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NYC: Come To The Distraction LIVE On October 4

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Chris Thompson

Jim Trotter smiles during a media appearance.

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

Lauren Theisen

College Football

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

Albert Burneko

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

La Liga

La Liga’s Racism Problem Boils Over

Luis Paez-Pumar

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.

Soccer

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

Tom Ley

College Basketball

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

Samer Kalaf

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

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)

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. He also co-hosts the Bob Dylan career retrospective podcast <i><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/everything-is-broken/id1522797671">Everything is Broken</a>, </i>and is one of the panelists on the ongoing baseball and politics podcast <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/say-it-aint-contagious/id1549209775"><i>Say It Ain&#8217;t Contagious</i></a>.</span></div>
<div id=":g5.ma" class="Mu SP" data-tooltip="January 26, 2021 at 2:34:45 PM UTC-5"></div>


Steven Goldman

Jackie Robinson and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King talk before a press conference as part of their campaign against segregation in 1962.

What Is Baseball History For?

Kelsey McKinney

Chefector

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

Patrick Redford

Rachel Richardson preparing to serve during the second set.

Volleyball

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

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