When racists throw bananas in your face, you eat them. According to Color Lines, that’s exactly what Barcelona’s Barça soccer player Dani Alves did when racist sports fans threw a banana on the field during a game against Villarreal in Spain over the weekend. His teammate walked off the field, insulted, but Alves found humor in it.    Barça went on […]

UPDATE: 1:40 PM EST As of Monday afternoon, five major companies have pulled their sponsorship from the LA Clippers. They include Kia, Virgin America, State Farm, AquaHydrate and CarMax. TMZ is also reporting that Donald Sterling’s estranged wife, Shelly, is backtracking on comments she made denouncing his racist rant. In an exclusive video, Shelly can be […]

So this happened… Fox News host Heather Childers announced the winners of the NCAA Championship on Tuesday in her usual excitable manner, but when it came time to accredit the University of Connecticut Huskies, she made one big mistake. “Well, the UConn Huskies are the 2014 NAACP national champs,” Childers said. Freudian slip, perhaps? We’re […]

After being left out of the NCAA tournament just last year due to academic sanctions, the University of Connecticut won its fourth national title Monday night, beating Kentucky 60-54 at AT&T stadium. Catch highlights here…[ESPN] Russia is ready to go to bat. On Tuesday, the country said that any force in Ukraine’s eastern region would […]

Legendary actor Mickey Rooney has died. The famed actor was known for his roles in The Human Comedy, The Bold and the Brave, and Boys Town. With a career spreading over eight decades, Rooney recently shot scenes for Night At The Museum 3 and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. He was 93-years-old. [Hollywood Reporter] […]

So this happened. Cops and firefighters decided to participate in a full-out brawl at the New York Police Department-New York Fire Department charity hockey game at Long Island’s Nassau Coliseum on Sunday because…reasons. It’s not exactly clear why the fight started — years of rivalry between NYPD/FDNY, tension during the game, or just releasing all that paramilitary anger […]

Four men have been convicted of gang-raping a 22-year-old photographer in Mumbai last August in an abandoned mill compound. A fifth is being tried in juvenile court. Mohammed Salim Ansari, Siraj Rehmat Khan, Vijay Mohan Jadhav and Mohammed Kasim Hafeez Shaikh, also known as Kasim Bangali, who were aged between 18 and 27 at the time […]

A 16-year-old high school student from Virginia died just moments after completing her goal and finishing a half marathon. Cameron Gallagher, a swimmer and volleyball player, finished her first 13.1 mile run in two hours and 19-minutes. Elated after crossing the finish line, which she spent months training for, Cameron collapsed and later died at […]

Yesterday, the MLB’s Arizona Diamondbacks introduced a new item to their stadium menu and it’s none other than your favorite childhood food: the corn dog. But here’s the plot twist – it’s 18 inches long. This creation is called the D-Bat Dog and it’s filled with cheese and bacon, which seems simple, but let’s not forget that […]

Talk about being on the right side of history! On Sunday, NBA veteran Jason Collins became the first openly gay athlete to play in one of the four major American professional sports, signing a 10-day contract with the Brooklyn Nets. Shortly after signing his contract on Sunday, Collins, 35, played his first game against the Los Angeles […]

While the rest of us are applauding what could be the NFL’s first openly gay player, the people closest to him are struggling with his revelation. NFL hopeful Michael Sam’s decision to reveal his sexual orientation may have been too much for his father to handle. According to Complex, Sam’s father, Michael Sr. is troubled by the […]