Raiders seem set to let Kaepernick work out
Colin Kaepernick is getting his first chance to work out for an NFL team since last playing in the league in 2016 when the San Francisco 49ers quarterback started kneeling during the national anthem to protest police brutality and racial inequality.
Two people familiar with the situation said Kaepernick will work out for the Las Vegas Raiders on Wednesday. ESPN first reported that the Raiders were bringing in Kaepernick.
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Cycling: Race favorite Richard Carapaz maintained his slim overall lead of the Giro d’italia after a tough 17th stage that was won by Santiago Buitrago for his first grand tour victory.
Soccer: In U.S. Open Cup action, the Red Bulls beat Dallas 3-1, Nashville defeated Louisville 2-1, Orlando City advanced on penalty kicks over Inter Miami, NYCFC edged New England 1-0 and Minnesota topped Omaha 2-1.
Tennis: Carlos Alcaraz saved a match point in the fourth set and erased an early deficit in the fifth to overcome Albert Ramosvinolas 6-1, 6-7 (7), 5-7, 7-6 (2), 6-4 at the French Open. The day also included a straight-sets victory for defending champion Novak Djokovic and a comeback for No. 3 seed Alexander Zverev from a two-set hole. There was a loss for reigning U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu and a win for Olympic gold medalist Belinda Bencic against 2019 U.S. Open champion Bianca Andreescu.
WNBA: The Indiana Fever fired coach Marianne Stanley with the team at 2-7 in her third season and promoted assistant Carlos Knox to interim coach.
— Wire reports