By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says there is a “100%” chance of big league ball this year. Major League Baseball will make another proposal to star…
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Ban the Confederate flag? NASCAR could see the end of an era
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer The familiar scene of Confederate flags waved by fans at NASCAR tracks could soon be a relic of racing’s good ol’ boy roots. Bubba Wallace — the lone black driver in th…
Senate confirms first black service chief in unanimous vote
By LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Tuesday unanimously confirmed Gen. Charles Brown Jr. as chief of staff of the U.S. Air Force, making him the first black officer to l…
Colin Kaepernick: Timeline of a gesture and its echoes
By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer Colin Kaepernick was a second-round draft pick in 2011. The next year he led the San Francisco 49ers to the Super Bowl. By 2016, he had begun kneeling on the sid…
Colin Kaepernick has more support now, still long way to go
By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer When Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the national anthem to take a stand against police brutality and racial injustice in 2016, he was mostly alone. Politician…
Goodell says NFL was wrong for not listening to players
NEW YORK (AP) — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said the league was wrong for not listening to players fighting for racial equality and encouraged them to peacefully protest. One day after 2018 NFL MVP…
What’s next for the NBA? A plan for testing is the big key
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer For the NBA, it is not officially time to play. It’s getting closer, but the league isn’t there yet. The move to agree on a 22-team format for the resumption of th…
Surfers ‘paddle out,’ circle up in memory of George Floyd
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — On a sliver of sand that before the Civil Rights era was derisively dubbed “The Ink Well” because of its popularity among black…
Saints’ Brees takes first step toward mending relationships
By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Drew Brees now realizes he’d fallen out of touch. His contemporaries drove that home when they pilloried him this week for repeating a long-he…
Shanahan: Kaepernick deserves admiration for taking stand
By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan praised former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick for trying to bring the issue of racism and police brutality to light with …