Erik Drost / Flickr We Are Witnessing the Decline of LeBron James, Top Sports Analyst Says An ESPN sports analyst said last week that NBA superstar LeBron James has admitted it is downhill from here. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal May 10, 2021
@nateswildn / TikTok via @TPostMillennial / Twitter screen shot Officer Reportedly Suspended for Mocking LeBron Raises $500,000, Plans to Give Back Not only that, but Bellevue, Idaho, deputy Nate Silvester has managed to sign a book deal after his video went viral. By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal May 7, 2021
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport's photostream /Flickr) Olympic Committee Stands Against Kneelers, Says No Way to BLM The slogan ‘Black Lives Matter’ will be banned from athlete apparel at the Summer Olympics, according to the IOC. By Dillon Burroughs, The Western Journal May 4, 2021
Jeremiah Wong / Flickr Underdog Kentucky Derby Winner 'Medina Spirit' Originally Bought for $1,000 as a Cheap Yearling Medina Spirit, the horse who won the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, was so unwanted as a colt that he was once purchased for $1,000. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal May 3, 2021
Dylan Wolf / Flickr Kentucky Derby Bucks Activists, Will Play Classic Song Before Race The Kentucky Derby will play 'My Old Kentucky Home' before Saturday’s race, despite complaints from race activists. By Kipp Jones, The Western Journal May 1, 2021
Trà Sữa SweetLife / Flickr Pub Owner Says the Customers Are Now Pouring in as LeBron's Insult Against Small Business Backfires A pro-police bar owner who drew mockery from LeBron James is having the last laugh, as he’s got a lot of new customers. By Kipp Jones, The Western Journal April 30, 2021
NewsChannel21 / YouTube screen shot Oregon Trims Down Mask Mandate After Track Runner Collapses It took a star athlete to collapse at the finish line to get one state to alter its mask edicts. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal April 29, 2021
Gage Skidmore / Flickr 'Duck Dynasty' Star Willie Robertson: Kneeling at NFL Games 'Feels a Little Un-American' Robertson said that kneeling during the national anthem 'feels a little un-American.' To me, it feels supremely un-American. By Elizabeth Stauffer, The Western Journal April 28, 2021
Mateusz Dach / Pexels High School Runner Surprised When Dog Joins Her on Track Field - And Wins The crowd roared as the pup closed in on Laney, but still Laney didn't know they were screaming for the dog. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal April 28, 2021
@bt_optics / Unsplash Olympics Committee Upholds Honor of Games, Keeps Ban on Protests and Political Stunts The International Olympic Committee upheld its rule disallowing protests at the Games, sending a message to woke American athletes. By Taylor Penley, The Western Journal April 24, 2021
@Oregonian / Twitter Runner Collapses at Finish Line Due to 'Complete Oxygen Debt,' Coach Blames Masks Oregonian columnist John Canzano said the rules need to change 'before someone gets seriously hurt or dies.' By Erin Coates, The Western Journal April 23, 2021
Gage Skidmore / Flickr Trump Issues Statement Slamming 'Divisive' LeBron James for 'Racist Rants' Former President Donald Trump ripped LeBron James over the NBA star's tweet targeting the police officer who shot a knife-wielding teenager. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal April 23, 2021
Markus Spiske / Unsplash College Soccer Player Files Lawsuit Alleging She Was Forced Off Team for Refusing to Kneel A former member of the Virginia Tech women's soccer team has filed a lawsuit claiming she was punished for her political views. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal April 20, 2021
Pixabay / Pexels 'I Want to Watch the Game': NFL Legend Brett Favre Wishes Sports and Politics Could Be Separated The NFL legend called out sports for embracing divisive politics and said he doesn’t blame people who no longer want to watch. By Kipp Jones, The Western Journal April 15, 2021
Gage Skidmore / Flickr GOP Senators Cruz, Hawley, Lee Roll Out Legislation to Deal a Serious Blow to Major League Baseball 'No corporation should be so big and so powerful that it can control the political process, that it can override the will of the voters.' By Erin Coates, The Western Journal April 13, 2021
Fox News / Video screen shot High School Track Coach Fired After Going Scorched Earth on Decision to Force Masks on Competing Teen Athletes 'These insane policies are robbing kids of once in a lifetime opportunities for no valid reason other than irrational fears.' By Deborah Van Kempen, The Western Journal April 10, 2021
Roger Smith / Flickr Poll: Once Told What's Actually in the Georgia Bill, Most Americans Sour on MLB's Boycott The poll results come after MLB's decision to move the 2021 All-Star Game and 2021 draft out of Atlanta to protest a state elections bill. By Michael Austin, The Western Journal April 8, 2021
Lesly Juarez / Unsplash Former MLB Commissioner: Moving the All-Star Game Was a 'Serious Mistake' A former Major League Baseball commissioner says the game will suffer as it becomes a pawn for partisan politics. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal April 7, 2021
Pixabay / Pixels MLB Rips GA Voter ID Law But Requires a Photo ID to Pick Up Tickets at Games MLB requires proper credentials, but the league is punishing Georgia voters for wanting the same safeguards - and that's unsportsmanlike. By Christine Favocci, The Western Journal April 6, 2021
Jose Francisco Morales / Unsplash MLB Reportedly Moving All-Star Game to CO - State That Requires Voter ID and Has Fewer Early Voting Days MLB's reported move proves that the league's hypocritical interests lie in 'woke' politics instead of voting rights. By Taylor Penley, The Western Journal April 6, 2021
Gage Skidmore / Flickr Marco Rubio Asks MLB Commissioner if He'll Give Up His Membership at Augusta National Golf Club Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida wrote a letter to Manfred on Monday criticizing many of his hpyocritical positions. By Grant Atkinson, The Western Journal April 6, 2021