests Positive For COVID; Pulled Off ESPN Amid Controversy
Well, well, well… Sage Steele has been pulled off of ESPN. The SportsCenter anchor was pulled from programming following a positive COVID-19 diagnosis. She had also been embroiled in a controversy after calling the company’s vaccine mandate “sick” and “scary...
Sage Steele: ESPN’s COVID Vaccine Mandate Is ‘Sick’ & ‘Scary In Many Ways’
As a worker at ESPN, which is owned by Disney, Sage Steele had a decision to make. The Worldwide Leader in Sports announced earlier this year that all employees must comply with a COVID-19 mandate by September 30 or they...
Toronto Raptors Returning To Home Arena After 19 Months On The Road Due To COVID
The Toronto Raptors are moving back north. After spending 19 months playing “home games” at Amalie Arena in Tampa Bay due to the coronavirus pandemic and Canada’s strict travel restrictions, the Raptors announced that the team will be returning to...
NFL Fines 25 Players $14,650 For Not Wearing Masks, Tracking Devices
The NFL is proving to players that they must take the league’s COVID-19 protocols very seriously, and 25 players found out the hard way that if they do not comply then they will be hit where it hurts the most....
Rutgers Football Player Transferring Over School’s COVID Vaccine Mandate
A member of the Rutgers football program is looking to move on after the university announced it would require the COVID-19 vaccine for all students. Defensive back Peyton Powell, a former four-star recruit, announced on social media that he has...
Cam Newton Out 5 Days Over ‘Misunderstanding’ About COVID Protocols
Cam Newton is being forced to sit out the next five days due to a “misunderstanding” about protocols relating to COVID-19 testing away from NFL facilities. According to the New England Patriots, Newton traveled for team-approved COVID testing over the...
Big Ten Football: Teams Unable To Play Due To COVID Will Have To Forfeit
Big Ten football teams unable to avoid a COVID-19 outbreak could be setting themselves up to miss the College Football Playoff. On Monday, the Big Ten announced that any team unable to play a conference game due to COVID-19 will...
Pac-12 Announces COVID-Related Game Cancellations Will Result In Forfeit
The Pac-12 announced some major news this week regarding COVID-19 policies moving forward. Unlike last season, where a game canceled due to COVID-19 complications would result in a no contest, this year’s cancellations due to COVID will result in a...
Ravens Star QB Lamar Jackson Tests Positive For COVID-19 Again
Lamar Jackson has tested positive for COVID-19 again. The Baltimore Ravens star quarterback is one of a handful of players to test positive for the novel coronavirus since reporting to training camp. The former NFL MVP previously tested positive for...
Jon Rahm Forced Out Of Olympics; Tests Positive For COVID… Again
Jon Rahm has been forced to withdraw from the Tokyo Olympics. The 26-year-old Rahm, who is the No.1-ranked golfer in the world, was forced out of the Summer Games after testing positive for COVID-19. It is the second time in...
