Peter F. Richman

Bio

Sports & Culture writer/personality from New Rochelle, NY. Editor & writing correspondent for Bleacher Report. Sports broadcaster—formerly of Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Football, Basketball & Baseball (Division III, SCIAC). Graduate of Claremont McKenna College '13 in History. Researched and fell in love with the story of the most overlooked, compelling sports story—the Harlem Globetrotters and their controversial founder/longtime owner, Abe Saperstein. Hip-hop buff, loyalist & historical guide.
The Republican National Committee (RNC) is trying hard in its poor attempts to target and sway young adults against the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Since the first four ads weren't unoriginal or abrasive enough, the RNC released four more on Tuesday…
American Olympic swimming champion Ryan Lochte was injured last weekend when he was considered much too attractive and desirable by a teenage girl. According to ESPN, when he tried to catch an obsessed fan who had run and jumped at him, the two fell…
The last place a suspected criminal should go is the scene of the crime. Thus one situation a maligned 6'3", 319-pound, tattooed behemoth might hope to avoid is being publicly intoxicated and belligerent. So the Miami Dolphins' Richie Incognito,…
The incessant bullying of Miami Dolphins tackle Jonathan Martin became so unbearable that he left the team last week to seek mental help and spend time with his family. The resulting investigation into the alleged ring-leader, starting guard Richie…
For Wednesday night's Game 6 of the 2013 World Series between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Boston Red Sox, the chance to witness history means historic ticket prices. If you're unaware — or you're one of those Sox fans who wears that green hat…
A few short years ago — hell, even prior to the 2012-13 NBA season — you couldn't surround LeBron James with enough cute children to make him a likable figure. It started in 2010 when he burned Cleveland and they burned his jerseys; it worsened when…
If you're a fan of the New England Patriots' Rob Gronkowski, Zubaz, both, or neither, then this is for you. Check out this epic video clip from Rob and his brothers for their future television show, The Gronks. Deadspin says the family is shopping…
If you've grown extremely tired of looking at grown men dressed like children for Halloween, fret no more. This Olathe, Kansas baby, whose name is Graham, just stole the show by dressing as a grown man. But, don't worry, his parents B.J. and Jodi…
A collective yawn and groan was let out around the country when we learned the 2013 World Series would feature the Boston Red Sox and the St. Louis Cardinals. I had even started my annual rant of "fans" emerging from the woodwork upon their team's…
Nearly 20 years ago, the state of hip hop and what constituted a feud was extremely different. There was a real east coast-west coast rivalry, there were controversies because of actual shootings, and there were eventual murders related to combative…
The wife of the New York Jets No. 1 cornerback and eight-year man, Antonio Cromarte, describes herself on Twitter as, "E! CandY Girl, Actress, Model, Dancer, Host." If Twitter could speak, her tweets would be shrill and strident. But give Terricka…
We often hear that vague ambition of "expanding the international brand" or "taking the league global" with NFL games in London. With the first one played back in 2007, we've even reached the point of discussing a London-based NFL franchise or, as…
After nearly a week of player mutiny, a fired interim coach, boycotting of practices, and even a game forfeiture, the Grambling State Tigers football team has certainly raised nationwide awareness, eyebrows, and hefty support in their challenges to…
Unfortunately for Western Hills High School, not all of Texas high school football plays out like an episode of Friday Night Lights. Let's just say the drama and the romance of the Permian Panthers were nowhere to be found at the site of a 91-0…
The NFL and Roger Goodell have been known to cover their legal and financial asses from time to time. And don't even ask Terrell Suggs about his thoughts on the commish playing a role in the Super Bowl blackout. But would the league really pull the…
Don't trash-talk Steve Smith's family, especially if you're a second-year cornerback on a 3-4 St. Louis Rams.  In his postgame remarks, or "profanity-laced tirade," as ESPN calls it, Smith let his anger toward Janoris Jenkins be known: "What I don't…
Just when we thought Jets head coach Rex Ryan had taken a page from Muhammad Ali, who wouldn't have sex for six weeks before a fight, we misinterpreted. "I did not tell our players that they couldn't have sex," Jets head coach Rex Ryan said. "I did…
The reluctance to change the Washington Redskins name and logo is ethnic offensiveness thinly disguised as maintaining tradition. Unsuccessful efforts to rename one of the NFL's oldest franchises have been ongoing for decades, and have more recently…