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Given that it was so stunning in the first place that a baseball player protested, we shouldn’t be surprised that the season came to an end Sunday without anyone else taking a knee. Baseball is a white sport. It’s largely played by white players, and its primary market is older whites. It’s the oldest popular professional sport, with its records dating back to the late 1800’s. Because of this, it’s steeped in a sense of tradition that is exceedingly white....

By the end of the last 18 holes of the tournament, it was a completely different story for Holmes. He shot a 16-over 87 on Sunday, dropping him from third place to a tie for 67th. MORE: Highlights from Shane Lowry’s British Open win The weather impacted almost every golfer during Shane Lowry’s victory at Royal Portrush, but Holmes may have suffered the most because of it. He struggled to a 5-over par on the front nine, but disaster really struck on the back nine when he carded a triple bogey and double bogey on the 11th and 12th holes....

On Thursday, the U.S. agreed to release Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout in exchange for American basketball star Brittney Griner, freeing the 55-year-old Soviet military officer from a prison in Illinois. Bout was serving a 25-year sentence for conspiracy to kill U.S. citizens and officials and for selling millions of dollars in weapons to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia. Russia has long pushed for the arms dealer’s release, calling the detainment “unlawful” and saying his 2012 sentencing was “baseless and biased....

The WNBA star believes she can. “I’m just gonna use that to fuel this,” Griner said, via ESPN.com, when being told that Cousins thinks she’d be no better than the third best player on the men’s version of Team USA. “I mean I’m better, and I know that kinda gets at him. It’s OK. It’s OK, little man.” The tale of the tape shows that Griner would probably have her hands full with the talented big man, who is moonlighting with Team USA in Rio at the moment but plays for the Sacramento Kings of the NBA....

Einhorn has been musical director and/or conductor for eight Broadway shows, included the 2017 revival of Hello Dolly!, which starred Bette Midler and, later, Bernadette Peters. Talking to Einhorn, one notes very quickly that putting You I like together was clearly a labor of love and and he is ready, willing and able to give a master class on the art and craft of musical theater. He told Newsweek that “I’m happy to espouse any information about Jerry Herman or the musical theater in general....

Following his victory over Tai Tuivasa, in the post-fight presser, Junior Dos Santos talked about his wish to face Daniel Cormier (H/T MMA Fighting). However, he expressed his disappointment that it was not happening, and while saying this revealed his doubts regarding the drawing power of Brock Lesnar. In case you didn’t know… At UFC Fight Night 142, Junior Dos Santos came away with the impressive win over Tai Tuivasa....

Lesnar manhandled the Georgia native at the beginning of the bout, peppering his foe with short knees to the gut. The Beast Incarnate then landed two suplexes in succession which left Styles gasping for air. The commentators made it a point to draw parallels between this match and Lesnar’s destruction of John Cena at SummerSlam 2014. At one point, the University of Minnesota product goaded Styles into throwing punches, only to dodge them and nearly decapitate the WWE Champion with a lariat....

But Goldberg’s Mania opponent has definitely been around. Brock Lesnar has tore a path of destruction in WWE since he came back in 2012, and now he has perhaps come full circle to the man that beat him 16 years ago. What are the chances that WWE will book this match for WrestleMania 33? At first glance, it seems like the most obvious booking. Goldberg’s presence is being felt again on WWE programming, as the WWE 2K 17 commercial is running every week during Raw and SmackDown....

For now, it’s his own Panthers teammates who marvel at the legend they’ve seen building in real time. Whether the linebacker will get to play in that Super Bowl with his surgically-repaired right forearm won’t be known until closer to Sunday’s game, though everyone around the team knows there’s basically nothing that will keep the 10-year veteran from his first chance at a championship. PHOTOS: Best of Cam Newton’s dances | MORE: How Panthers were built...

