Los Angeles won with 30 over Detroit’s 16. The Rams are 11- 1, the best record in the NFL, and they play the 8-4 Bears next week. Next Monday the Vikings play at Seattle. With just four games left, winning is paramount.
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Rams win record MNF showdown 54-51
The highest scoring Monday Night Football game in history was played before the backdrop of Hollywood in Los Angeles at the historic Coliseum: Los Angeles Rams 54, Kansas City Chiefs 51.
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Rihanna says no to Super Bowl halftime invite — social media explodes
Rihanna said she’s showing solidarity with Colin Kaepernick and NFL players who have been protesting racial disparities and police violence against Blacks and other minorities by kneeling during the playing of the national anthem.
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Officials can’t target Nike just because they don’t like Kaepernick
Regardless of what officials may think about the protests, the First Amendment prohibits the government from discriminating against individuals and organizations based on the content of their speech and the viewpoints they express.
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Colin Kaepernick: the face of Nike’s ‘Just Do It’ 30th Anniversary campaign (updated w/vid)
“Believe in something. Even if it means sacrificing everything,” the ad reads. Kaepernick tweeted out the first glimpse of it on Monday. The multiyear deal includes Kaepernick apparel, a shoe and T-shirt, and Nike will also donate money to Kaepernick’s “Know Your Rights” campaign, according to the New York Times.
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It’s time for NFL players to stand for something
What does kneeling have to do with police brutality or other “social injustice,” the stated reasons these protests began? Their message has been drowned out by the fact that most Americans have interpreted their actions as being anti-American and disrespectful to U.S. servicemen.
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The NFL’s ‘anthem policy’ is pure hypocrisy
The NFL’s new “anthem policy” requires players to “respect” the flag and the national anthem or stay in the locker room until it is played. The NFL refers to this as a compromise — it was anything but. This was a mandate, not a decision arrived at through a collaborative process. Despite claiming that they […]
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NFL ‘caved in to Trump’
No more kneeling, holding hands, crossing arms, whatever some players, especially Black players, did before games last season to protest racial injustices and police brutality, among other things.
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White NFL owners try to stifle Black protest
The National Football League is now the first U.S. major professional league with a national anthem policy. Last week, 30 of the league’s 32 team owners approved a new rule mandating that all team personnel – especially players – must stand while the national anthem is played before games.
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Conduct of some NFL owners tarnishes the league
Many NFL owners are brilliant businessmen. Most are billionaires and usually, to protect their wealth, they seek state and federal stadium subsidies. They get their way by becoming loyal supporters of politicians in Washington. Some of them have had issues with our president, Donald Trump, but with the congressional body of Washington politics, both the […]
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News Analysis: Taking a knee unlikely at this game
News Analysis The Super Bowl is a reflection of the reality of race, class, and status in America. Coaches used to be fond of saying that sports don’t build character, it’s a reflection of character. Sports is also a reflection of society. The Take a Knee movement inspired by Colin Kaepernick has exposed a very […]
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It’s Vikings vs. Eagles for the NFC title! (photos)
Last year the Patriots pulled off the most incredible comeback in Super Bowl LI against the Atlanta Falcons. On Sunday, the Vikings pulled off the most remarkable ending ever, as they snatched victory from the Saints in the first NFL playoff game that ended in regulation on the last play, a walk off touchdown — […]
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Protests build as more athletes are ‘taking a knee’
Caution, read at your own risk it, as may make you “feel some kind of way.” Vice President Pence; Dallas Cowboys owner, Jerry Jones; ESPN; President Trump; the NFL Commissioner, Roger Goodell; corporate America; and the one percent are all ganging up on a handful of Black professional athletes and a sports personality. Why? Because […]
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NFL boycott a defense of free speech
It’s been nearly a month and I am still boycotting NFL games this season. Social justice activist Shaun King, in the June piece he wrote for the New York Daily News, called for it because of the apparent blackballing of Black quarterback Colin Kaepernick, still an unsigned free agent. “If you call the decisions by […]
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Journalists weigh the effects of athlete protests
NEW ORLEANS — Sports journalism may now involve more than covering sports; it may include reporting on social protests as well. Currently unemployed NFL QB Colin Kaepernick is a recent example. Kaepernick was the hot topic of several panels at the 2017 National Association of Black Journalists’ annual convention in downtown New Orleans. The scheduled […]
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Worshiping at the Church of Football
The cost to attend a Minnesota Vikings game is, in a word, costly. One ticket is equivalent to a couple of car notes or cable bills, or for some of us at least a month’s worth of groceries. Our front-page story this week on the affordability of attending Vikings games (part of our “People’s Stadium” […]
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Hometown peeps representing in the NFL
There are five NFL players with ties to the Twin Cities that have been contributing to their respective teams two weeks into the season. Defensive back Marcus Williams — who starred in football and basketball at Hopkins High School before going on to star at North Dakota State University — has eight tackles and two […]
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Vikings beat Packers 17-14, but Adrian Peterson hurt!
It’s a new day and chapter in Vikings history. The experience has never been quite like this combined with the expectations. Quarterback Sam Bradford, in his first start with the Vikings, delivered a big time performance, outplaying Aaron Rodgers in a 17-14 hard-hitting Vikings win before 66,813 at U.S. Bank Stadium. Sunday’s early season showdown in […]
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NFL owes us one
As we know, the NFL’s Hall of Fame (HOF) game in Canton, Ohio between Green Bay and Indianapolis was canceled because of poor field conditions. Lawsuits have been filed by angry, frustrated fans left empty-handed. A settlement offer has been made in the HOF lawsuit of $450 per ticket-holder. Tony Dungy, inducted into the Pro […]