Racism in Sports
By: Teddy Koutsos and Pepe Valles
Racism in Basketball
Don Imus was suspended for two weeks then fired by CBS after allegedly racially disparaging comments about the Rutgers women's basketball team. Donald Sterling, former Los Angeles Clippers owner made racist remarks to his girlfriend which later cost him to sell the Los Angeles Clippers.
Racism in Soccer
During a friendly match against AC Milan and Pro Patria, AC Milan midfielder, Kevin Boateng left the field in the middle of the game due to the racial remarks of his skin. According to Valeri, authorities recorded about 750 episodes of racism in all of Italy’s football leagues between 2000 and 2014. “Just during the 2013/2014 season, we experienced 118 incidents, especially among youngsters,”
Racism in the NFL
There is some controversy with the Washington Redskins, and local native american tribes. The tribes think that naming a football team Redskins, is racist because thats a stereotype because they are not redskins. The topic of conversation was Deflategate and the battle between Tom Brady and the NFL, and Marshall said that “a lot of players” believe there’s a double standard based on skin color when it comes to the way the league hands out discipline.“White players, specifically at the quarterback position, are treated differently,” Marshall said.