WNBA Postpones Games In Unity With NBA Protest Over Police Shooting

Naomi Osaka is a US Open champion once again!

Naomi Osaka is a US Open champion once again!The 22-year-old tennis star, who came into the tournament ranked No.

peadophile is living nearby. Locals gathered on Paige Street in Lochgelly, Fife, this evening and were heard chanting slogans.

Busy Philipps honored her longtime pal Michelle Williams with a sweet tribute for the Oscar nominee’s 40th birthday.The Cougar Town alum, 41, took to Instagram on Wednesday, September 9, to recognize Williams on her special day. Philipps shared candid photos of the pair in a bathroom together as she helped her BFF with her hair, and she also uploaded a shot of Wiliams as a child.“I love these pictures.

Spike Lee just updated Michael Jackson’s music video for “They Don’t Care About Us.”

Erik Pedersen Managing EditorThe NHL has postponed its Stanley Cup Playoffs games set for tonight and Friday, joining the NBA and other pro sports leagues and teams in protesting the latest police shooting of a Black man.

National Basketball Association (NBA) players agreed on Thursday not to boycott the rest of the season after forcing the postponement of a slate of playoff games in a protest against racial injustice and police brutality.

John Ridley The murder by Minneapolis police of George Floyd and the peaceful protests that followed sparked soul searching in Hollywood, including a Blackout Tuesday shutdown in solidarity to Black Lives Matter protests, and the enactment of diversity measures to hopefully create a more inclusive industry culture.

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Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorMajor League Soccer joined its pro sports counterparts the NBA, WNBA and several Major League Baseball teams in postponing its slate of games in the wake of player-led protests spurred by the police shooting of Jacob Blake this past weekend in Kenosha, WI.The soccer league said Wednesday evening that it was postponing the remaining five games on its schedule for the night, part of MLS’ Week 7 slate: Inter Miami CF vs. Atlanta United, FC Dallas vs.

Some Major League Baseball teams are following in basketball team Milwaukee Bucks footsteps.

Erik Pedersen Managing EditorThe pro sports boycotts over the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin continue to grow.Following the lead of the NBA, its Milwaukee Bucks and other teams and leagues, two-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka of Japan said today that she is skipping her semifinal match Thursday at the Western & Southern Open in New York City.“Before I am an athlete, I am a black woman,” she wrote in a social media post (read it in full below).

UPDATE: 4:25 p.m. PT on 8/26: In solidarity with the NBA, WNBA players have also decided to strike and sit out Wednesday's games in protest of the police shooting of Jacob Blake.

first reported by the Wall Street Journal’s Jared Diamond. The Brewers and MLB have yet to make any official statement.The Reds have agreed not to play as well.

UPDATE: NBA teams are striking during all games Wednesday. The Houston Rockets-Oklahoma City Thunder and Portland Trailblazers-Los Angeles Lakers games will not be played Wednesday.

Erik Pedersen Managing EditorUPDATED with NBA statement: The NBA has announced that all of tonight’s playoff games have been postponed. The late games were slated to air on TNT.The NBA and the NBPA today announced that in light of the Milwaukee Bucks’ decision to not take the floor today for Game 5 against the Orlando Magic, today’s three games – MIL-ORL, HOU-OKC and LAL-POR have been postponed.

said the team had formally decided to boycott the game, but the team or league has yet to put out any official statement. The game has since been called off.The Milwaukee Bucks have decided to boycott Game 5, source tells ESPN.— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) August 26, 2020Also Read: How Sports TV Ratings Have Fared in Return From Pandemic ShutdownsAlex Lasry, a senior vice president with the Bucks, wrote on his personal twitter account: “Some things are bigger than basketball.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorAfter Los Angeles Clippers coach Doc Rivers  watched his team dismantle the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA playoffs Tuesday night, he got emotional in talking to reporters. The topic wasn’t the 43-point victory but the shooting of Jacob Blake by police in Wisconsin, the GOP and the state of racial politics in the United States.“It’s just so sad,” he said during the virtual postgame presser.