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Bruins Condemn Fans Who Tweeted Racist Crap At P.K. Subban
From team president Cam Neely:...
Banana Truthers Say "We Are All Monkeys" Campaign A Media Conspiracy
You can fool all of the people some of the time, some of the people all of the time, but you'll never fool some Villareal fans into believing your simplistic racist narrative, lame-stream media....
Hilarious Video Reminds Us There's Still Plenty Of Racism In Sports
This, a fake commercial for something called the No Foul Coalition, is an inspired bit of parody and a reminder that even without Donald Sterling, the sports world is still full of racist shit....
In 10 Minutes, ESPN's Bomani Jones Lays Waste To The Sterling Issue
I could delve deeper into some of the points Bomani Jones made yesterday on the Dan Le Batard Show, about how fundamentally silly this whole Donald Sterling affair sounds when you really listen to what's being said, about how exasperating it is for those of us who see the everyday effects of race to...
What The Hell Is Going On With V. Stiviano's Weird Visor?
V. Stiviano—as you'll recall, she's the woman with whom Donald Sterling was discussing his interesting ideas about race in a recent, much-circulated recording—briefly emerged from her home today, and was met by a swarm of media. Unfortunately for those hoping to snap a picture of Stiviano, she was ...
"We Are All Monkeys": Soccer's Banana-Fueled Racism Protest
Yesterday, Barcelona's Brazilian defender Dani Alves was the target of a banana thrown from the stands at Villareal. Rather than ignore it or protest to the officials, the two most common reactions from players to this depressingly common occurrence, Alves did something cheeky and brilliant. He peel...
Donald Sterling's Wife Decries Her Husband's "Racist Comments"
Although she would not acknowledge the legitimacy of the recorded conversation between her husband and his girlfriend while speaking with ABC's Lisa Salters earlier today, Rochelle Sterling later told TMZ that her "family is devastated by the racist comments made by my estranged husband." It would s...
Matt Kemp Used Michael Jackson's "Black Or White" As His Walk-Up Music
Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp, whose ethnic background became a topic of discussion in the Donald Sterling audio portion we released earlier today, responded to the controversy in a subtle, but remarkable way: by changing his walk-up music at Dodger Stadium to Michael Jackson's "Black Or White."...
Fan Throws Banana On Pitch At Dani Alves, Who Promptly Eats The Banana
Someone threw a banana at Dani Alves during Barcelona's 3-2 win over Villareal in La Liga action today. Alves, not missing a beat, picked up the banana, ate it, and went about his business. ...
Exclusive: The Extended Donald Sterling Tape
Deadspin has acquired an extended, 15-minute version of the conversation between Clippers owner Donald Sterling and his then-girlfriend V. Stiviano. If the original nine-minute tape acquired by TMZ left any questions about Sterling's opinions regarding minorities, the audio here should remove all do...
Donald Sterling: I Am Not A Racist
Donald Sterling has responded to the TMZ report which included further evidence of his racist shitbaggery. In a statement to TMZ, Sterling and the team claim to have heard the audio and question whether it is been doctored. The statement makes clear that he is definitely not a racist and that the t...
Your Complete Quotable Guide To Decades Of Donald Sterling's Racism
Donald Sterling's latest act of racism is far from his first. To fully grasp how loathsome the Los Angeles Clippers owner's bigotry is and the extent to which it influences his personal and professional life, we've collected a selection of the worst statements attributed to Sterling. ...
NBA Owner Sterling To Girlfriend: Why Bring Black People To My Games?
We all knew that Donald Sterling was a racist and an overall horrible human being. So TMZ's lurid audio of the Los Angeles Clippers owner enraged about his girlfriend taking photos with black people shouldn't really surprise you if you've been paying any attention. And yet, the audio is shocking—may...
The Braves Are Getting Racist Hate Mail About Hank Aaron
It's Jackie Robinson Day, a day when baseball takes a moment to recognize the man who broke the sport's color barrier, and the Braves continue to sift through hundreds of letters, many of them littered with racial slurs, bashing Hank Aaron....
Bill O'Reilly Questions John Calipari On "Hip-Hop, Rap Stuff, Hustlers"
Kentucky head coach John Calipari appeared on The O'Reilly Factor tonight on Fox News, and managed to keep his cool despite a series of leading questions about the ability to maintain discipline in a "coarser" age of "rap stuff," "hip-hop stuff," and "hustlers."...
Doug Glanville Was Racially Profiled In His Own Driveway
Former major league player, current ESPN analyst, and all-around good dude Doug Glanville has written an essay for The Atlantic about the time he was racially profiled in front of his own home. ...
Hawk Harrelson Should Probably Not Suggest "Asians" Are "Deceptive"
Chen-Chang Lee is a pitcher for the Indians. He's from Taiwan. During tonight's broadcast of Cleveland's bout in Chicago against the White Sox, horrible broadcaster Ken "Hawk" Harrelson painted Lee with some broad and ambiguously racist strokes....
Developer Of Ballpark Village Also Sued For Being Racist In Kentucky
Yesterday, we poked fun at the ridiculous dress codes that will be instituted at a handful of bars within St. Louis' new Ballpark Village. We also noted that Cordish Companies, the developer of the entertainment district, has been previously sued on two occasions for racially discriminating against ...
CBS Announcer Andrew Catalon Drops "Polack" On Gonzaga Player
Gonzaga's Przemek Karnowski is from Poland. Late in the Bulldogs' 8-9 matchup with Oklahoma State today, he got fouled several times. CBS announcer Andrew Catalon decided to dub the Cowboys' strategy "Hack-A-Polack."...
Italian Baseball Team's <em>Major League</em> Parody Gets Real Racist Real Fast
This starts out as a pretty great shot-for-shot remake of the American Express commercial from Major League. It's funny for a while—the costumes are right, and those Italian dudes are doing a good job at delivering their lines—but then you remember that the original scene ends with Willie Mays Haye...