FOX Sports reporter suspended for derogatory comments

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Emily Austen just got a lesson on the dangers of live streaming. And may lose her job over it.

In a curse-heavy Facebook Live video broadcast by Barstool Sports, Austen, a Florida-based reporter for FOX Sports, rattled off enough stereotypes to garner the nickname "Trump Jr." from the 35-minute video"s co-hosts.

"Chinese guy is always the smartest guy in the class," is something Austen said on the since-deleted video, according to Deadspin.

The 27-year-old sideline reporter also claimed to not "even know that Mexicans were that smart."

She called Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love a "little b----" for being sidelined with a concussion.

To top it all off, Austen ripped into Jewish people after one of the co-hosts suggested they were "stingy."

Yeah, I went to school in Boca (Raton, Fla.), so I know most of that the way I used to talk to Jews in Boca, they hated because I was a server, and I just didnt care and they would complain and b---- about everything, she said, via a transcript provided by Vice Sports.

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She was not speaking on behalf of FOX Sports, nor do we condone any of the statements she made in the video, FOX Sports Florida senior vice-president Steve Tello said in a statement to Deadspin.

Emily has been advised that her comments were unacceptable, and she is not scheduled to appear on any upcoming FOX Sports Florida or FOX Sports Sun broadcasts.

The video, which aired Thursday on Barstool Sports" Facebook page but was quickly pulled by the website, ended with one of Austen"s counterparts saying "we might have to hire you because you"re going to get fired."

Oh, the irony.

Source: http://www.torontosun.com/2016/06/10/florida-sports-reporter-suspended-for-racist-comments

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Jimmy Rollins designated for assignment

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Some bad news for a big name: the White Sox have designated shortstop Jimmy Rollins for assignment.

Chicago did so to callup top shortstop prospect Tim Anderson today. They did that because Rollins was hitting a mere .221/.295/.329 with two homers and eight RBI over 149 at-bats. Thats in keeping with his 2015 performance, so its less likely a slow start than simply where Rollins is as a player right now.

Anderson, meanwhile, was hitting .304/.325/.409 at Triple-A this year. He had a similar yet slightly better line at Double-A last season. He hit a tad better than that across three levels in 2014. Just as Rollins is who he is now, Anderson seems to be a guy who can get on base at a decent clip for a middle infielder and supply some gap power on occasion. Its time to see what the 23-year-old can do in the bigs.

This may not be the end of the line for Rollins. Rollins defense has noticeably deteriorated, but perception tends to lag the numbers with some front offices and so someone might still think hes a plausible stopgap at shortstop based on reputation alone. Hard to say. As of now, hes 37 with a career line of .264/.324/.418 and has 2,455 hits, 231 homers, 470 stolen bases, four Gold Gloves, an MVP Award and a World Series on his resume.

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Source: http://mlb.nbcsports.com/2016/06/10/jimmy-rollins-designated-for-assignment/

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