Games on Thursday and Friday were postponed after the Hockey Diversity Alliance made a formal request.
Minutes after the NHL’s announcement, the Toronto Blue Jays and Boston Red Sox announced in a joint statement that their Thursday game in Buffalo, N.Y., was postponed.
“We fully respect the decision of our players to bring further awareness to the systemic racism that contributes to police violence against Black, Indigenous, and people of colour in our communities. We look forward to getting back on the field, and using our strongest platform, our game, to amplify our message demanding meaningful change.”The Real Salt Lake scoreboard is shown after the scheduled game between Real Salt Lake and Los Angeles FC was postponed on Wednesday.
The tennis schedule was postponed for the day at the Western & Southern Open in Flushing Meadows, N.Y., where Milos Raonic of Thornhill, Ont., has reached the semifinals at the ATP Tour event.
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