Al Neal
LATEST ARTICLES BY Al Neal
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Three celebrating Philly team members to skip visit to Trump
February 8, 2018I guess chanting “Black Lives Matter” is more of a threat to police than violently drunk sports fans tearing their city apart.
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CENSORED: Protest blackout at Super Bowl 52
February 5, 2018Protesters turn up the heat at frigid Twin Cities Super Bowl.
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Washington football strives to keep its racist name and logo
January 31, 2018Changing a team name and logo doesn’t cure the decades of racism found in our American history, but it would be a start.
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Cleveland Indians ball club to remove racist logo in 2019
January 29, 2018Chief Wahoo, the cartoonish caricature of a Native American, debuted on the Indians’ uniforms in 1948.
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Professional tennis players’ union, maybe? Maybe not?
January 26, 2018Pro tennis players get seven percent of the revenue from the four grand slam tournaments. That’s pennies compared to the NBA's union contract that gives players 50 percent.
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Supreme Court to rule on Trump administration’s Muslim ban
January 24, 2018The high court will rule by June in the case, setting up a major analysis of presidential powers.
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Netflix’s “Long Shot”: Dodgers baseball, HBO and legal justice
January 23, 2018Directed by Jacob LaMendola, this true-crime drama skillfully blends news, courtroom and police footage with interviews of the major players, and a bit of comedy.
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Trump and football: The odd couple meet at the national college championship
January 9, 2018The big story here is not Kendrick Lamar’s halftime show—which was an excellent performance—but Donald Trump’s attendance at last night’s game.
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