LeBron James, Other NBA Players Wear "I Can't Breathe" Shirts Before Game

Monday night’s Brooklyn Nets and Cleveland Cavaliers game at Barclays Center drew protesters speaking out against Eric Garner’s death. Britain’s royal couple were also scheduled to attend.

LeBron James wore an "I Can't Breathe" shirt before Monday's game at Barclays Center, joining other professional athletes in protesting the death of Eric Garner.

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Fellow Cleveland Cavalier Kyrie Irving was among several other players showing his support for protesters.

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Nets players, including Kevin Garnett and Deron Williams, joined the Cavs star in wearing the shirt.

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Kansas City Chiefs Safety Eric Berry Diagnosed With Hodgkin's Disease

The diagnosis was confirmed Monday.

Earlier this month, x-rays and an MRI revealed a "mass" in the right side of the chest of Kansas City Chiefs safety Eric Berry. He has now been officially diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma, a cancer of the lymph tissues that originates in white blood cells.

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This is a diagnosis that is very treatable and potentially curable with standard chemotherapy approaches. The goal of Mr. Berry's treatment is to cure his lymphoma and we are beginning that treatment now.

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My family and I are very grateful for the amount of support we have received over the last couple of weeks. I can't tell you enough how much I appreciate all the words of encouragement, the blessings and well wishes. I want to thank the Emory University School of Medicine, along with Dr. Flowers and his team, for all of their hard work and effort in diagnosing and creating a plan for me to battle this thing. I will embrace this process and attack it the same way I do everything else in life. God has more than prepared me for it. For everyone sharing similar struggles, I'm praying for you and keep fighting!

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Berry is now on the NFL's non-football injury list, where the team can choose to continue to pay Berry his full (or partial) salary. He is only 25, and made the Pro Bowl his first three seasons in the league.

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International Olympic Committee Adds Anti-Discrimination Clause For LGB Athletes

The IOC voted on an agenda that included initiatives to foster equal protection of LGB athletes.

On Monday, the International Olympic Committee voted unanimously to add sexual orientation to the list of traits for which an athlete can not be discriminated against.

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"Any form of discrimination with regard to a country or a person on grounds of race, religion, politics, gender or otherwise is incompatible with belonging to the Olympic Movement."

The issue of LGB discrimination in the Olympics has been a hotly debated subject since the 2014 Sochi Olympics due to Russia's many discriminatory laws.

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Big Ten Sets Strict Protocols For Concussions That Teams Must Follow

The conference announced a new set of standards that teams must comply with or be subject to disciplinary action. They’re the strongest such rules in NCAA and professional football.

On Monday, the Big Ten college football conference announced new, strong standard policies for how concussions are handled by their member teams.

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Big Ten says "the concussion protocols will move from best practices and minimum requirements for schools to regulatory standards by the conference."

Earlier this season, University of Michigan quarterback Shane Morris left a game after taking a big hit, but was not immediately tested for a concussion, and was sent back in later in the game. The University of Michigan recently fired Brady Hoke, who was head coach at the time.

The effect of concussions, and cumulative, non-concussive brain trauma on football players in particular is a growing concern for the NCAA and NFL. It impacts players at all levels, though, and BuzzFeed News recently reported about how it is a problem in youth football. A recent study showed brain changes can occur after only one year of high school football.

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Man Shot While Reportedly Breaking Up A Fight Between Raiders And Niners Fans

His injuries are reportedly life-threatening.

A man was shot in downtown San Jose less than an hour after the Raiders' win over the Forty-Niners, the San Jose Mercury News reports.

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A source told Mercury News that "the victim was a security guard who was trying to break up a dispute outside the bar." He was shot at least once, and underwent surgery at a hospital in San Jose. The men involved in the fight were detained by the San jose Police Department.

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Games between the local rivals have historically been tense and often violent. In their last meeting — a 2011 preseason game— culminated with a Raiders fan being shot in the parking lot at Candlestick Park. Because the Raiders and Niners are in different conferences, they meet only once every four years for regular season games. Alameda County Assistant Sheriff Casey Nice told Mercury News that there were "about 20 arrests," which is not a uniquely high number.

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This 16-Year-Old Girl's Cheer Routine Is Jaw-Droppingly Impressive

How on Earth did she do that?

The girl flying through the air in this video is Angel Rice.

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This Black Jamaican Woman Just Made Swimming History And Her Reaction Was Amazing

Alia Atkinson could barely believe she had become the first black woman to claim a world title in the pool. h/t CNN .

Jamaica's Alia Atkinson has become the first black woman to claim a world title in the pool, finishing first in the final of the 100 meters breaststroke at the world short course swimming championships in Doha.

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The 25-year-old went into the final as the second favorite behind Lithuania's Olympic champion Ruta Meilutyte.

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So when she finished the race, lifted her goggles, and looked to the scoreboard to see she had won, her reaction was priceless.

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"In the last 25 meters, I made sure the pull-out was the best, I really wanted to get that momentum coming up and I think I did that for the most part," she told the swimming website FINA. "While I was going up I realized I was catching up so I was just trying to get a good finish."

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