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The NHL was the only professional sports league in North America that did not postpone games Wednesday in protest of the shooting of Jacob Blake by police, a decision that drew criticism from two prominent players. “The NHL is always bothered by the party on these issues,” Minnesota Wilds defender …

Based on comments from New England coach Bill Belichick on Wednesday, it sounds like the time has come for the Patriots to decide on their starting lineup. But the alleged top candidate, Cam Newton, said it was not him. At least not yet. Preparing for his first season with New …

For the past six years, the NBA has bathed in the congratulations of compromise, the model for communicating with commissioner players. With the removal of racist former LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling, the players and the league could demand satisfaction. The voice was heard so powerfully that for the first …

MILWAUKEE – Three Major League Baseball games were postponed Wednesday because players across the sports landscape reacted during the weekend’s shooting by police of Jacob Blake, a Black man, in Wisconsin. Games between the Cincinnati Reds and Brewers in Milwaukee, Seattle Mariners and Padres in San Diego and the Los …

The Milwaukee Bucks are reportedly boycotting their playoff game against the Orlando Magic to draw attention to Jacob Blake’s police shooting in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The Milwaukee Bucks were the first team to announce on Wednesday that they would not play their playoff game against the Orlando Magic in the wake …