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	Sports As-it-happens update ⋅ August 28, 2020
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	NHL.com Reaves Doesn't Stand Alone NHL.com Ryan Reaves spent Wednesday night alone in his hotel room. Alone in his thoughts. Alone with his fears. Alone as a Black man in a predominantly White sport. But he woke up Thursday morning surrounded. Surrounded in support and friendship. Reaves ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sports Illustrated Jaguars' Chris Conley Calls For NFL QBs to Fight Injustice, Become Advocates For Change Sports Illustrated *attached video is from June 5*. In today's climate, the operations of sports leagues are becoming increasingly player-run. For example, look no further than the NBA, in which the players continue to demonstrate that they hold the power, not the teams, owners ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN MLS to probe Real Salt Lake owner over alleged use of racist language ESPN Major League Soccer said on Thursday that it will open an investigation on Real Salt Lake owner Dell Loy Hansen's alleged use of racist language. The Athletic published a story detailing alleging that Hansen has a history of making racially charged remarks ... Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo Sports How Celtics' Jaylen Brown is a 'leader' on NBA's social justice plan Yahoo Sports Jaylen Brown continues to show impressive leadership both on and off the court. The Boston Celtics star took action by peacefully protesting the death of George Floyd back in May, and he continues to speak out against racial injustice in the United States ... Flag as irrelevant
	FOXSports.com Reds' Gray delivers a gem, hands Brewers 6-1 loss in Game 1 FOXSports.com MILWAUKEE — Jesse Winker homered twice, prized prospect Jose Garcia singled in his first big league at-bat and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-1 Thursday in a doubleheader opener one day after both teams opted not to play to protest ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Jets acquire RB Ballage from Dolphins for 7th-round pick Washington Post FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The New York Jets have acquired running back Kalen Ballage from the Miami Dolphins for a conditional seventh-round draft pick in 2021. The trade between the AFC East rivals on Thursday reunites Ballage with coach Adam Gase, ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Hideki Matsuyama leads BMW with opening 67; Tiger Woods fades late in 73 ESPN OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. -- One of the toughest tests of the year made it clear that par would be a great score at Olympia Fields. Leave it to Hideki Matsuyama to make a 65-foot birdie putt on his final hole Thursday to lead the BMW Championship. Matsuyama, the ... Flag as irrelevant
	FOXSports.com Meet the 2020 Vikings: Fun facts about your favorite players FOXSports.com Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. Click here to visit our frequently asked questions about HTML5 video. More videos on YouTube. Share. Include playlist. An error occurred while retrieving sharing information. Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo Sports Emotional Ron Roenicke reacts to Jackie Bradley Jr.'s comments on racial injustice Yahoo Sports The Boston Red Sox decided against playing their Thursday night game vs. the Toronto Blue Jays as teams across the sports world protest racial injustice in America. The protests come in the wake of Tuesday's shooting of Jacob Blake by a Wisconsin police ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Mercury News Column: Mookie Betts and the Dodgers honor team's legacy by taking a stand against racism Los Angeles Times They lined up shoulder to shoulder in front of the Dodger logo; a Black outfielder, a manager of Black and Japanese descent, a white starting pitcher from Texas and an Afro-Caribbean reliever. Facing the media after the postponement of Wednesday night's ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sports Illustrated Bengals Bites — The decision to practice, focusing on special teams and extra work with Joe Burrow Sports Illustrated CINCINNATI — The Bengals opted to practice on Thursday after having a discussion about potentially canceling it like nine other NFL teams did due to the unrest in America following the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin. "We had a discussion ... Flag as irrelevant
	Montreal Gazette MLB Teams Continue Boycotts FOXSports.com Major League Baseball players across the league continued to protest racial injustice on Thursday, following the shooting of Jacob Blake – an unarmed Black man – by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin on Aug. 23. The Boston Red Sox, Oakland Athletics, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sports Illustrated SEC Sets Start Dates and Formats for Non-Football Fall Sports Sports Illustrated BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (SEC Communications) - The Southeastern Conference has established new start dates and formats for the SEC cross country, soccer and volleyball seasons as well as the fall golf and tennis seasons, as the 14 members of the SEC ... Flag as irrelevant
	al.com Kentucky, Mississippi State players boycott practices; Mike Leach, Mark Stoops react al.com A day after the NBA playoffs were postponed in the wake of the Jacob Blake shooting in Wisconsin, two SEC program opted not to practice. The Kentucky Wildcats and Mississippi State Bulldogs skipped practice. The Wildcats went to the practice field, and ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sports Illustrated 2020 US Open Men's Seed Reports Sports Illustrated There will be no fans, no trips to Manhattan (under penalty of default), daily testing, a bubble shrouding it all … and another Major—played on clay—a few weeks down the road. Yes, it's the 2020 U.S. Open. Despite the absence of data points and predictive ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sports Illustrated No Fans at the Linc For Now Sports Illustrated The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the City of Philadelphia confirmed Thursday that fans will not be permitted at Lincoln Financial Field until further notice due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The open-ended nature of the proclamation has the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Duke Chronicle From first-year students to Coach K, K-Ville protest organized by Nolan Smith draws