If you are a student/athlete at Alice High School in Alice, Texas, you will be kicked off your respective sport if you are caught kissing someone of the same sex. This just happened to a 17 year-old male, who was on the school’s varsity cheerleading team. The young male was seen kissing a boy inside the school’s band room last week when the school’s surveillance camera caught him in action. As punishment, the school kicked him off the Coyotes cheerleading squad...
In the grand scheme of things, sports aren’t very important. Sometimes it’s difficult not to feel stupid being so emotionally invested in an activity involving grown men wearing tights and chasing after a ball. But, more than just an escape from reality, sports can be a conduit for conveying life’s struggles — along with the more meaningful stuff. The following sports flicks contain themes and lessons to which everyone can relate, making them classics regardless of their genre. 1....
Watching a college football game at Notre Dame Stadium is a must for any college football fan. The stadium is rich in tradition and filled with pageantry. From the Irish Guard to the fans dancing an Irish jig when the band plays “Rakes of Mallow,” Notre Dame Stadium is more of an experience than anything else. However, the 80,795 fans are not necessarily the loudest in the country and ND athletic director Jack Swarbrick wants that to change—specifically in...
Arizona high school principal J Charles Santa Cruz is not only infringing on first amendment rights, but he is preventing teenage girls from supporting the fight for breast cancer. The Gilbert High School cheerleaders designed a pink t-shirt to raise money for breast cancer awareness during football games. Unfortunately, school officials believed the shirt was not age appropriate and will not be allowed on campus. The pink t-shirt, which displays “Gilbert Cheer” on the front and boasts the slogan...
During a radio interview, former Ohio State QB Terrelle Pryor told Pittsburgh’s SportsRadio 93.7 The Fan that he feels badly about the current state of the Buckeyes. Pryor talked about how the team’s misfortunes hurt him and that he is saddened by “watching the guys because I know I can be on the field helping them guys.” He reiterated that he “should be on the field.” Ironically, Pryor is directly responsible for the status of the team and the...
The Indianapolis Colts are in the news again and the focus is not on Peyton Manning, but rather the front office. On October 5, 2011, a former part-time hostess on the Colts’ statistics crew filed a civil lawsuit against the team for violating the Fair Labor Standards Act. Colleen Fenstermaker worked for the Colts from 1998 to 2011 (she alleges she was “wrongfully” terminated in September 2011). During that span, she was a part-time hostess who passed out game...
With the NFL bottom feeders on a full-on “Suck for Luck” campaign. There is another college signal caller who is showing signs of maturity, leadership, and skill to play on Sundays. Oklahoma State QB Brandon Weeden, an Edmond, Oklahoma native, is turning heads in Stillwater. The senior gunslinger is coming off of an impressive 70-28 win over Kansas completing 85% of his passes with 5 TDs and 0 INTs. He has an impressive 76% completion rate and is poised to lead the...
