“For us, we feel like this is what we do: We put on NBA basketball,” NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said on ESPN 10 days ago when asked about the league’s plan to resume its suspended season. “We believe that, for the country, it will be a respite [from] the enormous …
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Several prominent Republicans told CNN that Trump needs to change course quickly, even though they readily acknowledge that he has never been prone to following that advice. “He’s good with the base,” Whip John Thune, a Senate Majority Republican, a Republican from South Dakota, said Wednesday. “But all the people …
Read More »Tulsa Athletic says it will no longer play the national anthem at games
The Tulsa Athletic soccer team announced Wednesday that it will replace the national anthem with Woody Guthrie’s “This Land is Your Land” for the remainder of its home games. “After carefully reviewing the lyrics and meaning of ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’, including the third verse that mentions’ No refuge could save …
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After an offseason that shifted momentum on the recruiting path, after a hot finish to the 2019 season, things are getting better for Tennessee football under Jeremy Pruitt. The Vols, ranked in a pair of Summer Top 25 rankings, again receive a fortified offensive front with the addition of the …
Read More »Hall of Fame game canceled: Cowboys-Steelers reportedly canceled, HOF ceremony postponed due to pandemic
In recent weeks, the NFL has discussed shortening the preseason this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, and while it is currently unknown how many games could be canceled, it appears that one of them has already gotten the ax. According to ESPN.com, the NFL decided to cancel the Cowboys-Steelers …
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