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Lakers Sign J.R. Smith - Los Angeles Sentinel
The Los Angeles Lakers have signed guard J.R. Smith as a Substitute Player for the NBA season restart, it was announced today by Vice President of Basketball Operations and General Manager Rob Pelinka. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not
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Malcolm Jenkins isnt sure the NFL should play this season - TheGrio
New Orleans Saints star and two-time Super Bowl champion Malcolm Jenkins has been an outspoken activist for social change during his 11 years in the league. Now, hes advocating again. The newly minted CNN correspondent said today that he believes the NFL should hit pause on a season this year. In
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MLB Cancels All-Star Game for First Time sice 1945 - Black News Channel
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer/ BNC Contributor LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dodger Stadiums 40-year wait to host the All-Star Game is going to last even longer.The game scheduled for July 14 was canceled Friday because of the coronavirus pandemic, and Dodger Stadium was awarded the 2022 Midsummer
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Bubba Wallace responds to Trumps taunts over noose incident - TheGrio
Bubba Wallace issued a statement that “love wins” after President Donald Trump demanded an apology from the only full-time Black... View Article The post Bubba Wallace responds to Trumps taunts over noose incident appeared first on TheGrio.
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Wizards Beal, Nets Dinwiddie to miss rest of NBA season - Black News Channel
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer/ BNC Contributor WASHINGTON (AP) — Wizards leading scorer Bradley Beal and Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie wont take part in the restart of the NBA season, two significant absences in the Eastern Conference playoff race. Beal is out because of a right rotator cuff
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The Noose Was Real - NASCAR releases photo from Talladega - Black News Channel
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer/ BNC Contributor Declaring the noose was real, NASCAR officials on Thursday released a photo of the rope found in the speedway garage stall of Black driver Bubba Wallace that prompted a federal investigation into whether he had been the target of a hate crime. The
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NFL Comments on George Floyd and Gets Roasted on Kaepernick | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
NFL Quarterback Colin Kaepernick, 32, hasn’t played in the NFL since the 2016 season. He was blackballed by the NFL after silently protesting police brutality by silently taking a knee on the sidelines during the national anthem at the start of NFL games. Kaepernick became a free agent after the
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Patrick Mahomes Agrees to Half-Billion-Dollar Contract Extension with Chiefs, the Largest Athlete Deal In Sports History
QuarterbackPatrick Mahomesbroke a record among the professional athletes who ever signed a contract. He did so by securing a 10-year-contract extension with the Kansas City []
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Bowser: Redskins Name Not Only Obstacle for Bringing Team Back to D.C.
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Monday in a call with reporters that she was happy to see the Washington Redskins moving in a direction to change the football team's name.
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16 NBA players test positive for coronavirus before start of renewed season - TheGrio
As the NBA finalizes plans to resume its season on July 30, it was revealed today that 16 out of 302 players returning have tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. While the league didnt mention any names, according to ESPN, Sacramento Kings teammates Jabari Parker and Alex Len and the Pacers
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NASCAR releases photo of noose found in Bubba Wallaces garage
NASCAR released the picture of the noose that was found in Bubba Wallace’s garage stall and it left no doubt that it was indeed one. The release of the picture comes days after the FBI declared that the noose found in Wallace’s garage had been there since last year. They maintained that it was not
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NFL fans threaten boycott over Black national anthem - TheGrio
The NFL once blackballed Colin Kaepernick for his NFL anthem stand. Now, after weeks of protests after deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd and Breonna Taylor put race issues on the front burner, they seemingly want to bend over backwards to make amends. READ MORE: NFL to play Black national
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Trump Takes Aim at NASCARs Bubba Wallace for Noose Incident
President Donald Trump lashed out Monday at NASCAR and Black driver Bubba Wallace, falsely claiming that the sport's defense of Wallace after he found a noose in his garage and its denouncement of the Confederate flag had lowered its television ratings.
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Sports moves ahead amidst great uncertainty
Many sports fans are roaring to proceed with games, but do we really need such distractions at this time? Source
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Super Bowl Champion Patrick Mahomes Joins LeBron James More Than A Vote Organization
James announced Monday (Jun.22) night that Super Bowl champion, Patrick Mahomes is the latest big-name athlete to join the organization whose primary goal is to energize and inform African-American voters.
