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Embattled Running Back Joe Mixon Is Leaving University of Okla. to Enter NFL Draft
University of Oklahoma running back Joe Mixon, who was caught on video punching a female student in the face in 2014, announced Thursday that he is leaving college to enter the 2017 NFL draft, NBC Sports reports. Mixon sat out the 2014 season after the university was informed about the incident, which left the female…
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Obama Administration Supports Registering Women for Military Draft
President Barack Obama is supporting an effort to require women to register for Selective Service when they turn 18, like men, according to ABC News. “As old barriers for military service are being removed, the administration supports—as a logical next step—women registering for the Selective Service,” Ned Price, a spokesman for Obama’s National Security Council,…
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76ers Rookie Breaks Foot; Agent Reportedly Doesn't Want Him to Play at All This Season
The Philadelphia 76ers’ top draft pick, Ben Simmons, may not play at all this season. According to rumors circulating around the NBA, Simmons never wanted to play for the 76ers. He reportedly really wanted to take his talents to the now Kobe-less Los Angeles Lakers. But the dreaded lottery balls of fate did not deem…
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How 2 Players Are Controlling Their NBA Draft Future
Professional-sports selection is a dehumanizing process, especially in the NBA, where you have young, athletic black men inspected like cattle by mostly white, wealthy owners and general managers. Their health is checked; their athletic prowess is tested; they are asked asinine questions that sometimes take things too far and become invasive. Then, once this is…
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US Senate Approves Bill That Would Require Women to Register for Draft
Women may have to register for the draft as soon as 2018, based on the passage of the National Defense Authorization Act on Tuesday in the Senate. The bill included the amendment that would require women who turn 18 on or after Jan. 1, 2018, to register for the selective service, the New York Times notes.…
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Tony Dungy and Things That Sound Bad No Matter What You Mean
Recently, Tony Dungy, the former head coach of the Indianapolis Colts and current NFL analyst, was asked some questions about drafting players into the NFL and the subject of Michael Sam came up. If you’ll remember, Michael Sam is the openly gay player drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the recent draft out of the…