Sunday is becoming a landmark day in American sports history. The response to earlier comments by President Trump, disparaging NFL players by calling them “sons of bitches” and demanding they be fired, began on Saturday. With a full slate of NFL games, one beginning early in the day in London, the response and conversation continued to escalate. Follow along as The Chronicle’s Ann Killion live blogs developments.
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Some views being expressed in the NASCAR world. From an Associated Press report:
“Several team owners and executives had said they wouldn’t want anyone in their organizations to protest.