Sports
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Horse Owner Accused of Racism After Naming Racehorse 'Jungle Bunny'
After hundreds of years, white people have yet to develop a cure for racism—though it only took them nine months to create a vaccine for the coronavirus. (Oh wait, no they didn’t. They just like to credit for shit they shouldn’t.) This reinforces the widely held belief that they have alllllllllllllll the effort and ingenuity…
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Unseasoned Twitter Melts Down After the Cleveland Indians Decide to Get Rid of Its Racist-Ass Nickname
Since establishing itself as a major league franchise in 1901, the Cleveland Indians have won a pair of World Series championships, 10 Central Division titles, and six American League pennants. But along the way, the team has infuriated plenty of people with its decision to perpetuate Indigenous stereotypes with its trash-ass logo and team nickname.…
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Jalen Hurts Is Here to Stay, Drew Lock Came to Play and Other Takeaways From Week 14 of the NFL
Another week of NFL football is in the books. Let’s get to it. As if making your first start as an NFL quarterback isn’t challenging enough, Eagles rookie Jalen Hurts faced the tall task of playing against the best defense in the league on Sunday. And prior to his game against the Saints, just about…
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Kyrie Irving's War With the Media Won't End Well: 'I Do Not Talk to Pawns'
Whether the NBA likes it or not, Kyrie Irving is undergoing a metamorphosis. The bubbly, harmonious neophyte of yesteryear has been replaced by a battle-tested superstar who’s tasted the spoils of championship victory, as well the criticism of his peers. Now on his third team in only nine seasons, he’s survived quarrels with LeBron James,…
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US Olympic Committee Says It Won't Sanction Athletes for Racial Justice Protests
This year, people from all walks of life used their voices to protest against the injustice they saw around the world. Among those participating in protests in 2020 were athletes in the NBA, WNBA, U.S. women’s soccer, NFL, and other fields, who received comparatively less outrage than professional players have in the past (see: Colin…
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Paul George, Clippers Agree to 5-Year Extension Worth Up to $226 Million: 'I Owe Them a Trophy'
2020 has been a rough year for all of us, but it’s been a particularly ugly year for the Los Angeles Temecula Clippers. After spending their 2019-20 offseason assembling the closest thing to Thanos and the Black Order that the NBA has seen in recent memory, the team left their Infinity Gauntlet at home and…
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Mike Tyson Has About 80 Million Reasons to Jump in the Ring With Evander Holyfield Next: 'Let's Do It!'
Not only did Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr.’s exhibition match provide us with an endless supply of memes, but it proved that even after a 15-year layoff, boxing fans will still clamor to watch Iron Mike throw hands in the ring. From the New York Post: The former heavyweight champion’s exhibition draw against Roy…
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After 8 Years of Marital Bliss, the Houston Rockets Have a James Harden Problem
The workplace is delicate. There are egos to manage, conflicting personalities, roles to assign, salaries to determine, and morale is kind of a big deal too. And after eight seasons of perennial disappointment in Houston, James Harden has made it abundantly clear that he has no desire to play for the Rockets. There’s plenty of…
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Scottie Pippen Wasn't Feeling The Last Dance, and Yes, He Let Michael Jordan Know All About It
Look, I get it. Scottie Pippen is a man of principle, and at the end of the day, he just wants people to put some respect on his name. His on-again, off-again ex-wife, Larsa, has already made his cushy gig as an NBA analyst unnecessarily complicated, and the last thing he needs is his former…
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'Breakin' 3: Olympic Boogaloo' Coming to a Summer Olympic Games Near You
Y’all. Listen. The 2024 Summer Olympics are about to be the greatest sporting event in history by virtue of the fact that breaking—competitive breakdancing—is officially an olympic sport. According to CBS News, the sport is set to be among the final list of sports to be announced for the 2024 games. The inclusion is part…