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Hockey commentator Jeremy Roenick is firing back at NBC Sports, accusing his former employer of discriminating against him for being straight. Roenick was fired by NBC Sports back in February after he made sexually suggestive remarks about colleagues Kathryn Tappen and Patrick Sharp on a podcast. Now Roenick has filed a lawsuit against the network in New York Supreme Court, claiming wrongful termination and discrimination based on gender or sexual orientation, according to our sister site Variety. Roenick’s lawsuit states that figure skating commentator Johnny Weir made “colorful commentary” about skaters’ body parts for NBC Sports during the 2018 Winter...

I am not now, nor have I ever been, jealous of professional athletes. Despite the massive amounts of money earned by today's modern pro athlete, I've never wasted a moment regretting the fact that my athletic career ended as a mediocre Division I offensive lineman. Even when I was broke and living in a one-room, roach-infested efficiency in a small southern Indiana town, I never once felt a minute of envy as my old high school teammate, Jeff George, was selected No. 1 in the 1990 NFL draft and received a seven-figure signing bonus. It must be tiring carrying the...

And so begins the NHL's marketing campaign to win back fans ... Former Blackhawk Jeremy Roenick let shot after shot fly at a news conference for Mario Lemieux's charity golf tournament Saturday in a profanity-laced rant. While Roenick did say the league needed to give the fans a victory after the long lockout, he didn't do much for the league's image when he lashed out at fans who criticized the players for their role in the cancellation of the season. "If people are going to sit and chastise pro athletes for being cocky, they need to look at one thing...