Race and Sports
What Is Missing From This Indy Driver Photo?, May 27, 2008, Black Athlete Sports Network
Memorial Day is Race Day at the Indy 500.
We’re Not Racist, Say the Club Whose Manager Claims: The Fans Won’t Let Me Sign as Black Player, May 22, 2008, This Is London
Russians take pride in how Russian their teams are.
Making of a Sports Legend: High School Track Star Wins State Team Title—All By Herself, May 19, 2008, MTV News
White girl beats best teams from all over Texas.
Federation Eases Stance on Foreign Quotas, May 13, 2008, Reuters
EU fiddles while Europe burns.
Unbeaten Calzaghe Climbs Off Canvas to Get Split Decision, April 21, 2008, AP
Black boxer before match: “I would never let a white boy beat me. Never.”
Baseball Percentage of Black Players Drops, April 16, 2008, AP
Fewer black players but more black bureaucrats.
Torii Hunter Called Bud Selig's Bluff About April 15 Number 42, April 14, 2008, Black Athlete Sports Network
Baseball failing to honor Jackie Robinson’s “legacy.”
Track Star Marion Jones Sentenced to 6 Months, January 11, 2008, CNN
Former Olympian guilty of check fraud, money laundering.
Three Vols Starters Ruled Academically Ineligible for Outback Bowl, December 26, 2007, AP
Ineligible players had “every resource” for academic success.
More Muslim Girls Wear Scarf in Games, December 17, 2007, AP
Girls play basketball in head scarves and long pants.
Boxing: Hopkins Vows ‘White Boy’ Calzaghe Will Fall in Showdown, December 10, 2007, AFP
Black fighter: “I will never let a white boy beat me. Never.”
NFL Buffoons Leaving Terrible Legacy, October 19, 2007, FOXSports.com
Better-behaved white athletes are good for business.
Coaches’ Group Rebukes Critics of Academic Efforts, October 9, 2007, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Auburn professor says black athletes getting “fake education.”
Is The White CB Gone For Good?, September 27, 2007, FOXSports.com
Why aren’t there any white cornerbacks in the NFL?
Where Are The Non-White Kids In the Little League World Series?, August 22, 2007, Say Hey
A lot of little league teams are all white.
Race Study Cries Foul Over Umpires’ Calls, August 14, 2007, American Statesman
Umpires said to be more “racist” when not monitored by machine.
Sheffield Should Not Escape Punishment For Latest Remarks, June 6, 2007, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Black ballplayer says MLB prefers Hispanics because they’re easier to control than blacks.
Has Baseball Betrayed Jackie Robinson?, April 12, 2007, AP
Fewer blacks on the field, but major leagues are still 40 percent non-white.
Black NFL Fans Confront Welcome Quandary, February 5, 2007, AP
Black fans think race is important in athletic events.
Hibbing Community College May Sack Football, January 25, 2007, Star Tribune (Minneapolis-St. Paul
Non-white players recruited out of state fail academically, despite remedial help.
Study: Racial Graduation Divide At BCS Schools, December 5, 2006, Cnn.com
Bowl Championship schools graduate 81 percent of white athletes, 62 percent of black.
First Civil Rights Game Set For March 31, December 5, 2006, MLB.com
Baseball game commemorates the “civil rights” movement.
‘Apolitical’ Coaches Take Harmful Political Stance, November 3, 2006, Petoskey News-Review (Petoskey, Mich.)
Why basketball coaches want to keep race preferences in Michigan.
Black Coaches Say Hiring Progress Too Slow, September 25, 2006, AP
Want to invoke civil rights law “to speed progress” in college football.
Rugby Heading For Race Showdown At Loftus, August 25, 2006, The Citizen (ZA)
Blacks in South Africa complain rugby is still too white.
Race Card Trumps Head-Butt, July 17, 2006, Toronto Sun
Algerian-Italian soccer star who attacked opponent is made into a victim.
France Angered By Italy Senator’s Racist Soccer Slur, July 12, 2006, Reuters
Italian Senator claims soccer win a “political victory” over a mixed-race team.
A Wider Shade Of Pale, June 12, 2006, Washington Post
Tiger Woods has failed to change the color of golf. In 1976 there were 12 blacks on the PGA tour—now he’s the only one.
NASCAR Seeks to Attract African Americans to Sport, July 12, 2005, Voice of America
It also regrets that fans display Confederate flag.
Scoring a Chance to Dance, February 7, 2005, Los Angeles Times
Fines can’t stop black football players’ bizarre touchdown antics.
Carmelo Anthony Featured In Drug Video, December 3, 2004, TheDenverChannel.com
Black baseball player appears in drug-dealers’ video on what happens to snitches.
Black Leader: Ban NBA Fighters For Life, November 24, 2004, WorldNetDaily.com
Twenty-one percent of basketball players have been involved in serious crimes.
NBA Suspends Artest for Rest of Season, November 22, 2004, AP
Fight between black basketball players and white fans results in nine suspensions.
Football IQs, November 18, 2004, iSteve Exclusives Blog
Quarterbacks and offensive linemen are the smartest—and whitest—football players.
The Team White America Loved to Hate, September 1, 2004, counterpunch
54 percent of US basketball fans wanted US Olympic team to lose.
Men’s 400 A Sweep For The U.S., August 24, 2004, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
White sprinter wins black-dominated event.
Olympic 400-Meter Favorite Breaking Racial Stereotypes In Sprints, August 24, 2004, AP
Coach says lots of whites don’t go in for sprinting because they think it’s a black sport.
Ibeabuchi Close To Being Unleashed, August 20, 2004, ESPN.com
Nigerian immigrant boxer sees demons, assaults women, and slams car into concrete pillar.
Italy Stuns U.S. In Hoops Exhibition, August 4, 2004, AP
US Olympic basketball team gets hammered by Italy.
Sharapova Heralds Dawn Of New Russian Dynasty, July 7, 2004, Robert Philip, Telegraph (UK)
Russian’s defeat of Serena Williams a triumph of brains over brawn.
Jesse Jackson to NASCAR: ‘Negroes Can Drive Cars Fast’, July 1, 2004, Marc Morano, CNSNews.com
Marc Morano, CNSNews.com, Jul. 1 Chicago (CNSNews.com)—Jesse Jackson says NASCAR should feature more African-American drivers because “negroes can drive cars fast.” Jackson made the remarks on Tuesday at a NASCAR-sponsored sports luncheon at the 33rd Annual Rainbow/PUSH Coalition conference in…