Time to hit mute: why asshole fans at sporting events need to be bounced
It's happening more and more: fans are saying the things to players and coaches that go way beyond the pale of "you suck". We need to look at the hate speech.
The first time I stood on the sidelines of Ohio Stadium, aka the Horsehoe, aka the 102,798 capacity terrordome on the lovely campus of the Ohio State University…I was terrified. I was a sports writer for the Cincinnati Enquirer, covering OSU football during the 1995 season. I was, in reality, the big-eyed intern, fresh out of graduate school, wondering …