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By Jori Epstein – Emmanuel Acho was too nervous to eat breakfast Sunday. For four days, the former NFL linebacker had carefully crafted his next step. “My white brothers and sisters,” he implored via social media […]

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer  – Prevented from doing his day job by the coronavirus outbreak, Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton is standing out during the pandemic through his passionate campaigning against racial injustice. […]

Shannon Sharpe has heard enough from Drew Brees — and he’s sick of it — calling for the QB to retire and walk away already. The NFL Hall of Famer went off on Drew on FS1’s ‘Undisputed’ — […]

By Shad Khan – The events of the past 10 days have been alarming and disheartening.  Alarming because we know the history of systemic inequity that brought us to this point, not only with the […]

By Ben Goessling Star Tribune – Vikings LB criticizes commissioner’s statement on George Floyd’s death.  Through his leadership role on the Vikings’ social justice committee, his partnership with the Sheridan Story to fight childhood hunger and his […]

Last week, 46-year-old black man George Floyd was killed in broad daylight by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who had his knee on Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes while three other police officers watched. […]

By Jim Souhan – If you’re not angry about discrimination, you should be angry about so many teams breaking the golden rule of sports. They’re not doing all they can to win. The NFL believes […]

HOUSTON – Former NBA star and Houston native Stephen Jackson says he’s heartbroken over the death of his dear friend George Floyd. “It shut me down man, I screamed I scared my daughter and I […]

By Daryl Nelson – When Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield posted training videos and said they’re returning to boxing for charity earlier this month, talk of a third fight between them came instantly. That excitement only seemed to swell when […]

Naomi Osaka is now the highest-paid female athlete in history, reports Forbes. Osaka, 22, earned $37.4 million in the past 12 months from prize money and endorsements, which is $1.4 million more than Serena Williams made. With that […]