Race and Sports
Washington Redskins Can Keep Team Name; Supreme Court Refuses Native Americans' Suit, November 17, 2009, Christian Science Monitor
Injuns waited too long to sue.
Order Bars Retiring Nickname Until After Hearing, November 11, 2009, Grand Forks Herald (North Dakota)
Spirit Lake Sioux tribe likes the North Dakota “Fighting Sioux.”
No Blacks Allowed? NBA Sanctions Discrimination, November 10, 2009, rollingout.com
LA Clippers owner accused of being “racist.”
Premier League Star Jailed for Punching Girl in Face 'Will Find Another Club When He Is Released', October 30, 2009, Daily Mail (London)
Soccer player who punched women in face has 13 previous convictions including theft.
Former Celtics Star Antoine Walker Is Broke and in Debt, October 28, 2009, Yahoo! Sports
$110 million just doesn’t go as far as it used to.
Vince McMahon Doesn't Care About Black People, October 22, 2009, Pulse Wrestling
He writes boring scripts for black wrestlers.
McCain Presses Obama to Pardon Black Boxer, October 19, 2009, AP
Jack Johnson to be rehabilitated.
Black NFL Players Crush Prospect of Playing for a Rush Limbaugh-Owned St. Louis Rams, October 12, 2009, New York Daily News
Blacks want to decide who owns sports teams.
Ex-Clark Atlanta Coach Alleges Race Discrimination, October 12, 2009, FOXSports.com
White football coach says blacks discriminated against him.
Sugar Bowl 1956: A Southern Armageddon?, October 9, 2009, AR Classic Article
The racial battle was first lost on the playing field.
Dominican Baseball Prospects Frequently Play Fast and Loose with the Rules, September 23, 2009, Los Angeles Times
Dominican corruption infects Major League Baseball.
If I Could, I'd Take This ******* Ball and Shove It Down Your ******* Throat': What Serena Williams REALLY Told Line Judge, September 14, 2009, Daily Mail (London)
Another celebrity black athlete has temper trouble.
Don't Be Afraid of the Black Girl: Serena Williams, September 14, 2009, New American Media
Finding confrontational black women threatening is just another form of racism.
A Brick of a Speech, September 14, 2009, New Ledger
Another celebrity black athlete disgraces himself.
Seattle Sounders Launch Web Site in Spanish, September 2, 2009, Yahoo! News
As soccer team signs Colombian and Costa Rican players, Hispanic audience increases.
Boxing Legend Ali Traces Roots to Irish Town, September 2, 2009, AP
“The Greatest” was “just a Paddy like us.”
Baseball Has Shaky Hold on African American Fans, August 21, 2009, Philadelphia Inquirer
Boys learn baseball from their fathers—and not enough blacks have fathers.
NFL Reinstates Michael Vick on Conditional Basis, July 28, 2009, CNN
But will any team pick him up?
Woods Needs to Clean Up His Act, July 27, 2009, ESPN the Magazine
If there were no six-second delay, Tiger Woods would be the reason to invent it.
Are Pacers Too White? No, All Bird Cares About Are Finding Guys Who Can Play, July 9, 2009, Indianapolis Star
Critics accuse Indiana Pacers president Larry Bird of trying build a team “dominated by whites.”
Confederate Flag Nixes ACC Baseball Tourney in South Carolina, July 7, 2009, The State (Columbia, South Carolina)
ACC changes venue after “productive and friendly conversations” with NAACP.
The Time Has Come to Honor Satchel Paige, June 24, 2009, Yahoo! Sports
Columnist wants to replace Cy Young with Satchel Page on MLB’s pitching trophy.
William & Mary Mascot Ideas Include an Asparagus, June 23, 2009, AP
NCAA forced Virginia college to get rid of Indian logo in 2006.
Chicago Bulls' Derrick Rose Responds to Photo Controversy, June 16, 2009, Chicago Tribune
NBA rookie of the year “is not now nor has he ever been” affiliated with any gang.
The Lost History of Black Jockeys, June 10, 2009, EbonyJet
How “racism” drove black jockeys from the sport of kings.
