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Star-Spangled Controversy
Star-Spangled Controversy
Star-Spangled Controversy
What with the recent kerfuffle surrounding the American flag and the 'Star-Spangled Banner' at NFL games, I started to think that maybe we should end the practice of singing/playing the national anthem before sporting events altogether.
Richard Sherman Says Message of Anthem Protests Getting Lost
Richard Sherman Says Message of Anthem Protests Getting Lost
Richard Sherman Says Message of Anthem Protests Getting Lost
RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman says the public isn't listening to the message NFL players are trying to send with their actions during the national anthem. While some fans are obsessing about whether players take a knee, raise a fist or lock arms during the national anthem before games, Sherman said they should be talking about the reasons why players are protesti
Probe Underway After Teen Gets Racist Messages for Kneeling
Probe Underway After Teen Gets Racist Messages for Kneeling
Probe Underway After Teen Gets Racist Messages for Kneeling
BRUNSWICK, Ohio (AP) — Police and the NAACP are investigating after an Ohio high school football player says he received hateful, racist messages after kneeling during the national anthem before a game. Rodney Axson Jr. says he kneeled because teammates on his Brunswick High School team used ethnic slurs to refer to the opposing suburban Cleveland team — which has mostly black players — prior to a
Denver LB Brandon Marshall Takes a Knee During Anthem
Denver LB Brandon Marshall Takes a Knee During Anthem
Denver LB Brandon Marshall Takes a Knee During Anthem
DENVER (AP) — Broncos linebacker Brandon Marshall, a college teammate of Colin Kaepernick, took to a knee during the playing of the national anthem before Denver's season opener against Carolina. Kaepernick refused to stand for the anthem during San Francisco's preseason games , explaining it was to protest racial oppression and police brutality in the United States...
Rapinoe Stymied in Bid for Second National Anthem Protest
Rapinoe Stymied in Bid for Second National Anthem Protest
Rapinoe Stymied in Bid for Second National Anthem Protest
BOYDS, Md. (AP) — Megan Rapinoe was stymied in a bid for a second national anthem protest Wednesday night when Washington's National Women's Soccer League team moved up the pregame ceremonies. "We decided to play the anthem in our stadium ahead of schedule rather than subject our fans and friends to the disrespect we feel such an act would represent," the Washington Spirit said in a stat

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