John Harbaugh Makes Powerful Statement on Black Lives Matter Struggle

September 14, 2020 By 2 Comments

Social justice, or more importantly, the fight against social injustice, was a major theme in the opening weekend of the National Football League. Baltimore Ravens Head Coach John Harbaugh made comments on the issue that were as powerful as anything anybody has said anywhere.

Harbaugh, whose Ravens have arguably the best overall roster in the NFL this fall, said that the struggle African-Americans are enduring right now will ultimately go down, far ahead in the future, as “the greatest freedom story in the history of the world.’”

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Nate Burleson Says Social Justice Conversation Must Become Action

September 14, 2020 By 2 Comments

In the words of the famous Elvis Presley song, “a little less conversation, a little more action.” Nate Burleson, Co-host of Good Morning Football and CBS’ “NFL Today” echoed that statement today. He sees and hears a lot of people in this country saying all the right things about social justice, but declared those statements pointless if it doesn’t then lead to actual substantive action against systemic racism.

The former NFL 11 year veteran wide receiver, now an analyst for CBS, discussed the Black Lives Matter movement and all that it stands on the pregame shows this morning.

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Kofi Cockburn: “can’t we all agree that racism is a nasty thing?”

August 27, 2020 By 1 Comment

Sophomore Illini Center Kofi Cockburn met the media this morning, via Zoom, wearing a t-shirt that read “More than an Athlete.” It perfectly summated both he himself, and the theme of the session. Jumping straight into Q&A, he gave a lot of honest and open answers in response to plenty of uncomfortable questions.

At no point was he visibly uncomfortable or annoyed, during the 50 minute Zoom call. The star big man recognizes the very large platform he has as an Illini basketball star, and all the influence that comes with it. 

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Filed Under: College Basketball, Illinois Fighting Illini, Social Issues

Calipari on Potential Rupp Arena Name Change, Team Protests

August 26, 2020 By Leave a Comment

In a media zoom call scheduled specifically for a discussion on the hiring of Bruiser Flint as a new Assistant Coach, John Calipari covered a vast array of topics. The University of Kentucky head coach was asked about:

COVID-19, the chances of having a season amidst it, backlash for his tweet about getting getting his team registered to vote, the on-campus conversation about potentially re-naming Rupp Arena, former UK Associate Athletic Director DeWayne Peevy taking the A.D. job at DePaul, a potential series with the Blue Demons) and what his thoughts would be if his players wanted to stage a protest against social injustice.

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Filed Under: College Basketball, Kentucky Wildcats, Politics, Social Issues

What to do if You have Been Injured by a Police Officer During an Arrest

August 24, 2020 By Leave a Comment

One need not read too deeply in the newspapers or on online social media to understand that we live in uncertain times.  Indeed, the news is replete with stories of police overreach, mistakes, brutality, and excess as the nation reels from disaster to calamity and back again on a broad front ranging from public outcry on race relations, fears fueled by the global public health crises, to a growing distrust in the governing structure of the nation.

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What Should You Spend on SEO for a Criminal Defense Law Firm?

August 18, 2020 By Leave a Comment

The market for individuals and companies offering SEO marketing services is heavily saturated with people who are eager and more than willing to generate a bill for an attorney who is looking to take their criminal law practice to the next level. The average price range for SEO for law firms and attorneys is between $2000 and $10,000 per month.

In areas where the saturation of SEO marketing firms is not as heavy, you may find that the cost of these types of services is a lot less. There are a number of things a criminal defense law firm needs to consider in terms of how to gage what a fair price actually is for SEO marketing strategy services.

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History of Soviet Union National Baseball Team Learns You

August 17, 2020 By Leave a Comment

Believe it or not, the Soviet Union once had a national baseball team. They weren’t exceptional or anything, but they did try to go toe to toe with the United States. Yes, the East vs West, communist vs capitalist clash of civilizations battle carried over to the baseball diamond.

Much has been made of CCCP vs USA in ice hockey, to a lesser extent basketball and of course the Ivan Drago vs Rocky Balboa prize fight that effectively ended the Cold War.

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College Football Players Literally Fighting for their Right to Survive

August 3, 2020 By Leave a Comment

American football is as much a contact sport as his humanly possible. Whereas in other sports, contact is sometimes encouraged and/or advantageous in regards to the situation, football sees at least a dozen guys getting to know each other, up close and personal on every single play.

Contact sports and social distancing go together like a Trump press conference and the absence of embarassing, clueless stupidity. Football will have safe social distancing when Quentin Taratino makes a movie without anything extremely disturbing or bloody in it.

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Filed Under: College Football, college sports, Michigan State Spartans, Politics, Social Issues

Why Young Students Should Watch Sports News and Live Games With Their Parents

July 27, 2020 By Leave a Comment

Watching sports news or live games with a preschooler or young student can be an incredible opportunity for bonding. It allows for the sharing of time between parents and their children, and they can teach them a few rules of the game. Furthermore, the young scholar learns the fundamental values of being a cordial champion or loser. 

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Rutgers Football Experiences COVID-19 Outbreak, Suspends Practice

July 25, 2020 By Leave a Comment

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Rutgers football and Ohio State, despite residing in the same division of the same conference, don’t really have much in common. They’re basically at opposite ends of the spectrum when it comes to current pecking order and history of program success.

However, they now have a coronavirus outbreak in common. As of today, both teams have seen a COVID-19 outbreak put their program’s preparation for the 2020 season (in the remote chance there actually is one) on pause.

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Filed Under: College Football, Health and Fitness, News and Current Events, Social Issues

Aaron Judge Encourages the ‘uncomfortable conversations’

July 24, 2020 By Leave a Comment

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Earlier this week #BoycottMLB was a top trending hash tag on Twitter, and for your sake, I hope you did not click on it. I’m still recovering from the brain damage that I suffered upon looking at it. Almost all of the content posted with that hash tag was provided by people who completely miss the point of taking a knee during the national anthem.

Just like we saw in the NFL, when Colin Kaepernick and company kneeled during the “Star Spangled Banner,” you had legions of people who simply couldn’t understand the true point of this exercise- protesting police brutality and racial inequality. One guy who really gets it, and always has, is New York Yankees rightfielder Aaron Judge. When the San Francisco Giants knelt before an exhibition game on Tuesday night, it was a hot topic nationally.

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Yankees-Nationals Season Opener Overflowing in Political Overtones

July 23, 2020 By Leave a Comment

When Washington Nationals starting pitcher Max Scherzer through the first pitch tonight at Nationals Park, to New York Yankees Centerfielder Aaron Hicks, it marked the return of “big four” American sports for the first time in four months. No more preseason exhibition stuff, or just sports like substances, or competition only in the lesser known professional sports leagues.

Now we have real life 2020 regular season Major League Baseball (NYY currently leads 4-1, top of the sixth during a rain delay). And like everything else in America, this event is overflowing with political overtones. Every POTUS, with the exception of Jimmy Carter and the current one, has thrown out the first pitch on opening day since William Howard Taft.

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Filed Under: MLB, New York Yankees, News and Current Events, Politics, Social Issues
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