Kiski Coach Sues, Alleging Unfair Recruiting, June 3, 2009, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Claims school recruited whites with lower grades rather than blacks for basketball team.
Michael Vick Case Raises the Question . . . How Many More Pro Athletes Are Involved in Dog Fighting?, May 20, 2009, Norfolk (Virginia) Examiner
Black athletes rationalize dog-fighting.
North Dakota Board's Vote Puts 'Fighting Sioux' Mascot on Thinner Ice, May 19, 2009, Chronicle of Higher Education
Fate of University of North Dakota’s team name and mascot rests with Indian tribe.
Appeals Court Sides With Team in Suit Challenging Trademark, May 18, 2009, Washington Pos
Indians claim “Washington Redskins” too offensive to trademark.
Race Issue Still a Problem in South African Rugby, Insists Springboks Coach, May 13, 2009, Guardian (Manchester)
Coaches still not giving black players a “fair opportunity.”
Black Coaches Group Gives CSU an F for Women's Basketball Hiring, April 24, 2009, Coloradoan (Fort Collins, Colorado)
University “failed” when it retained a white coach without consulting them first.
UND's Fighting Sioux Nickname Gets 1 Tribe's OK, April 23, 2009, AP
But school still banned from NCAA play until second tribe agrees.
Young, Gifted and Black: China Unveils Ding Hui, Its New Olympic Hope, April 17, 2009, Times (London)
With African father and Chinese mother, volleyball star “exactly as black” as Obama.
Reading Between the Lines of a Player's Mangled English, April 7, 2009, News & Record (Burlington, North Carolina)
Black basketball players graduate at less than half the white rate.
Research Shows White Players Lacking on Recent Final Four Basketball Teams, April 6, 2009, Orlando Sentinel
Only two whites out of 20 starters in final four.
Few Black Coaches Found in Region's College Programs, March 24, 2009, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Schools should interview a non-white for every head football coaching job.
Foul Play on Black Athletes' Graduation Rates, March 17, 2009, Boston Globe
Black college basketball players’ graduation rates vary significantly by school.
With Nine Mouths to Feed, Travis Henry Says He's Broke, March 12, 2009, New York Times
Former NFL running back has nine children by nine different women.
Los Lakers, Los Spurs and Other Noche Latina Jerseys, March 5, 2009, Ball Don’t Lie
NBA reaches out to Hispanics with “Noche Latina.”
Orioles' Jones Hopes to Attract More Black Americans to Baseball, March 5, 2009, Baltimore Sun
Not enough blacks in professional baseball.
Mullen Students Given Empathy Lesson, February 19, 2009, Denver Post
Basketball incident used to teach white students about “racial tolerance.”
Baylor Sues Clippers, Alleging Racist Attitude, February 12, 2009, Los Angeles Times
Black NBA Hall-of-Famer says LA team another “Southern plantation-type structure.”
NFL Hopes U.S. Hispanics Ready for Football, January 30, 2009, Reuters
Hispanics “critical” to NFL’s continued growth.
Houston's Aubrey Coleman Should Be Suspended for the Season: Apology Not Enough, January 27, 2009, Bleacher Report
Black player deliberately steps on white player’s face.
The State of Blacks in Golf, January 26, 2009, Wall Street Journal
Tiger Woods isn’t enough.
One Man's Quest to Find First Black Winner of the Tour De France, January 16, 2009, Guardian (Manchester)
Bicycle race organizer searching for a “black Lance Armstrong.”
Siegel the Right Pick, But It Will Take Support for Him to Succeed, January 15, 2009, That’s Racing
NASCAR should spend $30 million to “develop” female and non-white drivers.
There's a Resurgence of Great White Athletes, January 13, 2009, Kansas City Star
White athletes are in training and black ones are in jail.
Group Seeks More Minority Coaches, November 13, 2008, Indianapolis Star
Increasing the number of non-whites interviewed for coaching jobs not enough.
Amateur Player Scores Internet Hit by Beating NBA Guard, October 20, 2008, AFP
A modern-day version of David and Goliath.