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NFL Players to Pay Tribute to Victims of Police Brutality With Helmet Decals
Donald Trump is gonna hate the “new” NFL. Washington’s NFL team abandoned its racist-ass name, NFL players are now encouraged to peacefully protest during the national anthem and “Lift Every Voice and Sing”—yes, that “Lift Every Voice and Sing”—will be played during Week 1 games for some inexplicable reason. But one thing that’s really gonna…
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Andrew Gillum Is Back
In March, back when the coronavirus pandemic was still a figment of our imagination, former Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum was involved in an alleged crystal meth-related incident at a Miami Beach hotel. The details weren’t pretty and the rumors circulating around social media were even more gruesome. But instead of cowering in the shadows,…
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15 Women Accuse Former Employees of Washington's NFL Team of Sexual Misconduct, Verbal Abuse
Oh boy. For the past week, there have been rumblings about a bombshell report coming out that would expose the rotten underbelly of Washington’s NFL team, and on Thursday we finally found out what it was. The Washington Post reports that 15 former employees of Washington’s NFL team, all women, have accused team staff of…
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Jerami Grant Keeps That Same Energy Throughout Interview With Reporters: 'Breonna Taylor’s Killers Are Still Roaming Around Free'
As a role player, Denver Nuggets forward Jerami Grant doesn’t make a lot of headlines. But after dedicating an entire press conference to discussing the death of Breonna Taylor, he’s doing exactly that for all the right reasons. ESPN and the Denver Post report that after practice on Wednesday, Grant fielded a number of questions…
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Twitter Erupts After James Harden Spotted in Blue Lives Matter Mask: 'Say It Ain't So' [Updated]
In a past life, I used to rock a snapback or a fitted damn near every time I left my apartment, which invited a lot of unsolicited small talk. “Yankees, huh? So you’re from New York?” I mean, I was born there. So I’d mention that, then explain that I had no vested interest in…
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Yes, Mike Tyson Wants Smoke With a Great White Shark
I’ve fought racism, parking tickets and cashiers for extra napkins, but I can’t say that I’ve ever thrown hands with a Great White Shark. Mike Tyson, however, is not me—which apparently means that he’s about to beat some shark’s ass. After teasing his return to boxing in May, the former heavyweight champ will kick off…
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In a Sports World Built on Stars, the WNBA Is Giving a Masterclass on How Not to Treat Its Own Players
Stop me if you’ve heard this before, but the WNBA isn’t doing particularly great. Prior to COVID-19 ruining everyone’s lives, attendance was abysmal—the WNBA had it’s lowest attendance in league history in 2018 and drew even smaller crowds in 2019—and the league has long been criticized for its meager wages (that require even its superstars…
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The Tuskegee Airmen Are Mixed on Having an NFL Team Named After Them: 'I Am Not Sure They Are Worthy'
As someone who’s never had a professional football team named after them, I would imagine that it’d be quite the honor, but if you were to ask the surviving members of the Tuskegee Airmen the same thing, you might be surprised by their answers. Washington’s NFL team recently announced that they will be using a…
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NFL Player Kenny Stills Charged With Felony for Seeking Justice for Breonna Taylor
Breonna Taylor is dead. Not that Daniel Cameron, Kentucky’s Attorney General, cares. He’s too busy throwing engagement parties to charge the officers involved with her murder. But plenty of other people care, including Houston Texans receiver Kenny Stills. He was one of 87 people charged with a felony on Tuesday for protesting Taylor’s death on…
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The NFL Really Thinks Mouth Shields Will Prevent Players From Catching COVID-19…While Playing a Full-Contact Sport
The NFL really doesn’t want its players to catch the coronavirus, but it also really wants to make billions of dollars from a full-contact sport in the middle of an unprecedented global pandemic. So in the half-hearted name of health and safety, the league is rolling out a new toy to mitigate the spread of…
