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June 19, 2020

Charlie Pierce

On Monday, the University of Virginia announced they would change their new athletics logos to avoid a design element that refers to the school’s history with slavery. (University of Virginia Athletics Department via AP) — Earlier this week the University of Virginia released this new logo, which was updated to remove a design element referring to the school’s history with slavery. (University of Virginia Athletics Department via AP)

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Some racist college sports traditions are on the way out. Karen Given and Only A Game analyst Charlie Pierce discuss the positive steps. Also, commissioner Roger Goodell said he encourages NFL teams to sign Colin Kaepernick. Charlie notes, "There's no reason to trust Roger Goodell on anything." And, why Shaq and Gronk will party ... and joust.

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This segment aired on June 20, 2020.

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