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Aston Martin protests Austrian GP results as stewards acknowledge errors

Aston Martin has protested the results of the Austrian Grand Prix and the stewards have ordered a revisiting of the deleted lap times for track limits after errors were noted. The race at the Red Bull Ring saw more than 100 lap times deleted for …

Aston Martin has protested the results of the Austrian Grand Prix and the stewards have ordered a revisiting of the deleted lap times for track limits after errors were noted.

The race at the Red Bull Ring saw more than 100 lap times deleted for drivers exceeding track limits, and penalties handed out to Carlos Sainz, Lewis Hamilton, Pierre Gasly, Alex Albon, Esteban Ocon, Logan Sargeant, Yuki Tsunoda and Kevin Magnussen during the race for repeat infringements.

Aston Martin protested the race result that was published, claiming “that a number of cars were not penalized for a breach of Article 33.3 of the Sporting Regulations” — relating to track limits — but that protest has led to another move by the stewards to ask for the race results to be reviewed.

“In the meantime, the Stewards, having become aware of the existence of a number of deleted laps (due to exceeding track limits) that were drawn to our attention after the receipt of the protest, have requested race control to perform a reconciliation of all deleted laps with penalties applied.”

Aston Martin’s protest is most likely to be targeting the cars within 10 seconds of Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll, with Alonso within that window of Sainz in fourth and Lando Norris in fifth, and Stroll 10th but just 1.3s behind Gasly.

Joey Chestnut bettors are getting refunds after his altercation with protester in hot dog eating contest

Chestnut finished well under the 74.5 line.

First of all, if you bet on competitive eating, seek help.

With that out of the way, if you did put a little action on this year’s Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest and you took Joey Chestnut’s over at 74.5, a different type of help is on the way.

Some sportsbooks are issuing refunds to over bettors due to the protester who rushed the stage and was subsequently roughed up by Chestnut. The assumption here is that the interaction, albeit brief, potentially impacted the results.

FanDuel and DraftKings are two of the sportsbooks to have announced refunds on Tuesday.

This is an extremely generous thing for sportsbooks to do, because let me tell you, Chestnut was not coming close to 75 dogs. Playing through injury, he finished with 63. And even if I’m accounting for the disruption in his rhythm and whatever else it takes to eat a ridiculous amount of hot dogs at a ridiculous pace, I don’t think he makes up a margin of 12.

That being said, it wasn’t a bad bet coming in. The man literally owns the top 10 records for hot dogs eaten in the contest, including the all-time record he just set last year at 76. If I was betting on the contest, I wouldn’t have bet against him either.

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Broncos players kneel during national anthem before ‘Monday Night Football’

Several Broncos players knelt during the playing of the national anthem before facing the Titans on Monday Night Football in Week 1.

Safety Justin Simmons and running back Melvin Gordon were among 18 Denver Broncos players who knelt during the playing of the national anthem before “Monday Night Football” in Week 1.

Broncos players met last week with coach Vic Fangio and discussed their plans to protest racism and police brutality this season.

“We discussed all the different things that we could do as a group and individually,” wide receiver Courtland Sutton said before practice last Thursday. “We came up with the conclusion that we would allow everyone to do what they feel comfortable doing because everyone has their own personal reasons for why they may stand or why they may kneel.”

Sutton emphasized last week that protesting players do not hate America or the military. They’re trying to use their platforms to draw attention to issues that need to be addressed.

“It’s not that you hate America,” Sutton said. “It’s not that you dislike the military or that you’re being disrespectful to them. You’re kneeling because of the police brutality and the unjust racism that’s going on in this country. We’re using our platform to continue to bring light to that situation.”

Sutton also said the players who stood for the anthem are not at odds with their kneeling teammates.

“The guys that stand, they’re not [for] social injustice, racism and the things that’s going on in this country … we know the guys that stand, they’re not against what the guys that are kneeling … it’s nice that everyone is going to be able to go out and show their support in whatever way they feel comfortable, whether it’s a kneel or a stand.”

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Chiefs lock arms in show of unity during ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’

The pregame demonstration from the Chiefs was a perfect show of unity from the organization.

The Kansas City Chiefs players and coaches, in a show of unity, locked arms on the goal line during the NFL’s pregame rendition of “Lift Every Voice and Sing.”

During the opening weekend, the NFL will play a special rendition of “Lift Every Voice and Sing” in-stadium and during their broadcasts. The song is also known as the Black national anthem. The idea behind this was to educate on the history of the song and focus on the impact NFL players have had on their communities. It helps to kick off the NFL’s “It Takes All of Us” brand campaign.

Chiefs players indicated that they intended to demonstrate ahead of the game, in order to draw awareness to recent social injustices in the country. The one thing that both Patrick Mahomes and Tyrann Mathieu said about their demonstration is that it would display unity. Not only unity between players of different races and creeds, but as teammates who’ve banded together to make the world a better place.

