Call me crazy, but I've never been a fan of people who feel entitled to heckle and treat athletes like shit. Over the years I've heard truly absurd things said to athletes in the stands which they would never say to anyone to their faces. Athletes are people with feelings too. The guy who threw the cup at Ron Artest…

Your off base on the negativity against Ray Rice. One moment - we're passing laws to help women get treated equally, the next we're saying we can't deter them from assaulting a man. The police arrested both, trust me, she wouldn't have gotten arrested if he assaulted first.The court will remove their indictment in…

People who realize a man has a right to defend himself

she admitted to hitting him first, did you even look into the case or just jump on the hate wagon

She hit him first, so yea, she deserve it 100%.

There's nothing sexier than false bravado via a keyboard and a computer screen. Their manliness is unmistakable. Then they go back to their hen-pecked lives feeling good about the "zinger" they gave a total stranger on a message board because they wouldn't dare speak that way to their wives (even though I highly doubt…

seriously. The internet has become the trolls paradise. As much as I can't stand Stephen A, its really pathetic the lengths nameless internet bloggers like Mr. Ley or Mrs Beedle will go through to castigate someone over something as petty as this. Its truly pathetic.

Compelling argument, why don't you give me your take on the issue?

"I'm sorry you dumb fucks are too stupid to understand the importance of a woman not provoking a situation in which she gets her ass beat." ~Stephen A. Smith

An unfortunate consequence of the Internet is the ability for weak people to make themselves believe that they are strong.

This. Let's not lose sight of the real issues here, folks. Just because Stephen A. Coulter had to draw audiences with his fake apology, let's not forget that Tucker Bayless is still sitting there smugly looking on and waiting to discuss Vanderbilt and his ungodly love of Jay Cutler.

It is truly amazing how stupid these people are. They rather be miserable and in physical harm than to take a chance of having a better.

This entire thread is full of people whining about whether or not an apology was sincere or not.... We jump on Stephen A. after his monologue "condoning" domestic violence because, well, he was most definitely sincere then. But, no, his apology cannot be sincere because it was scripted, because "ESPN forced him to do…

Pretty sure by provoking he meant "physically attacking" as his then-girlfriend was wont to get drunk and do from time to time according to multiple sources.

Maybe if there weren't so many people claiming "men should never hit women ever" then I'd adhere to your fallacy claim.

He basically said that Ray Rice handled it completely wrong, but women shouldn't hit men either. He is 100% right, sucks that he's forced to apologize for something that makes complete sense. Of course the fucking pussy ass outrage manufacturing BLOGGERS like Tom "Such a Little Bitch Ley" keep their "jobs" because of…

First of all, it's ridiculous that Stephen A. Smith had to apologize any further than what he had already done. Second, the apology was absolutely perfect.

I agree with him 100%.

You pencil neck whiny fucks sicken me.