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Nine days ago, Clay Helton had to make an unexpected yet long-dreaded address to his team: No. 17 USC was not going to get to play against Colorado. The game, between two undefeated teams in the Pac-12 South, was canceled due to COVID-19 spread on USC. A Thanksgiving positive test, the third on the
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USC Remains Undefeated In 38-13 Blowout Win Over Washington State - Los Angeles Sentinel
The Washington State Cougars were no match for the undefeated Trojans at their home stadium, the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Sunday night. The No. 16 USC Trojans were led by second-year quarterback Kedon Slovis to a 38-13 record-setting
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Masked or not, high school football players continue to grind behind the scenes
High school football players prepare for their seasons with spring practice, but this year has presented players with
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QB Uiagalelei rallies No. 1 Clemson to 34-28 win over BC - Black News Channel
By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Freshman DJ Uiagalelei already made Clemson history by leading the biggest comeback in the history of Death Valley. He'll get the chance to make even more next week with Trevor Lawrence ruled out for the showdown with No 4 Notre Dame due to
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“The COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a devastating impact on African Americans and other people of color throughout the United States. Yet, coupled with that viral pandemic is the continuing epidemic of racism in America that is unabated with the fatal realities of racially motivated police
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The L.A. Rams Stayed Relentless Against the Arizona Cardinals - Los Angeles Sentinel
The Los Angeles Rams now executed their eighth win of the season after defeating the Arizona Cardinals. Now they set their sights on preparing for the New England Patriots, who they will host on
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Washington NFL Team Retires Jersey Of Its First Black Player, Leaves Racist Name In Place
Washington’s NFL team on Saturday announced that it is retiring jersey number 49, which was worn by Bobby Mitchell, the team’s first Black
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Kendric Rhymes: A Star In The Making - DefenderNetwork.com
Heights may be the sleeper team out of Houston Independent School District (HISD) after kicking the regular season off with a 62-6 win over Westbury. Leading the way for the Bulldogs is none other than their senior captain running back Kendric Rhymes. As a junior, the three-star Utah State
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NFL Teams ‘Interested’ In Signing Colin Kaepernick After Almost Four Years Away From Football
NFL free agent Colin Kaepernick is said to have several teams interested in signing him almost four years after the last time he stepped onto the
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Goff Struggles in Rams 23-20 Loss against 49ers - Los Angeles Sentinel
Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay challenged his team and more directly his franchise quarterback in Jared Goff after a rough performance. The post Goff Struggles in Rams 23-20 Loss against 49ers appeared first on Los Angeles Sentinel.
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Texans QB Deshaun Watson is ready to speak out against racism in the NFL - DefenderNetwork.com
Deshaun Watson has found his voice and is using it to speak out against racism in the NFL. The Houston Texans quarterback says he was conditioned to believe he wasn’t smart enough and lacked the education needed to speak out. According to a recent interview with ESPN, the football player gets
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NFL Pretends To Be Down, Will Play 'Lift Ev'ry Voice And Sing' Before Games For 1 Week - Blavity
The NFL plans to play Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing before the first games of the 2020 season according to  sources for ESPN's The Undefeated. The Black national anthem will be played before the The Star-Spangled Banner at the first game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Houston Texans as well as
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The Los Angeles Rams had the defensive mindset to give the Seahawks their third loss of the season. Their defense gave Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson six sacks and two interceptions in the 23-16
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String of errors leads to third game downfall for Cowboys - North Dallas Gazette
By Dwain Price NDG Sports The bad news is that the Dallas Cowboys made an enormous amount of egregious mistakes that led to Sunday’s 38-31 loss to the Seattle Seahawks. But the good news is that despite that heartbreaking loss, the Cowboys are still tied for first place in the NFC East with
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LeBron James Thinks The NFL Still Owes Colin Kaepernick An Apology
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Alexander: Could Cam Akers emerge as the Rams’ feature back? | L.A. Focus News
The assumption all along this season has been that the Rams personified the dreaded cliché, running back by committee. Three runners were assigned to handle the job once held by Todd Gurley, sharing the load and reinforcing the recent NFL wisdom that running backs are expendable. Much of that, of
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