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Mississippi lawmakers were working Sunday to change the state flag by removing a Confederate battle emblem that is widely condemned as racist. The House passed bill 91-23 with broad bipartisan support, sending it to the Senate for further debate. “How sweet it is to celebrate this on the Lord’s Day,” …

CROMWELL, Conn. – Nothing about the return of the PGA Tour was going to be easy. If that wasn’t clear before, this week at the Travelers Championship it quickly brought back the reality of just how difficult it will be to play golf each week. Perhaps two quiet weeks after …

The Edmonton Eskimos released wide receiver Christion Jones on Sunday after his tweet on World Pride Day sparked a backlash. In a now-deleted tweet, the Alabama student wrote Saturday night: “Ima, keep it that real … Man is not supposed to be with a man.” A woman is not supposed …

The NBA announced that players will be able to display social justice statements on the back of their jerseys when the season restarts on July 30 in Orlando, Florida, following delays related to the coronavirus pandemic. The league and the NBA Basketball Players Association were in talks to allow players …

Rudy Gobert was the first NBA player to test positive for coronavirus in March, and more than three months later, the Utah Jazz star says he has yet to fully recover. Gobert told L’Equipe that he has not recovered his sense of smell. “The taste has returned, but the smell …