Via Think Progress: “The Sanford Police maintain that Zimmerman’s conduct was legally justified under Florida’s controversial “Stand Your Ground” legislation, enacted in 2005. The law eliminated the duty to avoid a confrontation and authorized the use of deadly force if there is a “reasonable belief” it is necessary to “prevent …

Via Politico: “Geraldo Rivera said Friday he would “bet money” that Trayvon Martin wouldn’t have been fatally shot if the teenager hadn’t been wearing a hoodie…”I am urging the parents of black and Latino youngsters particularly to not let their children go out wearing hoodies,” Rivera said on “Fox & …

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Dan Rubenstein breaks down and picks his winners for the Elite 8 match ups this Sunday. He’s got Kentucky over Baylor and UNC falling to Kansas. Comment below for your predictions! Subscribe to our channel for more sports videos! Click here: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=sbnation Check us out on Facebook (Facebook.com/SBNation) and follow …

In the first overtime game of the entire tournament, UNC came out victorious, beating Ohio with a final score of 73-65. While UNC advances to play Kansas on Sunday, the big question remaining is: can UNC win if they have to play without Kendall Marshall? Subscribe to our channel for …

President Obama weighed in on the case of Trayvon Martin, the 17-year-old unarmed teen shot by the yet to be arrested George Zimmerman: “If I had a son he would have looked like Treyvon,” Obama said shortly, addressing the victim’s parents. “I think they are right to expect that all …

Why has HLN host Nancy Grace basically ignored talking about the Trayvon Martin (the 17-year-old unarmed teen shot by the yet to be arrested George Zimmerman) case on her show? Ana Kasparian and Cenk Uygur discuss on The Young Turks. *http://www.mediaite.com/tv/why-has-nancy-grace-been-silent-about-trayvon-martin-on-hln/ Subscribe to The Young Turks: http://bit.ly/eWuu5i The Largest Online …

Some (most notably Fox host Geraldo Rivera) are making the absurd argument that Trayvon Martin was shot by George Zimmerman because he was wearing a hoodie, suggesting that it’s understandable because wearing hoodies makes people look dangerous. A movement of people taking photos in hoodies in support of Trayvon/prosecuting Zimmerman …

Via The Huffington Post: “Apparently televangelist Pat Robertson does not agree with the Tim Tebow trade to the Jets and had some strong words for the Broncos over their decision. On Thursday during a taping of “The 700 Club,” Robertson blasted the Broncos’ Tebow trade saying it would “serve them …

Via NewsOne: “On Thursday morning, John Hood, president of the ultra-conservative North Carolina think tank the John Locke Foundation, sent out an apology via his Facebook page for a racially charged picture that was posted Monday on its official blog “The Meck Deck.” The controversial image (pictured) depicted Obama lounging …