1. While most people were caught up late afternoon yesterday with NASCAR's announcement that it is banning the confederate flag at all events, another major development was taking place. And it was significant.
Last week, retired Major League outfielder Torii Hunter told ESPN, "I've been called the N-word in Boston 100 times. Little kids, with their parents right next to them. ... That's why I had a no-trade clause to Boston in every contract I had."
This wasn't a totally shocking statement, especially when you remember that former Orioles outfielder Adam Jones revealed that he was taunted with racial slurs at Fenway Park just three years ago.