The Players Alliance, consisting of more than 100 Black current and former MLB players, announced Thursday that its members will donate their salaries from Thursday and Friday’s games to the organization to support their efforts to combat racial equality and Blacks helping families and communities affected by recent events. MLB …
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The games Athletics-Rangers, Phillies-Nationals, Twins-Tigers, Red Sox-Blue Jays, Rockies-Diamondbacks and Orioles-Rays have been postponed to Thursday night, with possibly more to follow. The action follows three games postponed Wednesday as players across the sports landscape react to the weekend shooting by police of Jacob Blake, a Black man, in Wisconsin. …
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This is a moment. And for some, it may seem fleeting. Perhaps it is considered ‘short-lived.’ It will undoubtedly be called a hollow trick. But what happened Wednesday, starting with the Milwaukee Bucks taking the unusual step of striking out before Game 5 of their playoff series in the first …
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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 …
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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 …
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