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Colin Kaepernick Took a Stand the Washington Redskins Will Never Make
I did not choose to be a Washington Redskins fan. It was embedded in my DNA like my wide nose and kinky hair. It was declared in the womb after a Northeast D.C. girl and Northwest D.C. boy found each other cute in the hallway of a junior high school. I’m generations deep and old…
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FSU Volleyball Player Takes Knee During National Anthem
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s movement to take a stand against the over-policing of black communities by taking a knee may be spreading; Mara Green, a redshirt senior middle blocker on Florida State’s volleyball team, did just that before a match Friday. Green told her coach that she planned to stage the silent protest…
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Report: Hackers Reveal Simone Biles’ and Serena and Venus Williams’ Medical History
While the World Anti-Doping Agency is out here trying to prevent athletes from dirtying up sports, it may want to look at how to prevent hackers from breaking into its computer databases. According to The Atlantic, a hacking group called “Fancy Bears Hack Team” is claiming to have broken into WADA’s database and released medical…
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Lyin’ Ryan Lochte’s DWTS Debut Thwarted by Protesters, Turns Into a Lochte Love Fest
Protesters interrupted lying Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte’s debut on Dancing With the Stars Monday night. According to the Washington Post, Lochte had finished dancing with partner Cheryl Burke and was receiving his critiques when two protesters stormed the stage. The two men were grabbed by security and escorted out before Los Angeles police took them…
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49ers and Rams Continue Protest; Redskins and Steelers Opt Out
On Monday, protest against the over-policing of black communities continued around the NFL as San Francisco 49ers backup quarterback Colin Kaepernick and teammate Eric Reid knelt during the national anthem while teammates Antoine Bethea and Eli Harold raised their fists. After the anthem, several players from the 49ers walked over and hugged Kaepernick, who has vowed…
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Cleveland Browns Quarterback RG3 Placed on Injured Reserve
After only one game, the newly acquired and often injured Cleveland Browns quarterback Robert Griffin III has been placed on injured reserve. The news comes Monday after RG3 went down with a shoulder injury. “Griffin suffered a fractured coracoid bone in his left shoulder during the Browns 29-10 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles,” according to…
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What Does Nick Young Have to Do With Derrick Rose's Rape Allegations?
Nick Young is having a pretty bad year. In March, rookie Los Angeles Lakers point guard D’Angelo Russell secretly recorded Young talking about cheating on his then-fiancee Iggy Azalea. The recording was leaked and went viral, and Azalea dumped Young. Then a onetime teammate, being the friend that he is, posted a video of this…
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NFL Sunday Opens to a Full Slate of Protests
On Sunday, the NFL’s opening day saw several protests around the league. Seattle Seahawks players locked arms during the playing of the national anthem; Kansas City cornerback Marcus Peters raised a black-gloved fist; and some Miami Dolphins players knelt during “The Star Spangled Banner” and placed their hands over their hearts, according to the Associated…
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Unique Views Podcast, Episode 10: Odd Couples and Flashy Pastors
And then there were two—and almost one, until Patti LaDanielle, aka Danielle Young, got her act together. That’s right; I almost had to Mathew Knowles her from the group after an off-air argument that we hashed out on-air. I won’t drag you through the details, but just know that I was right and apologized the…
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Running Back Who Left College to Help Homeless Mother Makes NFL Team
After only two years at Auburn University, Peyton Barber knew he had to take a chance, push all his chips in and bet on himself. Barber had had a breakout season with the Tigers as a running back, but there was one problem. “My mother is homeless right now,” Barber told NFL.com’s Chase Goodbread in…
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