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BLM Slogans On Playing Courts Ahead For Super-woke NBA
The conclusion to the 2019-2020 pro basketball seasons promise to be woker than woke. NBA and Women's NBA players fully intend to make social justice the centerpiece to their basketball season re-starts.
Women's Soccer Players Kneel; NASCAR Anthem Musician Denounces U.S.
The topic of race enveloped two sporting events this past weekend. Saxophonist Mike Phillips, who performed the Star Spangled Banner prior to Sunday's NASCAR competition at Pocono Raceway, called America a racist nation. All members of the Portland and North Carolina teams kneeled during the national anthem prior to their National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) game in Utah Saturday.
Media, Politicians Launch Renewed Attack on Redskins
Opponents of the Redskins nickname are on the warpath with renewed fury, combining the efforts of media, activists and politicians to call upon team members to refuse to play for Washington. Leading the charge is Fawn Sharp, president of the National Congress of American Indians, an organization representing 500 tribes.
Voter Suppression Fighter James Expands Entertainment Empire
Without missing a beat in his work to stop black voter suppression and get President Donald Trump out of office in November, LeBron James and friends have raised $100 million for his SpringHill Entertainment Company to contract with Disney for scripted television. Be forewarned, though, nothing James does in the realm of entertainment is done in a vacuum, but as part of a social justice agenda…
USA Today Promotes Cancel Culture Attacks on National Anthem
The Star Spangled Banner has become another victim of cancel culture. America's national anthem is under fire, and USA Today is providing the match with four stories in recent days denigrating the Star Spangled Banner.
#FakeNoose: ESPN’s Will Cain Indicts the Media and NASCAR
“Huge, if true.” Those are three of the most rare words used by the media today. For those who have not turned on the news recently, NASCAR called the FBI to investigate a potential hate crime committed against the only black driver in the sport, Bubba Wallace, when it was claimed a noose was found in his team's garage.
Bryant Gumbel, His HBO Guests Assail Our 'Country of Slavery'
In the June installment of HBO's Real Sports Tuesday evening, host Bryant Gumbel and a supporting cast of progressives looked down their noses at whites and conservatives while discussing the racial tsunami sweeping over America. There was no shortage of accusations -- including slavery -- aimed at white people, and Gumbel closed the program by claiming African Americans pay a "black…
The Masters Should Be… CANCELLED?! (And No, Not Because of COVID)
What does someone first think of when they hear “The Masters”? Golf. That’s the answer. It is an event that has long transcended the world of sports. Even those who have no idea the difference between a Bogey and a Birdie know that 'The Masters' is ‘that one golf event with the green jacket thing’.
ESPN Guest Accuses U.S. of Slavery, Demands Nobel Prize For Kap
A long-time driver of social justice activism in sports, Dr. Harry Edwards appeared on ESPN's First Take television program Monday morning. Treated with great reverence by co-hosts Stephen A. Smith and Molly Qerim, the emeritus professor of sociology at Cal-Berkeley offered no shortage of incendiary remarks.
Cheese Head: Brett Favre Compares Kaepernick to Pat Tillman
Yep. Add Brett Favre to the list of former NFL players who took a couple too many shots to the head. To be fair, the legendary Packers QB was asked a stupid question. He gave a stupid answer.
Deadspin Wants GOP, NBA Punished If Sports Causes COVID-19 Death
The NBA and Major League Soccer are planning to resume play in Orlando next month, and if this contributes to a single coronavirus death, they and Republican leaders in the state should be tried for manslaughter. You read that right: Gov. Ron DeSantos, Sen. Marco Rubio and Rep. Matt Gaetz would all be culpable, writes Deadspin's Thomas Laforgia.
ESPN's Woke ESPYs Did Not Disappoint
“I think the hardest thing to be, in 2020, is reasonable. To be reasonable in an unreasonable time is a true mark of rebellion right now; that is defiance. It’s in short supply.”
NY Daily News Writers 'Marketing' Kaepernick For Return
New York Daily News sports writers on Saturday blitzed the NFL with renewed calls to sign Colin Kaepernick. Bob Raissman urged the NFL Network to run a marathon marketing the lightning rod former pro quarterback. Mike Lupica wrote the New York Giants should do the right thing and give him a chance to be their quarterback.
Chicago Trib: TX Rangers Were Racist, So MLB Team Should Change Name
“Boy, look at all those Jacobin BLM kids out there hating on cops, tearing down statues, getting people fired, canceling everything they can think of -- sure looks like fun. How can I, a simple Chicago Tribune editorial board member, get in on some of that? I know! I’ll connect a baseball team to a law enforcement organization that may have been racist in the past! You’re a genius, Steve…
