British athlete calls for 'rigorous' investigation into handcuffing incident

British sprinter Bianca Williams says she hopes an investigation that has been launched into a controversial handcuffing incident involving herself and her partner will be "rigorous."

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KJ Wright relieved that Mississippi can move forward after flag change

Seahawks linebacker KJ Wright wants to be proud of his home state. And while things might not be perfect in Mississippi, the decision to change the state’s flag to remove the old Confederate battle flag is in his mind a step forward. “My first reaction was, ‘Finally’,” Wright said, via Ben Arthur of SeattlePI.com “’Thank [more]

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NFLPA reminds players that drug testing resumes when training camp opens

NFL training camps currently are set to open on July 28, in 19 days. The NFL Players Association has reminded players that, when they show up, they are subject to unannounced drug testing. The new labor deal moved the opening of the window for annual substance-abuse testing from April 20 (yes, 4/20) to the launch [more]

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NFLPA to NFL: Tell us why four preseason games is problematic, but two isn’t

On a conference call between the NFLPA and team reps last week, there was a vote that led to a recommendation that the league scrap the preseason entirely but NFLPA senior director of player affairs Don Davis said the union isn’t wholly opposed to having any preseason action. During an appearance on WEEI Wednesday, Davis [more]

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Friday Night Lights may be out for 2020

With pro and college football in 2020 currently hanging in a balance influenced largely the ability and willingness of non-athletes to do what needs to be done to slow the spread of the coronavirus, one of the hotbeds of American high school football may not have high school football in 2020. Due in large part [more]

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Julian Edelman offers to take DeSean Jackson to Holocaust Memorial Museum

As the NFL community continues to deal with Eagles receiver DeSean Jackson‘s anti-Semitic social-media post, Patriots receiver Julian Edelman has offered his thoughts. Edelman, who is Jewish, posted a video on social media addressing the situation, culminating in an invitation to Jackson to take a trip to the nation’s capital for a mutual effort in learning [more]

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Washington alumni chime in on coming name change

When Washington announced on Friday that a “thorough review” of the team’s name would occur, owner Daniel Snyder listed “alumni” as one of the groups that would be consulted. Some alumni accept that change is inevitable. Some don’t like it. Some aren’t saying jack squat. Tucked near the bottom of an article from Matthew Paras [more]

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