“I’m not the greatest, I’m the double greatest” -Muhammad Ali One of America’s greatest patriots, Muhammad Ali, is being honored for living a life of courage, conviction and love. The New York Post reported this week that the Louisville Regional Airport Authority’s board voted ...read more
In 1772, Phillis Wheatley was tried in the city of Boston for writing poetry. It wasn't the content of her poems that they objected to; it was the fact that she was a black woman, and a slave (since the North had not yet abolished slavery). The white men who tried her were ...read more
There's been a great deal of debate over Serena Williams' loss in the U.S. Open this weekend to Naomi Osaka, with some arguing that the penalties leveled on her by umpire Carlos Ramos were merited, and others arguing they were the result of his racial blindness. While I stand on ...read more
I was at a bar on Sunday when I saw the Minnesota Vikings crushing it during the second quarter of their playoff game against the New Orleans Saints on the TV. I didn't think too much about it since I figured they had the game in the bag. It wasn't until Monday that I learned ...read more
In this special episode of The Bantercast, Ben and Michael talk to the legendary boxer David Haye. Haye is the former heavyweight champion of the world and former undisputed Cruiserweight champion of the world. We spoke to David about the upcoming Mega Fight between Floyd ...read more
Here we go again. Social justice warriors lurking on the internet desperate to inject their dourness into everything funny have found a new target for their pathological ire. This week it's Ellen Degeneres, the beloved talk show host who committed the grievous crime of posting ...read more
“I am America. I am the part you won't recognize. But get used to me. Black, confident, cocky; my name, not yours;my religion, not yours; my goals, my own; get used to me.” When I heard about Muhammad Ali being close to death last night, my initial reaction was one of gratitude. ...read more
Just days before Floyd Mayweather's final fight with Andre Berto last weekend, award winning sports journalist Thomas Hauser broke the news on SBNation that there were very serious flaws with the drug testing Mayweather has been subjected to over the past few years. The story ...read more
In what can only be regarded as an insane, utterly grotesque abuse of power, the Nevada State Athletic Commission handed out one of the most severe punishments in its history - a 5 year suspension for MMA fighter Nick Diaz who tested positive for marijuana metabolites following ...read more
(Image: Shawn Simoes) Yesterday we covered reporter CityNews reporter Shauna Hunt's epic shaming of a group of soccer bro douchebags who sexually harassed her with an incredibly unfunny internet meme outside a Toronto FC game in Canada. It turns out that one of the perpetrators ...read more
In case you were on Mars over the weekend you are probably aware that Floyd Mayweather defeated Manny Pacquiao via decision at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas in what was billed as the 'Fight of the Century'. While it may well have been the 'Money Making Event of the Century', it was ...read more
The fight of the century is now two days away, and the world will finally get to see this generation's best defensive boxer square off against the best offensive boxer for a combined $250 million purse. Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao have been circling each other for half a ...read more
(Image source: Unknown) The UFC and MMA in general is a steroid epidemic. They've started this really stringent testing and everybody is getting popped. They're just getting popped left and right. It's one of the things fighters have been saying for a long time, that everyone is ...read more
Over the weekend, Manny Pacquiao put on a devastating display of speed, accuracy and power against an overmatched but game opponent, Chris Algieri in Macau, China. While fans were happy to see a vintage Pacquiao performance, it was still a fight nobody asked for. While Algieri ...read more
Britain and America are both sports proud nations. Their national identities are built partly on the sports they created, and every weekday and weekend millions of citizens sit glued to their television sets watching their favorite athletes compete against each other. Americans ...read more
UPDATE: In a hard fought 12 round fight, Floyd Mayweather took Alvarez's WBC to become unified champion, cementing his status as the best boxer in the world today. Alvarez had his moments but Mayweather was one step ahead throughout the fight, and won via majority decision ...read more
Sports is a hard subject to talk about. It’s harder to discuss intelligently, rationally and earnestly than politics, for sure. And that is why I’m scared. Sports are an escape that we fans know, deep down, is silly. As I’ve said before, sports gives us hope, so we ignore the ...read more
By Bryce Rudow “It’s one thing to want something, but it’s a whole other ballgame to know why you want it.” These are the opening words of The Will To Win, a documentary/sly marketing piece produced by NFL Films and Gatorade about Robert Griffin III’s rehabilitation process ...read more
Given I'm friends with quite a few Martial Artists, boxers, and fight fans I posted the following comment on my facebook page to kick off a debate on the world's highest paid athlete, Floyd Mayweather: Floyd Mayweather is a great fighter, but people need to calm down with the ...read more
Over the weekend, Mixed Martial Arts legend Anderson Silva, was knocked out cold by the relatively unknown Chris Weidman in the second round of their middleweight title fight in Las Vegas. It was a shocking finish to what most people expected to be a routine defense for the ...read more
Unless you've been living under a rock, you are probably aware that the highest paid athlete on the planet, Floyd Mayweather, will be defending his 147lb title against little known Mexican American boxer Robert Guerrero this weekend. Casual observers of the sport are mostly ...read more
Mega internet company Yahoo is going through big changes (again). The failing google competitor has amped up operations to stay relevant, doing crafty things like changing the newsfeed on its home page, shelling out unseemly fortunes to app designing teenagers, and betting the ...read more
Washington Wizards center Jason Collins has become the first openly gay athlete playing in a major American team sport. In the latest issue of Sports Illustrated magazine, Collins wrote: I'm a 34-year-old NBA center. I'm black. And I'm gay. I didn't set out to be the first ...read more
I've received quite a few emails in regards to the article I wrote about Tracy Anderson and her questionable claims about exercise and nutrition. My basic argument was that Anderson's method is no better (or worse) than any other form of exercise, and her dietary advice is ...read more
I'm not going to pretend I know much about Gwyneth Paltrow. I've seen her in a few movies, most of which I thought were pretty good. I particularly liked 'Sliding Doors' and 'Shakespeare in Love' and thought Paltrow did a fine English accent and acted extremely well in them. ...read more
Americans are good at a lot of things. We've defeated Nazis and ended a Holocaust. We've created a universe of technological advancements that have connected the world. We've discovered many of the vast secrets of space. We've created groundbreaking art and entertainment. You ...read more
Perhaps you don't need to send the reporter from Sheboygans #1 News Team to cover the Super Bowl... The number of media credentials issued for the Super Bowl is down for the first time in recent memory, according to the National Football League, which revealed there were simply ...read more
