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Curt Schilling Fired By ESPN After Posting Transphobic Meme On His Facebook Page


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Carman Tse

Published Apr 20, 2016

Modified Apr 20, 2016


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Curt Schilling tips his hat to the Fenway crowd in Game 2 of the 2007 World Series.
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Carman Tse

Published Apr 20, 2016

Modified Apr 20, 2016


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