Day: June 28, 2023

US women’s soccer team to receive ESPN courage award; social media wants Peyton Hillis for life-saving efforts

9:00 pm June 28, 2023

ESPN announced on Wednesday that the United States Women’s National Team will be awarded the Arhur Ashe Courage Award at this year’s ESPYs for its fight for equal pay. The award, named after the famed tennis player, is given annually to someone in sports that “[possesses] strength in the face of adversity, courage in the […]

Madonna hospitalized for ‘serious bacterial infection’ that required ICU stay

8:10 pm June 28, 2023

Pop icon Madonna was hospitalized and required a stay in the intensive care unit (ICU) after developing a “serious” infection, according to her team. Guy Oseary, the singer’s talent manager, broke the news in an Instagram post on Wednesday. The 64-year-old “Like a Virgin” singer was rushed to the hospital on Saturday. “On Saturday June […]

Former New Mexico State basketball players settle lawsuit over alleged hazing incidents

8:05 pm June 28, 2023

The former New Mexico State basketball players who filed a lawsuit alleging they were ganged up on and sexually assaulted by teammates have settled the case, one of their attorneys said Tuesday. Aggie players Deuce Benjamin and Shak Odunewu filed the lawsuit in April, alleging three players on the team assaulted them, while coaches who […]

Eagles star Jason Kelce goes viral after chugging beer at lightning speed

8:05 pm June 28, 2023

Philadelphia Eagles star center Jason Kelce is a man of many talents, and one of them was on full display in Sea Isle City, New Jersey, Wednesday. Kelce was back at Ocean Drive Bar & Restaurant in the Jersey Shore town to raise money and awareness for the Eagles Autism Foundation, and he kicked off […]

Jordan Neely subway chokehold captured on more video than previously known, prosecutors reveal

8:03 pm June 28, 2023

New York prosecutors have additional videos of the subway altercation that led to the chokehold death of Jordan Neely last month, court filings revealed Wednesday after Marine Corps veteran Daniel Penny pleaded not guilty to manslaughter charges in Manhattan. Prosecutors have five cellphone videos taken by three witnesses, according to disclosure forms, as well as […]