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Charles Barkley on The Steam Room podcast

Charles Barkley: ‘People my entire life have tried to make me be racist’

"If you’re a racist, whether you’re Black or white, you’re just an a**hole"

By Brandon Contes OnApr 25, 2025 0
Andraya Carter on SportsCenter

ESPN’s Andraya Carter condemns racism and hate infiltrating WNBA: ‘It’s heartbreaking’

"It’s sad that on an evening where we’ve had great performances… and this is the topic that we have to end on."

By Brandon Contes OnSep 26, 2024 8
Enzo Fernández's social media video and subsequent apology.

Argentina’s Enzo Fernández offers Comic Sans apology for offensive song on French players’ heritage

The typeface Fernández chose for this apology drew a lot of comment.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJul 16, 2024 0
JJ Redick during game one of the 2024 NBA Finals.

Chris Broussard says JJ Redick could lose Lakers job if N-word accusation is true: ‘He better not be lying.’

"JJ better not be lying. Because if it comes out…and then you deny it, that very well might cost him his job."

By Brandon Contes OnJun 26, 2024 5
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Reggie Jackson details sickening racism he faced playing in Alabama: ‘Wouldn’t wish it on anybody.’

KGW's "The Good Stuff" segment.

Portland, OR NBC affiliate apologizes after showing n-word photo during ‘The Good Stuff’ local news segment

This "Throwback Thursday" of user-submitted photos went very wrong for KGW.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnFeb 17, 2024 4
Charles Barkley addresses Nikki Haley's Fox News interview

Charles Barkley loses it over Nikki Haley telling Fox News America has ‘never been a racist country’

"This is the greatest country in the world, but you can still criticize it."

By Brandon Contes OnJan 18, 2024 0
Hot mic catches racist comment

Hot mic catches racist comment directed at high school football players

"The individual was an employee of Hawley ISD but is no longer employed with the district."

By Brandon Contes OnNov 14, 2023 4
NFL Network reporter Jim Trotter

Jim Trotter lawsuit makes bombshell accusations against Jerry Jones, NFL

“If Blacks feel some kind of way, they should buy their own team and hire who they want to hire," Jones is accused of saying.

By Brandon Contes OnSep 12, 2023 14
Swimmers dive into the pool for the 500-yard freestyle

‘They’re all equally tall in bed’: Italy’s RAI suspends sports commentators over sexist, racist remarks

The duo also made racist comments during the women's and men's diving competitions and mimicked the way that Chinese people speak Italian.

By Sean Keeley OnJul 19, 2023 2
Tony Massarotti

Boston sports radio host Tony Massarotti suspended after making racist remark on 98.5 The Sports Hub

"The company has decided to suspend Tony for the rest of the week without pay."

By Brandon Contes OnFeb 21, 2023 4
Akim Aliu, Steve Simmons, and Wayne Simmonds (L to R).

Akim Aliu and Wayne Simmonds fire back at Steve Simmons: ‘People like Steve are what’s wrong with society.’

"You are a racist, and you are arrogant. You have zero credibility and respect from even your own peers in the media space and athletes alike."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnOct 10, 2022 3
Bruce MacDonald.

Junior hockey broadcaster Bruce MacDonald removed from broadcast, banned after “Does he speak English?” comment

This comment led to MacDonald being not only removed from this broadcast, but banned from future BCHL broadcasts.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnApr 23, 2022 0
Jon Gruden's "I am not a racist" presser.

Jon Gruden offers further apologies for racist 2011 email on DeMaurice Smith: “All I can say is I’m not a racist.”

"I apologize for the insensitive remarks. I had no racial intentions with those remarks at all."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnOct 10, 2021 0
Former Ukrainian Hockey League GM Eugene Kolychev.

Ukranian Hockey League fires GM Eugene Kolychev after his calls for further discipline for Andrei Deniskin over racist gesture

"Will it solve the problem? No. Will it silence me? NO!"

By Andrew Bucholtz OnSep 30, 2021 0
A bad tweet from Juventus.

The Juventus FC women’s team posted a racist gesture to Twitter, deleted it, and gave a “Sorry if you were offended” apology

"We sincerely apologise that our tweet, which was not meant to cause controversy or have any racial undertones, may have offended anyone. Juventus has always been against racism and discrimination. #DifferencesMakeTheDifference."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnAug 5, 2021 0
Draymond Green and Masai Ujiri.

NBA player turned Turner analyst Draymond Green says “It doesn’t directly impact your team” on Raptors’ Black Lives Matter buses

"As a Canadian team, it doesn’t directly impact your team because you’re in an entirely different country."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJul 24, 2020 3
BodyBreak host Hal Johnson on the start of that show.

Hal Johnson says “BodyBreak” was started “to combat racism,” after producers tried to replace him with a white man

"I saw the program director … and he loved the show, and I was excited, and he said, 'Yes, we’ll take it,'" Johnson recalled. ..."However, the problem is you’re Black."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJun 16, 2020 0
Luciano Passirani said Romelu Lukaku could only be stopped if you gave him bananas.

Italian pundit Luciano Passirani says “the only way to outmuscle [Lukaku] is to give him 10 bananas to eat,” gets banned from station

Saying Lukaku could only be stopped by giving him bananas to eat was a terrible remark, and one that led to Passirani being banned from Milan station Telelombardi.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnSep 15, 2019 1
Theo Epstein.

USA Today tweets “The Cubs banned Theo Epstein for life” to promote story on Cubs banning a fan for a racist gesture

Theo Epstein is the Cubs' president of baseball operations, and he discussed the ban for a fan after a racist gesture. He was not the one banned.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnMay 9, 2019 3
Brazilian YouTuber João Cocielo.

Brazilian YouTube personality who lost sponsors over racist World Cup tweet now facing $1.8 million fine

A tweet about Kylian Mbappé could get even more costly for João Cocielo.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnSep 14, 2018 2
Kelvin MacKenzie gorilla column

Infamous British columnist compares Everton’s Ross Barkley to “a gorilla at the zoo”

Kelvin MacKenzie is infamous for The Sun's Hillsborough coverage. Now, he and the paper are under fire again.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnApr 15, 2017 2

Fox Sports Arizona’s Todd Walsh accused of racist comments after car accident

A woman in Arizona is claiming Fox Sports Arizona broadcaster Todd Walsh swore at her and attacked her...

By Andrew Bucholtz OnDec 2, 2016 59

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