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Fast Forward Ed Asner Had The Best Response To The NFL Protests
The world of sports and politics collided over the weekend as President Trump repeatedly criticized football players for kneeling during the national anthem as a protest against racism and police brutality. While many people (including NFL owners) announced their support for the players and their right to protest peacefully, perhaps the most surprising statement of…
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Fast Forward Most Jewish NFL Owners Condemn Trump Comments
Many owners of National Football League franchises have condemned President Trump’s statements that players who refuse to stand for the national anthem should be fired or suspended. At an Alabama campaign rally on Friday and in subsequent tweets over the weekend, the president has condemned the actions of “son of a bitch” players who have…
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Fast Forward New England Receiver Julian Edelman Out For Year With ACL Tear
(Reuters) – New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman tore the ACL in his right knee during Friday’s preseason win over the Detroit Lions and will be out for the rest of the season, the team confirmed Saturday. Edelman was injured on the team’s first drive. He left the game with three catches and 52…
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The Schmooze Netanyahu Compares Israeli Peace Policy To A Football Game
It certainly can’t be said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu doesn’t know how to read his audience. In a meeting arranged by New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, Netanyahu compared his approach to peace to an NFL game. “Your game is no different from ours,” said Netanyahu to a crowd that included Joe Montana…
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Community What The NFL Players Refusing A Trip To Israel Can Learn From Muhammad Ali
On February 5, 2017 the Times of Israel published a piece discussing an upcoming “Stars of the NFL trip” to Israel, organized apparently by Israel’s Ministry of Tourism, to include a number of NFL stars, among them, Michael Bennett, a star defensive end for the Seattle Seahawks. Shortly after the publication of this article, the…
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Fast Forward In a Rare Fumble, Sheldon Adelson Pulls Out of Raider’s Stadium Deal
Sheldon Adelson is winning at the game of politics, as demonstrated by his front-row seat at President Trump’s inauguration ceremony, but he’s suffered a rare defeat in the world of sport. Stung by his exclusion from the planning process to build a new stadium that would bring football to Las Vegas, the casino mogul has…
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Fast Forward Sheldon Adelson Scores Touchdown as Nevada Approves $750M Football Stadium Deal
Sheldon Adelson, the Jewish casino billionaire and political donor extraordinaire, has an unlikely benefactor – the citizens of Nevada. As part of a consortium of investors relocating the Oakland Raiders to the nation’s gambling capital, Adelson’s Las Vegas Sands company helped push through the state legislature $750 million in public funding to build a football…
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Life Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s “Dumb” Remark About NFL Players’ Protest
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has, alas, said something disappointing. She told Yahoo’s Katie Couric that she finds football player Colin Kaepernick and others’ refusal to stand for the national anthem was “really dumb.” Ginsburg added that she believes the protest should be legal, but the criticism of what is, after all, a peaceful…
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