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John Simmons is a Culture reporter for the MRCTV Blog, specializing in exposing liberal bias in the world of sports. He graduated with a degree in journalism from Liberty University and has written for numerous publications and websites, including The Boston Globe, The Liberty Champion, and The Standing for Freedom Center. 

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John Simmons | September 6, 2022
Former Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden resigned over a series of emails that contained racist and misogynistic remarks that were uncovered back in 2021. What was written in those emails was unbecoming of a man in his leadership position, and anyone with his level of authority should act in a way that is above reproach. Since this series of events unfolded, Gruden has been completely…
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John Simmons | September 6, 2022
  A youth football and cheerleading league in North Carolina is receiving criticism for including a surprising item amongst its raffle prizes. The raffle held by East Henderson Youth Football and Cheerleading League (EHYFCL) in East Flat Rock, NC at a recent event gave the winner of a recent raffle an FN 15 Patrol Carbine rifle.  Plenty of parents were unhappy with the prize choice and…
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John Simmons | September 2, 2022
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has been called many things for deciding to not get vaccinated despite the NFL’s mandate last season. Thanks to Shannon Sharpe, we can now add “prick” to the list of pejoratives. The co-host of Skip and Shannon: Undisputed went on air yesterday and promptly ripped Rodgers for his decision to be, as the quarterback put it, “immunized” against COVID-19…
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John Simmons | September 1, 2022
MLB just delivered a massive blow to Ángel Hernández’s racism case that has been ongoing since 2021. Hernández, a veteran umpire, had based his lawsuit on the premise that the MLB was being racially discriminatory against him for not allowing him to officiate in the World Series, but the league’s statement shows that he was not allowed because he was just awful at his job. Chief baseball…
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John Simmons | September 1, 2022
The NBA generates billions of dollars in revenue and has a global audience. But its U.S. viewership ratings continue to tank. Pro Football Talk’s (PFT) Mike Florio found that last weekend’s NFL preseason game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Detroit Lions averaged more viewers than all five of the NBA’s Christmas Day games last year.  “Hawks-Knicks at noon ET? 2.924 million average…
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John Simmons | August 31, 2022
In a game between Duke and BYU’s women’s volleyball teams on Friday, 19-year-old Rachel Richardson, an outside hitter for the Blue Devils, claimed she was heckled by a fan and called a racial slur. Richardson posted a Tweet on Sunday with her statement regarding the event, saying that “No athlete, regardless of their race should ever be subject to such hostile conditions.” She was also was…
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John Simmons | August 31, 2022
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is run by idiots.  The league released a memo stating that all unvaccinated players and team personnel will have to undergo weekly testing, although there is some nuance to the mandate. The announcement tracks with what commissioner Adam Silver said at a meeting in July in which he expected the league to do before the season kicks off in October. “It…
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John Simmons | August 31, 2022
Progressive policies inevitably fail -- sometimes so spectacularly that even liberal celebrities have to wake up and take stock. Former heavyweight champion mike Tyson recently said in an interview with Newsmax TV host Greta Van Susteren on her podcast, The Record with Greta Van Susteren, that choosing to support conservative values in today’s day and age is basically “common sense.” “My family…
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John Simmons | August 29, 2022
ESPN’s finest social justice warriors Stephen A. Smith and Ryan Clark were at it with their race-baiting antics last Friday. Both men were discussing a brawl that broke out at a joint practice between the Cincinnati Bengals and Los Angeles Rams last Thursday. These two teams squared off in last year’s Super Bowl, with the Rams winning 23-20, so it’s not surprising a fight did break out. During…
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John Simmons | August 29, 2022
An opinion piece from the Washington Post’s Alyssa Rosenburg claims that female high school athletes who lose to transgendered females should learn how to accept defeat with humility instead of speaking up about the inherent unfairness that dynamic creates. Rosenberg was commenting on a case in which two sets of parents in Utah lodged a complaint with the Utah High School Activities Association…