MORE: 2016 NFL mock draft | Free agency winners and losers A photo posted by stingray56 (@stingray56) on Mar 14, 2016 at 1:05pm PDT First of all, that is an incredible tattoo. Secondly, getting a tat of your team’s division rival won’t sit well with the fans, and Ray was aware of that. In his caption for the image he defends his fresh ink by saying it represents his hometown, and where he’s from....

The Broncos announced on Monday that Joseph had been relieved of his duties after a disappointing finish to the campaign. “I spoke with Vance this morning and thanked him for all of his hard work as our head coach,” team president John Elway said in a statement. “Although we decided to make this change, I believe Vance is a good football coach who has a bright future in this league....

The 26-year-old was leaving practice, according to wkyc.com. He was driving his 2021 gray Porsche. Garrett’s accident happened along State Route 18. According to reports, the defensive end lost control of his car, and it overturned. Images of the accident have, of course, flooded social media, and the car is not in great shape at all. Luckily for Garrett and his female passenger, neither are reported to be seriously hurt, and it is not thought that the 26-year-old was impaired in any way....

The Browns announced on Wednesday they had released the linebacker, following reports they had been shopping him around but failed to garner enough interest when it came to trade offers. “We want to thank Jamie for his contributions to the Cleveland Browns,” general manager John Dorsey said. “These types of decisions are never easy. Jamie is a respected veteran player in this league and we wish him the best as he continues his career....

The Browns traded the cornerback to Pittsburgh on Saturday in exchange for a sixth-round pick in 2018, the team announced. The Browns will receive Pittsburgh’s 2018 sixth-round pick in exchange. MORE: The best thing to happen to every team this preseason Gilbert started only three games in his two seasons in Cleveland and struggled in coverage. He had only one interception in 23 games, a pick-six in his rookie season....

Cincinnati comes into the latest “Battle of Ohio” at 4-3, trying to match Baltimore’s division-leading record at 5-3. Cleveland is 2-5 and is on the verge of not being playoff-relevant by the time Deshaun Watson returns. Bengals QB Joe Burrow will be operating without top wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase (hip). Browns fill-in QB Jacoby Brissett will be down two key members of his supporting cast, right guard Wyatt Teller (calf) and tight end David Njoku (ankle)....

The Cardinals coach said Carolina’s Ron Rivera topped his list of coaches worthy of the honor, according to ESPN.com. MORE: Week 17 NFL picks against the spread | Sean Payton trade should be a big deal Arians won the award in 2012 and 2014, and Rivera took home the honor in 2013. If Rivera wins again, it would be the first time in NFL history that two coaches dominated a four-year block....

London sides Arsenal, Chelsea and West Ham have all been thrown into the mix as local clubs to the UK royal’s family home. However, sides further afield are also speculated to be supported by various members of the monarchy. Goal takes you through each team the royal family members are thought to support. Which football club does Queen Elizabeth II support? The current head of state in the UK, Queen Elizabeth II has been speculated to support a number of sides over the years....

The pop star, who recently changed the name of her Instagram to “Channel 8,” posted a photo of herself taken from behind, with a heart emoji covering her rear end. In the caption, she directed a message to her father and former conservator, Jamie Spears: “See this picture right here … kiss my G** damn mother fking a you fking bastd.” She ended the message with a peach emoji....

Pop star Spears received an outpouring of public support from a number of celebrities and fans throughout her fight to be released from her conservatorship, which was implemented in 2008 amid mental health concerns. That support has continued in the days since the November 12 ruling that Spears would be freed from the arrangement, which had seen her personal and financial decisions taken out of her hands for almost 14 years....

Australia captain Steve Smith and bowler Cameron Bancroft admitted attempting to alter the condition of the ball after the latter rubbed tape covered in dirt against the ball on day three of the third Test in South Africa. But having seen Australia bowl effectively in their dominant Ashes win earlier this year, Broad cannot understand the decision to take a risk that resulted in Smith losing the captaincy for the rest of the series....