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It wasn’t that long ago that black men weren’t even allowed to play alongside whites, let alone own a piece of the most prestigious franchise in the MLB. Jay-Z is looking to become a minority owner in the New York Yankees, according to Time Out Magazine.

He’s already part owner of the New Jersey Nets, and almost bought into London-based soccer team Arsenal Football Club in 2005 before the deal fell through.

“I had invested in the Nets, and they (Arsenal bosses) asked me if I was interested in investing. But I get that from time to time,” Jay told London’s Time Out magazine. “Someone told me yesterday that someone else had a piece of the New York Yankees, ‘We wanna talk to you, yadda yadda yadda.’ I mean, I love the Yankees so I’m in the middle of following that through, but sometimes it comes to be nothing. That (Arsenal) was one of the times it came to nothing.”

All this will be worth if it I can just see George Steinbrenner through up the ROC diamond at a Yankees game…. .seriously.

Mauricia Grant, a 32 year old black woman is filing a $225 million dollar lawsuit against NASCAR for racial and sexual discrimination, sexual harassment and wrongful termination.

My initial reaction upon learning about this suit was utter shock. Not because of the racism and harassment, but because there was actual a black woman working for NASCAR. Could we possibly find a bigger mismatch?

Anywho, Grant’s complaints fall in line with everything you imagined a black person surrounded by rednecks would endure.

“In the lawsuit, she alleged she was referred to as “Nappy Headed Mo” and “Queen Sheba” by co-workers, was often told she worked on “colored people time” and was frightened by one official who routinely made references to the Ku Klux Klan.

In addition, Grant said she was subjected to sexual advances from male co-workers, two of whom allegedly exposed themselves to her, and graphic and lewd jokes.

There are a few other disgusting incidents in the report (worse than what you read above), you can head over to ESPN to read the article here.

I could say things like, “well I’m never supporting NASCAR for as long as I live”, or “I’m never watching another broadcast”, or “NASCAR will never be written about on Sportaphile again’… but all those things were true before this lawsuit came about in the first place. Watching men drive in a circle for 3 hours isn’t remotely entertaining to me.

I remember when Jay-Z put Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Danica Patrick in his music video for “Show Me What You Got” in some attempt at cross promotion. I have never been less interested in a Jay-Z video in my life.

Jay-Z will be representing the New Jersey Nets at the 2008 NBA Draft Lottery, which is set to air live May 20 on ESPN at 8pm. This is ALMOST enough to make me watch the lottery, which has proven year in and year out to be horribly boring television.

But seriously… unless Jay jumps out of his seat and throws up the ROC, then the evening will somewhat uneventful.

“This is very exciting and I hope my nickname “Lucky Lefty” holds up,” Hov said in a statement.

The Nets only have a 1.1 percent chance of landing the top pick in the draft held June 26. This is the first time the team has been in the draft since 2001, the season before Jason Kidd teamed with Richard Jefferson and Kenyon Martin to lead the Nets to back-to-back NBA Finals appearances.