(Huffpost) Members of a pro softball team quit this week in Florida after the general manager tweeted a photo to President Donald Trump bragging that the team was standing for the national anthem. “Everyone respecting the flag!” wrote team executive Connie May in the tweet to the president’s attention Monday night. Members of the Scrap Yard Dawgs team, which … [Read more...] about Pro Softball Team Quits After General Manager Tweets Anthem Brag to Trump
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Pittsburgh Steelers QB Wants to Be a Better Christian Than Athlete
(ChurchLeaders) During Saturday’s eighth annual ManUp Pittsburgh conference, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger described how Jesus has restored his faith and renewed his life’s purpose. The NFL veteran and two-time Super Bowl champion, speaking to conference co-host Tunch Ilkin, says these days he’s “trying to be a better Christian than I am athlete and … [Read more...] about Pittsburgh Steelers QB Wants to Be a Better Christian Than Athlete
Two Liberty University Football Players Leaving, Citing Leadership’s Racial Insensitivity, Incompetence
(WSLS.com) Two members of the Liberty University football team announced Monday they are not returning to the university. Tayvion Land and Kei’Trel Clark are both entering the transfer portal, one citing “racial insensitivity displayed by leadership,”and the other citing “cultural incompetent within multiple levels of leadership.” … [Read more...] about Two Liberty University Football Players Leaving, Citing Leadership’s Racial Insensitivity, Incompetence
FBI Says Bubba Wallace Not Victim of Hate Crime
(ESPN) The FBI has determined that NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace was not the victim of a hate crime and that a pull rope fashioned like a noose had been on a garage door at Talladega Superspeedway since as early as October, NASCAR said Tuesday. "The FBI report concludes, and photographic evidence confirms, that the garage door pull rope fashioned like a noose had been … [Read more...] about FBI Says Bubba Wallace Not Victim of Hate Crime
Novak Djokovic Has Tested Positive for Coronavirus; Helped Organize Exhibition
(ESPN) Novak Djokovic has tested positive for the coronavirus after taking part in a tennis exhibition series he organized in Serbia and Croatia. The top-ranked Serb is the fourth player to test positive for the virus after first playing in Belgrade and then again last weekend in Zadar, Croatia. His wife also tested positive. … [Read more...] about Novak Djokovic Has Tested Positive for Coronavirus; Helped Organize Exhibition