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Copy shortlink: You think Minnesota sports fans have a fatal sense of impending doom? Supporters of the Vegas Golden Knights can match them when it comes to that kind of gloom. Here's some of what was being said and written following the Wild's 3-0 victory over the Golden Knights to force Friday's Game 7. From Danny Webster of the Knights on Ice blog: "The life of the sports narrative is fickle. It can tell the stories of excitement and long-lasting memories or lead to dread that hangs like a dark cloud until the narrative is snapped. And even for a 4-year-old franchis...

Mark Davis admits he was behind tone-deaf Las Vegas Raiders tweet about Derek Chauvin verdict FacebookTwitterEmail Owner Mark Davis of the Oakland Raiders stands on the sidelines before the game against the Denver Broncos at Empower Field at Mile High on Dec. 29, 2019.Justin Edmonds/Getty Images LATEST, 6:36 p.m. No less than 10 minutes after this story went live and speculated about who within the Las Vegas Raiders organization would think it's a good idea to post "I can breathe" on Twitter, we've got our answer. According to Las Vegas Review-Journal columnist Ed Graney, it was Raiders owner...

Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports In the aftermath of the verdicts announced in the George Floyd murder case on Tuesday in Minnesota against former police officer Derek Chauvin, sports teams and leagues have jumped into the fray to offer statements in support of the guilty verdicts. The Las Vegas Raiders went a different route, taking a pithy slogan that was meant to reference Floyd’s dying words “I can’t breathe” by turning it into something else? Twitter The Raiders received pelters for their “I can breathe” statement, which appeared to try and spark a triumphant tone that acco...

POLITICO Get the California Playbook Newsletter Email Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Presented by Southern California Edison THE BUZZ: As a tense nation awaited a verdict on Tuesday, an eerily timed House floor vote pitted Californian against Californian — twin episodes in America’s wrenching debate over racial justic...