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North Carolina Racetrack Owner Losing Business Deals After Mocking Bubba Wallace with ‘Rope’ Post
An owner of a North Carolina racetrack is being criticized and losing business after he mocked stock car driver Bubba Wallace. NASCAR announced on June []
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Two Liberty University Football Players Leave School Over Race Issues Days After Female Basketball Player Exits
One week after Asia Todd said she was leaving Liberty University and its womens basketball team over racial insensitivities, a pair of Liberty football players []
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AP Source: NFL to Open Games With Black National Anthem | Afro
By ROB MAADDI, AP Pro Football Writer Lift Evry Voice and Sing will be performed live or played before The Star-Spangled Banner prior to each NFL game during Week 1 and the league is considering putting names of victims of police brutality on helmet decals or jersey patches, a person familiar with
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Matt Barnes Says the NBA and NFL Have Racist Owners Who Are Just Like Former Clippers Owner Donald Sterling
Before Donald Trump sat in the Oval Office and was accused of being a racist, there was another Donald that made headlines for the same thing: Former Los
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The College Football Hall of Fame announces special exhibit honoring historically Black colleges and universities | The Atlanta Voice
As the Chick-fil-A College Football Hall of Fame in downtown Atlanta re-opens its doors this week, it will unveil its latest special exhibit featuring a collection of stories, artifacts, and college football treasures from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). “The College Football
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First tranche of COVID-19 sport relief funding released by NZ govt - Stabroek News
WELLINGTON, (Reuters) New Zealand’s government said yesterday it has released the first instalment of a NZ$265 million ($174.21 The article First tranche of COVID-19 sport relief funding released by NZ govt appeared first on Stabroek News.
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NFL Will Play Black National Anthem at Games | Dallas Weekly
The NFL remains at the forefront of the new understanding, and now they’ve taken that knowledge, and, in an unprecedented decision, the league announced it would play Lift Every Voice and Sing – the Black National Anthem – before every opening day game this
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Ciara shares reality of pregnancy in a pandemic: I wanted to be really cautious - TheGrio
Its challenging enough to be pregnant. Your body goes through so many changes and your emotions may be all over the place. But for those who are pregnant during the novel coronavirus pandemic, the stress and worry go up several notches. Singer/actress Ciara is one of those women. Shes set to have
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Multiple NFL Teams Reportedly Express Interest In Signing Colin Kaepernick
After four years away from the NFL and going from a quarterback to a freedom fighter along the way, Colin Kaepernick now has the interest of more than one
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Skerritt rubbishes Riley’s call for Simmons’ sacking - Stabroek News
President of Cricket West Indies, Ricky Skerritt has rubbished a call by one of the body’s director to have Head Coach, Phil Simmons sacked for leaving the ‘bubble’. The article Skerritt rubbishes Riley’s call for Simmons’ sacking appeared first on Stabroek News.
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NFL, NFLPA Still havent Resolved all Protocol for Camps - Black News Channel
By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer/ BNC Contributor The NFL and the NFLPA havent come to an agreement on all protocols for training camp and the preseason as the report date for teams draws closer. The two sides finalized the protocols regarding team travel, media, and treatment response, and
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Cowboys Observe Juneteenth, But Where’s Jerry Jones?
By Dorothy J. GentrySports Editor Employees of the Dallas Cowboys are able to celebrate Juneteenth with others nationwide. The team gave its employees Juneteenth off as a holiday in remembrance of the order given by Union General Gordon Granger on that date in 1865 announcing slaves were now free
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NASCAR, FBI investigating ‘heinous act’ after noose is found in Bubba Wallace’s stall
By Des Bieler, Cindy Boren and Liz Clarke Washington Post NASCAR President Steve Phelps said Monday afternoon that the sport will permanently ban the person or people who hung the noose in Bubba Wallace’s garage stall at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway Sunday. “Unequivocally, they will be banned
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CFU suspends U14 boys Challenge Series - Stabroek News
With the Covid-19 pandemic showing no signs of abating, the Caribbean Football Union (CFU), the region’s local governing body and a subsidiary of CONCACAF, has opted to suspend the 2020 boys U14 Challenge Series scheduled for August until further
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Kobe Bryant Eight-Part Documentary ‘Mamba Out’ Begins Airing July 5
It has been five months since the tragic death of NBA legend Kobe Bryant. Now fans will get a chance to relive some of the greatest moments of Bryant’s
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