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Youth Football Team (8-Year-Olds) Take Knees In Belleville
"Every player on the Cahokia Quarterback Club football team (8 and under) took a knee during the national anthem ahead of Sunday's game at Little Devil's Field in Belleville," Fox 2 in St. Louis reports.
"One of the kids asked me if I saw (people) protesting and rioting in St. Louis. I said yes; I said, 'Do you know why they are doing it?'" said Coach Orlando Gooden.Coach Gooden said his player responded, "Because black people are getting killed and nobody's going to jail."
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Previously in Colin Kaepernick:
* Why Colin Kaepernick Matters.
* Your Turn: Colin Kaepernick's Protest.
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More from Beachwood Sports »The NFL's COVID Warning For Baseball
The NFL's decision to allow fans at games enabled us to examine the potential influence that large sports events can have on local viral transmission. Although we could not definitively assess cause and effect, the results were striking.
Continue reading "The NFL's COVID Warning For Baseball" »Posted on Apr 7, 2021

The Yerminator Has Landed
From the Pecos League to the record books.
Continue reading "The Yerminator Has Landed" »Posted on Apr 5, 2021