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PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) –The much anticipated meeting between NFL owners and players commenced in New York Tuesday and lasted about four hours. The league has been the subject of contentious debate in connection with players kneeling during the national anthem in protest of social injustice. Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins said the meeting didn’t really center around…

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CENTER CITY (WPVI) –A Philadelphia group is protesting what it calls an attempt to silence NFL players and their expression of their First Amendment rights. The group, called the 10-22 Protest Committee, is calling on anyone who supports the efforts of Colin Kaepernick to boycott the NFL this coming Sunday. Members of the group gathered…

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NEW YORK (AP) — Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick filed a grievance against the NFL on Sunday, alleging that he remains unsigned as a result of collusion by owners following his protests during the national anthem. Kaepernick started a national conversation about political activism by athletes last season when he decided to sit,…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Eagles TE Trey Burton (88) makes a catch near end zone. (Photo: Webster Riddick)   By Chris Murray For the Chris Murray Report and the Philadelphia Sunday Sun Don’t look now, but the Philadelphia Eagles are not only in first place in the NFC East, they are arguably the best team in the…

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Baltimore, Maryland — The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the nation’s original civil rights organization, responded on Tuesday to the assertion by Jerry Jones, owner of the Dallas Cowboys, that players on his team who choose not to stand for the National Anthem will not be allowed to take the field….

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Jemele Hill (Photo by John Salangsang/Invision/AP, File)   associated press HARTFORD, Conn. — ESPN suspended anchor Jemele Hill on Monday for two weeks for making political statements on social media. Hill, an African-American co-host of the 6 p.m. broadcast of “SportsCenter,” received backlash last month after referring to President Donald Trump as a…

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READING, Pa. (WPVI) –A backup quarterback for Division III Albright College in Reading, Pennsylvania has been cut for kneeling during the national anthem. Sophomore Gyree Durante took a knee before Saturday’s game. He says he was “taught you fight for what you believe in and you don’t bow to anyone.” Professional and college football players…

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CHICAGO (AP) — Muhammad Ali Enterprises on Tuesday filed a $30 million federal lawsuit against Fox Broadcasting Company, claiming Fox used without permission the late boxer’s identity in a video that aired just before its broadcast of the Super Bowl last February. In the lawsuit filed in Chicago, Muhammad Ali Enterprises contends that Fox used…

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The 76ers have put their trust in Joel Embiid. Philadelphia bet its future on Embiid, signing one of the more talented, yet injury-prone, players in the game to a league maximum contract extension. Embiid and the Sixers agreed on a $148 million, five-year extension and it could increase even more if the…

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BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — ESPN anchor Jemele Hill has been suspended by the network for two weeks for making political statements on social media. Hill, who is African-American, received criticism from the network last month after referring to President Donald Trump as a “white supremacist.” Hill targeted Jerry Jones after the Dallas Cowboys owner stated…

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