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Mahomes Big Bet on Football Pays Off with $503 million deal - Black News Channel
By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer/BNC Contributor Patrick Mahomes risked everything when he opted for football over baseball.Turns out, he got baseball money anyway. One day after the former two-sport star got a 10-year deal worth up to $503 million, the richest contract in American sports
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WNBA Players Want Georgia Senator Ousted as Atlanta Dreams Co-Owner After Criticizing Black Protesters
Republican Georgia Sen.Kelly Loeffler has been a co-owner of the Atlanta Dreamfor nearly a decade. But if some WNBA players get their way, shell eventually []
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A flood of tributes for Sir Everton Weekes | New York Carib News
Among those paying tribute following the death of iconic former West Indies batsman, Sir Everton Weekes in his native Barbados on Wednesday were The International Cricket Council (ICC), Cricket West Indies (CWI) and Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA) and West Indies Players' Association (WIPA).
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Opinion: Mandatory College Football Practices at Time of Pandemic are Nuts
The NCAA has just ruled that mandatory football practices can begin in July, anticipating a full season of college football. This is nuts. The pandemic isn’t going away; it’s surging in more than 29 states, with seven reporting new records for cases in a day. States that opened early without
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Iowa State Basketball Player Rasir Bolton Says He Transferred Schools After Former Coach Made a Remark About a Noose
The general public didnt know it then, but when Iowa State guard Rasir Bolton transferred from Penn State last year, it wasnt because he wasnt []
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Noose In Bubba Wallace’s Stall Coincidental, Says FBI - The New Journal and Guide
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Netflix and Ava DuVernay to Focus on Kaepernicks HS Years in Colin in Black & White - Black Enterprise
Ava DuVernay and Colin Kaepernick have joined together to present a limited 6-part Netflix series 'Colin in Black White'
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Sir Everton watched out for us - Stabroek News
West Indies batsman Shamarh Brooks has hailed the telling impact on a new generation of regional cricketers by the late, great Sir Everton Weekes, insisting his legacy would be proudly carried on. The article Sir Everton watched out for us appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Pro Sports Set to Return Following Pandemic Shutdown
The Washington Nationals are tentatively scheduled to take on the New York Yankees in D.C. on Thursday, July 23, as team sports begin to return after months of being shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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#NTDNA Raiders’ Josh Jacobs Responds To Drew Brees’ Anthem Protest Comments | The Oklahoma Eagle
www.heavy.com By Austin Boyd Las Vegas Raiders star running back Josh Jacobs called out New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees following Brees’ controversial comments about players taking a knee during the national anthem in protest against police brutality. “I will never agree with anybody
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College football amid a pandemic is not worth the risk to young men’s lives | New Pittsburgh Courier
by Jesse Jackson Sr. (TriceEdneyWire.com)— How many lives of young men and women should be sacrificed for entertainment—and for billions in profit? That question can’t be ducked as the NCAA allows colleges to begin “voluntary” football practices, and other college teams begin to practice. Colleges
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Red Sox dogged by claims of racism, sexual abuse : TheGrio
NEW YORK (AP) — Last month, when former Major League All-star Torii Hunter said he’d been called the N-word “a... View Article The post Red Sox dogged by claims of racism, sexual abuse appeared first on TheGrio.
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Bottas wins dramatic Austrian opener - Stabroek News
(Reuters) Formula One came back with a bang yesterday as Finland’s Valtteri Bottas won a dramatic Austrian season-opener for champions Mercedes in a race with only 11 finishers and no spectators. The article Bottas wins dramatic Austrian opener appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Head Coach Ron Rivera Working With Owner of NFLs Washington Football Franchise To Change Name
Washington Redskins' head coach, Ron Rivera, told The Washington Post that the team's owner Dan Snyder is actively working on changing the franchise's racist name. Rivera said to Les Carpenter that he hopes the change comes within the next two months.
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Vince Carter Retires After 22 Years in the NBA - Black News Channel
By David Johnson / BNC Digital Reporter Atlanta Hawks Forward Vince Carter announced Thursday he will be retiring from basketball after 22 seasons in the NBA. Carter leaves the game behind with plenty of memorable moments including his incredible display of dunks in the 2000 NBA All-Star Dunk
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The Nashville Stars Could be MLBs Next Team – and Baseballs First Black-Owned Club - Free Press of Jacksonville
Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred has more power than anyone in baseball, but he can’t unilaterally implement change. He can’t force the white owners to hire Black general managers and executives. He can’t command [...]
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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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Nation’s Oldest Rodeo Still On In Okmulgee: Roy LeBlanc Invitational Rodeo Marks 65th Year | The Oklahoma Eagle
The Oklahoma Eagle Newswire Okmulgee, Okla. – The 65th annual Okmulgee Roy LeBlanc Invitational Rodeo, the nation’s oldest all-black professional rodeo event, has announced plans to proceed with staging this year’s program in August as it considers different scenarios related to the global
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Tom Bradys Lifestyle Brand TB12 Received Between $350,000 To $1 Million In PPP Loans
NBC Sports via the Boston Sports Journal reported on Monday (Jul.6) that Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback, Tom Brady's (it's still weird to say that) lifestyle brand TB12 also received PPP loans.
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Commentary: NFL Comments on George Floyd and Gets Roasted on Kaepernick  The Mississippi Link
By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor 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
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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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Sir Everton Weekes dies - Stabroek News
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – Legendary former West Indies batsman Sir Everton Weekes has died. The article Sir Everton Weekes dies appeared first on Stabroek News.
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FBI Shrugs At Noose In Bubba Wallaces NASCAR Garage, Says It Wasnt New
The FBI released preliminary findings from its investigation into a noose found in the garage of NASCAR's highest-ranked Black driver, and it came across as the equivalent of a shrug of indifference.
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Windies ‘splendid examples of Caribbean civilization’: Gonsalves - Stabroek News
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – West Indies will take the knee prior to the start of the opening Test against England starting in England yesterday, in a symbolic gesture of their support for the Black Lives Matter
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Ravens Quarterback Cancels Florida Event Amid Virus Surge - Black News Channel
AP/BNC Contributor BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson has canceled his annual Funday with LJ event in Florida due to surging coronavirus cases in the state and strict gathering limits. Jacksons third annual event was set to be held Saturday and Sunday in his hometown of
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Lack of Black players in county cricket not good enough, says Atherton - Stabroek News
LONDON, (Reuters) The lack of Black players in county cricket is “clearly not good enough” according to former England captain Michael Atherton. The article Lack of Black players in county cricket not good enough, says Atherton appeared first on Stabroek News.
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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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