A timeline of Kyrie Irving’s antisemitism controversy
The NBA star was suspended for a minimum of five games Thursday night. A few hours later, he finally apologized for sharing the antisemitic movie last week.
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Four days after the NBA star shared an antisemitic film on Twitter, no player has spoken out to condemn it
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Boycotting is all the rage these days, much to the delight of Trevor Noah. But not all boycotts are created equal. When the public is heated over a societal issue, they tend to act with hot-headed impulsivity in order to combat their feelings of helplessness. The latest set of histrionics to flood the headlines occurred…
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If the accusations are true, it’s hard to defend Lance Armstrong. He is accused, with supporting testimony by those close to him, of engaging in a systematic campaign to cheat in order to win cycling races, including seven Tours de France. The allegations are that he used performance enhancing drugs and evaded testing by those…
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The Schmooze A Visionary From Heel to Toe
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