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Red Sox Player Caught On Camera Yelling Slur To Heckler In Stands Red Sox Player Caught On Camera Yelling Slur To Heckler In Stands
Red Sox Player Caught On Camera Yelling Slur To Heckler In Stands It was already a bad night for Jarren Duran. In the bottom of the sixth inning, the Red Sox outfielder was 0 for 2 with two strikeouts as he walked out to the Fenway Park batter's box in a game Boston was losing big in what wound up being a 10-2 loss to the Houston Astros on Sunday, Aug. 11.  As Duran approached the box, a fan screamed that Duran needed a tennis racket to get a hit. The All-Star squawked back, "Shut up, you "f**king f**got." It's unclear if the umpire heard it, but the slur was audible on the NECN game microphones.  NESN mics picked up Red Sox outfie…

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by Josh Lanier
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Anti-LGBTQ Signs Posted At Greenwich Town Hall After Pride Celebration Anti-LGBTQ Signs Posted At Greenwich Town Hall After Pride Celebration
Anti-lgbtq Signs Posted At Greenwich Town Hall After Pride Celebration Police are investigating after signs with the words "groomers" were placed under a Pride flag at a Fairfield County Town Hall, just hours after a celebration. The incident took place in Greenwich on Monday, June 5 after 8 a.m., following a Pride celebration at Town Hall by local government officials and dignitaries on Sunday, June 4. A Greenwich Police Department detective assigned to the Community Impact Section is investigating the incident, said Lt. Patrick Smyth, of the Greenwich Police. Smyth said the signs were placed after the event, most likely sometime during the overnig…

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by Kathy Reakes