Posts Tagged ‘Racist’
MLB investigating racist messages sent to Cubs’ Carl Edwards
CHICAGO (AP) — Major League Baseball is investigating racist messages sent to Chicago Cubs reliever Carl Edwards Jr. on Instagram this month. Edwards was optioned to Triple-A Iowa after he…
Read MoreAnalysis: For fans, winning trumps pitcher’s racist comments
Nearly a week after he was cheered in the wake of his years-old racist, sexist and homophobic tweets resurfacing, Milwaukee Brewers reliever Josh Hader took the mound in San Francisco…
Read MoreNationals SS Turner apologizes for offensive tweets
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nationals shortstop Trea Turner apologized Sunday night for some years-old homophobic and racially insensitive tweets, becoming the latest in a series of major leaguers to address offensive…
Read MoreBraves pitcher Sean Newcomb apologizes for offensive tweets
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta Braves pitcher Sean Newcomb apologized Sunday for racist, homophobic and sexist tweets he sent as a teenager, calling them “some stupid stuff.” “I definitely regret it,…
Read MoreAli at the center of any talk of activism by black athletes
Muhammad Ali knew he didn’t have much time left. His career was at stake — but more importantly, so was his freedom — as he awaited the day he would…
Read MoreLeBron reflects on MLK's legacy, criticizes Trump on holiday
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) LeBron James says honoring the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. is more important than ever because “we’re trying to be divided right now by somebody.” James…
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