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Boston Red Sox fan reports a racial slur, and a lifetime ban results

Boston Red Sox fan reports a racial slur, and a lifetime ban results

"I thought that surely I'd misheard him," says Calvin Hennick, the white father of a mixed-race son, of his encounter with a fan in Boston. The man he reported has been banned from Fenway Park.

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Boston sports struggle with perception built on racist past

Boston sports struggle with perception built on racist past

Boston's reputation as a racist sports town developed through decades of barriers broken and maintained, intertwined with broader struggles for progress along with today's climate of racial tension that sports can't avoid.
by The Associated Press

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Photos: Young Muslim boxer gets her first bout in a hijab

Photos: Young Muslim boxer gets her first bout in a hijab

Amaiya Zafar has been fighting for two years to box in a hijab. Saturday, she got into the ring for her first U.S. Boxing sanctioned bout.
by Caroline Yang

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Famed Swiss climber Ueli Steck killed near Mount Everest

Famed Swiss climber Ueli Steck killed near Mount Everest

Famed Swiss climber Ueli Steck was killed Sunday in a mountaineering accident near Mount Everest in Nepal. Steck's family said the exact circumstances of his death were still unclear.
by Associated Press

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Wearing a hijab, a young Muslim boxer enters the ring

Wearing a hijab, a young Muslim boxer enters the ring

After three years of training and a battle with USA Boxing over its uniform policy, Amaiya Zafar will fight in her first competitive bout on Saturday. She says she fell in love with the sport at 13.

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Report: Adrian Peterson agrees to deal with Saints

Report: Adrian Peterson agrees to deal with Saints

If the deal goes through, Peterson would play against his former team immediately. The Vikings are up against the Saints in Week 1 of the 2017 season.
by Nancy Yang

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Mpls. council panel OKs plan to cover some Super Bowl costs

Mpls. council panel OKs plan to cover some Super Bowl costs

Security takes the biggest share of the total excess cost to the city estimated at $5 million. The Super Bowl Host Committee says donations will cover it.
by Tim Nelson

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To volunteer during Super Bowl week, jump through hoops

To volunteer during Super Bowl week, jump through hoops

It's not enough to want to volunteer to represent Minnesota as a volunteer during Super Bowl Week. You'll have to surrender some dignity first.
by Bob Collins

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