Times wires
Thursday, May 26, 2011
He wrote it
"When black men degrade gays, we are hypocrites. We cheapen our own history and struggles. It remains stunning to me why more African-American athletes don't understand this. When a slur is aimed at us, we feel the impact. So why wouldn't gays?"
Mike Freeman, Sportsline.com columnist, who is African-American, writing about NBA stars and African-Americans Kobe Bryant and Joakim Noah being fined for using gay slurs during games
He said it
"I was thinking, 'If the world had ended on Saturday the way it was supposed to, we wouldn't have to deal with these issues.' "
Sandy Alderson, Mets GM, on rumors the team will have to slash payroll by $40 million next season