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Passan: MLB's first foray into social justice activism was a disorganized mess -- and that made it perfect Randy Wilkins was frustrated, and at 10:09 a.m. on June 3, he purged his feelings. For 36 minutes, over the course of 16 tweets, Wilkins dissected with great clarity how Major League Baseball had botched its response to George Floyd's murder and how it ...
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Ruhwedel signs one-year contract extension with Penguins Chad Ruhwedel signed a one-year, $750,000 contract extension with the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday. It begins with the 2021-22 season. The 30-year-old defenseman, who could have become an unrestricted free agent after next season, had six points ...
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Cam Newton Embraces The 'Patriot Way' By Martin Rogers. On top of all the other adjustments he has needed to make in Foxborough, it seems that Cam Newton is also beginning to master Patriot-speak. That obscure language doesn't have an official dictionary and you won't find it uttered anywhere ...
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Mets' Smith hits go-ahead HR in 1st game since tearful plea NEW YORK (AP) — Dominic Smith hit the go-ahead home run in his first game since tearfully pleading for help combating racial inequality, Pete Alonso also connected and the New York Mets beat the crosstown Yankees 6-4 in the opener of a doubleheader ...
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No football talk as Titans safety sticks to racial injustice NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Titans safety Kenny Vaccaro made clear he won't let the fight against racial injustice recede from the conversation even as Tennessee returned to practice Friday. And he won't be talking about football the rest of this season.
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MLB's moving Jackie Robinson tribute video has uplifting backstory Jackie Robinson Day is being celebrated around Major League Baseball Friday. It's an important day for the league, because it honors the icon who broke baseball's color barrier in 1947 and paved the way for Black athletes to fight for equal opportunity and ...
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Can the Braves be better in the 2nd half of the season? Notes on the Braves heading into the series with the Phillies: The Braves and Phillies meet tonight to open a three-game series with the eighth of 10 games between the teams this season...The clubs finished a three-game set in Atlanta last weekend, with the ...
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Report: LeBron James, More Sought Barack Obama's Advice During NBA Protests Amid a work stoppage that forced the NBA to postpone the playoffs until Saturday, Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James and a group of players reportedly sought advice from former President Barack Obama on how to proceed with their protest. According to ...
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Warriors' Draymond Green tells CNN why NBA playoffs need to continue The NBA and NBPA announced Friday morning that the 2020 NBA Playoffs would resume Saturday after three days of no games. Warriors forward Draymond Green is pleased with the outcome, because he would have disagreed with the players in the ...
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Phillies get good news on Ranger Suarez, bad news on David Robertson The Phillies' bullpen could soon get a lift from the addition of Ranger Suarez, but don't count on David Robertson any time soon. Robertson, barely a year removed from Tommy John surgery, had a setback in his recovery this week, manager Joe Girardi said ...
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NFL 2020: Who really knows what to expect on field and off? Never has the NFL doubted it would open its season on time. For months, it has steadfastly stuck to its plans, even as the coronavirus pandemic has altered the course of every other sport — on all levels. Support our journalism. Subscribe today. With its kickoff ...
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Messi is wanted by Man City and every big club, but his wages will make it impossible, not the transfer fee Every big club in the world would want Lionel Messi. Some players are just too good, and too exciting, to turn down if the opportunity arises that they may become available. There is just one major problem with Messi, though. Or, to be more precise, 100 ...
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Football High Live: Updates from Friday's Week 2 high school games Week 2 resumes tonight with more than 160 games scheduled around the state after an unusually heavy slate of Thursday games. RELATED: Rewinding Thursday's action. RELATED: Central-Phenix City coach Patrick Nix speaks out. Tonight's slate starts an ...
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Know Your Enemy: Kansas City Royals 2.0 Kansas City Royals. We're back again with the Royals and their great managerial talent Mike Matheny. The Royals are currently sitting dead last in the division, after a handful of losses against the Cards, Reds, and Twins. They're making lukewarm moves ...
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Orlando Magic's Aaron Gordon leaves NBA Bubble due to injury and to focus on social justice issues Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon is leaving the NBA bubble campus to rehab a hamstring injury and to focus on the recent social justice issues stemming from the player boycott over the last few days. His Orlando Magic team is down 3-1 to the Milwaukee ...
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Motivation will not be Liverpool's problem this season, says Klopp Jurgen Klopp insists Liverpool will not lack motivation in their latest Premier League title pursuit despite ending a 30-year wait for the championship. Klopp finally delivered a top-flight title to Anfield last term, dominating the division and earning 99 points in a ...
