MINNEAPOLIS – Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer has accepted the terms for a multi-year contract extension, sources told ESPN. Zimmer’s contract expired after the 2020 season. News of the new deal was first reported by the Star Tribune. The extension is slated to keep Zimmer in Minnesota a year …
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The Fritz Pollard Alliance, which advocates diversity in the NFL, is “deeply concerned” by allegations that New York Jets owner Woody Johnson made racist and sexist comments on his role as the United States’ ambassador to the United Kingdom. Fritz Pollard President Harry Carson and Chief Executive Rod Graves, a …
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CLEVELAND – Cleveland Indians will consult with Native American groups when the team considers changing its name for the first time since 1915. Owner Paul Dolan elaborated on the steps the team is taking in a possible name change amid a national movement to remove racist symbols and monuments. Earlier …
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New York officials yesterday began the massive task of returning lower Manhattan to normal after police with riot gear cleared the remaining protesters from Occupy City Hall. The park outside the city hall will be closed for weeks as cleaning crews move in to clean up the large amount of …
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The Independent employs journalists from around the world to bring you truly independent journalism. To support us, please consider a contribution. Scientists said it could be one step closer to slowing down the aging process. A team of scientists from the University of California at San Diego (UCSD) used yeast …
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