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Fifty years after 14 black football players were kicked off the University of Wyoming football team for seeking to wear armbands to protest racism, eight of them returned to the Laramie campus to commemorate the anniversary as the school takes another step toward reconciliation. The marker will join an alleyway mural in downtown Laramie that was dedicated last year and cap five days of ceremonies and discussions about the infamous dismissal of all the university's black players in 1969. More recently, former San Francisco Giants quarterback Colin Kaepernick accused the NFL of blackballing him for kneeling during the national anthem before games to protest police violence against African Americans. Continue to Article

September 13, 2019 12:03:am EST

Johnny Cueto made a masterful return to the mound after a 13-month absence, and the San Francisco Giants narrowly avoided a second straight bullpen meltdown Tuesday night in a 5-4 victory over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates. Stephen Vogt had a two-run single and a two-run home run to account for nearly all the San Francisco offense, helping the Giants end a two-game losing streak. Cueto (1-0), pitching in the majors for the first time since July 28, 2018, demonstrated he's fully recovered from Tommy John surgery by firing five shutout innings, allowing just one hit and one walk. Continue to Article

September 11, 2019 1:00:am EST

Corey Seager homered twice in the first three innings and finished with five RBIs as the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Baltimore Orioles 7-3 on Tuesday night and clinched their seventh straight National League West title. The Dodgers, who have made it to the World Series the past two seasons but lost both times, had a low-key celebration on the field after the final out on Tuesday. Los Angeles fell to the Boston Red Sox in five games last year and lost to Houston in seven in 2017. Continue to Article

September 10, 2019 11:57:pm EST

Matt Beaty and Corey Seager hit home runs, while Kenta Maeda pitched four strong innings of relief as the Los Angeles Dodgers earned a 5-0 victory Sunday to avoid being swept by the visiting San Francisco Giants. Beaty hit his ninth homer of the season, while Seager delivered his 14th, as the Dodgers reduced their magic number for clinching their seventh consecutive National League West title to two. The earliest the Dodgers can clinch a playoff spot is Tuesday when they open a three-game series at Baltimore. Continue to Article

September 09, 2019 1:49:am EST

Andreescu's win over Bencic also meant she became the first Canadian woman to make the U.S. Open final, where she faces Serena Williams, who is chasing a record-equaling 24th Grand Slam single title. Take 5: Kyler, Kliff and the unknown of Week 1 Week 1 of the regular season is thrilling not only because football is back, but also because we finally learn more about the offseason's great unknowns. Chief among this year's mysteries the Arizona Cardinals' all-in bet on the Air Raid, Kliff Kingsbury and Kyler Murray. Continue to Article

September 06, 2019 3:56:am EST