sports
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Chris Bosh Fails Latest Physical. Is His NBA Career Over?
The Miami Heat has not cleared Chris Bosh to play in the upcoming season, and his plan to resume play is in jeopardy, according to a report by the Associated Press. “The Miami Heat regret that it remains unable to clear Chris to return to basketball activities, and there is no timetable for his return,” the…
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The Seattle Seahawks Are Some Bitches. I’m Actively Rooting Against Them All Season.
The entire Seattle Seahawks team is a bunch of bitches. Since Colin Kaepernick’s protest against the anthem became public, several players (and teams) from the amateur ranks all the way to the professional have joined in in hopes of pushing forward a conversation to spearhead change. The protests have seeped into other professional sports and…
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Confounding Fathers: Paternalism and the Sociopathic Nature of Racial Discourse in America
Not even 24 hours after Hollywood has-been Michael Rapaport tweeted to me the last of his puerile, racist memes, I looked up at a television in my gym and saw him on ESPN, contributing some inane wind about the NFL to keep the 24-hour sports-entertainment mill spinning. Paul Finebaum—who two weeks ago apologized after his…
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Watch: NFL Commentator Shannon Sharpe Says to White Folks, ‘Don’t Tell Us What to Grieve For’
It’s almost as if Colin Kaepernick has given those in the sports realm the green light to express the frustration they may feel at the relentless (and avoidable) death of black people at the hands of police. To wit, on Thursday evening, NFL commentator Shannon Sharpe passionately told his co-worker about his take on Kaepernick’s…
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Watch: Allen Iverson’s Epic Hall of Fame Speech Left Nary a Dry Eye in the House
Although there were many names of note inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Friday, no one’s speech was quite as gracious, real and moving as that of Allen Iverson, who admittedly has been through many ups and downs in his life and career. Iverson, who remained choked up through his entire…
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The NFL Is Sociopathic And Racist Trash. But Keep Watching, And Just Know You're Watching Trash
The worst part about the Colin Kaepernick protest situation isn’t the flagrant hypocrisy, colorism, or the stifling of freedom of speech. It’s something a little more matter of fact. Something that I wasn’t truly aware of until this situation garnered mainstream media attention. Apparently, Colin is not a great football player anymore. Who knew? In…
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Protest This: The NFL Is a Shelter for Violence
After we applaud Colin Kaepernick’s protesting of police brutality, don’t let the spectacle of demonstration distract us from the crooked stage of the American football field, where social ills are churned into entertainment. When the commencing whistle is blown, cheers for the game and its heroes drown out screaming acts of domestic violence, racism, sexism,…
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Serena Williams Breaks Navratilova’s Grand-Slam Record
Appearing in a bright and unique fashion ensemble (including hot-pink sleevelets), Serena Williams handily clinched a record-breaking win over Swede Johanna Larson at the U.S. Open on Saturday, 6-2, 6-1. The victory represented Williams 307th grand-slam title, more than any other woman in the sport, eclipsing Martina Navratilova. She is also now tied with Roger…