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Byron Allen’s Discrimination Lawsuit Against McDonald’s to Go to Trial

McDonald’s will face a trial over accusations it discriminates against Black-owned media companies. U.S. District Judge Fernando Olguin found that McDonald’s may have violated civil rights laws by relegating Byron Allen‘s networks to meager advertising tiers specifically reserved for companies that produce content targeted to Black audiences. Though it was a “close call,” he ruled […]

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College basketball rankings: Kansas’ Bill Self breaks Phog Allen’s school record with 591st win as KU coach

CBS Sports graphic It wasn’t pretty. Bill Self said as much multiple times after it was over. Still, when you’re playing against another blue-blood program, and coaching against another Naismith Memorial Hall of Famer, it’s hard to feel bad about any victory, ugly as it might be. So, even though his team shot below 30% […]

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Saints GM: Dennis Allen’s Firing Due to ‘Pressure and Stress on the Organization’ | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors

Derick E. Hingle/Getty Images After Dennis Allen’s New Orleans Saints firing, the team’s general manager Mickey Loomis called Allen a “fantastic football coach” and addressed the causes that led to his dismissal. In an interview with WWL-AM (h/t Nola.com’s Matthew Paras), Loomis pointed out the injuries the Saints have had to deal with this season […]