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	Sports As-it-happens update ⋅ June 3, 2020
	NEWS
	ESPN Knicks owner James Dolan 'vehemently' condemns racism in follow-up email to MSG employees ESPN NEW YORK -- Less than 24 hours after sending an email to employees stating that the Madison Square Garden Co. was "not more qualified than anyone else to offer our opinion on social matters," Knicks owner James Dolan emphasized in a follow-up memo ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Sacramento Kings play-by-play announcer Grant Napear resigns after 'All Lives Matter' tweet ESPN Longtime Sacramento Kings play-by-play announcer Grant Napear has resigned after tweeting "ALL LIVES MATTER" in response to a question about Black Lives Matter on Sunday. "I want to thank the fans for their overwhelming love and support," Napear ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBCSports.com Eric Kendricks to NFL: "Your statement said nothing" NBCSports.com Vikings linebacker Eric Kendricks wants more from the NFL. Or at least something. Kendricks vented his frustrations on social media Tuesday, putting very little stock in the league's statement from Saturday which included kind words but few specifics. ".@NFL ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBSSports.com Bears Franchise Five: Jay Cutler edges Sid Luckman at QB on list of Chicago's all-time greatest figures CBSSports.com With a birth year of 1920, back when they were known as the Decatur Staleys two years before they officially became the team we recognize today, the Chicago Bears have a rich and storied history full of all-time great linebackers, one of the best running ... Flag as irrelevant
	DenverBroncos.com 'I think it's huge for us to be heard': Kareem Jackson, Vic Fangio look for path forward to promote change DenverBroncos.com ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — For more than 90 minutes on Tuesday morning, the Broncos' offense and defense took part in a pair of conversations with President/CEO Joe Ellis about recent acts of racial injustice and the ensuing demonstrations across the county. Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo Sports What Warriors' Ron Adams believes is Alen Smailagic's best current skill Yahoo Sports During Alen Smailagic's rookie season with the Warriors, he showed flashes as to why Golden State traded two future second-round draft picks (2021 and 2023) to acquire him. The No. 39 overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft averaged 4.2 points and 1.9 ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Sources: Proposed date for Game 7 of NBA Finals is Oct. 12 ESPN As the NBA models a 22-team format for the season's proposed resumption beginning July 31 in Orlando, Florida, a timeline shared with teams as a last possible date for a Finals Game 7 lands on Oct. 12, sources told ESPN. Commissioner Adam Silver is ... Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo Sports DeAndre Yedlin echoes grandpa's heartbreak over George Floyd's death Yahoo Sports DeAndre Yedlin is one of the United States Men's National Team's most recognizable faces, with more caps (62) to his name than all but three players (Michael Bradley, Jozy Altidore and Brad Guzan). The Newcastle United right back also is African American, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sports Illustrated Colby Parkinson Becomes First Seahawks Rookie to Sign Contract Sports Illustrated With the calendar flipping to June, the Seahawks have finally signed one of their 2020 draft picks. Per the NFL transaction wire, fourth-round pick Colby Parkinson has signed his slotted four-year rookie deal. Under the term of the agreement, Spotrac estimates ... Flag as irrelevant
	Bleacher Report Stephen Jackson Tells Pro Athletes to Hold Team Owners Accountable Amid Protests Bleacher Report Retired NBA champion Stephen Jackson has emerged as a leading voice seeking justice for George Floyd, a 46-year-old unarmed black man who died in Minneapolis police custody on May 25. Jackson specifically addressed owners and league executives ... Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo Sports Steve Kerr, Gregg Popovich, Anquan Boldin offer solutions to US racial inequity Yahoo Sports Steve Kerr joined Gregg Popovich, Anquan Boldin, Demario Davis and Andrew McCutchen to co-author an op-ed offering concrete solutions to address some of the problems raised by protesters across the country. To achieve a more equitable justice system ... Flag as irrelevant
	Los Angeles Times Dodgers' Dave Roberts says country's leaders need to start listening Los Angeles Times Dave Roberts has thought about his late father in recent days as protests sparked around the United States following George Floyd's death in Minneapolis. Waymon Roberts, the oldest of eight children, grew up with a single mother in Houston in the 1950s ... Flag as irrelevant