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Nearly 1000 joined in a KU march supporting BLM. Here's how KU athletes started it While Emma Merriweather walked, she also wondered. This was Thursday — the Kansas junior women's basketball player goes on three of these strolls a day, she says — and she noticed that not much was being done on campus in support of the Black ...
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Atlanta Falcons Highlights: Friday Scrimmage At Mercedes-Benz Stadium The Atlanta Falcons had a scrimmage inside Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Friday, their first action in their home stadium in 2020. With no preseason, the team is planning to do two scrimmages in Mercedes-Benz Stadium before their season opener at home ...
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Mark Murphy, other Packers officials meet with players on social justice issues GREEN BAY – Mark Murphy made a statement in June, not just with words but with his checkbook, when the Green Bay Packers President/CEO made a personal donation of $250,000 to match the organization's pledge to Wisconsin causes to affect social ...
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Rangers' Danny Santana: Placed on injured list Santana was placed on the 10-day injured list with a right elbow sprain, retroactive to Aug. 27. Santana was initially slated to start Friday's contest against the Dodgers, but he'll be sidelined for at least 10 days due to an elbow issue. The severity of the injury is ...
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Melvin Gordon believes canceling practice can bring team together ENGLEWOOD -- Melvin Gordon stepped in front of his teammates Thursday, vulnerable and emotional. The Broncos canceled practice in response to the shooting of Jacob Blake by police in Kenosha, Wisc. Gordon hails from Kenosha, and most of his family ...
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Marlins' Logan Forsythe: Out with oblique strain Forsythe was placed on the 45-day injured list Friday with a right oblique strain. The veteran infielder presumably suffered the injury during Tuesday's doubleheader against the Mets, when he went 0-for-2. Forsythe doesn't have an official timeline for his ...
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One reason the 49ers will beat the Dolphins (and one reason they won't) After 81% of San Francisco 49ers fans picked the Niners to beat the Eagles, San Francisco is now 4-0 as they get ready for Matt Breida's ultimate revenge game. If this were on the road, it has the elements of a trap game. I think Miami will make plays on both ...
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Nationals' Luis Garcia: Not starting Friday Garcia is not in the lineup Friday against the Red Sox. Garcia started 10 of 12 games since being called up Aug. 14 and has a .317/.333/.439 slash line in 42 plate appearances, but he'll receive a day off with lefty Martin Perez pitching for Boston.
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John Terry reacts to Chelsea confirming signing of Thiago Silva on free transfer Chelsea announced the signing of Brazilian defender Thiago Silva on Friday and former Blues captain John Terry showed his delight at the acquisition on social media. The 35-year-old signed an initial one-year contract with Frank Lampard's side with an ...
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FSU football wants its actions to be 'part of the solution' on social justice The conversations surrounding racial and social injustice that engulfed the sports world this week continued Friday morning at Florida State in a pre-practice meeting. "As a football team, as a program, as a university … we've got to continue to make sure that ...
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Best bets for UFC on ESPN+ 33 in Las Vegas Anthony Smith took a brutal beating in his last fight, a technical knockout loss in May to Glover Teixeira. That's part of the reason why Smith, a former UFC light heavyweight title challenger, is a +235 underdog to Aleksandar Rakic (-275) in the main event of ...
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World Cup Winner Rapinoe Opts Out of NWSL Fall Series (Reuters) - Two-times World Cup winner and OL Reign midfielder Megan Rapinoe is opting out of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) fall series starting next month, the Washington-based franchise said in a statement ...
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Report: Second Rose Bowl in spring on table for Pac-12, Big Ten Could the Pac-12 and Big Ten still play for the "Granddaddy of Them All"? According to CBS Sports, the two conferences could be working towards a second Rose Bowl in the Spring between the two Power Five conferences that have elected to postpone the ...
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NHL Follows Suit With Other Leagues, Suspends 2020 Playoffs For 2 Days NHL players are a little late to the party. But they made a grand entrance on Thursday after announcing their decision not to participate in playoff games for the next two nights. Players from all four remaining teams in the Western Conference hub city of ...
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The Bears Hosted Linebacker Alec Ogletree For a Tryout on Friday The Bears' depth at inside linebacker leaves something to be desired. Tht is to say nothing about the potential both Joel Iyiegbuniwe and Josh Woods possess. But after seeing how Nick Kwiatkoski and Kevin Pierre-Louis performed after Roquan Smith and ...
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Ravens cancel practice, call for police officers' arrest The Baltimore Ravens will not practice on Friday and instead will meet for what franchise called a "team unifying session surrounding social justice reform." Nine NFL teams called off practice on Thursday, a day after the Milwaukee Bucks boycotted their game ...
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