sports
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Exactly How Racist Was Atlanta Hawks Owner Bruce Levenson's Email?
It was quite a weekend in sports. Serena won again, the NFL proved (again) that we’re all hypocrites, and Steph Curry decided to go all Steph Curry against Mexico. He must be racist. For me, though, the most interesting sports-related item was the news that Atlanta Hawks owner Bruce Levenson would be selling his share…
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Ray Rice And The "Well, Actually…" People
There are few internet people less liked than the “Well, actually…” person. You know who they are. Some story breaks with someone doing or saying something shitty, and the maddeningly contrarian “Well, actually…” person starts their spiel, which is usually some combination of myopic condescension shrouded in faux objectivity. “Well, actually we don’t know all…
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Michael Sam, And The Black (And Gay) Politics Of Being "Twice As Good"
The analogy many gay rights activists and allies have made between their fight for equal rights and the Black American’s fight for civil rights is flawed, but I understand why it’s made. It’s a natural comparison, but it breaks down when considering that (most) Blacks can’t blend in. In America, Blackness is conspicuous, and this conspicuousness allows for…
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10 Reasons Why You Totally Need To Be Watching The 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup
1. Because it contains all the elements people who say they love basketball but don’t love the NBA wish the NBA had (shorter games, a single elimination tournament, annoying non-Black guards making faces and taking charges, etc) AND the one element making the NBA the best basketball league in the world (NBA talent and skill). Basically,…
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Mo'Ne Davis Is Better At What She Does Than You Are At What You Do
Sunday afternoon, 13-year-old Mo’Ne Davis — a pitcher for the Taney (Pa.) Dragons — became the first girl to throw a complete game shoutout in a Little League World Series clinching contest, throwing pitches that reached 70 mph. I also had a busy Sunday afternoon. I went to brunch, ordered extra sausage, drank a kiwi Belini,…
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Meet Michele Roberts: 1st Woman To Head Pro Sports Union. Professional Bad-Ass
Look. I’d be lying if I said I heard of Michele Roberts, new head of the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) union, before today. Maybe some of you wonks or Washingtonians might have, but I hadn’t. Still, despite knowing nothing about her outside of her bio on her firm’s website, you have to be a Ceaser/Stringer/Leonidas/Lucy…
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Tony Dungy and Things That Sound Bad No Matter What You Mean
Recently, Tony Dungy, the former head coach of the Indianapolis Colts and current NFL analyst, was asked some questions about drafting players into the NFL and the subject of Michael Sam came up. If you’ll remember, Michael Sam is the openly gay player drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the recent draft out of the…
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There's Nothing Wrong With Being A Bandwagon Fan
(Damon’s latest at EBONY explains why he’s a fan of NBA players first, not NBA teams.) Growing up, my three favorite basketball teams were the Lakers, Bulls, and Warriors. I had a poster of Run TMC, a Bulls Starter jacket, and dozens of Laker t-shirts, sweats, and shorts. Since the Pittsburgh papers didn’t print NBA…
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Lebron Goes Back to Cleveland. Holy. Fucking. Shit. (Edit: 10 Post-Nosebleed Observations)
No coherent thoughts yet. Hard to type while my nose is bleeding. (Edit) Now that my nose has stopped bleeding, here’s 10 quick thoughts about Lebron returning to Cleveland 1. This is the 5th straight summer dominated by a Lebron storyline. 2010: The decision. 2011: Losing to the Mavs. 2012: Winning 1st chip. 2013: Repeating…
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Ladies, It’s Not Worth It To Pretend to Care About Sports
In this 21st century era of brunch parties, Urban League happy hours and Diva Dudes™, the dating game has changed. Instead of guys trying to impress you, the onus is on women – shout out to the black professional gender ratios! The cocktail dresses are tighter, the bras push upper, and the “arbitrary quality that…