Thứ Ba, 2 tháng 12, 2014
Thứ Bảy, 29 tháng 11, 2014
Jemele Hill of ESPN of the story on the incident — and the history behind it — that shocked fans and the league.
Earlier today, Ray Rice won his appeal against his indefinite suspension from the NFL and was immediately reinstated to the league.
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In conjunction with the news of Rice's reinstatement, ESPN has released Janay Rice's full account of what happened between her and her husband that night.
Mike Segar / Reuters
After the club, our friends from Baltimore, Ray and I decided to go to the late-night restaurant in the casino. Ray and I were bickering. We were drunk and tired and while I know that some people may find it hard to believe, none of the six of us can remember exactly what Ray and I were arguing about. It was that insignificant.
As we were arguing, he was on his phone and not looking at me. I went to reach for his phone, and when he grabbed it back, he spit at me and I slapped him.
We got into the elevator and what happened inside is still foggy to me. The only thing I know -- and I can't even say I "remember" because I only know from what Ray has told me -- is that I slapped him again and then he hit me. I remember nothing else from inside the elevator.
The next thing I do recall is being in the casino lobby, surrounded by cops.
Via espn.go.com
Janay tells the story of how she and her future husband met as teenagers, eventually turning their friendship into a relationship while Ray Rice was at Rutgers. She mentions an often-ignored challenge for wives of NFL players, discussing how difficult it is to transition to a strange, new city and build an identity and life for herself. Rice says that "until this past year, that first one in Baltimore was the most difficult in our relationship. After their daughter Rayven was born, the couple entered premarital counseling as a precautionary measure to set themselves up for success.
Rice explains: "Even though counseling has a certain stigma among both men and women -- especially in the African-American community -- Ray and I wanted to work toward building better communication between us."
Thứ Sáu, 28 tháng 11, 2014
The Brazilian soccer legend has been interned for four days. He was moved to a “special care unit” to receive renal support.
The greatest soccer player in history is in the hospital with a urinary tract infection and has been moved to a "special care unit", AFP reported Thursday.
Ricardo Moraes / Reuters
Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pelé, was taken to Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paolo four days ago, after he developed a urinary tract infection following a surgery to remove kidney stones.
Doctors said the 74-year-old soccer star is "clinically unstable" but "conscious and conversational." He is receiving renal support therapy in the hospital's special care unit. The special care unit is reserved for patients who need a higher level of support but whose condition is not critical enough to merit a bed in intensive care.
In a statement, Pelé reassured his fans that he is doing well, and insisted that the move to the special care unit should not be interpreted as a worsening of his health.
"I want to take this opportunity to let you know that I am doing fine. I was not put into intensive care today, I was simply relocated to a special room within the hospital for privacy purposes only," the statement read.
Considered by many a Brazilian national hero, Pelé led the South American nation's team to three victories at the FIFA World Cup. He holds the record for the most goals scored during league games — a grand total of 541.
Thứ Năm, 27 tháng 11, 2014
We’re forever tired of inexplicably having to defend our football fandom.
"You're a [insert team here] fan?! Name five starting players on the team."
Oh you like coffee? Name five top-selling brands...
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"Real fans don't talk about how hot the players are."
Interestingly enough, I can assess a player's physical appearance and their performance on the field... AT THE SAME TIME. It's like a superpower.
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"Girly team gear annoys me. Those girls don't know anything about the game. They are just trying to look cute."
Uhhh right...
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"Have you ever even been to a game?"
You can't be using that as a serious way to gauge whether I actually follow a team. My socioeconomic status, work schedule, family life, relative location to the team itself, or any other mitigating factor as to why I may or may not have been to a game is a way for you to tell how legit my fandom is? It's called a television.
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The mother of four-year-old Leah Still says her daughter’s medical bills have left them in financial duress.
Devon Still, the NFL player whose 4-year-old daughter is battling cancer, hasn't paid child support since August, a lawyer for the child's mother first told the New York Daily News.
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According to the letter:
Because Mr. Still is refusing to pay child support, Leah and her mother are unable to afford housing and are forced to live with a friend of Channing's mother who has been kind enough to allow them to live in her home.
But for the kindness of this person, Leah and Channing would be homeless because of Mr. Still's failure to pay child support.
In addition, Channing has no car of her own and cannot afford to rent one to transport Leah to the hospital in Philadelphia for treatment. Channing has been forced to ask a friend to please loan her their car to use to take Leah to and from the hospital. Channing should not have to rely on the charitable acts of acquaintances in order to transport Leah to the hospital for the medical care which is so necessary for the health and welfare of her child.
Also, to make matters worse because Mr. Still has declined to pay child support, Channing has had to rely on food stamps in order to feed their child.
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