Riots

Fox News’ Steve Doocy put some of the blame for the Capitol police’s handling of Wednesday’s riots on their bosses and bureaucrats who, he said Thursday, “set them up for failure.” “The scandal is that the Capitol was not better protected yesterday on such a significant day after the suggestion…

A newly-elected West Virginia politician was part of the pro-Trump mob that stormed the Capitol. Derrick Evans, yelled: "Patriots inside, baby!" as he filmed himself joining the crowd that burst through the doors of the US parliament. Evans, a new member of West Virginia's House of Delegates, was livestreaming on…

Updated / Friday, 1 Jan 2021 15:50 Ontario's finance minister, Rod Phillips, apologised for his 'dumb, dumb mistake' (file image) A Canadian politician has resigned after being caught taking a family holiday in the sunny Caribbean while his compatriots were urged to avoid non-essential travel during a strict pandemic lockdown. Ontario's…

Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed that what his government has achieved is below the expectation of Nigerian.He made this known in his New Year message to Nigerians today where he said; “I am aware that for some of our compatriots, the progress we have registered since the inception of…

Elise Amendola/Associated Press New England Patriots quarterback Cam Newton said that he's a "mentally tough S.O.B." when Chris Mason of masslive.com asked him about what he learned after facing numerous hardships during the 2020 calendar year (11-minute mark). Ryan Hannable of WEEI provided a transcript of Newton's entire response. "I'm…

Happy Holidays. This week we are reprinting our top stories of 2020. This article first appeared online in our “Outbreak” issue in April, 2020. I’m no stranger to forced isolation. For the better part of my 20s, I served as a nuclear submarine officer running secret missions for the United…

A wonderful Week 16 of action was bookended by two sterling showings from New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara on Christmas on Friday to Buffalo Bills wide receiver Stefon Diggs on the Monday night finale. Following their blockbuster outings, Diggs and Kamara led the way among the latest Players…

4:34 | December 30, 2020 Kyle Brandt joined Sportsnet Central to go over New Year’s resolutions for a handful of NFL teams, including the Dallas Cowboys and the struggling Patriots. Read More

As a kid going to elementary school in the 1990s, the two funniest football jokes I knew were that J.E.T.S. stood for Just End The Season, and B.I.L.L.S. stood for Boy I Love Losing Super Bowls. While the former is still just as relevant as ever, the latter may no…

Is the Power Rankings gap between Kansas City and the rest of the top five shrinking? The Chiefs barely survived against the Falcons in Week 16, while the Bills, Packers, Saints and Ravens all romped in impressive fashion. K.C. might be in cruise control as it approaches its first-round bye,…