Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports In a historic move for both the franchise and for baseball, the Mariners have opted not to play tonight’s game against the San Diego Padres as a show of protest against police brutality.
Following the shooting of Jacob Blake, who police in Kenosha, WI, shot seven times in the back on Sunday, as well as the murder and shooting of protestors by a white teenager carrying an AR-15 who was reportedly abetted in his actions by the police, today the Milwaukee Bucks of the NBA did not take the floor for their playoff game against the Orlando Magic. The Magic did not accept the Bucks’ forfeiture of the game (meaning they would have gotten the win by default), and after…
