Harry Edwards on sports: ‘The normal will never be again’

By Art Spander
For Maven Sports

He is the man to credit. Or blame. For Tommie Smith and John Carlos and their black-gloved salute. For Colin Kaepernick coming to his knees. For the willingness of African-American athletes over the past half century to let us know a system’s imperfections.

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Van Pelt works to get words from Marshawn

By Art Spander
For Maven Sports

Scott Van Pelt, an expert at asking questions, was matched up against Marshawn Lynch, an expert at what he does, which is avoiding questions.

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The draft: A few boos (taped), a lot of quarterbacks

By Art Spander
For Maven Sports

Roger Goodell got his boos — recorded as they might have been. The 49ers got their replacement for DeForest Buckner. And the Raiders got their official acknowledgment they belong to Las Vegas, which as the virus-denying female mayor of the city said on CNN is not China.

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Chiefs take the Super Bowl the Niners should have won

By Art Spander
For Maven Sports

MIAMI — This is what the great ones do. They win a game that could have been lost, maybe should have been lost. The 49ers and their fans know all about it. They watched Joe Montana and Steve Young do it for them in the good old days.

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A chance for Jimmy G, the other quarterback in this Super Bowl

By Art Spander
For Maven Sports

MIAMI — Jimmy G made the ultimate observation: “We know why we’re here.” He and everyone else.

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