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Jon Jones: UFC fighter takes aerosol cans from protesters

Jon Jones: UFC fighter takes aerosol cans from protesters

For the sixth consecutive night, protesters filled the streets across the country to protest police brutality and the death of Floyd, an unarmed black man who was killed by a police officer in Minneapolis. What started as peaceful protests sometimes turned violent, and Jones, who has called for justice for Floyd, was shown in a Sunday post making a dramatic …

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Johan Santana’s no-hitter comes with a haunting Mets legacy

Johan Santana's no-hitter comes with a haunting Mets legacy

What could have shortened Johan Santana’s career allowed him to live forever. After 50 years and 8,019 games, the Mets finally produced the first no-hitter game in franchise history on June 1, 2012, when the two-time Cy Young Award winner threw 134 pitches, his career high, in an 8-0 victory over the Cardinals. at Citi Field. Before Santana’s feat, the …

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Tim Tebow’s baseball career may be alive after the Mets

Tim Tebow's baseball career may be alive after the Mets

You ask, we answer. The Post is answering readers’ questions about New York’s biggest professional sports teams and having our rhythm writers answer them in a series of regularly published mailbags. In today’s installment: the Mets. After the minor league layoffs, what does the future hold for Tim Tebow? Will the Mets continue to waste a spot on Tebow’s roster? …

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NBA’s Adam Silver addresses racial tensions in staff note

NBA's Adam Silver addresses racial tensions in staff note

NBA commissioner Adam Silver sent a memo to league employees Sunday night to address the latest racial tensions in the country, recently sparked by the death last week of a black man who was handcuffed when a Minneapolis police pressed his knee into his neck. while pleading that he couldn’t breathe. Silver’s note, a copy of which was obtained by …

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Why are Sam Darnold’s believers ready to double?

Why are Sam Darnold's believers ready to double?

ESPN analyst Dan Orlovsky caught attention last month when he said online that he would take Jets quarterback Sam Darnold if he chose any of the selected quarterbacks for 2018-20. That means yes, he would take Darnold over Lamar Jackson, who won the league MVP last year with the Ravens. Although Darnold has been inconsistent and has not shown that …

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An NBA restart scenario comes with a clear advantage from the Nets

An NBA restart scenario comes with a clear advantage from the Nets

With Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving rehabbing and a new head coach potentially on the way, the Nets’ primary goal is to bring the NBA Championship Trophy to Brooklyn in 2021. Winning the 2020 title in late September at Disney World without fans and with interim coach Jacques Vaughn is not his top priority. Still, the two most likely formats …

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