Two elementary school students took a knee while performing the national anthem at a professional baseball game on Sunday. The choir from Seattle’s Mount View Elementary School performed “The Star-Spangled Banner” at an MLB game between the Seattle Mariners and the Cleveland Indians. A Tacoma News Tribune sports writer tweeted a photo of two young girls […]
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NFL Players Planning New Way To Protest Injustices
STANFORD, Calif. — Free-agent safety Eric Reid says he is not planning to protest during the national anthem this upcoming season. Reid has been among the NFL’s most visible protesters since former San Francisco 49ers teammate Colin Kaepernick decided not to stand for the national anthem in 2016. “From the beginning, Colin has been flexible,” […]
Transgender Boy Wins Girl State Wrestling Championship For 2nd Time
18-year-old senior Mack Beggs from Euless Trinity High School near Dallas wins Texas girls’ Class 6A 110-pound division for second year in a row. For the second year in a row, a transgender wrestler has won the Texas girls’ Class 6A 110-pound division. Mack Beggs, an 18-year-old senior from Euless Trinity High School near Dallas, […]
Trump Tells Americans To Stand For The National Anthem
In a presidential message, Trump said that Americans “owe” the “greatest respect” to members of the armed forces, adding that their defense of the “American way of life” helps make the Super Bowl possible. “Their sacrifice is stitched into each star and every stripe of our Star-Spangled Banner,” Trump said. “We hold them in our […]
Cleveland Indians Will Remove Controversial Chief Wahoo In 2019
CLEVELAND — Divisive and hotly debated, the Chief Wahoo logo is being removed from the Indians’ uniform next year. The polarizing mascot is coming off the team’s jersey sleeves and caps starting in the 2019 season, a move that will end Chief Wahoo’s presence on the field but may not completely silence those who deem […]
NFL Rejects Super Bowl Ad Asking For People To Stand For The Anthem
The military group American Veterans (AMVETS) says the NFL has rejected its full-page Super Bowl program ad that contained the hashtag “#PleaseStand.” The ad, with the picture a color guard holding the American flag, also included a call to donate $20 to AMVETS. The ad jumps right into the controversy surrounding NFL players kneeling during […]
Puff Daddy And Kaepernick Want To Buy NFL Team
In a sign that Sean “Diddy” Combs is serious about making a push to buy the Carolina Panthers, the hip-hop mogul is moving to set meetings with potential investors in hopes of shaping a prospective ownership group, two sources familiar with Combs told Yahoo Sports. Those efforts are expected to include the involvement of Colin […]
Kaepernick Participates In Annual “Un-Thanksgiving”
Former NFL quarterback makes surprise appearance at event that commemorates the nine-month occupation of the prison by Native American activists from 1969-1971. Colin Kaepernick, the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback, took part Thursday in the annual Unthanksgiving Day on Alcatraz Island. The San Francisco Chronicle reported that Kaepernick made a surprise appearance at the event, […]
Trump Rips NFL On Twitter After New Anthem Policy
President Trump blasted the NFL in a tweet Wednesday after a report said the league is considering keeping players in the locker room during the national anthem next year if protests continue through the rest of this season, saying that’s “almost as bad as kneeling.” “The NFL is now thinking about a new idea – […]
Collin Kaepernick Named Citizen Of The Year By GQ
Colin Kaepernick has been named “Citizen of the Year” by GQ magazine, which published a feature story Monday about the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback and his emergence as a polarizing figure since his decision to protest during the national anthem. Kaepernick is not quoted in the story, titled “Colin Kaepernick Will Not Be Silenced.” […]
Players Stand For Anthem To Acknowledge Veterans On Their Day
As Americans reflected on Veterans Day weekend and some called for a boycott of the National Football League in response to player protests during the national anthem, there were no major signs of action as of the early games on Sunday. The league has faced pressure amid new outcry over the protests on social media, […]
NFL Players Continue Anthem Protest Including Over 30 Houston Texans
The majority of Houston Texans players protested ahead of Sunday’s game in Seattle after ESPN The Magazine reported that owner Bob McNair said, “We can’t have the inmates running the prison,” during mid-October owners meetings in reference to ongoing player demonstrations during the national anthem. McNair met with players Saturday morning and expressed regret for […]