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NATIONAL ANTHEM PROTESTSDENVER -- Broncos linebacker Brandon Marshall, a college teammate of Colin Kaepernick, took to a knee during the playing of the national anthem before Denvers season opener against Carolina. Saucony Jazz Original España .Kaepernick refused to stand for the anthem during San Franciscos preseason games , explaining it was to protest racial oppression and police brutality in the United States.Marshall sounded a similar theme after Denvers 21-20 win.Im not against the military, Im not against America, he said. Im against social injustice.Kaepernicks gesture opened a wide debate and put the microscope on a pregame tradition that has, for decades, been routine.Marshall was standing with his hand over his heart during the anthem before a preseason game on Aug. 20.He made no mention of his plans for Thursdays opener but shortly after the large American flag was unfurled, the fifth-year linebacker out of Nevada went to the end of a long row of Broncos and took a knee.Broncos Super Bowl MVP Von Miller said he supported Kaepernick, too. Im not going to kneel for the national anthem but I feel it should be a change. His actions really brought the topic, brought it into the conversation. Im with Colin all the way.SWIMMINGRyan Lochte is banned from swimming through next June and will forfeit $100,000 in bonus money that went with his gold medal at the Olympics, part of the penalty for his drunken encounter at a gas station in Brazil during last months games.The U.S. Olympic Committee and USA Swimming announced the penalties Thursday. Lochte agreed to a ban that includes next years world championships.Hell get no monthly funding from either organization, cant access USOC training centers, must perform 20 hours of community service and will miss Team USAs post-Olympics trip to the White House.Agreeing to four-month suspensions were Gunnar Bentz, Jack Conger and Jimmy Feigen, who were with Lochte at the gas station. Those sanctions, which end Dec. 31, also strip funding and training access and preclude them from the White House visit.Bentz, 20, will also serve 10 hours of community service for violating a curfew rule for athletes under 21.BASEBALLNEW YORK -- Having flopped with the New York Jets, Tim Tebow will try to revive his career as an outfielder with the Mets.Four years removed from his last regular-season snap as an NFL quarterback, the 29-year-old agreed Thursday to a minor league contract with the Mets that includes a $100,000 signing bonus.He will report Sept. 18 to the Instructional League in Port St. Lucie, Florida, and test his baseball skills for three weeks against players just months removed from high school and college.The Mets then will decide whether he goes to the Arizona Fall League, a winter league or gets personal tutoring to prepare for spring training.Bo Jackson, Deion Sanders and Brian Jordan are the only significant players to have extensive careers in both Major League Baseball and the NFL during the past three decades.PRO FOOTBALLEDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- Minnesota Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater has had surgery on his severely injured left knee, the first step toward what will undoubtedly be a long, arduous recovery.Vikings coach Mike Zimmer confirmed the operation took place Thursday, nine days after Bridgewater went down in practice while dropping back to pass during a routine non-contact drill that drastically altered the teams highly anticipated season.Zimmer said he spoke by phone to Bridgewaters doctor after the procedure and was told no major problems were encountered beyond the initial diagnosis of a knee dislocation and complete tear of the anterior cruciate ligament. The Vikings said after the injury that Bridgewater also suffered other significant damage.Thanks for the thoughts (and) prayers, Bridgewater said on Twitter . Ill be back!The 23-year-old will miss the 2016 season, and the nature and timing of the injury will make it difficult for Bridgewater to be at full strength for 2017, too. Saucony Mujer Baratas . DAmigo scored twice in regulation and added the shootout winner as the Toronto Marlies edged the San Antonio Rampage 5-4 in American Hockey League action. Puma Creepers España .  Breaking three of his own world records on his way to winning in Paris, Chan silenced the critics and left the audiences standing in appreciation and awe. http://www.jazzoriginal.es/saucony-shadow-original/shadow-original-verde.html . But what about the officials? Every sport has officials and they also have stories about hard work and sacrifice but their accomplishments are seldom recognized by anyone outside their inner circle. BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Coming off what Guy Boucher called their worst game of the year, the Ottawa Senators impressed their coach with a comeback effort Wednesday night.Bobby Ryan and Kyle Turris scored during a shootout, helping the Senators beat the Buffalo Sabres 2-1.Backup goaltender Mike Condon made 31 saves, including eight in overtime, as the Senators rebounded from a 3-1 loss in Nashville on Tuesday and avenged a 2-1 loss to the Sabres at home Saturday.Thats a lot of resiliency, Boucher said. Im really proud of the guys because thats a tough back-to-back.Turris scored in the first round of the shootout to match Sam Reinharts tally, and then Ryan put Ottawa ahead in the second round. Condon stopped Brian Gionta on Buffalos final attempt.Ryan Dzingel got a tying goal for Ottawa 7:15 into the second period.Nicholas Baptiste scored for Buffalo, and former Senator Robin Lehner made 28 saves while the Sabres lost their second in a row.Buffalo controlled the action throughout overtime, outshooting Ottawa 8-0.We just possessed the puck the whole time for the most part and had some glorious chances to win the game, Sabres coach Dan Bylsma said.Zemgus Girgensons got a point-blank shot past Condon with 27 seconds remaining, but the puck ricocheted off the back of Condons skate and the left post.Its funny how puck luck works, Sabres defenseman Jake McCabe said. Hopefully one of these days, the pucks going to bounce our way. But we just got to keep doing the right things, create our own luck.Condon has won both of his starts for the Senators since being acquired in a trade with Pittsburgh on Nov. 2. He made 27 saves in a 11-0 shutout of Vancouver in his debut. Saucony Grid 9000 Comprar. Its great for a guy to come in and make his presence known like that, Dzingel said. Hats off to him. Two great games.Baptiste gave Buffalo a 1-0 lead 2:49 into the first. Derek Grants faceoff win and a quick pass from Cole Schneider set up Baptistes wrist shot from the left circle. It was Baptistes second career goal and Schneiders first point.The Senators tied it when Dzingel split defensemen Dmitry Kulikov and Rasmus Ristolainen and lifted a shot from the left slot over Lehners blocking pad. Dzingel has scored four of his five goals on the road this season.Buffalo killed three penalties spanning 4:36 in the second period, including a 5-on-3 that lasted 1:24.Forward Evander Kane returned to the Sabres top line after missing 11 games with cracked ribs, but Buffalo was still without its top two centers, Ryan OReilly and Jack Eichel. OReilly is day-to-day with an upper body injury, Bylsma said. Eichel has yet to play this season due to a high ankle sprain, but Bylsma said he could be cleared for on-ice workouts next week.Game notesSenators F Chris Neil missed the game with an undisclosed injury. Ottawa recalled F Mike Blunden to replace Neil on the fourth line. ... F Tyler Ennis sat out for Buffalo with a mid-body injury. ... Buffalo recalled Schneider from the minors and sent down F Hudson Fasching. Schneider was tied for the AHL scoring lead with 15 points.UP NEXT:Senators: Host Los Angeles on Friday.Sabres: Host New Jersey on Friday. Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China Cheap Jerseys From China Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic Wholesale Jerseys China Cheap NFL Jerseys China NFL Cheap Jerseys ' ' '

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