Lightning Take The Cowards' Way Out On Tampa Confederate Monument
by Barry Petchesky from Deadspin > Sports News Without Fear, Favor or Compromise on (#2W3T8)
There are two schools of thought on asking sports teams to weigh in on political issues. On the one hand, who cares: They're just sports teams. But on the other hand, it's really not that hard to give a bit of public support for basic decency. That's why the Tampa Bay Lightning come off looking pretty bad in the"