Ex-Edmonton Capitals Manager Sorry for Gay Slurs
Former Edmonton Capitals manager Brent Bowers apologized Tuesday for a homophobic tirade against openly gay Golden Baseball League umpire Billy Van Raaphorst, arguing it was a case of sticking up for his team that got out of hand. Bowers was suspended Saturday, and later resigned, after an altercation in the first game of a doubleheader on July 31 in which, according to the official report, he called Van Raaphorst “a (expletive) faggot,” and threatened him, saying, “I ought to kick your ass, you faggot.”
Read the full story from the Edmonton Journal.
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