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Reggie Jackson says racism he experienced playing in Birmingham made his return for Negro Leagues tribute ‘not easy’

By Dalia Faheid and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Baseball Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson said it was difficult to return to Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama, for the Negro Leagues tribute game Thursday because of the onslaught of racism he experienced when he played there decades ago. In 1967, before he climbed up to the

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Serbia soccer association threatens to quit Euro 2024 after ‘kill, kill, kill the Serb’ chant reportedly heard at match

By Sebastian Shukla and Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — The Football Association of Serbia has written to the UEFA Secretary General following a chant reportedly heard at a European Championships – Euro 2024 – match between Croatia and Albania on Wednesday in Hamburg. In the letter to UEFA General Secretary Theodore Theodoridis on Thursday, the assocation describes it as “shameful joint

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