Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. The Oakland Athletics fired play-by-play broadcaster Glen Kuiper on Monday after he said a racial slur while on-air.
The incident occurred during a May 5 contest between the A’s and Kansas City Royals, where Kuiper was attempting to explain the activities he and color commentator Dallas Braden did before the game in Kansas City. "We had a phenomenal day. (N-word) league museum.
And Arthur Bryant’s Barbeque." CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Broadcasters Glen Kuiper and Dallas Braden of the Oakland Athletics in the TV booth during the game against the Minnesota Twins at RingCentral Coliseum on May 17, 2022 in Oakland, California.
The Athletics defeated the Twins 5-2. (Michael Zagaris/Oakland Athletics/Getty Images) Since then, NBC Sports California launched an investigation into the matter, and Kuiper has been off-air.