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Diasabra 26 september 2020

Brown women's sports settlement gets preliminary approval

(AP)- A federal judge on Friday gave eral women's varsity sports teams to ment. A hearing on whether to ap-
preliminary approval to a settlement club status. Several men's sports were prove it is scheduled for Dec. 15, the The 1998 agreement had stemmed
between Brown University and stu- also reduced to club status, although ACLU said in a statement. from a legal challenge to Brown’s
dent-athletes who had challenged the some were later restored. decision to cut women’s gymnastics
Ivy League school's decision to drop Brown President Christina Paxson and volleyball in the early 1990s. Five
several women's varsity sports. The June motion by student-athletes in a statement emailed by a univer- former Brown student-athletes who
represented by attorneys with the sity spokesperson Friday said she is were plaintiffs in the 1990s case blast-
The settlement announced earlier Amercian Civil Liberties Union of pleased with the settlement. ed their alma mater in an open letter
this month restores the women’s Rhode Island, Public Justice and two “The Cohen agreement served an im- published in The Providence Journal
equestrian and women’s fencing private law firms, alleged that the cuts portant purpose when it was signed on Friday.
teams to varsity status, and calls for an violated the 1998 agreement, known 22 years ago, but Brown’s commit-
end to a 1998 legal agreement ensur- as the Cohen agreement after the lead ment to women athletes transcends “With a new settlement now pro-
ing gender equity in varsity sports at plaintiff. the agreement," the statement said. posed, we write to express our deep
Brown on Aug. 31, 2024. The settle- Under an order entered Friday by “We can provide excellent athletics disappointment in what we have dis-
ment stemmed from a legal challenge U.S. District Judge John McConnell, opportunities for women and men, covered: that your commitment to
in June to the Providence, Rhode Is- Jr., the plaintiffs will have until Nov. be a leader in upholding Title IX and gender equity only goes as far as the
land school's decision to reduce sev- 24 to raise objections to the settle- have a competitive varsity program.” letter of the lawsuit," they wrote.

Niners, Giants battling injury bug after just two games

(AP) — The San Francisco win over the Jets last week- ling the controllables, doing ing three interceptions and he’ll be fine,” Shanahan said.
49ers and the New York Gi- end, the 49ers saw Garappolo what I can and controlling losing a fumble. The offen-
ants are battling the injury sprain an ankle and Mostert, what I can control,” 49ers sive line has struggled and the The other cornerback
bug after just two games, as Thomas and Bosa, and back- linebacker Fred Warner said. running game is last in the Free agent signee James
well some other scary issues. up halfback Tevin Coleman “The playing surface that league. The defense has been Bradberry gives the Giants
Wondering what might scare leave with knee injuries. Kit- we’re going to play on Sun- surprisingly good, allow- a solid cornerback. He leads
NFL players? tle is going to miss a second day, I have no control over ing 43 points, only 10 in the the league with six passes de-
straight game with a knee that. I’m letting everybody second half. It has left Judge fended and last week he ral-
For the Niners (1-1), it's just injury after being hurt in the else handle that.” looking for his first win, lied New York with an inter-
being back at MetLife Stadi- season opener. Giants coach Joe Judge has which is par for the course. ception and a tip that led to
um on Sunday and having to The Niners complained to had his team work on the The Giants have started 0-2 another pick by Julian Love.
face the winless Giants (0-2) the league about the “sticky” field since training camp every year since 2013, with The other cornerback is a
without quarterback Jimmy surface and now they have opened in late July. None of the exception being in 2016, problem. Corey Ballentine
Garappolo, NFL Defensive to play on it again. This time his players complained about the only year they made the started the first two games.
Rookie of the Year Nick Bosa, Nick Mullens is starting at it, he said. playoffs. “We’re not going to He was replaced by Isaac Yia-
halfback Raheem Mostert quarterback for the first time What Giants fans have to raise the white flag on any- dom for the second half last
and defensive tackle Solo- since 2018. complain about is the team's thing,” Judge said. “Our guys week. The position is wide
mon Thomas, and All-Pro San Francisco coach Kyle anemic offense, which will are going to fight straight on open and coordinator Pat
tight end George Kittle. The Shanahan says he has put the be without running back Sa- through. We have a job to Graham said Ryan Lewis and
Giants are not scary. They field issue to rest, and told his quon Barkley (knee) for the do regardless of the circum- Brandon Williams are also in
are enduring yet another bad players to focus on the game. rest of the season. Wide re- stance or outcome of the pre- the mix for the job.
start and facing the prospect The league inspected the ceiver Sterling Shepard (toe) vious game.”
of missing the playoffs for the field Wednesday and said it is out for at least three games. On the road
eighth time in nine years. meets all applicable standards Some things to watch for The 49ers requested back-
and protocols for a field sur- New York is averaging 14.5 Sunday: to-back East Coast games
San Francisco's concern is face. points and turned the ball By committee so they could stay over for
the stadium and it's new ar- over four times, with quar- With Barkley gone, the Gi- the week and reduce travel.
tificial surface. In a 31-13 “I’m a big believer of control- terback Daniel Jones throw- ants will employ a backfield They ended up spending the
by committee. week at The Greenbrier re-
Dion Lewis handled the sort in West Virginia, which
load against the Bears with has hosted training camps in
Wayne Gallman inactive. Ex- the past. The resort offers
pect Gallman back this week bowling, falconry, horseback
along with former Falcon riding and a gun club among
Devonta Freeman, who was other activities, although the
signed to a one-year, $3 mil- 49ers are focused mostly on
lion contract. football.
Judge said the game plan will
utilize each of their strengths. Evan, please stand up
He added if one back starts to Evan Engram looked so good
rip off yards, he may become in training camp, many pre-
“the guy” for a time. dicted this would be the
breakout season for the tight
Mullens’ shot end who was New York's
Mullens will be starting for first-round pick in 2017.
the first time since the final It hasn't happened. The oft-
eight games of the 2018 sea- injured Engram had a drop
son when Garoppolo was on his first target this season
sidelined. He averaged 284.6 and then was invisible for al-
yards passing with a 90.8 rat- most the next seven quarters.
ing. Mullens didn’t throw He woke up in the final 19
a single pass last season and minutes against the Bears,
went 8 for 11 for 71 yards and catching six passes for 65
one interception last week yards.
against the Jets. “I know our Will he show up Sunday?
players believe in him and