These teams and athletes refused to play in protest of the Jacob Blake shooting
Across the sports world, athletes took a stand for Black Lives Matter on Wednesday night by holding an unprecedented wildcat strike and refusing to…
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NHL in El Paso! Rhinos seek fan vote to host professional game
EL PASO, Texas – You might not associate a sport played on ice with the Sun City, but don’t tell the NHL! The city El Paso is one of four finalists…
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Young Locomotive soccer fans showing their colors before 1st in-person game since the start of pandemic
EL PASO, Texas – A couple of new El Paso Locomotive FC soccer fans can’t wait to see their first games. Two newborns at The Hospitals of…
Continue Reading Athletes across US sports take a stand, as games are called off in solidarity with Bucks’ boycott
What began as the Milwaukee Bucks’ decision to boycott their playoff game following the police shooting of Jacob Blake in the team’s home…
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NBA, players’ union say playoff games will resume Saturday
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Florida — The NBA playoffs will resume Saturday after the league and the National Basketball Players Association detailed the…
Continue Reading Black MLB players donate salaries to racial justice initiatives for Jackie Robinson Day
Dozens of Black baseball players will donate their salaries from Thursday and Friday to support racial justice initiatives, in honor of Jackie…
Continue Reading The NBA took a stand against police violence. But a second message quickly became clear
When NBA teams elected to sit out Wednesday’s slate of playoff games in a player-led protest of the police shooting of Jacob Blake, it set off…
Continue Reading NFL’s Baltimore Ravens call for arrest of police officers in Blake, Taylor shootings
While several sporting events were scrapped in the US this week in the aftermath of the shooting of Jacob Blake, the NFL’s Baltimore Ravens…
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Tour de France: Grappling with staging the world’s toughest bike race in a pandemic
It’s set to be a Tour de France like no other. Watched on television by millions across the world, the annual race is deeply embedded in French…
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Legendary Arizona basketball coach Lute Olson dies at 85
Lute Olson, who coached the Arizona Wildcats for 24 seasons from 1983 to 2008, passed away on Thursday at age 85, according to a statement from the…
Continue Reading Lute Olson, Hall of Fame coach who turned Arizona into college basketball powerhouse, dies at age 85
TUCSON, Arizona — Lute Olson, the Hall of Fame coach who turned Arizona into a college basketball powerhouse, has died. He was 85. Olson’s…
Continue Reading NBA players decide to resume playoffs, reports say
NBA players have decided to resume the playoffs, according to multiple reports. Still, the league said three playoff games were postponed on Thursday…
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8 Nebraska Huskers football players sue the Big Ten
Eight players from the University of Nebraska football team are suing the Big Ten Conference, requesting an order to invalidate the Big Ten’s…
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UTEP Football single-game tickets & parking passes go on sale Monday
EL PASO, Texas — The UTEP Miners are ready to kickoff their season and fans will be allowed to see the Miners in action in person. Single-game…
Continue Reading NHL postpones 2days of playoff games amid player protests over social injustice
TORONTO (AP) — The NHL has postponed the next two days of playoff games. There has been criticism from Black players who said the league was slow…
Continue Reading Naomi Osaka returns to tennis tournament after initially pulling out in aftermath of Jacob Blake shooting
Following what she called the “continued genocide of Black people,” Naomi Osaka pulled out of her Western & Southern Open match in…
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Oakland Athletics won’t play series finale against Texas Rangers in show of support for racial justice movement
ARLINGTON, Texas — The Oakland Athletics have decided not to play their series finale at Texas in support of racial justice. Oakland’s…
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NBA playoffs to resume, but there will be no games Thursday
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Florida — Another day of the NBA playoffs will be postponed, a person with knowledge of the details told The Associated Press on…
Continue Reading Returning healthy is all family cares about as Alexander Zverev strives for US Open glory
It’s sport in the year 2020. Or more precisely, the first tennis grand slam of a global pandemic. This year’s US Open — which…
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Know before you go: UTEP announces 2020 football Covid-19 fan protocols
EL PASO, Texas — UTEP Athletics has announced its COVID-19 Fan Protocols for the 2020 football season, which will kick off next Saturday (Sept. 5)…
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NBA postpones Wednesday’s playoff games after Bucks started a boycott to protest social injustice
ORLANDO, Florida — The NBA announced Wednesday it chose to postpone all three games scheduled for the day after the Milwaukee Bucks chose to boycott…
Continue Reading ‘This is war!’ How the relationship between Lionel Messi and Barcelona turned sour
Overnight, angry Barcelona fans descended on the Camp Nou to lay the blame at the feet of the man they hold responsible for Lionel Messi’s…
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LeBron James is helping launch a multimillion-dollar effort to recruit poll workers ahead of the elections
LeBron James is helping spearhead a multimillion-dollar effort to recruit poll workers in Black electoral districts ahead of November’s general…
Continue Reading Manchester United captain Harry Maguire to appeal Greek court verdict
Manchester United captain Harry Maguire will appeal a Greek court decision finding him guilty of assault, resisting arrest, and attempted bribery…
Continue Reading ‘It’s like dating a guy that you know sucks,’ says Serena Williams after loss
After relinquishing another lead and exiting the Western & Southern Open in the third round in New York, Serena Williams sounded a bit like…
Continue Reading How Brendon Todd came in from the cold to grab himself a slice of the action on PGA Tour
Considering he once came close to quitting the sport he loves to open up a pizzeria, American golfer Brendon Todd has earned the right to enjoy every…
Continue Reading Texas kid’s book about the world’s oldest marathon runner is the first by a major publisher to center on a Sikh character
Growing up as a Sikh boy in South Texas, Simran Jeet Singh longed for books with characters who looked like him and his family. But each visit to a…
Continue Reading Lionel Messi wants to leave Barcelona
Argentine football star Lionel Messi has sent a letter to Barcelona informing the club that he wants to leave the team, a source close to the…
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UTEP football adds final game to schedule against Louisiana Monroe on road
EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP football team has added its final game to its 2020 schedule with a road contest on Sept. 26 at the University of…
Continue Reading LeBron James and the Green Bay Packers are among those speaking out on the Wisconsin police shooting
LeBron James and the Green Bay Packers are among those in professional sports who responded on social media Monday to the shooting of Jacob Blake in…
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