Mike Tyson is apparently getting into the marijuana business. The former heavyweight champion recently broke ground on a 40-acre plot of desert in California, which he intends on turning into a cannabis resort that produces “high quality strains of THC and CBD,”The Blastreports. Tyson also hopes to advance research on …
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On a mission to prove that Russell Wilson’s controversial lateral to Mike Davis over the weekend was legal, Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll revealed on Monday that he had reached out to astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson looking for an answer. And much to his delight, Tyson came through with …
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The New York Giants fired head coach Ben McAdoo on Monday, according to the NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. The Giants also parted ways with general manager Jerry Reese, who had been a member of the Giants in various roles since 1994, according to ESPN. The decision came several days after …
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Gabby Douglas is the third member of the “Fierce Five” (following Aly Raisman and McKayla Maroney) to say she was abused by former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar. The three-time Olympic gold medalist released a statement via social media on Tuesday, saying she didn’t speak earlier because “we were conditioned …
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On Friday, Aly Raisman shared a lengthy message on Twitter in which she asked her followers for their help so that she create change in regards to the treatment of women and victim shaming. In the message, the three-time Olympic gold medalist wanted to clarify that a sexy photoshoot or …
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Chris Long will make $1 million this season from the Philadelphia Eagles, but he announced that he will not collect any of it as income. The defensive end will donate each of his 16 game checks to charities focused on education. “I’m playing the entire 2017 NFL season without collecting …
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A documentary about Conor McGregor‘s “meteoric rise” is coming out next month. Titled Notorious, the movie follows McGregor from when he was claiming welfare checks worth $235 in Ireland four years ago to being one of the biggest athletes in the world today. “Notorious is the exclusive, all-access account of …
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The shooting tragedy in Las Vegas hit close to home, quite literally, for the UFC. The Vegas-based organization pledged a $1 million donation to the victims and their families, UFC president Dana White told ESPN. The company took a count of all its employees on Monday morning, just hours after …
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Former boxing champion Jake LaMotta died on Tuesday at the age of 95. According to the Associated Press, which confirmed the boxer’s death with fiancee Denise Baker, LaMotta endured “complications of pneumonia” and died in a Miami-area hospital. LaMotta, born on July 10th, 1921, competed in 106 professional bouts during …
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WWE Hall of Famer Bobby “The Brain” Heenan died on Sunday, the WWE confirmed, at the age of 73. No official cause of death has been confirmed, though Heenan had previously been diagnosed with throat and tongue cancer.Heenan, born Raymond Louis Heenan, is considered by most experts to be the …
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