[NHL\Brett Peterson]
US News: “The Florida Panthers on Tuesday hired Brett Peterson as an assistant general manager, making him the first Black executive to hold that position in the NHL.”
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Major League Baseball
Panthers Hire Peterson, NHL’s First Black Assistant GM
Miami Marlins hire Kim Ng as MLB’s first female general manager
[Kim Ng\Miami Marlins]
ESPN: “The Miami Marlins are hiring Kim Ng as their new general manager, making her Major League Baseball’s first female and first Asian American GM, the team announced Friday.”
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Lou Brock Baseball’s “Stolen Base Specialist” Dead at 81
[Lou Brock\St. Louis Cardinals]
MLB: “Lou was among the game’s most exciting players, becoming the 14th player in history to reach 3,000 hits and holding Baseball’s all-time record for stolen bases in a season and career for many years.”
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NBA Boycotts Disrupt Pro Sports in Wake of Blake Shooting
[NBA Boycott\Jacob Blake]
NY Times: “The wave of boycotts and postponements was sparked by Milwaukee Bucks players’ responding to the shooting of Jacob Blake by refusing to come out of their locker room on Wednesday afternoon for a playoff game against the Orlando Magic.”
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Milwaukee Bucks Boycott Stance Sends Shockwaves Across Sports World
[Milwaukee Bucks\Giannis Antetokounmpo]
NBA: “The Bucks spoke with Wisconsin government officials during their lengthy locker room meeting (and in particular the state attorney general) in order to get answers and suggestions on how to force immediate change.”
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MLB Will Allow Black Lives Matter Patches on Jerseys
[Major League Baseball]
Yahoo: Major League Baseball players have the option of having a patch with ”Black Lives Matter” or ”United For Change” on a jersey sleeve on opening day…”
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Preston Wilson: MLB Late in Speaking Out on Social Justice
[Preston Wilson]
Sports Illustrated: “Nine days after police officers in Minneapolis killed George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement overtook the headlines, Major League Baseball became the last major U.S. professional sports organization to speak out.”
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Will “Nashville Stars” Become Baseball First Black-Owned Team?
[Major League Baseball\Nashville Stars]
USA TODAY: “They also hope to become the first team in baseball history to have African-American majority ownership, and only the second in all of major sports, joining the NBA’s Charlotte Hornets, owned by Michael Jordan.”
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