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"The Black Community Is Tired of Seeing The Same Things Going On And Not Seeing Change" When the Seahawks held a virtual team meeting on Monday, there was no talk of football. Instead, Seahawks coach Pete Carroll gave his players an open forum to discuss things happening in the world that are much weightier than offseason meetings and ...
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Saints, Pelicans form joint Social Justice Leadership Coalition "Statements are words," Saints owner Gayle Benson said Monday. "Unified action towards a solution is what needs to come from this now," Benson added in a long statement. To that end, Benson formed a Social Justice Leadership Coalition within her two ...
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MLB owners, players revert to salary squabbles of old NEW YORK — Baseball owners and players have reverted to form -- the type displayed over the past half-century during eight work stoppages filled with salary squabbles. Players proposed to resume the sport in the coronavirus pandemic with a 114-game ...
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ESPN to honor Len Bias Tuesday with four consecutive hours of programming In honor of Len Bias, ESPN will dedicated four hours of programming to the Maryland legend on Tuesday night, the network announced. The showcase, which kicks off at 7.pm. with a special edition of SportsCenter, will include a more Terp-friedly matchup ...
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Kings' announcer Grant Napear placed on leave after ex-players call him a 'closet racist,' clown Sacramento Kings play-by-play announcer and talk-show host Grant Napear has been placed on administrative leave by radio station KHTK after a weekend Twitter spat with DeMarcus Cousins that prompted former Kings players to refer to Napear as a ...
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Raptors guard VanVleet says people 'fed up' with racism and discrimination TORONTO — Fred VanVleet says people in the United States are reaching a boiling point after hundreds of years of racism. The Toronto Raptors guard was asked Monday what he thought of the protests happening in major cities across the United States ...
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Gregg Popovich: 'The system has to change. I'll do whatever I can do to help.' Gregg Popovich was always going to speak out on the protests and anguish in our nation right now — and those thoughts were never going to fit in 280 characters. Popovich, coach of the Spurs and USA Basketball for the Tokyo Olympics, called up Dave Zirin ...
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Angels release former Braves pitcher Luiz Gohara When the Braves got Luiz Gohara from Seattle for Mallex Smith three-plus years ago, many wondered why the Mariners would give up a young left-hander with Gohara's credentials. He was only 20 years old, and his stuff was the best in Seattle's farm system.
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USC cuts ties with prominent booster who tweeted protesters and looters 'should be shot' USC took swift action in distancing itself from a prominent booster and season-ticket holder, revoking her season tickets and Trojan Athletic Fund membership on Monday after a string of "abhorrent and blatantly racist tweets" were brought to light in the wake ...
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Nagy discusses George Floyd, demonstrations During an appearance Monday on NFL Network's "Good Morning Football," Bears coach Matt Nagy discussed the death of George Floyd and the demonstrations that continue throughout the country. Nagy revealed that he contacted several Bears players ...
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Woods speaks out for 1st time since George Floyd's death Tiger Woods is speaking out for the first time since George Floyd's death, saying his heart goes out to Floyd, his family and everyone who is hurting right now. The 44-year-old golfer broke his silence with a statement on his Twitter account Monday night.
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Chiefs table Super Bowl celebration, share frustrations about ongoing social injustice The Chiefs were scheduled to cap off their ReLIV campaign, a commemoration of the team's run to the Super Bowl championship, this week. Recent civil unrest in the country, however, has prompted the Chiefs to temporarily postpone that sports-related ...
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NBA coaches respond to the murder of George Floyd As unrest continues to foment across the United States in the wake of the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer, the National Basketball Coaches Association released a statement. Signed by every head coach and assistant coach in the ...
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Utah hoops transfer Both Gach down to five schools, but remains in NBA draft mix Whether or not Both Gach's next stop is a college campus remains to be seen, but if it is, his plans are starting to come into focus. Gach, who declared for the NBA draft on April 6 before entering the NCAA Transfer Portal as a University of Utah sophomore on ...
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Mountain West allowing athletes back on campus, cutting costs The Mountain West will allow athletes in all sports to begin voluntary on-campus workouts immediately. That was among several announcements the conference made Monday shortly after its annual meeting of the board of directors, made up of the university ...
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Brad Keselowski's 'crazy' win adds chapter to unusual NASCAR season Brad Keselowski is winning in unusual ways to make a mark on a NASCAR season like no other. The driver of the No. 2 Ford Mustang took advantage of other drivers' misfortune to score a victory at Bristol Motor Speedway on Sunday, the second time in three ...
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Michigan's Jay Harbaugh: 'Hybrid approach' could change coaching process College football coaches have had to get creative in terms of recruiting these last few months during the COVID-19 pandemic, and also when it comes to interacting with their current players. Michigan's position coaches meet with their players on video ...
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Big 12 announces timeline for players' return, starting with voluntary activities The Big 12 Conference announced its schools can begin bringing athletes back to campus, with the resumption of voluntary activities starting June 15 for football players. The conference said each school can use its own discretion in deciding when athletes ...
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Abdul-Jabbar: 'I think this is a moment that an awakening took place' NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is one of many big names from the world of sports to speak out following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis last week. Abdul-Jabbar joined ESPN's Scott Van Pelt on SportsCenter to share his thoughts on Floyd's ...
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Chicago White Sox: How would they do in 114 games? The Major League Baseball Players Association has a new proposal to play 114 games in a Return To Play, how would the Chicago White Sox do? There was some nice news that dropped on Sunday night in the world of Major League Baseball. According to ...
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3 QBs poised to break out in 2020 NFL season Year after year, there seems to be a group of players that rise into stardom or take a leap forward at their respective position. Similar to previous seasons, the 2020 NFL season is shaping up to have quite a few players that have a chance of bursting onto the ...
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Browns, Crew advocate for greater efforts 'to end racism,' promote 'justice and equality' Owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam and other high-ranking officials of the Browns and Columbus Crew released a joint statement Monday lobbying for societal changes in the aftermath of George Floyd's death. Floyd died on Memorial Day while in custody of ...
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Netball Australia cuts Super feeder league Netball Australia has confirmed it has cancelled its Australian Netball League season, which is the feeder competition for Super Netball. The game's governing body said it was forced to cut the competition for this year due to financial pressures and ...
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