I can think of no better show of unity than to see the entire team locking arms ahead of the game. Take a look at the scene down below:

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Expect joint social justice demonstration from Chiefs, Texans ahead of season opener

Chiefs and Texans players are planning on doing something together to raise awareness for social justice issues.

In addition to the NFL’s planned initiatives to bring awareness to social justice issues across the country, the Kansas City Chiefs and Houston Texans have discussed a joint demonstration ahead of the Week 1 game at Arrowhead Stadium.

Tyrann Mathieu, who previously played for Houston, hinted earlier this week that a joint demonstration from the Chiefs and Texans would be a strong possibility on game day.

“I do 100% believe we have the organization’s support from top to bottom,” Mathieu said. “I think whatever we do, we’ll try our best to display unity, togetherness, even if that’s with the opposing team. But I think if anything, people should take away from whatever we may do, they’ll take away the unity and the togetherness part of it. So, that’s ultimately the picture we’re trying to paint for our league and for the world going forward.”

NFL Network reporter Tom Pelissero, says that one possibility being discussed was both teams staying in the locker room during the national anthem. But really, all options are currently on the table for Kansas City and Houston.

The NFL has placed an emphasis on players using their platform to bring awareness to the change they want to see in the world. Whatever the Chiefs and Texans players end up doing to raise that awareness, it’ll be well-thought and highly-discussed throughout the organization.

“I think we have a great organization that way,” Mahomes said of a potential demonstration. “I’ve had talks with Clark (Hunt), Mark Donovan, Coach Reid, all of these coaches and guys. We’ve had a lot of discussions. I’m sure there will be something fully planned. We don’t have the exact details on it yet, but we’ll do something in unison, something together to show our support for everybody out there who doesn’t have the platform that we have.”

Perhaps the biggest goal and challenge for both teams is for the demonstration to be truly heard, for people to focus on why the players are demonstrating as opposed to the act of protest itself. It was something that didn’t happen when Colin Kaepernick first sparked a wave of protest in the NFL by kneeling during the national anthem in 2016.

“It’s become something where it’s whether or not you’re going to kneel and instead of what the reason why the kneeling began in the beginning, which was social injustice and police brutality,” Mahomes said. “And I feel like that’s been the biggest thing, it’s not necessarily the gesture but we’re trying to fix something, we’re trying to make it where it’s equal, everybody feels safe, everybody feels secure, everybody can go about living their lives and they really, truly care about the person next to him.”

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Cowboys players believe they have ‘green light’ to protest from front office

One of the biggest concerns some have had as the 2020 season draws near, is outside forces derailing what could be a magical season. One threat was whether or not owner Jerry Jones would impede on any of the Dallas Cowboys players from expressing …

One of the biggest concerns some have had as the 2020 season draws near, is outside forces derailing what could be a magical season. One threat was whether or not owner Jerry Jones would impede on any of the Dallas Cowboys players from expressing themselves in the form of pregame peaceful protest.

As the club puts their finishing touches on training camp to turn their attention to next Sunday’s opponent, the Los Angeles Rams, it appears that despite Jones not talking about it on his recent radio appearances, he has conceded to give his players latitude to demonstrate how they feel, apparently including kneeling during the playing of the national anthem.

Quarterback Dak Prescott provided the first bit of insight. The club hasn’t agreed on any uniform action, but they are under the impression whatever they choose to do will be allowed by Jones, who in 2017 threatened release to any player who chose to kneel. At the time a second-year quarterback, Prescott received flack for speaking out against kneeling that season as well.

Prescott, who in the last several months has been outspoken about making and demanding change in regards to racial injustice and policy brutality, spoke to supporting teammates who chose to protest, via the Dallas Morning News.

“That’s what this country is about, the freedom to do that, the freedom to express yourself,” Prescott said. “We heard Mr. Jones talk about grace and sharing grace and having grace with players in what they want to do.

“If I had it my way, that’s exactly what we’d do is express ourselves individually but love and support one another collectively.”

Head coach Mike McCarthy confirmed Prescott’s statement in his daily press briefing.

Later in the day, longtime defensive tackle Tyrone Crawford expressed more explicitly in his conference call with the media, saying the players were going to be allowed to move as they see fit in regards to how they show support on the field and help inspire the work off of it.

“We definitely have the green light on all that. But also just try to find something that is going to make a boom and not just something people look at one time and kinda just swipe by.  And go like, Oh that’s great, the Cowboys did that and swipe by it. We want to do something that makes a boom and people remember and actually create some change.”

When asked to detail what they were given the green light on, Crawford replied, “Just whatever we are feeling to express how we feel and say what we want to say.”

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The sports world applauded the WNBA’s players for taking a stand

The WNBA continues to lead the way.

The WNBA announced on Thursday that the slate of games scheduled for the day were all cancelled.

