Sports
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Pro Tennis Player Serves 'That Smoke' After Disrespectful Handshake
A black professional woman’s tennis player graciously offered her Canadian counterpart the opportunity to participate in an American ceremony known as “the throwing of hands” after the Caucasian Canuck reportedly exercised a little too much aggression during a post-match handshake. The fisticuffs began shortly after 20-year-old Canadian Katherine Sebov defeated 18-year-old Alycia Parks in straight…
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Soccer Star Mario Balotelli Threatens to Leave Game After Enduring Racial Abuse, Monkey Chants
I don’t watch a lot of soccer, primarily because I hear so much about all the racism that black players are forced to endure. In the latest example of exactly that, we’ve learned that Brescia striker Mario Balotelli was showered with monkey chants and other racial abuse while trying to do his damn job. ESPN…
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NFL Quarterback Deshaun Watson Says Popeyes Chicken Sandwich Healed Eye Injury
As Popeyes’ Chicken Sandwich finally makes its eagerly anticipated return to the marketplace this week comes the news that an NFL player is talking up its healing powers. Mill Vanilli used to blame it on the rain. Jamie Foxx blamed it on the alcohol. And these days, Lizzo is blaming it on her juice. But…
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NCAA Opens Door to College Athletes Being Able to Make Their Own Coins Off Their Own Names and Images
The NCAA on Tuesday opened the door to college athletes being able to profit from their own names and likenesses, and finally share in the billions of dollars their athletic prowess brings to colleges and universities across the country. In a news release, the college sports governing body indicated that it was willing to discuss…
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Zion Williamson Is Basketball Bo Jackson
You can find some of the very worst people in the world on Twitter, in barbershops, at bars, and anywhere else the upcoming NBA season is being discussed. If you need help distinguishing these repugnant motherfuckers from the rest, just listen in on the conversation, wait until Zion Williamson is brought up, and witness their…
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Texts May Once Again Prove Problematic for Football Player Antonio Brown
Looks like text messages may land Antonio Brown, the NFL wide receiver booted last month from the New England Patriots, in hot water once again. Brown, who faces accusations of sexual assault and misconduct by two women, was released by the Patriots after he reportedly sent threatening text messages to the second woman after her…
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LeBron James Calls Houston Rockets GM ‘Misinformed’ Over Tweet That Could Cost NBA Billions of Dollars—and Twitter Reacts
It’s often been said that freedom of speech doesn’t mean freedom from consequences, and LeBron James has made it clear that the now frayed relationship between the NBA and China is a direct result of one thing: a lack of consideration. In speaking to reporters on Monday for the first time since Houston Rockets general…
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New G.O.A.T.: Simone Biles Makes History Winning 25th World Championship Medal
Numbers don’t lie. And neither does the number of medals won. Simone Biles is living proof of this as the agile athlete makes sports history for winning the most medals of any gymnast. Ever. On Oct. 13, the Columbus, OH native became the gymnast with the most medals earned at the world championship level with…
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Colin Kaepernick’s Team Dispels False Narrative With Facts
Seeking to dismantle rumors, innuendo and misconceptions surrounding the status of embattled quarterback Colin Kaepernick, representatives for the star issued a press release on Thursday filled with irrefutable facts about the football star and activist who was ostracized by the men who own NFL teams…and Jay-Z. “There have been so many false narratives in the…
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‘Still Gotta Pay Me’: Antonio Brown Wants Back In the NFL, Despite Accusations of Rape and Sexual Misconduct
Saying “they still gotta pay me,” Antonio Brown, the wide receiver cut from the New England Patriots amid explosive accusations of rape and sexual misconduct, wants the Patriots to let him back on the team. As the Los Angeles Times reports, Brown went live on Instagram and directed his fans to tell the Patriots to…