Wake Forest baseball coach Tom Walter issued an apology after he appeared to use a profane and homophobic slur during live television coverage of a college baseball playoff game on Monday. Keep up with the latest in LGBTQ + news and politics. Sign up for The Advocate's email newsletter.

Wake Forest and baseball coach Tom Walter apologized for what appeared to be a homophobic slur caught by television cameras during an NCAA regional game against Tennessee.

Wake Forest baseball coach Tom Walter and school officials have issued public apologies after Walter appeared to use a homophobic slur during a heated exchange in the Demon Deacons’ game against Tennessee on Monday.