Yahoo!: Kaepernick Could Lose on Collusion and Sue Trump
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Colin Kaepernick could lose his collusion grievance against the NFL and still sue President Trump in federal court, says Yahoo! Sports' Charles Robinson. The likelihood of such a lawsuit became a media issue Thursday when attorneys for the NFL and Kaepernick met with an arbitrator to determine if the disgruntled former football player's collusion grievance will be allowed to go forward or not.
HuffPo Unaware NFL Allows Player Protests
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Several NFL players protested or showed disrespect during the playing of the national anthem prior to the start of exhibition games Thursday night. The Huffington Post's Carla Herrera reported that they violated the league's policy banning "peaceful protest" without referencing the fact that the NFL froze the policy three weeks ago and began negotiating a new policy with the NFL Players…
Players' Anthem Intentions Unknown as NFL Season Nears
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With the start of the NFL's regular season less than a month away, the issue of social justice protesting is a popular topic with sports media. Hall of Fame running back Jim Brown says he respects individuals' right to protest, but personally he would respect the flag by standing tall. Two members of the defending world champion Philadelphia Eagles, Michael Bennett and Malcolm Jenkins, are among…
LeBron, Showtime Teaming up for 'Shut up and Dribble' Series
The sequel to the Laura Ingraham-LeBron James "Shut up and Dribble" controversy has arrived. Showtime announced plans Monday for a three-part docu-series on athletes getting political, produced by James and others. Last February James started the controversy in a tweet calling President Donald Trump "u bum" and then in vulgar remarks on his Uninterrupted internet presentation "Rolling with the…
Nation Mag Blames Need for LeBron School on Betsy DeVos
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Just days after LeBron James opened his new school for under-privileged third- and fourth-graders in his hometown of Akron, Ohio, hardcore leftist Dave Zirin has given us another Chris Matthews chill-up-the-leg moment. The sports editor of The Nation, Zirin practically bows at the altar of "King" James, extolling the virtues of a school that is socialist in its essence and already political in…
Randy Moss Goes SJW at Hall of Fame to Media Fanfare
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The NFL's annual Hall of Fame Induction ceremony on Saturday became just another high-profile forum for political statements, like the Oscars, the Grammys, the ESPYs and other programs used by leftists to promote their controversial views. Thanks to newly enshrined Hall of Famer Randy Moss (see photograph), the former wide receiver who wore a tie bearing the names of a dozen black men and women…
Kaepernick Lyric Removed from Video Game; Media Cry 'Censorhip'
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Social justice warriors and their media pals will not let us forget that Colin Kaepernick is entitled to an NFL roster spot. Now the controversy over the polarizing figure has spilled over into video gaming. Kapernick, we learn, also has a right to be mentioned in video football game soundtracks. His apologists are incensed that the soon-to-be-released EA Madden 19 video game deleted song lyrics…
GQ's Magary Rips 'Grandstanding A-holes' Opposed to NFL Protest
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Gentlemen's Quarterly magazine gave up all pretense of being gentleman-like when it hired Keith Olbermann (who has since returned to ESPN) and the profane writer Drew Magary (see photograph). The latter is holding down the fort outrageously, as evidenced by a torrent of language not fit for men, women or children. On the day the NFL preseason opened with the annual Hall of Fame game in Canton,…
Rapper Aims Slur at Prescott for Saying He Won't Protest
Unwilling to toe the social justice warriors' defiant hard line toward the national anthem, the Dallas Cowboys' African-American quarterback Dak Prescott is reaping vile insults. A rapper who goes by the name of "The Game," directed a Jim Crow-era racial slur at the two-year veteran, and NFL players blasted him as well.
Media Ready to Purge 'Toxic' Baseball of Racism, Homophobia
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Today's Big Media sports narrative is Major League Baseball's racist and homophobic culture. The Associated Press quoted an anonymous "authority" about baseball's "toxic culture." And USA Today ran a video of veteran baseball writer Bob Nightengale claiming the sport is full of racism. This collective panic attack comes in light of three young major leaguers having recently been exposed for…
Media Dig up Old SM Dirt on Athletes, Go Easy on Criminal Athletes
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The following scene is becoming a part of the 21st century press box at professional sporting events. Bored by the actual game they're paid to cover, sports writers are only passively watching. That's because they're digging into the pitcher's social media history, looking for controversial remarks made years ago by an immature teen-ager.
Feminist Podcast Slams NFL, Trump, Capitalism, 'Far Far Right People'
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What do you get when you put a Think Progress sports reporter, a Canadian sports activist and a Hofstra professor together on the same podcast? One capitalist-hating, Trump-hating, NFL protest-loving group of far Left women. On the most recent edition of Burn It All Down — "the feminist podcast you need" — Shireen Ahmed called the NFL a cesspool of misogyny, xenophobia, racism and capitalism. And…
AP's Newberry Calls for NFL Strike if Kaepernick Not Signed
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As NFL teams are gathering for preseason camp, Associated Press sports writer Paul Newberry suggests the league's social justice warriors play a huge Trump card if free agents Colin Kaepernick (center in photo) and Eric Reid (right in photo) aren't signed soon. Both former San Francisco 49ers disrespected veterans and the national anthem by kneeling during the final year of their contracts,…
Jemele Hill Planning to Leave ESPN to Produce Race and Gender Videos
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Restless race-baiter Jemele Hill may soon be on the move again. The controversial writer for The Undefeated, a social justice-themed ESPN blog, said in a recent speech that she plans to quit her gig sooner than later. She and a friend have already begun a video production company focusing on race and gender, according to Ozyfest.com writer Peter Buseck.
