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Capitals' Ward: Race issue 'will always be there'

Posted April 27, 2012 on AP on Fox
PLAYERS: Joel Ward
TEAMS: Washington Capitals
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Washington Capitals forward Joel Ward says he's not bothered by the racist tweets that greeted his series-winning goal in the opening round of the playoffs. Ward, one of a handful of black players in the NHL, was the target of numerous racial insults on Twitter moments after he scored the overtime Game 7 goal Wednesday against Boston. Ward said Friday it's a ''few people that just made a couple of terrible comments. ... I know what I signed up for. I'm a black guy playing a predominantly white sport. It's just going to come with the territory. I'd feel naive or foolish to think that it doesn't exist. It's a battle I think will always be there.'' Fans gave Ward a standing ovation at the start of Friday's practice.
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