Month: June 2020

2:48 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN Buffalo Bills rookie quarterback Jake Fromm apologized Thursday after screenshots emerged of a text conversation in which he claimed only “elite white people” should be able to purchase guns. The conversation, which took place in 2019 and was posted to Twitter early Thursday morning, involved Fromm and a friend discussing
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2:15 PM ET The Dallas Cowboys will place retired center Travis Frederick on the reserve/retired list on Thursday, freeing up $7 million in salary cap space. Frederick announced his retirement in March, but the Cowboys opted to keep him on their active roster until now in order to be able to spread the salary-cap hit
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12:29 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Colts general manager Chris Ballard on Thursday held an unscripted, impromptu and passionate virtual call in which he emphasized that there has to be an end to social injustice and racial inequality. “This is not a black problem,” Ballard said during the nearly 20-minute call. “This is a white problem.
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11:37 AM ET Kevin WangESPN.com After nearly five months of suspension due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Chinese Basketball Association will return June 20, after government health and athletic officials gave the final approval. The 20 teams will be divided equally and play in two cities. All games will be played in empty arenas. In
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10:51 AM ET Twelve prominent Green Bay Packers players and coach Matt LaFleur released a powerful video message in the wake of the death of George Floyd and the nationwide protests over his killing. While players, coaches and organizations around the NFL have made separate statements, the Packers released a combined message via their social
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11:29 AM ET ESPN News Services The Minnesota Vikings and Arizona Cardinals were given the day off from meetings Thursday, in recognition of George Floyd’s memorial service. The first of three services scheduled for Floyd will take place Thursday afternoon in Minneapolis. The Vikings canceled meetings to allow players in the area to attend the
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