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The Dallas Cowboys and Arizona Cardinals on Monday night locked arms with teammates in response to President Donald Trump’s comments. The Cowboys’ and Cardinals’ display came after a weekend in which Trump slammed the National Football League and players for protesting during the anthem. Players and coaches responded by kneeling, locking arms, or staying in the locker room during pregame performances of “The Star-Spangled Banner.” ...Read more
Right fielder Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees broke the rookie home run record by hitting his 49th and 50th home runs this past Monday. He breaks the record previously held by Mark McGwire, who hit 49 homers in his rookie season for the Oakland Athletics back in 1987. ...Read more
This past weekend, the major push-back against President Trump’s criticism of NFL players who protest during the national anthem dominated the news, however one sport that is siding with the commander in chief is NASCAR. Several team owners said they would come down on drivers who did not stand during the national anthem. These owners included NASCAR legend Richard Petty, Richard Childress, and more. ...Read more
All-Star forward Carmelo Anthony of the New York Knicks will be traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder. In turn, The Thunder will send center Enes Kanter, forward Doug McDermott and a 2018 second-round draft pick from the Chicago Bulls to the Knicks. Anthony is a 10-time All-Star and three-time Olympic gold medalist, and was traded from the Denver Nuggets to the Knicks back in 2011. ...Read more
Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez suffered from CTE, this according to the CTE Center at Boston University. According to his attorney Jose Baez, Hernandez had a severe case of the degenerative brain disease known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy. They plan to sue the NFL and team, claiming that they failed to protect their players’ safety. ...Read more
Undefeated light heavyweight champion Andre Ward announced his retirement from boxing Thursday at the age of 33. Ward released a statement on his official website, saying he no longer had the desire to continue fighting. Ward’s professional record stands at 32-0 with 16 wins by way of knockout. ...Read more
Legendary boxer Jake LaMotta has passed away at the age of 95. LaMotta, made famous as the subject of the 1980 movie “Raging Bull,” died from complications of pneumonia and was in a nursing home in Miami according to his wife, Denise Baker. ...Read more
Midwestern State’s cornerback Robert Grays, a sophomore from Houston, passed away from a neck injury he suffered while making a tackle in a game on Saturday. Midwestern athletics department spokesman Trey Reed said that Grays was hospitalized in Wichita Falls on Saturday night and then flown to a hospital in Houston, where he died Tuesday. Grays was 19 years old. ...Read more
The Miami Dolphins suspended starting outside linebacker Lawrence Timmons indefinitely, the team announced Tuesday. ...Read more
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