a crowd Duke Chronicle First-year Henry Coleman III, a member of the men's basketball team, stood on a small platform. "Last night, I wrote this out of pain, out of anger," Coleman said, pulling out his phone to read. "This country has had its knee on the neck of African Americans for ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Times At BC, Kentucky, USF, Coaches and Players Call Off Practice The New York Times Football practice was canceled at Boston College, Kentucky, South Florida and other schools Thursday, joint decisions made by coaches and players and inspired by NBA players protesting racial injustice. BC coach Jeff Hafley said instead of hitting the field, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Miami Herald Here is how Inter Miami and Atlanta United players made the decision to boycott game Miami Herald The players' decision to call off Wednesday night's Inter Miami home game against Atlanta United "came together organically" in the final 30 minutes before the scheduled kickoff, Atlanta midfielder Jeff Larentowicz explained on a Thursday Zoom interview ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Detroit News 'We stand unified': Tigers join racial-justice movement, postpone series opener vs. Twins The Detroit News Detroit — Cameron Maybin spoke, as did a few others. And, more importantly, everyone listened. And when the emotional, half-hour team meeting was over, the Tigers overwhelmingly concluded that it just didn't feel right to play baseball Thursday night. Flag as irrelevant
	Newsday Rival executive says even deep Yankees can't overcome losing so may stars to injuries Newsday Few teams will ever use injuries as an excuse. From the high school to the professional ranks, that defiance is almost always expressed via the "next man up" mantra, a phrase Yankees fans have seemingly heard on loop the last couple of seasons. But that ... Flag as irrelevant
	OCRegister A look at the type of the deals the Angels could make before next week's deadline OCRegister This isn't the trading deadline that Billy Eppler or the Angels were planning. Instead of contending and adding pieces for a playoff push, the Angels have collapsed and are likely going to be moving players to help get back to contention in 2021. As the clock ... Flag as irrelevant
	al.com SEC fans 'easy to propagandize and almost immune to facts'? Here's context for Max Kellerman's comments al.com Like so often in recent days, politics and sports have clashed. Max Kellerman, a co-host of ESPN's "First Take," took some heat Thursday for comments he made about SEC fans, specifically President Donald Trump supporters, in a discussion about whether ... Flag as irrelevant
	The San Gabriel Valley Tribune Bob Baffert won't face complaint related to Justify's positive drug test Los Angeles Times The positive drug test on Triple Crown winner Justify after the Santa Anita Derby, which has languished for more than two years, will finally reach the complaint stage and be heard on Sept. 20. The California Horse Racing Board voted in closed session on ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Denver Post Rockies' game against Diamondbacks postponed as players protest social injustice The Denver Post The Rockies and Diamondbacks postponed their series finale Thursday in Arizona as Major League Baseball joined sports leagues across the nation in protesting racial injustice. Colorado released the following statement: "After reflecting and meeting as a ... Flag as irrelevant
	Bleacher Report FedEx Cup Standings 2020: Latest Rankings Before BMW Championship Bleacher Report More than half of the golfers competing at the BMW Championship will not qualify for next week's Tour Championship. Only 30 competitors from the 69-man field advance to the final stage of the FedEx Cup, and some of the qualification spots are already ... Flag as irrelevant
	Newsday Nassau residents rally to try to bring back high school sports this fall Newsday The chants of "Let Them Play!" not only echoed through the Hicksville Athletic Center on Thursday, they reverberated around the virtual world as Nassau County residents held a demonstration and signed online petitions to protest the decision to postpone ... Flag as irrelevant
	Charlotte Observer Padres' Craig Stammen: Rocked by Mariners CBSSports.com Stammen allowed four runs on four hits in Game 1 of Thursday's doubleheader against the Mariners. He did not record an out. Stammen came on to pitch the top of the seventh with the game tied at 3-3. He allowed four singles and a hit-by-pitch without getting ... Flag as irrelevant
	For The Win Twitter responds to Jared Kushner calling for LeBron James to take action by listing what he's done off the court For The Win Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of Donald Trump and White House senior advisor, said — per Bloomberg reporter Jennifer Jacobs — that he wants to reach out to Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James after he and other NBA players boycotted playoff games ... Flag as irrelevant
	Boston.com Celtics-Raptors Game 1 officially postponed Boston.com Game 1 of the Celtics-Raptors second-round playoff series has been postponed, the league announced Thursday afternoon. "NBA playoff games for today will not be played as scheduled," the league said in a statement. "We are hopeful to resume games ... Flag as irrelevant
	masslive.com Boston Celtics' Jaylen Brown expressed support for Milwaukee Bucks' spontaneous protest in players meeting (report) masslive.com On Thursday evening, NBA players met to discuss the future of the NBA bubble and whether they plan to continue to play as they protest the shooting of Jacob Blake and the larger issues of police brutality against the Black community and racial inequality. Flag as irrelevant
	WTOP Freeman's 2-run HR lifts Braves to sweep of slumping Yankees WTOP ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves have renewed hopes their starting pitching can carry them through the second half of a shortened season. The New York Yankees have renewed worries that injury problems will be a season-long problem. Freddie ... Flag as irrelevant
	KWTX Baylor football team marches across campus protesting police shooting KWTX WACO, Texas (KWTX) - Members of the Baylor football team walked across campus Thursday afternoon protesting the shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin. Blake, who is Black, was shot in the back seven times Sunday by police in Kenosha, Wis. Flag as irrelevant
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