Politics and Sports

The 1968 Olympic Protest

- It involved african american athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos giving the Black power solute after winning medals at the Olympics.

- This was during the civil rights movements and they were doing this to make a statement to the world.

Black September: The Munich Olympics

- 8 members of the Palestinian terrorist organization (Black September) snuck into the Olympic Village at the XXth Olympic Games which were held in Munich, Germany.

- The Members raided the building housing the Israeli athletes. Two Israeli athletes were killed during the raid and nine others were taken hostage.

Muhammad Ali

- He wouldn't go to the Vietnam War because he was Islamic. This is a big deal because he wouldn't fight because of his religion. He believed that he didn't need to fight and he didn't.

Lynne Cox

- She was a distance swimmer. She was the first women to swim across the Bering Strait during the cold war to break the anger with the Russians. Crossed the border between two hated countries. The Russians respected her for swimming across and she was the only person to touch Russian soil during the Cold War.

Racist

I believe that there is some racism in sports. It is because the fans make it racist. When you look at the NBA you see almost 75% of them are black. There a very few white americans that play basketball. I don't really know wether that is racist but it is true. Also when you look at track, a lot of the black people due sprinting and soon the blacks are going to take over long distance too. It might not be racist that blacks are taking over some sports and asians are taking over like gymnastics and other, but some people believe that is the way it should be.

Manu

January 3, 2012, 4:44 AM ET

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/7417307/san-antonio-spurs-g-manu-ginobili-broken-left-hand

Manu Ginobli went in for a steal last night and injured his hand. He left the game thinking that it would be fine but it looks like he is going to be out for the rest of the season. With Manu out the Spurs are going to need Duncan to carry more weight for the squad.

With Manu out the Spurs are really going to need to step it up for the squad to continue there winning seasons. Tim Duncan has been sitting out because of his age, but he is going to play more with Manu out.

Manu how long are you going to be out for?

No Manu

D Becks

January 3, 2012, 11:06 AM ET

http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angeles/soccer/news/story?id=7418423

As of today the MLS star David Beckham is not going to play in France for the PSG. He is going to resign with the LA Galaxy. He is probably going to sign a one year deal that the amount will be later named.

This is kind of a big deal because he is one of the star players in the MLS and if he leaves the Galaxy will be losing one of there star mid-fielders. This will hurt them a lot.

Becks are you going to finish your career in LA?

Becks is staying