Instead, the players are taking what they’re calling a “day of reflection” and issuing a call to action to the rest of the world. It’s the second day in a row the league hasn’t played games as a response to the Jacob Blake shooting in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

Instead of sitting idle, though, the players used the time that they had to broadcast their message loud and clear to the masses.

When the league announced the cancellation of their games, the players all stood together in unity wearing shirts that said “Arrest the cops that killed Breonna Taylor.”

It was a truly incredible and extraordinary moment.

The players emphasized that this was not a boycott, per Power Plays author Lindsay Gibbs. Instead, they call it a moment of reflection.

It’s just yet another monumental moment in what has been a momentous WNBA season. They’ve remained steadfast in their stance against police brutality and the abuses that Black people and other people of color face in America every single day.

The WNBA has led the way in the social justice movement throughout sports and they continue to do so. People in and outside of sports applauded them for their actions.

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Broncos release statement: ‘In the strongest terms, we condemn police brutality’

“It is time for accountability and real policy reform,” the Broncos said in a statement.

After canceling Thursday’s practice, the Denver Broncos released the following statement on their official Twitter page:

Following a team meeting this morning to discuss the horrific events in Kenosha, Wis., and the many social injustices around the country, the Denver Broncos have canceled all football activities today. As an organization, we are outraged and disgusted with the shooting of Jacob Blake. Our hearts go out to his children, family and the entire Kenosha community. 

While this tragedy took place in Melvin Gordon’s hometown of Kenosha, this hits home for all of us. In the strongest terms, we condemn police brutality, excessive force and these senseless acts of violence that have caused so much pain. It is time for accountability and real policy reform. The players are standing together as a team. More importantly, they are standing up for those who need them the most. 

We applaud the strength, unity and leadership of the players. The Denver Broncos will fully and unconditionally support them. Today is about reflection and identifying ways to affect meaningful change. The strongest statement we can make is by taking action. It will take all of us.

Denver was originally scheduled to practice Thursday, Friday and Saturday with a day off Sunday. It remains to be seen if the schedule will be revised. The NFL’s season opener is two weeks away from today.

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Broncos won’t practice Thursday

The Broncos will not practice today.

The Denver Broncos will not practice Thursday after Jacob Blake was shot by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin on Sunday.

In protest of police brutality and racism, NBA, MLS, MLB and WNBA players went on strike for games that were scheduled to be played on Wednesday evening. Most of those games were postponed (MLS played one game before postponing the others).

Many NFL teams have followed suit and canceled practices.

The Broncos were scheduled to practice on Thursday morning but called a team meeting instead to discuss a plan of action. Brandon Krisztal of KOA Radio was the first to report Denver will not practice today.

Broncos players have been vocal in their support of social justice this offseason. Earlier this summer, more than 50 players attended a Black Lives Matter march in Denver and several players spoke on a platform.

“The time is always right to do what’s right,” outside linebacker Von Miller told the peaceful protestors. “Once we have awareness, we’ve got to come up out of oblivion. We’ve got to always do what’s right. Once we have awareness, we’ve got to use our moral compass to make decisions on what’s right. Black, white, it doesn’t matter — it’s 2020.

“Muhammad Ali, Kareem-Abdul Jabbar, Jim Brown [and we’re] still fighting this fight. It’s up to us to keep it going. My teammates, they care that I’m here — I’m in the locker room with these guys each and every day. I’m proud of these guys. I’m proud of Denver, I’m proud of the state of Colorado. We’ve got to keep this going. Thank you, we appreciate you.”

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The NBA world salutes the Milwaukee Bucks for boycott of Game 5

The Milwaukee Bucks boycotted Game 5 of their series with the Magic in response to the police shooting of Jacob Blake.

Over the last few days, NBA players have been talking about what to do in response to the shooting of Jacob Blake — a Wisconsin man who was shot by police eight times and is now paralyzed from the waist down.

On Wednesday, they figured it out. The Milwaukee Bucks chose to boycott game 5 against the Orlando Magic in protest of police brutality.

The game’s tip-off was set for 4:10 p.m. EST. When time came for the game to start, the Bucks refused to leave the locker room. Top NBA executives posted up outside of their locker room, according to reports, before they were eventually told the Bucks weren’t going to play.

It’s unclear what happens next. Normally, when a team fails to appear for a game they forfeit automatically and are fined, per ESPN’s Bobby Marks. But it’s unclear if that will apply to Milwaukee here.

And the Magic aren’t accepting a forfeit.

One thing here is for sure — we haven’t quite seen anything like this in recent years. This is an entire team refusing to play as a means to stand up for what they believe in. We’ve seen protest in sports before, but rarely do we have moments like this.

NBA players applauded the move by the Bucks after getting the news, including LeBron James.

*WARNING: There is some NSFW language included in these tweets*

NBA fans reacted the same way.

Good on the Bucks. This is what taking a stand looks like.

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