article_snippet: As the controversy mushrooms, here's what got us to where us are.
article_snippet: And where things are headed.
article_snippet: From sports teams to musicians to other cities and states, they fell like dominoes.
article_snippet: The NBA, WNBA and NFL issued critical statements too.
article_snippet: The rhetoric has reached such a fever pitch that a front page editorial in Tuesday's edition of the Indianapolis Star blares the headline:  
article_snippet: a front page editorial in Tuesday's edition of the Indianapolis Star closes with: .
article_snippet: Jeremy Diamond and Eric Bradner contributed to this report.