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Colin Kaepernick’s Attorney Says He’ll Have ‘Smoking Gun’ to Prove NFL Owners Blackballed His Client
Mark Geragos, the attorney representing Colin Kaepernick in a grievance against the NFL’s collective bargaining agreement, says he believes he will have definitive proof that NFL owners colluded to keep Kaepernick out of the league. “I am going to predict right now that we will have a smoking gun,” Geragos told CNN Tuesday. “There are…
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Lone Protester Heckles Jerry Jones: ‘Look at the Videos of Police Getting Away With Murder and Tell Me the Players Are Wrong for Protesting’
Jerry Jones had his Southern-fried ass handed to him by a lone protester as the Dallas Cowboys owner walked through what looked to be a hotel lobby. In a 37-second video posted to Twitter, what sounds like an African-American man can be heard projecting to Jones, and shown holding an image of slaves with some…
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30 Reasons Why Your Favorite Team Won’t Win the NBA Finals This Year
The NBA—the best professional sports league in the history of history—is back Tuesday night, with 30 teams all vying to be the one that wins the last game of the season. Here’s why none of them will. 30. Chicago Bulls Because I triple-dog dare you to name five people on their team without Googling the…
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The Curious Case of the NFL’s Endorsement of Criminal-Justice-Reform Bill
The NFL, the proverbial messy bitch that loves drama, just a week after announcing that team owners would revisit rules about player conduct during the playing of the national anthem, has now decided to throw its weight behind a criminal-justice bill. NFL spokesman Joe Lockhart announced Monday that the NFL will endorse a bipartisan bill…
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Colin Kaepernick’s Collusion Grievance Against NFL Draws Focus to Donald Trump’s Influence Over Team Owners, League
Looks like President Twitter Fingers’ tweets and other forms of communications are going to be used as the central focus of Colin Kaepernick’s collusion grievance against the NFL. According to CBS Sports, a source with knowledge of the details of the grievance says it is expected to point to the current culture that has been…
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Jemele Hill, Jerry Jones, the NCAA and the Sports Slave System
Stop. Before you object to my use of the word “slave,” let us be clear: I do not mean “slave” in the way you are thinking. I am not trying to invoke the pain and trauma of our ancestors in a hyperbolic comparison. When I write “slave,” I am not using it in the narrow…
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More German Soccer Players Have Taken a Knee Than US Baseball or Hockey Players
On Saturday the German soccer club Hertha Berlin took a knee in solidarity with Colin Kaepernick and other U.S. athletes who have used the gesture to protest racial injustice. According to the New York Times, the Bundesliga club’s entire starting lineup took a knee on the pitch prior to their match. Off the field, the…
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Colin Kaepernick Files Grievance Against NFL Owners for Collusion: Report
Unsigned NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick is preparing to file a grievance against NFL owners for collusion and has hired high-profile attorney Mark Geragos, according to reports. Bleacher Report’s Mike Freeman first tweeted news of the grievance Sunday afternoon, adding that Kaepernick will be releasing a statement. According to Sports Illustrated, “Collusion occurs when…
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Dallas Cowboys Players Meet With Jerry Jones Over His Claims That Any Player Who Protests Will be Benched
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones came out strong against the protests for black lives when he announced that any Cowboys player who kneels during the national anthem will be benched. Some Cowboys players were shocked to hear that their owner, who not only donated $1 million to Donald Trump’s campaign but also considers the president…