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Other SportsTokyo Olympics to reprimand athletes who kneel, lift fists to protest racial injustice

Athletes choosing to kneel or lift their fists in protest of racial injustice at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics will face punishment from the International Olympic Committee. The IOC’s Rule 50 prohibits any “demonstration or political, religious or racial propaganda” inside Olympic venues. Athletes’ Commission Chief Kirsty Coventry said athletes the IOC consulted on the rule […]

Other SportsOlympic gold medalist Chloe Kim talks anti-Asian hate

Snowboarder Chloe Kim is an Olympic gold medalist and one of the faces of the sport. But she, too, has been exposed to the unfortunate rise in racist words and acts perpetrated against Asian Americans. Kim, 20, is first-generation Korean American. She revealed to Alyssa Roenigk she first began receiving discriminatory direct messages after winning […]

Other SportsPro ski jumper Daniel-Andre Tande suffers serious injuries after horrific crash in World Cup event

Norwegian ski jumper Daniel-Andre Tande is reportedly already in stable condition after suffering serious injuries in a crash while training for a World Cup event in Planica, Slovenia. Tande, who won a gold medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, was skiing at 100 kilometers per hour when he lost control over one of […]

Other SportsAnnouncer calls high school players 'n-word' for kneeling during anthem

An announcer for an online broadcast of a high school basketball game in Oklahoma was caught directing racist comments toward members of the Norman High School girls basketball team. The comments were aired on a live microphone as players from Norman kneeled during the national anthem just before the team faced Midwest City in the […]

Other SportsJohn Geddert, ex-U.S. gymnastics coach tied to Larry Nassar, kills himself after being charged with sex crimes

Former U.S. gymnastics coach John Geddert has reportedly died from suicide Thursday just hours after charges of human trafficking, sexual assault and racketeering were filed against him. Kim Kozlowski of the Detroit News reported Geddert, who had ties to former USA gymnastics national team doctor Larry Nassar, was meant to turn himself in Thursday afternoon. He faced […]

Other SportsJapan privately believes 2020/2021 Olympics will be canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic

As it is, the coronavirus pandemic has already had a significant effect on most, if not all competitive sports leagues throughout the world. Right now, it’s the Tokyo Summer Olympics that appears to be in danger of being canceled altogether, as the dreaded COVID-19 continues to spread at a rapid rate. According to Richard Lloyd […]

Tampa Bay BuccaneersDisney announces new Stephen A. Smith program on ESPN+, Tom Brady docuseries and SEC exclusive deal

Stephen A. Smith will soon have another platform from which to (possibly) grace us with his performative take-throwing. The Walt Disney Company, which owns ESPN, made its annual Disney Investor Day presentation on Wednesday, in which the entertainment conglomerate revealed a slew of upcoming projects across its media empire. Among those projects is a new […]

Other SportsVIDEO: Texas high school football player gets ejected, body slams referee

Things got real ugly quick on Thursday night in a local high school football game in Edinburg, Texas when a a defensive linesman disconcertingly grabbed the sack of the evening award after he threw down no less than a game official after he was ejected from the game. Emmanuel Duron, a senior from Edinburg High […]

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