	Bleacher Report Lloyd Pierce Says NBA Restarting Season Without Hawks 'Hurts Our Growth' Bleacher Report Atlanta Hawks head coach Lloyd Pierce pushed back Tuesday against a possible NBA plan that would only return 22 teams to action once the NBA resumes play, rather than the full 30. The 20-47 Hawks would not make the cut in such a scenario, meaning ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN A driver testing positive for the coronavirus would not cancel F1 race - Chase Carey ESPN A driver testing positive for the coronavirus would not automatically see a race cancelled once Formula One gets back underway next month, the sport's CEO, Chase Carey, said. Editor's Picks. Reimagining the liveries of the F1 grid · F1 announces dates for ... Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo Sports Tobias Harris calls for elected official to resign after labeling Black Lives Matter a terrorist group Yahoo Sports Philadelphia 76ers forward Tobias Harris has called for the resignation of a Pennsylvania public official who labeled Black Lives Matter a "radical left wing hate group." Republican Montgomery County Commissioner Joseph Gale released a statement on ... Flag as irrelevant
	Tennis Magazine James Blake saddened to "see that kind of policing is still going on" Tennis Magazine A victim of police brutality after being falsely arrested in 2015, the former world No. 4 said, "I would love to change this, but for the rest of my life, I'm probably going to be more nervous about any encounter I have with a police officer." By AP. June 02, 2020 ... Flag as irrelevant
	Las Vegas Review-Journal Raiders to hold training camp in Henderson Las Vegas Review-Journal The Raiders' first training camp as new resident of Las Vegas will be at their new team headquarters in Henderson, the club confirmed on Tuesday. The Raiders' decision to conduct camp at the Intermountain Healthcare Performance Center had been ... Flag as irrelevant
	Long Beach Press Telegram It's 'raw and real' as Rams meet online to vent emotions on George Floyd's death, racism Long Beach Press Telegram Sbnt ijtupsz jt epuufe csjhiumz xjui sbdjbm njmftupoft: Uif 1946 tjhojoht pg Lfooz Xbtijohupo boe Xppez Tuspef pvu pg VDMB, uif OGM't gjstu cmbdl qmbzfst jo npsf uibo b efdbef. Uif 1949 tjhojoh pg Ubol Zpvohfs gspn Hsbncmjoh, uif gjstu OGM qmbzfs gspn b ... Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo Sports MLS players skip training again but reports suggest a deal may be close Yahoo Sports For the second day in a row, players from Toronto FC, the Montreal Impact and Vancouver Whitecaps skipped training as the MLS and its Players Association tried to iron out their differences in negotiating a return to action. Players in "multiple markets" opted ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News AOC, others mock Washington Redskins over #blackoutTuesday tweet: 'Change your name' Fox News The Washington Redskins have come under criticism on social media after it attempted to show solidarity with the #blackoutTuesday movement following the death of George Floyd. The football team, which is named after a racist term for Native Americans, ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNBC Basketball icon Kareem Abdul-Jabbar says police need to 'understand the problem' facing black people CNBC Kareem Abdul-Jabbar joined CNBC's "Closing Bell" on Tuesday to discuss the recent protests throughout the country following the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man in Minnesota. watch now. VIDEO9:4109:41. Fighting for justice: Kareem ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patriots.com Statement from the Kraft Family Patriots.com STATEMENT FROM THE KRAFT FAMILY. Over the last several days, we have tried to listen, learn and reflect. We have been at a loss for the appropriate words, perhaps because there are none to adequately describe the horrific incidents of the last few ... Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo Sports Stats, Quotes and Moments: The NASCAR Cup Season So Far Yahoo Sports The first nine races of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season have been a long, strange trip. Beginning with the Daytona 500 on Sunday, Feb. 16 – a race that concluded the following Monday due to rain – and ending with Sunday's race at Bristol Motor ... Flag as irrelevant
	Mavs Moneyball Sticking to the Mavericks! Mavs Moneyball I'm a Black man. I blog about the Dallas Mavericks. I have been asked, by the Stick To Sports brigade (you know who they are) on Twitter to "Stick to the Mavs!" — so, I figured I'd oblige....in my way. Systemic racism against people of color, and specifically ... Flag as irrelevant
