After NFL executives claimed no one from the organization saw the Ray Rice elevator tape, Associated Press broke a contrasting story.   An unnamed law enforcement official told AP the clip was sent to an NFL executive back in April.  The NFL has hired former FBI director Robert Mueller to conduct an “independent” investigation into how the league […]

Whenever I want to give up on humanity and manage to avoid a conversation with family, I can always count on the Internet to renew…

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I am a domestic violence survivor. I’ve been cursed at, spit on, sexually assaulted by my mate, dragged down a flight of steps in public,…

The public release of the video that shows former NFL running back Ray Rice slugging his fiancee (now wife) and pulling her unconscious body out of an elevator has challenged me to ponder some larger issues.  Of course I thought about domestic violence.  As I began to think deeper, it occurred to me that our society has a […]

There has been much suspicion and criticism of the NFL since TMZ leaked a second video from the domestic abuse incident that took place between former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice and Janay Palmer–his fiancee at the time–back in February.  The initial recording that went public showed Rice pulling his unconscious fiancee (currently his […]

Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice is washed up in the NFL. He finally got what he deserved. Rice, the former running back for the…

It’s a good thing that Columbus Short made the most of his time in Barbados at the Crop Over Festival (Rihanna, who is, of course,…

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As conversation swirls around ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith‘s controversial domestic violence comments, the man at the center of them, Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice, owned…

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Stephen A. Smith, co-host of ESPN’s First Take, was suspended by the network in the wake of remarks he made regarding domestic violence. His remarks, which were in response to the NFL suspending Baltimore Ravens RB Ray Rice for 2 games, created a firestorm on sports radio, and the social media universe. Smith said: “We know [abusing […]

Yesterday, our columnist Tonya Pendleton penned her version of the Stephen A. Smith/Ray Rice Controversy. Today, Michael Cottman provides the male point of view.  Sports…

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This past Friday, veteran sports commentator Stephen A. Smith sparked a firestorm of controversy around statements he made on ESPN’s “First Take” on domestic violence. In his…

It’s no secret that ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith has foot-in-mouth disease. It’s the reason why ESPN hired him – they wanted a loudmouth who could…