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June 18, 2020 12:27 a.m.

Wednesday's Sports in Brief

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June 18, 2020 12:03 a.m.

AP-NORC poll: Sweeping change in US views of police violence

DETROIT (AP) — A dramatic shift has taken place in the nation’s opinions on policing and race, as a new poll finds that more Americans today than five years ago believe police brutality is a very serious problem that too often goes undisciplined and unequally targets black Americans.

June 18, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Prosecutors charge police, push reforms amid Floyd protests

Prosecutors across the country are defying traditionally cozy relationships with police departments, swiftly charging officers with murder, assault and other crimes following protests over the death of George Floyd and dropping charges against demonstrators.

June 18, 2020 12:03 a.m.

AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EDT

Court rejects Trump bid to end young immigrants' protections

June 18, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Judge to weigh arguments on fate of Richmond's Lee statue

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A judge planned to hear arguments Thursday morning over whether to extend a temporary prohibition on the removal of a statue to rebel Gen. Robert E. Lee that towers over a major avenue in the former capital of the Confederacy.

June 18, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Texas president to meet with students on athletes' demands

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The interim president of the University of Texas said Monday he is scheduling meetings with student groups after dozens of Longhorns athletes said they wanted the school to ditch “The Eyes of Texas” song and rename several campus buildings.

June 18, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Poll: Americans not buying White House spin on coronavirus

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence says the U.S. response to the coronavirus pandemic is “a cause for celebration,” but a new poll finds more than half of Americans calling it fair or poor.

June 18, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Debate on racism renews calls for Redskins to change name

The recent national debate over racism has renewed calls for the NFL’s Washington Redskins to change their name, with Native American advocates believing the climate is right for action despite no evidence owner Dan Snyder is considering it.

June 18, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Judge says Giants' will approach social issues as a team

Even before he has spent one day with his full team, Joe Judge has been tested in unforeseen ways.

June 18, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Robert C. Byrd's name removed from a college health center

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A private college in West Virginia said Wednesday it is removing the name of the late U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd from its health center, saying his name had caused “divisiveness and pain" without explicitly noting his complicated past on racial matters.

June 18, 2020 12:03 a.m.

NFL commissioner Goodell encourages team to sign Kaepernick

Roger Goodell would like to see Colin Kaepernick back in the NFL this season.

June 18, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Trading racism claims, Tennessee House stays in tense divide

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee House continued to simmer Wednesday after Republicans spiked a resolution the night before for a young black woman shot and killed this year. Speaker Cameron Sexton even kicked off the morning session by telling leaders of both parties to meet with him afterward.

June 18, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Lynn: Kaepernick fits Chargers style but no workouts planned

COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Colin Kaepernick is on the Los Angeles Chargers' workout list, but that doesn't mean he will be coming in anytime soon or at all.

June 18, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Saints' Jenkins joins CNN as social justice contributor

ATLANTA (AP) — New Orleans Saints safety Malcolm Jenkins will join CNN as a contributor focusing on racial and social justice, the network announced Monday.

June 18, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Officer charged with murder for shooting Rayshard Brooks

ATLANTA (AP) — Prosecutors brought murder charges Wednesday against the white Atlanta police officer who shot Rayshard Brooks in the back, saying that Brooks was not a deadly threat and that the officer kicked the wounded black man and offered no medical treatment for over two minutes as he lay dying on the ground.

June 18, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Subject of race a challenge for coach in isolated town

PAHOKEE, Fla. (AP) — A wide spot in the road running alongside Lake Okeechobee, Pahokee is a low-income, predominantly black town with two traffic lights and no chain restaurants, 40 miles and a world away from President Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate.

June 18, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Many fear Trump's visit to Tulsa could spark violence

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Black community leaders in Tulsa said they fear a large rally by President Donald Trump in the city this weekend could spark violence, and the state's governor asked Trump not to visit the site of a race massacre where up to 300 black residents were killed by white mobs in 1921.

June 18, 2020 12:03 a.m.

After 100-day wait, English soccer returns and takes a knee

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Players kneeled in support of the Black Lives Matter movement and victims of the coronavirus were remembered as the Premier League made a somber return on Wednesday from a 100-day shutdown that deprived England of its national sport.

June 18, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Oklahoma St. coach Gundy apologizes for wearing OAN T-shirt

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — One day after Oklahoma State running back Chuba Hubbard lashed out at coach Mike Gundy on social media for wearing a T-shirt promoting a far-right news channel, Gundy apologized.