	New York Post Jets capable of late splash with Trumaine Johnson's $11 million off the books New York Post The Jets gained $11 million in salary cap space Tuesday as a chunk of Trumaine Johnson's contract came off the books. The Jets designated Johnson as a post-June 1 cut when they released him in March. That allows them to spread the dead money from ... Flag as irrelevant
	Albany Times Union Arrogate, 2016 Travers winner, dies at age 7 Albany Times Union Mike Smith remembers the speed of the gray thoroughbred flash named Arrogate. How could he forget? "When he ran his A-plus race, he felt like a train going downhill," Smith said Tuesday by phone from California. "He would just keep going faster and faster ... Flag as irrelevant
	Pistons.com Statement From Tom Gores And The Detroit Pistons Pistons.com The protests that have unfolded across our country over the last week and the senseless deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor shine a piercing light on issues of racism, police brutality and inequitable justice that continue to divide our ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Sports court sets November dates to hear Russian doping case Washington Post GENEVA — The Russian doping scandal will return to sport's highest court in November when the nation faces a four-year ban of its flag, anthem and colors from Olympic Games and world championships. The Court of Arbitration for Sport said on Tuesday its ... Flag as irrelevant
	LakersNation.com Lakers News: Vanessa Bryant Shares Photos Of 'Undamaged' Kobe & Gianna Bryant Murals Amid LA Protests LakersNation.com In response to the tragic death of George Floyd last week, thousands of people across the United States have taken to the streets to protest against police brutality and systematic racism. While the majority of the protests have been peaceful, some ... Flag as irrelevant
	Boston.com Read the Bruins' statement on the death of George Floyd Boston.com The Bruins became the third Boston team to respond to the death of George Floyd, posting a statement on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram Tuesday morning: "Black lives matter. Bigotry, ignorance and senseless violence in any and all forms is wrong. Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo Sports 'Liverpool will play anywhere, I don't care!' - Klopp on possible neutral venues for Premier League restart Yahoo Sports Jurgen Klopp says Liverpool will be targeting maximum points from their remaining nine games when they resume their Premier League title bid, and the Reds boss does not care how or where a first crown in 30 years is wrapped up. Top-flight action in ... Flag as irrelevant
	Space City Scoop Former Rockets' coach Kevin McHale isn't a believer in the Lakers Space City Scoop Former Houston Rockets coach Kevin McHale isn't as high on the Los Angeles Lakers as everyone else in the national media. The 2019-20 NBA season was the year of the super duos, which were a bit different than the "Big Three" trios that had been formed ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters F1 champion Hamilton 'overcome with rage' at racial injustice Reuters LONDON (Reuters) - Six times Formula One motor racing world champion Lewis Hamilton said on Tuesday he felt "completely overcome with rage" as he urged people to speak out against racism and stand up for justice. FILE PHOTO: Formula One F1 ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Tennessean 2021 NASCAR Cup Series race to be scheduled at Wilson County's Nashville Superspeedway The Tennessean Nashville Superspeedway in Wilson County will reopen with a schedule next year that will include a NASCAR Cup Series race, according to Dover Motorsports. June 20, 2021 is a "very tentative" date for the NASCAR Cup Series race at the Nashville ... Flag as irrelevant
	Houston Chronicle Podcast: Catching up with Texans' Deshaun Watson Houston Chronicle The Houston Chronicle's John McClain and Aaron Wilson revisit Texans QB Deshaun Watson's interview with Houston media last week and share their main takeaways on this episode of the Texas Sports Nation podcast. Houston Texans quarterback ... Flag as irrelevant
	sportsmax.tv 'Racism in cricket too' - Windies star Gayle calls for unity in face of injustice sportsmax.tv Big-hitting West Indies star Chris Gayle joined the strong chorus of athlete voices condemning racial injustice and was quick to point out the fact that he also faces it in the sport of cricket. A growing number of athletes have lent their voices in support of ongoing ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Gardner News Red Sox ready for shortened version of annual MLB draft The Gardner News BOSTON — Paul Toboni faces a rather unenviable task entering next week's Major League Baseball Draft. The Red Sox amateur scouting director will navigate a curtailed version of the event featuring just five rounds. Boston has been stripped of its second ... Flag as irrelevant
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