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Jacksonville Jaguars tight end Tyler Eifert will wear the name of murdered St. Louis police Captain David Dorn on his helmet, according to a report.

NEW YORK (AP) — Before and after her first-round victory at the U.S. Open, Naomi Osaka wore a mask bearing the name of Breonna Taylor, a Black woman who was fatally shot by police.

Despite near-daily efforts to show America how woke they are, or, because of it, the NBA’s playoff ratings are still tanking.

A group of rioters got behind the wheel of a car and smashed it through a store window in Los Angeles on Monday night, in the wake of an officer-involved shooting of a black man.

Ex-President Barack Obama involved himself in the deliberations of the NBA players who led last week’s boycott over the Jacob Blake shooting.

NFL legend Terrell Owens says he is afraid of being a black man in America because black men are “getting killed at an alarming rate.”

The Denver Nuggets got a 50-point performance from Jamal Murray in their 119-107 in against the Utah Jazz, and Murray credits that performance to his shoes, which display the images of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd.

MSNBC host Al Sharpton praised pro athletes for boycotting games and speaking out for “social justice” issues.

Brad Alberts, the CEO of the NHL’s Dallas Stars, said that his team is losing a growing number of season ticket holders over the team’s vocal support of Black Lives Matter.

Packers CEO Mark Murphy issued a lengthy statement on Saturday, saying that one of the “keys” in the fight for social justice was for “white people” in “positions of power,” to get more involved in making a “difference.”

A turbulent day of riots and violence in Portland turned deadly Saturday night, as a man was shot and killed after an explosion of gunfire.

The Seattle Seahawks joined the long list of NFL teams who chose to cancel or postpone practices this week in protest of the officer-involved shooting of Jacob Blake.  In his comments about why he chose to cancel Saturday’s practice, Carroll made it clear that his goal was to educate “white people” about “racism in America.”

Shannon Sharpe, the host of ESPN’s ‘Undisputed,’ has proclaimed that being a black man is the “hardest job [he’s] ever had.”

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — The NBA playoffs will resume Saturday after the league and the National Basketball Players Association detailed the commitments that made players comfortable continuing.

According to reports, several prominent black players are considering sitting out an NFL’s game in an effort to “force change.”

The Ole Miss football team walked out of practice on Friday in protest of what they perceive as an epidemic of police brutality afflicting the nation.

Atlantic writer Jemele Hill insisted that black athletes should stop “entertaining” America because the country does not “value black lives.”

A melee erupted after the fourth and final night of the Republican National Convention on Thursday, after a large group of rioters attacked police officers who were attempting to make an arrest.

In a video appearance with what appeared to be his entire team standing next to him and behind him, Titans quarterback Ryan Tannehill said that the “United States of America was founded upon racist ideas.”

Vegas forward Ryan Reaves was struggling with the decision of whether to sit out the Golden Knights’ playoff game to protest racial injustice, when he discovered the players around the NHL had his back.

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Mets and Miami Marlins jointly walked off the field after a moment of silence, draping a Black Lives Matter T-shirt across home plate as they chose not to play Thursday night.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Oakland Athletics have decided not to play their series finale at Texas to show support for calls for racial justice.

Members of the WNBA’s Washington Mystics paraded onto the court Wednesday wearing white t-shirts – each with a letter of Jacob Blake’s name – and featuring seven bullet holes on their backs.

While several NFL teams chose to cancel or postpone their practices out of protest in the wake of the shooting of Jacob Blake, the New Orleans Saints, decided to go a different route.

Several NFL teams canceled practices on Thursday to focus instead on social activism in the wake of the officer-involved shooting of Jacob Blake.

All eyes will be on the NFL in the coming days to see whether the league follows the NBA’s lead, in canceling additional practices. If the actions and sentiment of one of their top executives is any indication, the league could take a strong indeed.

NEW YORK (AP) —Mets slugger Dominic Smith doesn’t care if white teammates join him in kneeling for the national anthem. Doesn’t need them to cut a check to his charity, either.

NEW YORK (AP) — Fourth-seeded Naomi Osaka reached the semifinals of the Western & Southern Open on Wednesday and withdrew a few hours later in a call for racial justice, drawing quick support from other players. Soon after, the whole tournament was put on hold for a day.

Former President Barack Obama heaped praise on NBA players for “standing up” for what they believe in on Wednesday. As the Association called-off three playoff games as a form of protest over the officer-involved shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers’ game against the Cincinnati Reds scheduled for Wednesday night is being postponed in the wake of the weekend shooting by police of Jacob Blake, a Black man, in Wisconsin, a person with knowledge of the situation said.

The NBA made their biggest social justice protest yet on Wednesday, when players decided to boycott three playoff games due to their frustrations over the police-involved shooting of Jacob Blake.

On Wednesday afternoon, NBA players decided to boycott their three scheduled playoff games and are considering ending their season, due to their frustration and anger over the police-involved shooting of Jacob Blake.

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — All three NBA playoff games scheduled for Wednesday have been postponed, with players around the league choosing to boycott in their strongest statement yet against racial injustice.

The Milwaukee Bucks say they won’t play Wednesday’s playoff game, and other players are mulling an NBA boycott over the police-involved shooting of Wisconsin man Jacob Blake.

LeBron James’ voting advocacy group plans to recruit thousands of poll workers in Democrat districts for the upcoming 2020 elections.

The BBC must make so-called diversity its “absolute priority” or else the UK television industry will collapse, the broadcaster has claimed.