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NFL Captain Cancels Charity Event at Trump Golf Course

Buffalo Bills player, Jordan Poyer, announced on Saturday that his charity golf event was canceled. He was set to host his event at Trump National Doral in Florida, which he coined as his “favorite course,” but after heavy backlash, he decided to cancel. The statement that was released noted that Poyer faced political backlash and many “negative comments” based on where it was hosted, even some of the golfers deciding to cancel their participation based on the course choice. Jordan Poyer also noted that he hopes for “unity among Americans,” confused why this divide is still a problem in America. Read More

Sports League Ices Their Pride Celebrations

The National Hockey League (NHL) has come out against having “themed jerseys.” NHL commissioner Gary Bettman argued that themed jerseys, such as pride jerseys, have “become a distraction.” This comes after the league has faced backlash for not embracing Pride or other social issues to the fullest extent. However, the commissioner said that Pride Night, along with other heritage nights, will stay, but what happens “on the ice” is what is being controlled. Read More

Congress to Blame for PGA-LIV Drama? 

PGA Tour commissioner, Jay Monahan, blames Congress’s failure to step in for the merger between the PGA Tour and the Saudi-funded LIV Golf Tour. He claims that the US government has allegiances toward the Saudi officials, even going so far as to claim that the two governments have an “alliance.” Monahan and the tour sent a letter to Congress expressing why his Tour was “forced” into a merger. He cited the ongoing legal struggles between the two golf organizations as lengthy, even saying that they would likely go on for years if this merger didn’t occur. He claimed: “This left the very real prospect of another decade of expensive and distracting litigation and the PGA Tour’s long-term existence under threat.” Many, including groups that support the victims of the 9/11 attacks that the Saudi government funded, are calling for Monahan to resign. Read More

Senate Launches Investigation Into PGA Tour, LIV Golf Merger

Chair of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Richard Blumenthal, has announced that he will be heading a probe into the merger between the PGA Tour and the Saudi-owned LIV Golf. The committee is concerned over the Saudi government's possible influence in overseeing the deal between the two brands and what kind of role they would potentially play in the future structure of the newly formed entity.  Read More

Mass Shooting After NBA Finals in Denver Leaves Multiple Injured

Following the Denver Nuggets securing the team’s first-ever NBA Championship, a gunman opened fire on a crowd celebrating near downtown Denver on Monday night. The shooting occurred just after midnight in an area of the city with one of the largest crowds, leaving seven with mild injuries and three in critical condition. Police are continuing their investigation into the possible suspect and motive of the heinous crime.  Read More

PGA Tour Merger With Saudi-Backed LIV Golf Draws Criticism

An advocacy group, 9/11 Families United, released a statement stating they were "shocked and deeply offended" by the recent merger between PGA Tour and the Saudi family-owned LIV Golf. The group, along with many others, has long accused the Saudi royal family of using their ownership of sports entertainment organizations to distract the public from the country’s blatant history of human rights abuses. One of the most gruesome of these offenses was that Saudi officials knowingly provided information and funding to networks that the 9/11 hijackers relied on to carry out their heinous attacks. PGA Tour officials have yet to comment on the criticisms made in regard to their new business partners. Read More

Professional Golf Drama Continues- LIV Merges with PGA

The saga between the two professional golf leagues continues. The Saudi-owned golf league, created by what many claimed to be “anti-PGA” values, has agreed to a merger with the Professional Golf Association and what is known as the European Tour. This comes after various legal disputes between the two leagues, and this merger would resolve them. President Trump took to Truth to say this union between LIV and the PGA was “ a big, beautiful, and glamorous deal for the wonderful world of golf.”  The new league has been controversial since its inception, with many troubled by its funding by a country infamous for human rights violations, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Many fans have been concerned by the large sums of money offered to former PGA Tour players, persuading them to join the new tour, some even claiming that this tour is offering this money to try and dissuade the players from the country’s blatant discrimination.  Read More

Texas Rangers Hold Out Against MLB “Pride Night”

As the MLB celebrates Pride Month by forcing all of its teams to host “Pride Night” and other pro-LGBT agenda events, the Texas Rangers are the only team pushing back against the woke mandates. The Arlington-based team has refused to don any kind of rainbow paraphernalia this month and has opted out of hosting Pride-related events at games entirely. The team's stand against tyranny may not last for much longer, however; In an interview in 2021, Rangers COO Neil Leibman told the Dallas Morning News that the organization had already begun implementing DEI practices in their hiring process to create a more “inclusive” atmosphere internally. Many worry that with mounting pressure from leftist activist groups and weak internal leadership, the Rangers may soon cave to the demands of the left and fall in line with their woke agenda’s status quo. Read More

A Fairytale Story: How the fan favorite took charge of the PGA Championship

Michael Block, a club-pro golfer from Southern California, lived his Cinderella story at the PGA Championship this past weekend. Every year, the tour event hosts numerous professional golfers but also gives a chance for 20 club professionals to earn a shot at a win.  Block played remarkably well throughout the weekend and even made a hole-in-one while paired with the third-best-ranked golfer in the world, Rory McIlroy. This hole-in-one, along with a near-perfect score all weekend in the top 15, has landed Michael Block an invitation to next year’s PGA Championship and an upcoming PGA Tour event in Texas. Read More

High School Track Runner Snubbed From State Finals by Trans Athlete

Adeline Johnson, a female track athlete from Dublin, California, was denied entry to the state finals after losing a 1600-meter race to a male-to-female transgender runner. During a video of the athletes being awarded on the podium, Johnson can be seen giving a visible thumbs down as her biological male opponent was being awarded his medal over her. Multiple women’s advocacy groups were at the meeting, holding up signs in protest and voicing their opinions. Just recently, an attempt was made by House Republicans to pass a federal ban on biological men in women’s sports; no Democrat congressional leaders voted ‘yes’ on the legislation, and as a result, the bill did not even make it to the Senate. Read More