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Former US soccer star Hope Solo said Megan Rapinoe would 'bully players into kneeling' for the national anthem
Megan Rapinoe began kneeling for the anthem in September 2016, one month after Hope Solo was kicked…
Meredith Cash
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Rudy Giuliani says Eminem should leave the US for taking a knee at the Super Bowl halftime show
"Why doesn't he go to another country? I mean, go take a knee someplace else," Giuliani said of the…
Cheryl Teh
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USWNT players are 'prepared to stand moving forward' after regularly kneeling for the national anthem
USWNT star Crystal Dunn explained the players' decision to stand for the national anthem in a press…
Meredith Cash
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The USWNT is facing accusations of whitewashing the team in promotions and Megan Rapinoe appeared to agree
All 11 USWNT starters stood for the national anthem Sunday, but fans have noted that the team is st…
Meredith Cash
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All but one of the US women's soccer starters knelt to protest racism ahead of the team's Olympic bronze-medal match
While the whole team stood during the national anthem, all players except Carli Lloyd knelt just be…
Meredith Cash
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Colin Kaepernick is still working hard to return to the NFL, training 5 days a week, and throwing bombs to Eric Reid
"1,363 days of being denied employment," Colin Kaepernick wrote alongside a video of himself throwi…
Meredith Cash
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The Dallas Mavericks have refrained from playing the national anthem before home games
The decision was made by Mavericks owner Mark Cuban.
Azmi Haroun
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Megan Rapinoe suspects white people were angry that she kneeled in solidarity with Colin Kaepernick because they saw it as 'betraying their race'
In her new memoir — "One Life" — US Women's National Team star Megan Rapinoe discusses her decision…
Meredith Cash
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The Atlanta Falcons and Seattle Seahawks united to take a knee during the kickoff of their season opener
The Falcons didn't return the Seahawks' opening kickoff, as all 22 players on the gridiron instead …
Meredith Cash
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Julie Ertz and US women's national team, Chicago Red Stars teammate Casey Short took a knee, held each other, and cried during the national anthem at their first game in 8 months
Broadcaster Mike Watts said "I don't think there has been a more striking singular image than Casey…
Meredith Cash
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Every single NWSL player kneeled during the national anthem at the first professional contact sports game to return in the US since the coronavirus pandemic began
Players on the Portland Thorns and NC Courage wore "Black Lives Matter" shirts and issued a joint s…
Meredith Cash
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Map shows which states have the most calls to boycott the NFL after the league's newfound support for kneeling players
Many fans were unhappy with the NFL after Commissioner Roger Goodell admitted the league was wrong …
Meredith Cash
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Trump's latest comments on Colin Kaepernick were surprising, but he still used talking points championed by those who don't believe the QB deserves another chance
Trump's recent comments on Kaepernick are less as an admission of fault than a way to distance hims…
Meredith Cash
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13 professional athletes who have already said they will kneel during the national anthem
George Floyd's death ignited a conversation about police brutality and race relations in America, a…
Meredith Cash
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Trump says he won't watch the NFL or US Soccer if players kneel during the national anthem
President Trump has previously vilified athletes like the USWNT's Megan Rapinoe and QB Colin Kaeper…
Meredith Cash
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Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll says he regrets not signing Colin Kaepernick in 2017
"I figured [Colin Kaepernick] was going to wind up starting somewhere for sure," Seahawks head coac…
Meredith Cash
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US Soccer apologized to its Black players for not using its platform 'as effectively as we should have' before lifting its ban on kneeling during the national anthem
The policy, which came after Megan Rapinoe kneeled in 2016, forced the USMNT and USWNT to "stand re…
Meredith Cash
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US Soccer is considering repealing its ban on kneeling during the national anthem, setting the stage for another showdown between Trump and Megan Rapinoe
US Soccer instituted the ban back in 2017 after USWNT star Megan Rapinoe kneeled in solidarity with…
Meredith Cash
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LeBron James blasts Fox News host Laura Ingraham for double-standard on which athletes she believes can speak out on politics
Laura Ingraham said Drew Brees is "allowed to have his view" on kneeling and called outcry against …
Meredith Cash
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Every member of the Pelicans and Jazz kneeled during the national anthem for the first game of the NBA bubble
The Pelicans and Jazz kicked off the Disney bubble games by kneeling around "Black Lives Matter" on…