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Reaction to death of Lee Elder, 1st Black golfer at Masters

“Lee Elder was a pioneer, and in so many ways. Yes, he was the first black golfer to play in the Masters Tournament, but that simply underlined the hard work Lee put in to further the cause of everyone who has a dream to play on the PGA Tour and perhaps thinks there were too many barriers before them….”

USC Set to Introduce New Football Coach

Lincoln Riley is scheduled to be introduced as USC’s football coach today one day after his unexpected hiring after five seasons as Oklahoma’s coach drew praise from Trojan legends and college football analysts.

LA County: No Evidence to Support Vanessa Bryant’s Claims in `Photos’ Lawsuit

Attorneys for Los Angeles County argued in a court filing today that Vanessa Bryant’s claim of emotional distress caused by the alleged sharing of photos taken at the scene of the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, the couple’s 13-year-old daughter and seven others is based on “hypothetical harm” since the images were never publicly circulated.

Chargers WR Keenan Allen Speaks On His Frustrations Over The Years

The penalties hindered the Chargers from executing their offense and three of the five penalties were offensive holding. Allen said in week 6, the Ravens did a good job defensively but wouldn’t acknowledge the Patriots. “Today it was all us. I didn’t see anything that they did where we couldn’t understand what was going on.”

Clippers Struggle In Loss To Cavaliers

Clippers are continuing to struggle to get wins. They only shot 35% from the field and made nine of 41 three-pointers from deep. Paul George is in a slump as he only scored 12 points, he said his legs felt “heavy.”

Now question in NFL is: Does Gruden reflect broader culture?

Current and former players and others around the league have varying opinions about a key question that arose in light of the racist, homophobic and misogynistic thoughts expressed by Jon Gruden in emails he wrote from 2011-18, when he was an ESPN analyst between coaching jobs, to then-Washington club executive Bruce Allen: Just how pervasive are those sorts of attitudes around the sport these days?