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Calvin Hennick (right) attends a Red Sox game with his son, Nile, and his father-in-law, Guy Mont-Louis, at Boston's Fenway Park. Hennick reported a white fan who he said made a racist remark about a Kenyan woman who sang the national anthem.

Boston Red Sox Fan Reports A Racial Slur, And A Lifetime Ban Results

11:41am May 04, 2017

by Bill Chappell

"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.

President Barack Obama laughs with Frank Deford as he awards him the 2012 National Humanities Medal for transforming how we think about sports, during a ceremony in the East Room of White House on July 10, 2013.

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Deford Says Thanks For A Good Game, Drops Mic

11:46am May 03, 2017

by Frank Deford

Frank Deford bids farewell to the Ringling Brothers Circus and has some further thoughts on taking a final bow.

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Adam Jones walks off the field during Tuesday night's game at Fenway Park.

WATCH: Orioles' Adam Jones Receives Ovation At Fenway After Alleged Epithets

11:15am May 03, 2017

Jones had called the heckling one of the worst experiences of his 12-year major league career.

Red Sox Apologize To Orioles Player For Fans' Racist Taunts

7:03pm May 02, 2017

by Shira Springer

The Red Sox organization issued an apology for racist taunts directed at Adam Jones, an outfielder for the Baltimore Orioles. The club vowed to crack down on future bad crowd behavior.

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A rescue worker looks down from a helicopter at surfer Matthew Bryce and his board, both battered by a choppy sea.

WATCH: Surfer Rescued After 32 Hours Adrift And Alone Off Scotland's Coast

5:21pm May 02, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

Matthew Bryce paddled out Sunday, but by Monday he still hadn't returned. So coast guard teams launched a dramatic rescue effort — and hours later, plucked a needle from a haystack 13 miles off-shore.

Minor League Players Push Forward Pay Lawsuit Against MLB

4:33pm May 02, 2017

by Tom Goldman

Dozens of minor league baseball players contend they aren't paid enough. Their class action lawsuit against Major League Baseball is entering its third year with little change on or off the diamond.

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ESPN Continues To Struggle As Spectators Cut The Cord On Cable

5:28pm April 30, 2017

Bloomberg reporter Max Chafkin talks about the future of ESPN as the network behemoth sees lower profits. This past week the sports media hub let approximately 100 employees go, including big names.

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Saturday Sports: Layoffs At ESPN, Star High School Baseball Pitcher

7:57am April 29, 2017

by Tom Goldman

ESPN recently let go of about 100 employees. The company faces declining subscriptions as people switch to view sports online. Also a high school pitcher is facing big expectations, maybe too big.

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Jim Harbaugh Visits The Pope

5:14am April 27, 2017

University of Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh went to the Vatican this week. He gave the pope a Michigan football helmet, and some athletic shoes.

Cord-Cutting Leads ESPN To Target On-Air Personalities In Massive Layoffs

5:14pm April 26, 2017

ESPN has lost 10 million subscribers since 2011. Today, to cut costs, the sports network is expected to lay off 100 employees. NPR's Audie Cornish talks to John Ourand of the Sports Business Journal.

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