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Pittsburgh Area High School Students Dress In Bananas and Yell Racial Slurs at Opponents

Posted February 9, 2012, 10:46 am by Jason Lisk (197 Comments)

A nasty incident at a Pittsburgh high school has led to heightened racial scrutiny.

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Two Houston Dynamo Players Arrested, Claim Altercation Began When Nightclub Denied Entry to Black Players

Posted February 8, 2012, 9:50 am by Ty Duffy (44 Comments)

Deric who was subdued with a taser, arrested and charged with assaulting the officer. Creavalle was also arrested and charged with “interfering with public duties.”

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Scottish Man Arrested for Racially Abusing USMNT Player Maurice Edu on Twitter

Posted January 16, 2012, 10:48 am by Ty Duffy (8 Comments)

A 41-year-old man was arrested, after calling Maurice Edu “a monkey black bastard” and suggested he go “back to the jungle.”

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San Jose Sharks v Los Angeles Kings - Game Three

Idiot Fined $200 For Throwing Banana at Wayne Simmonds

Posted January 9, 2012, 5:30 pm by Stephen Douglas (CRM!) (11 Comments)

Lawyer: My client didn’t know hurling bananas at black athletes could be seen as hateful.

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Chelsea v Manchester City - Premier League

John Terry Will Face Criminal Charges For Racial Slur

Posted December 21, 2011, 10:35 am by Ty Duffy (106 Comments)

Calling an opponent a “f*cking black c*nt” (allegedly) is a crime in England.

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Liverpool’s Luis Suarez Suspended Eight Matches For Racially Abusing Patrice Evra

Posted December 20, 2011, 5:15 pm by Ty Duffy (22 Comments)

Evra claimed Suarez called him “negro” at least 10 times during a match on Oct. 15. Suarez is suspended. Liverpool’s front office pulls a Dan Gilbert in response.

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Girls High School Basketball Team Had A Pregame Tradition That Included Chanting The N-Word

Posted December 10, 2011, 10:47 am by Stephen Douglas (CRM!) (18 Comments)

“One, two, three [N-word]!”

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