{
  "id": 14049645,
  "title": "University of Maryland says club tennis team suspended over racist imagery",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/university-of-maryland-says-club-tennis-team-suspended-over-racist",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-12T21:41:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/tennis/2026/10/12/university-of-maryland-says-club-tennis-team-suspended-over-racist-imagery"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — The University of Maryland has suspended its club tennis team due to racist imagery found in materials sent to other tennis clubs. On Saturday, RecWell staff discovered that members of the Maryland Club Tennis student organization had distributed programming with a graphic targeting Black or African American individuals. The school confirmed the suspension and referred the matter to university police. The university expressed deep regret for the harm caused and issued an apology to all club presidents involved.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}