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Mets’ Poignant Moment on Field was Pure Mets Off it
The Mets and Marlins did not play on Thursday night, instead taking the field, removing their hats, having a collective moment of silence — 42 seconds to honor Jackie Robinson — and leaving a Black Lives Matter shirt on home plate as they headed back to their clubhouses in Queens....
College Athletes Are Striking, Too: 'We Should All Be United in This Fight'
Young people have historically been on the forefront of American change, protests, and progress. So it’s no surprise that college athletes, too, have decided to strike and use their platforms to speak about Jacob Blake and issues of racial injustice....
Max Kellerman Says Nothing but the Truth and it Drives Trumpers Crazy
Here’s a nomination for Truth Teller in Media award: Max Kellerman....
Welcome to the Revolution, NHL. We Hope You'll Stay Awhile (They Won't)
A day after players in other major sports leagues decided to not play to demand an end to racial injustice, the NHL canceled its Thursday bubble playoff games. A day late and a dollar short, so giving the NHL any praise for this is sorta like rewarding a puppy for peeing on the kitchen linoleum inst...
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Nine NFL Teams, Eight MLB Teams Join NBA, WNBA in Racial Justice Walkout [UPDATED]
As the NBA continued its postponement Thursday after players protested police violence on Black lives, some NFL teams staged a smaller scale work strike of canceling practices....
Spoiled Rich Kid Jared Kushner Needs to Keep His Silver-Spooned Yap Shut
Some folks are born silver spoon in hand...
What’s Next? Athletes Are Faced With That Critical Question After Unprecedented Day in Sports
After a critical mass of protests across the professional sports world in response to the shooting of Jacob Blake, a black man, by a white police officer in Kenosha, Wisconsin, the most pressing and powerful question that remains is represented in only two words....
LeBron Voting to Walk Away from This Season Should Tell You All You Need to Know About the Importance of This Moment
If you weren’t sure how serious and life-changing the historic NBA walkout is, the players’ vote late Wednesday night after the postseason was halted should clue you in....
The NHL Stays On-Brand, Ignores Racial Justice Movement
As the sports world ground to a halt yesterday amid a growing movement to protest racial injustice, the NHL did the most NHL thing ever and offered a tepid, half-ass response before the Bruins-Lightning game in Toronto on Wednesday night. ...
Rest Assured, These Guys Are Still Complete & Utter Jerks
Oh, hey, just in case you were wondering…...
In Game 7, Jason Heyward Rose to the Occasion, Last Night His Cubs Teammates Failed to Return the Favor
When Game 7 of the 2016 World Series went to a rain delay in Cleveland, after the Chicago Cubs, trying to end their 108-year championship drought, had let the lead slip away on Rajai Davis’ tying homer, they needed to pick up the pieces and figure out how to mentally get back into things for extra i...
Kyrie Irving Tried to Save the NBA From This Moment, but Nobody Wanted to Listen
Some people want to be right, while others need to be heard....
New Report: Nude Cheerleader Video and Dan Snyder’s Direct Involvement in Alleged Sexual Harassment. UPDATE: Snyder Blasts WaPo, Blames Victim
More allegations about the toxic, sexist culture around Dan Snyder’s Washington Football Team have emerged, this time pointing to specific incidents involving Snyder and his treatment of women (including implied solicitation of sexual favors for a friend) and the production of X-rated cheerleader vi...
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Athletes No Longer Playing Games: Historic Moment in Sports as Teams, Players Protest Racial Injustice by Refusing to Take Court, Field [UPDATED]
It’s been an unprecedented day in an unprecedented season....
We Rank the NBA's Coaching Carousel Openings
We have arrived at “that” point in the NBA season. ...
‘NBA Players Can’t Read,’ Idiot Proclaims on Radio
Fuck you, Tony Bruno....
Irate Canadian Maybe Says 'Vote Trump,' Then Maybe Not, Then, OK, We’re Lost, Too
San Jose Sharks forward Logan Couture has shown in the past that he knows how to handle himself in a fight. But maybe that’s only on the ice?...
Doc Rivers Is Done Listening to Trump Whine
Los Angeles Clippers coach Doc Rivers is fed up....
No Fans to Celebrate Giolito No-No is SO On-Brand for 2020
What happens if there’s a no-hitter and nobody’s there to cheer it?...