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By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida coach Dan Mullen showed up after his team's testy victory against Missouri dressed as Darth Vader. Mullen insisted it was the only Halloween costume in the facility, not a conscious decision to play a villain. Nonetheless, it may have been the perfect role given Mullen's past few weeks. Kadarius Toney scored three times, Kyle Trask became the first player in school history with four touchdown passes in four consecutive games and the 10th-ranked Gators returned from a three-week layoff to handle Missouri 41-17 on Saturday night in the Swamp. […]
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Many people have been killed since clashes began on Monday. Scores too had been killed in the run up to the vote as protestors marched against Conde's bid for a third term.
David Jones, also known as Deacon Jones, was a former professional American football player born on December 9, 1938 in Eatonville, Florida. He was an active sportsman during his childhood and played football, baseball, and basketball. He developed a tumor in his thigh as a teenager which he had to have surgically removed. During his early years, he was a victim of racism which motivated him to become a civil rights activist later. Once he witnessed a car full of teenagers beat up an elderly black woman on her way to church, who died from the injuries but the incident was never reported to or investigated by the police. He once mentioned that it was racial injustice that motivated him to play a violent sport like football so he could have an outlet for his anger and frustration.
He was offered a scholarship to play at South Carolina State University in 1958 where he played football for a year. His scholarship was revoked because of his participation in a civil rights protest. His coach offered him a scholarship at Mississippi Vocational College so he enrolled there in 1960. He was still a victim of blatant racism as Jones and his teammates were refused housing on several occasions and had to sleep in the gym. In 1961, he was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams. Here, along with teammates Lamar Lundy, Rosey Grier, and Merlin Olsen, he became part of a defensive line that came to be known as the Fearsome Foursome which is widely considered as one of the best defensive line ups of all time. Between 1965 to 1969, he won All-Pro honors by unanimous decision. From 1964 to 1970, he was part of the Pro Bowl each year, and again in 1972 as well.
In 1962, 1964, 1965, and 1966 Deacon Jones was named as his team’s Outstanding Defensive Lineman, which was no mean feat given the team’s talented line up. The 1971 season was one of the worst of his career, as he sprained an arch, causing him to miss many games, bringing his career average to an all time low. Subsequently, in 1972, he was traded to the San Diego Chargers. His
Brown, Jim (James Nathaniel Brown), 1936–, American football player, b. St. Simon Island, Ga. A football and lacrosse All-American at Syracuse Univ., Brown became one of the greatest fullbacks in professional football history during his career (1957–65) with the Cleveland Browns. A durable player of exceptional power and quickness, Brown led the league in rushing eight times. Elected to both the Professional Football Hall of Fame and the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame, he later pursued a career as a film and television actor. He also has been active in promoting black economic causes and working with members of youth gangs.
President Donald Trump faced down his enemies — real and perceived — as he and Democratic nominee Joe Biden squared off Thursday in Nashville, Tennessee, for the final debate of the 2020 election season.
(Field level Media) Carson Wentz threw an 18-yard touchdown pass to Boston Scott with 40 seconds remaining, lifting the host Philadelphia Eagles to a 22-21 victory over the New York Giants yesterday.
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Virus: Insurance premiums fall Sh806m in first quarter
Tuesday, June 16, 2020 0:01
By OTIATO GUGUYU
Claims have also gone down.
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Insurance premiums have fallen by Sh806.6 million in the first three months of this year ahead of coronavirus in Kenya that has led to job losses, closure of businesses and pay cuts.
Based on the pandemic, it is expected that the industry will register worse results at the end of the second quarter when the effects of the virus reflect in premiums.
The Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) told the Senate that the industry was witnessing non-payment of premiums, lapsing policies, low renewals of short term covers and suppressed uptake of new policies.
As at March last year, gross written premiums stood at Sh67.2 billion, a 1.2 per cent decline means insurance premiums now stand at Sh66.4 billion.
Sayers was the youngest player to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
CBS Sports announced Monday that the network is devoting five hours this Sunday, September 6 to a special set of programming focused on the black athlete experience and the intersection of racism with sports and [...]
A doctor allegedly pressured them to undergo surgeries.
Today Representatives sent a letter to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) urging them to immediately reverse the recent interim policy decision “COVID-19 Pandemic: Work Eligible for Public Assistance.”
Abner Leonard Howell was a star athlete in Utah whose accomplishments went largely ignored during the peak of his football career because of his race.
Howell, born on August 9, 1877, moved with his family from Louisiana to Salt Lake City, Utah in 1890. His father, Paul Cephas Howell, was appointed a police officer and detective. Both Paul Howell and Abner’s mother, Eliza Sharp, had been slaves.
Howell’s athletic talent was obvious during high school. After one of the most important high school games, attended by 5,000 fans, the Deseret News announced that “a colored fullback named Ab Howell was everything from the bandwagon to the steam calliope.” Howell led his team to a 32-0 victory against East Denver (Colorado) High. When the team went to a restaurant to celebrate, Abner was told that he would need to eat in the kitchen while the rest of the team enjoyed the dining area. Teammate Nicholas Groesbeck Smith replied that they would all eat in the kitchen. The restaurant relented and the full team was served in the dining room.
After high school, Howell studied law at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, though he had no money. He took on several jobs to pay for his schooling, and pursued legal studies while playing football as a Wolverine from 1902 to 1904 under Coach Fielding Yost. The Wolverines won the national collegiate football title during each of those years. Abner was a gifted fullback who contributed to those victories. He appears in the 1902 team photograph. Howell, however, was not listed among the black football players in a 1974 article about all the black athletes who had played for the university.
In 1904, Howell and his bride, Nina, whom he had married on August 30 of that same year, could no longer afford his education. They moved to Utah, where Abner became a bricklayer. His friendship with Nicholas Groesbeck Smith continued, and through it came many associations with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) church leaders. After he joined the church in 1921, he
