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NHL bans players from wrapping sticks with rainbow-colored Pride Tape
All 32 NHL teams have Pride Nights or a similarly designated night to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community. Those celebrations will apparently be a bit less colorful this season. First, the league announced this summer that players will no longer be allowed to wear specialty jerseys during warm ups, a decision that came months after a…

Giovani Giuria’s journey from homelessness to amateur soccer announcer occurred in one Van Nuys park
Giovani Giuria’s pregame preparation is meticulous. There’s no press box, no roster program and no pregame stats. On most nights, he’s a one-man show. Just a tablet, a tripod, a camera and his voice. The whistle blows and Giuria’s livestream begins. He narrates every threatening moment at an amateur soccer match at West Adams High…

Ukrainian tennis star Elina Svitolina calls Russian opponent ‘brave’ following French Open win | CNN
CNN — Tennis player Elina Svitolina called her opponent, Russian Daria Kasatkina, a “brave one” following the Ukrainian’s upset win on Sunday. Svitolina, who previously said she would not shake hands with Russian and Belarusian opponents out of respect for the men and women defending Ukraine, told reporters that she “acknowledged” Kasatkina after the match….

Rangers’ Kaapo Kakko pushing pace as return to ice inches closer
Kaapo Kakko, still in a red non-contact jersey, was more involved in the Rangers’ morning skate Monday than he has been since he rejoined the team on the ice last week. The Finnish forward looked to be pushing the pace, which head coach Peter Laviolette confirmed by saying he had “no real restrictions.” “With regard…

Coco Gauff ‘can’t really get upset’ at climate protesters who caused 45-minute delay in her US Open semifinal | CNN
CNN — Coco Gauff said she couldn’t “really get upset” with the climate protestors who caused a 45-minute delay in the middle of her US Open semifinal against Karolína Muchová on Thursday. Gauff, who went on to win the match 6-4 7-5 and reach her second grand slam final, was leading at the start of…

How a yellow jersey is dividing Brazil | CNN
CNN — Brazil’s bright yellow jersey is a symbol that unites the country through a love of football and national pride, but over the past two years the shirt’s adoption by right wing supporters of Jair Bolsonaro, who wear it at protests and rallies to show their political allegiance to the Brazilian president, is causing…