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President Trump weighed in on Detroit Lions and Houston Texans players kneeling during the national anthem prior to their Thanksgiving Day football game. Trump offered a two-word response on Twitter to pictures of the Lions’ quarterback Matthew Stafford and his counterpart for the Texans, Deshaun Watson, taking a knee in protest of police brutality and racism in the U.S. “No thanks!” he wrote. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1332055759551680523?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1332055759551680523%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fsports%2Ftrump-gives-two-word-response-in-reaction-to-nfl-players-kneeling-before-thanksgiving-day-game Trump … Read more

A new college basketball season is upon us. The NYC Metro area has produced plenty of NCAA talent that will be on display in the 2020-21 season, and there will be even more worth watching on the local teams. With a fresh season kicking off on Wednesday, The Post’s top college hoop experts make their … Read more

The Hawks added restricted free agent Bogdan Bogdanovic to their ranks on a four-year, $72 million deal Tuesday after the Kings decided not to match their offer. Bogdanovic joins Danilo Gallinari and Rajon Rondo as high-profile Atlanta additions entering the 2020-21 season. With Trae Young about to begin his third NBA campaign, the team has quickly pivoted from … Read more

By almost any objective measure, last season was a big step forward and a career year for Jarrett Allen, yet he still lost his starting spot to DeAndre Jordan and found his name in trade rumors. Brooklyn’s young big man is determined to take his game to the next level, and he won’t have many … Read more

ESPN football analyst Todd McShay is expected to return to the sideline Saturday after appearing sluggish during coverage of last week’s Wisconsin-Northwestern game, the network said Tuesday. McShay, who stumbled on his words in the middle of a pregame report, sparking concern among viewers on social media, was removed from the ABC broadcast in the … Read more

Alabama was No. 1 in the first College Football Playoff rankings of the season Tuesday night, followed by Notre Dame, Clemson and Ohio State. Texas A&M was fifth and Florida was sixth, giving the Southeastern Conference three of the top six teams along with Alabama., which is No. 1 in the CFP rankings for a … Read more

Jets fans clamoring to see more of rookie running back La’Mical Perine are going to have to wait a while. The Jets placed Perine on injured reserve Tuesday after he suffered a high-ankle sprain in the loss to the Chargers on Sunday. Perine will miss at least three games. He is second on the team … Read more

There is a line of demarcation that cannot be looked up in any reference book (ask your parents) or found by any Google search. We know it is there by what we’ve seen and how that image is imprinted on the lists we compile in our heads. There are athletes who thrive in pressure situations … Read more

There has been a lull in the talking since the NHL hit the NHLPA with its request last week for additional salary deferrals and an increase in the escrow cap that would amount to approximately $300 million flowing to ownership for 2020-21. The six-year collective bargaining agreement agreed to by both parties in early July … Read more

In Joe Harris’ case, familiarity didn’t breed contempt; it bred comfort. It was in Brooklyn that Harris basically grew up from waiver fodder to an NBA standout. And after signing one of the biggest contracts in team history to remain a Net, he said he never seriously thought about leaving. “I narrowed in with the … Read more