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baker23 posted 8/13/2008 from sportsyenta.blogspot.com [flag]

Horry Cow! The Spanish are racists? Who know? Um, pretty much everyone on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean. Spanish athletics have, pardon the word usage, a pretty large black-eye when it comes to tolerance. And that tradition continues. [link]

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8.14.08: Bringin' Home the Blogs
Published 8/14/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Drew H.) at The Undrafted Free Agent
... Racism in Spanish sports began long before the "slant-eyed" pictures. RUMORS AND RANTS has a rundown of the incidents, ranging from one-liners to organized chants. I find it amazing that people like Spanish columnist Jamie Martin justify this crap. ...

THE AFTER PARTY
Published 8/14/2008 by DCScrap (noreply@blogger.com) at Epic Carnival - Pop Culture, Sports, Celebrities, Babes, Rumors, Innuendo
Yet another Hot Olympian: Victoria Pendleton Athletes in the Olympic Village: Don't Let your kids watch TV Racism is nothing new to Spanish sports Men's soccer chokes in another big-time moment. Surprised? Hottest American Olympian finals Chad Johnson says he can out swim Michael Phelps Training Camp Postcards, Part 8 of 8: AFC West The John Daly PR Machine Is Coming to a Hooters Near You DeShawn wants to make love in this club Most awesome tennis player evar ...

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