Time Inc’s SI ‘Sportsperson of Year’ Stirs Controversy

New York: Tennis superstar Serena Williams has been named Sports Illustrated’s 2015 Sportsperson of the Year — but there’s apparently a contingent of people on the Internet who think American Pharaoh, a rare Triple Crown–winning horse, was more deserving of the award. And the Los Angeles Times, in an attempt to cover the controversy, only ended up making a dumb debate even dumber. With a single tweet, the newspaper lent legitimacy to a silly argument and prompted accusations of racism.