Protests against Rittenhouse verdict spring up in several US cities
US jury acquits teenager over Kenosha killings in deeply divisive case
US jury acquits Kyle Rittenhouse over Kenosha killings
Teen shot three men, killing two of them, during 2020 racial protests in Wisconsin
Golf’s pitch to distance itself from Donald Trump came five years too late
Decision is hardly a profile in courage after five years of see no evil, hear no evil
Keith Duggan: Sports stars find their voices in a troubled year
It’s the athletes rather than the owners who have the conch now. When did that happen?
Upper Midwest battlegrounds key to getting Biden over line
Rust belt’s identification with Democrat gives slight lead in Michigan and Wisconsin
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This year LeBron James exemplified what a modern athlete should be
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US officer involved in Breonna Taylor killing charged with wanton endangerment
Two other officers who engaged in shoot-out with Taylor’s boyfriend after entering her apartment are cleared
Trump refuses to commit to peaceful transfer of power if he loses election
The US president’s comments come as violence flared in US cities after decision on Breonna Taylor
Fans boo moment of silence as NFL season gets underway
Kansas City Chiefs allowed less than 17,000 fans inside 75,000-seat Arrowhead Stadium
IOC needs to wake up if they consider themselves woke
The banning of all protest at next year’s Olympics is flying in face of the new reality
Enes Kanter pays a high price for his espousal of human rights
Boston Celtics star disowned in his native Turkey for his opposition to Erdogan regime
Economic figures boost Trump after report he called US war dead ‘suckers’
Tentative signs of recovery as US unemployment falls; president fights back over Atlantic article concerning visit to Paris in 2018
‘Simply wrong’: Biden condemns ‘immoral’ remarks by Trump
Democrat meets family of black man shot by police in Kenosha and takes part in ‘listening session’ with city’s community leaders
Donald Trump doubles down on law and order strategy in Kenosha
US president criticised for response to largely peaceful anti-racism protests across US
Joanne O’Riordan: If you didn’t feel any form of activism spark, you’re possibly dead inside
The recent shooting of Jacob Blake brought an incredible response from US athletes
Trump criticises Biden on policing ahead of trip to Kenosha
Democrat calls for healing as he prepares to travel to Wisconsin city hit by unrest
US unrest: Trump condemns Wisconsin protests as ‘domestic terror’
US president defends ‘inspiring’ police following demonstrations over Blake killing
Trump calls Portland mayor ‘a fool’ for not calling in national guard
President denounces violence in west coast city on way to Kenosha, another scene of unrest
Trump to visit Wisconsin flashpoint amid wave of violence in US cities
President to proceed with Kenosha visit despite stated opposition of the state’s Democratic governor
Democrats accuse Trump of trying to incite violence
Man killed as president’s supporters and anti-racism protesters clash
Trump to visit Wisconsin city where police shot black man in back
1,000 people join mile-long march in Kenosha chanting ‘Black Lives Matter’
Black man paralysed in US police shooting unshackled from hospital bed, father says
Jacob Blake has damaged spinal cord, spine, stomach, kidneys and liver, attorneys say
Sideline Cut: Emboldened NBA stars take protest to a new level in seismic week
Players’ burning sense of anger boils over and this time around the show did not go on
Thousands gather on anniversary of Martin Luther King’s speech
Families of George Floyd and Jacob Blake call for racial justice
Five takeaways from this week’s Republican National Convention
TV flair and production were to fore as Trump drew on family and voter-group testimony
Trump accepts Republican nomination and attacks ‘weak’ rival Joe Biden
‘No one will be safe in Biden’s America,’ US president tells supporters in White House speech
Michael Jordan plays a key role as NBA steps back from the brink
Hornets owner and Bulls legend said to have played key role in wake of league boycott
NBA has the money and power to force change for black Americans
Basketball stars – and CEOs – taking a stand against racial injustice has worked before
NBA playoffs in the balance as teams vote to end season
LA Clippers and LA Lakers both voted to end the season with LeBron James influential
Tucker Carlson defends actions of teenager charged in Wisconsin killings
Fox News host’s comments after Kyle Rittenhouse (17) charged with deaths at Black Lives Matter protest
FBI opens investigation into police shooting of black man in Wisconsin
Suspect held over killing of two men in clash between armed civilians and Black Lives Matter protesters
Three games postponed as baseball joins protest at Jacob Blake shooting
Five Major League Soccer games and the day’s tennis in New York also postponed
Milwaukee Bucks boycott NBA play-off game in protest at Jacob Blake shooting
Orlando Magic leave court after Bucks, who lead series 3-1, don’t show up for Game 5
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