I remain a child of my parents, even though they are long gone from this mortal coil. There’s nothing that infuriates me more than embarrassing Black people on television. I know I shouldn’t take responsibility for what other Black people do or say, but my grandparents never wanted Black athletes and broadcasters to embarrass themselves […]

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The issues that hover around international sport have come to a definite head this week, and neither the IOC nor any of the other governing bodies are ready for the backlash. First off: the long-delayed Tokyo Summer Olympics are scheduled to start in a couple of weeks and the Shadow of Covid continues to hang […]

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ESPN has been great for sports and also, not so good. According to reports however, “The Worldwide Leader in Sports has a toxic workplace environment. This week, the New York Times revealed comments made last year by Rachel Nichols, who is white, when she learned that Maria Taylor, who is Black, would host ESPN’s studio […]

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In Illinois, where I live, marijuana is legal – sold in stores like booze. While I’ve never really indulged in weed myself, I know for a fact from my years as an usher at concerts and sporting events, stoners were about as dangerous as sleepy puppies, unlike drunks, who in general want to fight. I […]

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With college athletes able to earn money through endorsements and hire agents, I guess it would be inevitable that formerly suspended athletes would be looking to go back and have their suspensions removed for the record. The first athlete stepping up to bat is former USC tailback Reggie Bush. One the very first day of […]

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For the past few years, I have avoided politics here at evilopinion.com. When I first started the column, there were more directly political posts, but as a large segment of the populace absolutely refused to agree and what reality is, it was pointless to address their released their preciously forced silent racism, misogyny and anti-Semitism. […]

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I could never imagine what it would have been like to be an alum or fan of the Penn State Nittany Lions football team when the allegations surfaced about Jerry Sandusky’s predatory sexual history with young boys. As horrible as that was, the fact that Hall of Fame Coach Joe Paterno and members of the […]

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