KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- President Barack Obama said Sunday that comments reportedly made by the owner of a U. Cheap College Jerseys China .S. pro basketball team are "incredibly offensive racist statements," before casting them as part of a continuing legacy of slavery and segregation that Americans must confront. "When ignorant folks want to advertise their ignorance, you dont really have to do anything, you just let them talk," Obama said when asked to respond to the reported comments from Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling. Obamas description of the controversy as part of a larger historical context is the latest example of his continuing willingness to expound on matters of race in his second term. After avoiding much mention of race relations during his campaign to become the first black president and in his first term, the president last summer offered a personal reflection in response to the shooting of black teenager Trayvon Martin. And now Obama has spoken out against an audio recording of a man identified as Sterling telling his girlfriend not to bring black people to games. The firestorm over Sterlings comments has quickly engulfed the National Basketball Association. Obama cast the comments through a broader prism of racism in America, adding that "we constantly have to be on guard on racial attitudes that divide us rather than embracing our diversity as a strength." "The United States continues to wrestle with the legacy of race and slavery and segregation, thats still there, the vestiges of discrimination," Obama said during a news conference in Malaysia, where he was travelling. "Weve made enormous strides, but youre going to continue to see this percolate up every so often," he added. "And I think that we just have to be clear and steady in denouncing it, teaching our children differently, but also remaining hopeful that part of why statements like this stand out some much is because there has been this shift in how we view ourselves." In the recording attributed to Sterling recording and posted on the website TMZ, a male voice questions his girlfriends association with minorities. TMZ reported the woman, V. Stiviano, is of black and Mexican descent. The man asks Stiviano not to broadcast her association with black people or bring black people to games. The man specifically mentions Lakers Hall of Famer Magic Johnson on the recording, saying, "Dont bring him to my games, OK?" Obama said hes confident NBA Commissioner Adam Silver will address the matter. He said the NBA has "an awful lot of African American players, its steeped in African American culture. And I suspect that the NBA is going to be deeply concerned in resolving this." 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The Buffalo Sabres, who were knocked down to the second overall pick after finishing with the worst regular season record, are expected to take the other generational player in Jack Eichel.Its not a do-or-die game for the Toronto Argonauts, but its pretty darn close to it. When the Argos kick off against the Alouettes in Montreal Sunday at noon, theyll do so with an opportunity to win the East by going through the front door. A victory would create a three-way tie for first place in the East, but the Argos would hold the advantage in tiebreakers with both Montreal and Hamilton. If they lose, theyll need help. For all intents and purposes, its a playoff game; something thats not lost on head coach Scott Milanovich. Honestly, for us its been like this the last three or four weeks, said the coach. Its a good thing. Its not a new scenario for us. Two weeks ago against Hamilton we had to have (a win). The coach knows it will be a boisterous atmosphere at Molson Stadium from first-hand experience, having coached with the Als for five seasons before taking the head coaching job in Toronto. The fact that its a key game on the road doesnt faze him at all. The good thing is that weve played well here in the past, said Milanovich, certainly with their most recent trip to Montreal in mind, a 31-5 victory in early August. I think our guys feel good about coming here. I know theyre very confident, but so are we. Quarterback Ricky Ray knows how tough the Als defence can be. Theyve held the 12-year veteran to just 388 total passing yards in the two previous meetings this year. Ray will in all likelihood lead the CFL in touchdown passes for the first time in his career this season, but he didnt throw one against the Als two weeks ago. He knows theyll have to clean up two major areas of concern; turnovers and penalties. When you play a good team like Montreal youre not going to get a lot of opportunities to put drives together and sustain them, said Ray. You cant hurt yourself out there. Thats what we have to focus on, cleaning up those mistakes. Thats been something Ray, his teammates and their coaches have been talking about since the season began, but it remains problematic as the team prepares to play its seventeenth game of the campaign. Authentic Football Jerseys. . It theyre going to be successful - aside from cleaning up the obvious - theyll have to remain patient against a very good defence that tackles exceptionally well. Youre always trying to take your shots, said the quarterback, But with these guys its difficult. They do a good job of covering those deep throws and forcing you to throw it underneath and coming up and making those tackles. So how do you counter that? Were going to have to break some of those tackles, continued Ray. The guys who dont catch the ball are going to have to rally around and try pick up some blocks to hopefully spring somebody and give them a little extra running room. There is some good news on the injury front for Toronto, 310 pounds of it. Offensive right tackle Chris Van Zeyl returns after missing last weeks game with a pretty gruesome thumb injury. I was blocking in the Montreal game and I went to punch, said Van Zeyl. It was one of those fluke accidents. I jammed it right on the top and it actually bent back on itself right at the top joint. The front of it basically blew open and I had to get stitches. Ouch. Hes worn a brace over the thumb this week at practice, but isnt so sure about how it will play out come game time. Im going to put something (different) on during warm up, said the McMaster graduate. Ill try it out and see if I can play with that. If I can play with that it will be something a little less significant than what I was wearing throughout the week in practice. Having Van Zeyl back helps on multiple fronts. The first is thats hes been the Argos best offensive lineman this season. Going a little deeper, it allows the team to start four Canadians on the o-line, something it couldnt do last week. That will free up an import at another position. Montreal is 7-1 in its last eight games. If the Argos are to beat the hottest team in the CFL theyll need Van Zeyl, Ray and everyone else wearing double blue to bring their A game. If not, the offseason may be a lot closer than they expected. ' ' '