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Texans releasing J.J. Watt offers peek into racially coded language — what’s ‘classy’ & who gets to be the ‘face of a franchise’?

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When the Texans decided to release J.J. Watt on Friday, it marked the end of an era in Houston — and the continuation of an era in media’s use of coded language.

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Becky Hammon, long overdue for a head coaching job, makes history as Popovich gets tossed from game

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MLB record-holder …Robbie Ray?

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Fictional Hooper Bracket: Western U. Region – Round 2

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