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US Vice President JD Vance, standing alongside President Donald Trump (R), speaks about the mid-air crash between American Airlines flight 5342 and a military helicopter in Washington, in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on January 30, 2025 in Washington, DC. Divers pulled bodies from the icy waters of Washington's Potomac river Thursday after a US military helicopter collided midair with a passenger plane carrying 64 people, with officials saying there were likely no survivors. (Photo by Oliver Contreras / AFP) (Photo by OLIVER CONTRERAS/AFP via Getty Images)

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JD Vance Would Throw His Own Kids Under A Bus If Donald Trump Were Driving It

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Samer Kalaf

A Chiefs end zone with the NFL slogan "End Racism"

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NFL No Longer Interested In Ending Racism

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Maitreyi Anantharaman

A collage of shitty YouTube videos with fake news about how various WNBA players have quit or argued with Caitlin Clark.

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WNBA

The WNBA’s Season Of Clash Is Big Business For The Permanently Aggrieved

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Patrick Redford

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Journalismism

The Truth Is An Inconvenience For Jake Tapper And Dana Bash

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Donald Trump makes a loony-eyed face while speaking at IAC.

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Margin Of Error

Where Racism Goes To Become Rhetoric

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Far-right activists hold an 'Enough is Enough' protest on August 02, 2024 in Sunderland, England

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U.K. Politicians Can’t Fix What They Broke

Head coach Lynne Roberts of the Utah Utes speaks to the media following a loss against the Gonzaga Bulldogs during the second round of the 2024 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament held at McCarthey Athletic Center on March 25, 2024 in Spokane, Washington.

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College Basketball

Utah Women’s Basketball Team Reports Being Racially Abused While Staying In Idaho

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New York Times Pays Thomas Friedman To Compare The Middle East To Bugs

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Jim Trotter smiles during a media appearance.

Jim Trotter’s Racial Discrimination Lawsuit Makes Working For NFL Network Sound Like A Nightmare

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Former Michigan Football Players Speak To The Press About Sexual Abuse Scandal

College Football

Shemy Schembechler Experiences Sudden Change Of Heart About Slavery After Short-Lived Michigan Job

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Real Madrid's Vinícius Jr. reacts to being sent off against Valenica CF after incidents of racism from fans

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La Liga

La Liga’s Racism Problem Boils Over

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Romelu Lukaku of FC Internazionale celebrates after scoring his team's first goal during the Coppa Italia Semi Final match between Juventus FC and FC Internazionale at Allianz Stadium on April 4, 2023 in Turin, Italy.

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Soccer

Romelu Lukaku Urges Serie A To Do Something, Anything About Racist Fans

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Notre Dame v Texas Tech

Mark Adams Has Some Top-Notch Excuses For Saying Racist Stuff And Spitting On One Of His Players

Kansas City Chiefs fans in Germany do the Tomahawk Chop during Super Bowl 57.

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Life's Rich Pageant

NFL Exports Racist Arm Gesture To Germany


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KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI - JANUARY 29: A detailed view of the Kansas City Chiefs logo on a fan prior to the AFC Championship Game against the Cincinnati Bengals at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on January 29, 2023 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images)

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Washington And Cleveland Ditched Their Racist Mascots. It’s Time For Kansas City To Do The Same

<div id=":g4.ma" class="Mu SP" title="January 26, 2021 at 2:34:42 PM UTC-5" data-tooltip="January 26, 2021 at 2:34:42 PM UTC-5"><span id=":g4.co" class="tL8wMe EMoHub" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/GoStevenGoldman">Steven Goldman</a> is a former BP editor-in-chief and current consulting editor. He is the author of the Casey Stengel biography <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Forging-Genius-Making-Casey-Stengel/dp/1574888749">Forging Genius</a> </i>and host of the long-running <a href="https://www.baseballprospectus.com/show/the-infinite-inning/"><i>Infinite Inning </i>podcast</a>, which sits at the crossroads of baseball, history, politics, and culture. His most recent book, which has an introduction by David Roth, is <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Baseballs-Brief-Lives-Inspired-Infinite/dp/B0BBJTPGDF"><i>Baseball&#8217;s Brief Lives: Player-Stories Inspired by the Infinite Inning</i></a>.</span></div>
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Jackie Robinson and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King talk before a press conference as part of their campaign against segregation in 1962.

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What Is Baseball History For?

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Kelsey McKinney

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The Not-So-Great Defector Bake Off Ignores Mexican Week

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Duke Volleyball Player Says BYU Failed To Handle Fan Yelling Racial Slurs At Her

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The Cannon Street All-Star Team of 1955 is honored at an event in 2015.

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History

The Little League Team That Never Got The Chance To Play

Chicago White Sox v New York Yankees – Game One

Josh Donaldson Sad To Discover That None Of His Teammates Felt Like Sticking Up For A Stupid Asshole

Phoenix Mercury v Las Vegas Aces – Game Five

Liz Cambage Reportedly Called Nigerian Players “Monkeys” During Olympic Scrimmage


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New York Yankees v Baltimore Orioles

Don’t Let Josh Donaldson Fool You

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Tim Anderson Shut Yankees Fans Right Up

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Brian Flores coaching for the Miami Dolphins, also seemingly glowering at The Distraction logo.

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Podcasts

Talking Brian Flores And Shaming The Shameless, With Diana Moskovitz

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