Sports
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Eric Reid Has Been Drug Tested 7 Times in 11 Weeks Because the NFL is the Trump Administration of Sports
The NFL is the Trump administration of American sports leagues. Despite being almost 70 percent black, the NFL ownership doesn’t care about black people. They bend policies, hire accused domestic abusers, and make no bones about doing whatever they want with impunity. Sounds a lot like the current administration, doesn’t it? So either Carolina Panthers…
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20 New Things I Know About You If You're a Black Man Still Watching the NFL
What if Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones walked onto his insanely gaudy field on game day Sunday and openly whipped a black player’s naked back? Or, what if Washington’s football team owner announced that he was finally going to succumb to accusations that his team’s name was racially insensitive and would now refer to his…
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John Wall Allegedly Flew in an IG Model Who Chronicled Her Trip and This Really Explains the Wizards' Season
The Washington Wizards are having quite the start to their year. First, they traded everyone whom star point guard John Wall didn’t like (which was mainly center Marcin Gortat) and brought in an aging and ineffective Dwight Howard. Shortly after the season began, Howard went out with a butt injury, then rumors began swirling that…
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Why They Kneel: 'What's Free?' The Money Bail Revolution in Philadelphia and D.C.
To examine the injustice and inequality that prompted some NFL players to protest during the national anthem, each week, for the remainder of the NFL season, The Root will explore the data behind racial disparities in the two cities represented in the National Football League’s premiere matchup—Monday Night Football. Tonight, the football team from Washington,…
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Kansas City Chiefs Cut Star NFL Running Back Kareem Hunt After Video Footage Surfaces of Alleged Assault
In a move that has rocked the NFL, the Kansas City Chiefs have released star running back Kareem Hunt. The decision came after a video surfaced on Friday that showed him in a hotel altercation shoving and kicking a woman. The incident in question occurred in February and no arrests were made at the time…
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NFL Safety Eric Reid Has Been Drug Tested 6 Times in 8 Games But That's Probably Just a Coincidence
Because the NFL, much like America, is a fair place that doesn’t see color, there has to be another reason that Carolina Panthers safety Eric Reid has been drug tested some six times since joining the team at the end of September. According to Bleacher Report, Reid, who just so happens to have been the…
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Steph Curry Emerges Unscathed After Scary Multi-Vehicle Accident
According to ESPN, Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry avoided serious injury after being involved in a three-car collision Friday morning. The NBA superstar was headed to the Warriors shootaround on Highway 24 near Oakland when a driver making an improper lane change lost control of their silver Lexus and struck his black Porsche.…
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America's Point Guard Kyrie Irving Had Some Choice Words for Thanksgiving
Boston Celtics point guard Kyrie Irving would like you to know that he does not flock with your precious Turkey Day. The five-time All Star, gnarly beard proponent and former NBA champion has recently grabbed headlines for tracing and embracing his Sioux heritage. Irving’s mother, Elizabeth, passed away when he was four, and moved across…
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Condoleezza Rice Might Finally Save the Cleveland Browns from Themselves as Their Next Head Coach
“If Donald Trump can be president, why can’t Condoleezza Rice be an NFL coach?” That question and others are apparently circling around the Cleveland Browns offices as ESPN reports that the former Secretary of State is in their crosshairs as their potential next head coach. While the NFL currently has three female assistant coaches, Rice…
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Wally Triplett, the 1st Black Player to Be Drafted and Appear in an NFL Game, Dies at Age 92
Wally Triplett, the trailblazing Detroit Lions running back who was the first African-American to appear in a game for an NFL team after getting drafted, died Thursday. He was 92. In a statement released by The Lions, Triplett is celebrated for his contributions both on and off the field. “As the first African American to…