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Florida State considering changing football stadium’s name over Doak Campbell’s segregationist views
Florida State is reviewing whether it should remove Doak Campbell's name from its football stadium after his pro-segregationist views were brought to light this month, university president John Thrasher said on Monday . Scott was not the only FSU player to support changing the stadium's name from Doak Campbell. Campbell was against the admission of black students on campus and an article in th... [Full Article...]
No. 1 recruit sticks with Oklahoma State despite postseason ban
Instead of going straight to the pros, he'll play what is likely to be his only season of college basketball at Oklahoma State, which employs his older brother, Cannen Cunningham , as an assistant coach. 1 pick in the 2021 draft. It's action. It's standing by the people you started with. Earlier this month, an NCAA infractions committee panel handed down numerous penalties related to findings... [Full Article...]
MLBPA Vote On 2020 Season Delayed
Manfred's email referred to another issue: termination pay for players released prior to opening day. MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred now must decide whether to unilaterally implement a season of no more than 60 games or try to rekindle negotiations with the union. [Full Article...]
D.C. Protesters Clash with Police, Reporters Ordered to Leave White House
Those protesters were eventually pushed back out of the park by police. Taking after Seattle's Capitol Hill Occupied Protest (CHOP) - formerly the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ) - the demonstrators have apparently christened the area the 'Black House Autonomous Zone (BHAZ). [Full Article...]
Miss State RB: I won't represent 'this State' until flag is changed
Hill is a MS native and one of the top rushers in college football. "I'm exhausted", Hill wrote. Mississippi's flag includes the a smaller version of the Confederate flag's blue cross and white stars on a red background in upper left hand corner. [Full Article...]
Yankees, Mets move training camps to New York, Cuomo says
Of the 68,830 tests conducted in New York State on Friday, a total of 716, or one percent, were positive. The Yankees had two minor league players take a look at beneficial for the virus in March, which led to the insignificant league camp being shut down. [Full Article...]
Newcastle United Takeover Grows Closer As Saudi's Crack Down On Piracy
Fifa, Uefa, LaLiga and the Bundesliga all publicly welcomed the WTO ruling , but the Premier League declined to comment. In a letter sent to European soccer body Uefa and seen by the BBC , SAFF president Yasser Hassan Almisehal said that Saudi Arabia is aiming to be "a true partner of sport around the world". [Full Article...]
Eagles' Dallas Goedert 'fine' after being sucker punched at restaurant
Lukes Hospital where he was treated and released. After an investigation, police arrested Hadala. A video showed that Goedert was sucker-punched unprovoked. Goedert, a South Dakota native who played college football at South Dakota State, is entering his third season with the Eagles , and in 2019 he had his best season of his career. [Full Article...]