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EA Sports Includes OVERRATED SJW Kaepernick in Madden NFL 21
Aiming to cash in on social justice warrior dollars, EA Sports is bringing Colin Kaepernick back to Madden video football as a featured quarterback in the Madden NFL 21 edition of the game. He hasn't played in the National Football League since 2016 and is the only long-time inactive quarterback in the video game.
ESPN's Herbstreit, CBS Marathon Push White Guilt TV
There was no shortage of white guilt TV over the Labor Day weekend. CBS Sports aired a five-hour program on racism and society, titled "Portraits In Black" on Sunday afternoon. ESPN's College GameDay program on Saturday went heavy on social justice, too.
Pathetic: NYT, Deadspin Defend BLM Protest at Kentucky Derby
Mark off one more sport exploited by Black Lives Matter protesters: horse racing. Just like basketball, baseball, football and soccer, the Kentucky Derby had to be overshadowed by social justice protests. Louisville is where Breonna Taylor lived and died, and the Black Lives Matter disrupters were out in force to protest and turn the actual sporting event into a sideshow.
New Smithsonian Collection Mischaracterizes Athlete Activism
On Thursday the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture introduced a new webpage and collection celebrating the activism of African American athletes. A story by The Undefeated's Parker Owens declares, "The same athletes who were chastised and told to 'shut up and dribble' are now going to be immortalized as a part of the Smithsonian and chronicled in the story of…
ESPN's Stephen A. Smith Rages Against White Privilege in NBA Coaching
ESPN senior ranter Stephen Anthony Smith had three-alarm, hair's-on-fire meltdowns Thursday and Friday over the NBA's Brooklyn Nets hiring Great White North Canadian Steve Nash as their new head coach. Smith inferred that in the post-George Floyd world, only black coaches matter. To Smith, the NBA team chose a coach from a hiring pool of privileged white boys.
Jacksonville Football Player to Honor Slain Cop This Season
Starting next weekend, NFL end zones will throw social justice slogans in viewers' faces, the players' helmets will feature the same plus the names of glorified criminals and there will be mass kneeling during the national anthem. Sound like ample inspiration to play golf or clean out the garage? There will be one redeeming presence in it all, though. Jacksonville tight end Tyler Eifert will…
USA Today Backs Batty Kaepernick Hall Of Fame Suggestion
The nominees for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Class of 2022, include ... Colin Kaepernick and -- stop right there. This isn't someone's idea of a bad joke. A Vermont man with no connections to pro football seriously nominated the most polarizing player in NFL history for the game's highest honor. It seems anyone can nominate anyone for the shrine, with no shame for turning the nominating…
Ravens Team Pressures U.S. Senate To Shackle Police Officers
"Is this a football team or a political organization?" USA Today writer Jarrett Bell posed the question in reference to the Baltimore Ravens players and staff who sent a letter to U.S. Senate President Mitch McConnell urging him to bring the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020 to the Senate floor for a vote. In other words, they want to handcuff America's cops.
WashPost Attacks 'Archenemy' Conservative Owner, Senator Over BLM
By courageously standing alone among professional sports owners in public opposition to Black Lives Matter, U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler is being branded a "villain" and "archenemy" by The Washington Post. However, Newsweek Sports gave the Georgia conservative a forum to stand her ground and double down on her criticism of the Women's NBA for promoting BLM.
Obama's Counsel For NBA: Go Left, Young Men
CNN portrayed it as an "American crisis": NBA players receiving counsel from their favorite former president -- Barack Obama. At his bidding, the league lurched even further to the Left. At the same time, a former NFL player/protester thanked the NBA for moving the ball forward in the fight against systemic racism.
Astros Refuse to Play Ball on Observance of Jackie Robinson Day
After some professional sports teams boycotted games over the killing of Jacob Blake, the Houston Astros put a new twist on social justice idiocy. Friday was Jackie Robinson Day throughout Major League Baseball, and the Astros thought it would make baseball's first African American player proud if he could see them boycott a game.
Titans Quarterback Slams U.S. as Nation Founded on 'Racist Ideas'
Remember the Titans? The 2000 movie depicted a football team at a newly integrated high school in Virginia overcoming racial division. Twenty years later, the U.S. is being torn apart by social justice warriors creating racial division through the Black Lives Matter movement. Remarks made Thursday by Tennessee Titans quarterback Ryan Tannehill go to the heart of the divisiveness and will be…
Sports Illustrated Impressed By 'Powerful' Sports Boycotts
Sports Illustrated on Thursday raved over the reactions of pro basketball analysts Kenny Smith and Chris Webber to the NBA's Jacob Blake-inspired boycotts resulting in Wednesday's cancellation of three playoff games. Afterwards, Outkick's Jason Whitlock said these former pro players have been duped by a hollow Nike "Just Do It" mentality and social justice bubble groupthink.
Thank You, NBA! No Games, No Protests On Wednesday
The Milwaukee Bucks announced they were boycotting Game 5 of their playoff series against Orlando at the NBA's social justice bubble Wednesday. The league later announced that all three playoff games scheduled for Wednesday would be postponed. NBA social justice warriors are incensed over the paralyzing of Jacob Blake, an African American shot by police officers in Kenosha, Wisconsin Sunday.…