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Players for Michigan and Michigan State raised their fists during the national anthem at each teams respective home game Saturday.Three Michigan State players -- running back Delton Williams, safety Kenney Lyke and defensive end Gabe Sherrod -- held their right fists in the air while standing for the anthem before the eighth-ranked Spartans 30-6 loss to No. 11 Wisconsin.Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio said the players were exercising their freedom.To me, your patriotism, your faith are sort of the same -- thats your choice. And its influenced by what youve experienced in this world. So whether somebody salutes or puts a hand over their heart, everybody has a choice to make, Dantonio said after the game. I guess they have decisions that people have to make. As long as its done in a peaceful way, this is America. Thats what the flag stands for. It stands for the freedom to do what you need to do. Thats the beautiful thing about this country.At some point in time, when the true enemy comes, I guess well all stand together. But I cant make assumptions for our players, for what theyve gone through in their lives. All I can do is try and lead the best way I can and be positive and accepting toward our football team and our players. When we come together after the national anthem, we come together in solidarity, and I think thats whats important.Later on Saturday, Michigan players held their right fists in the air on their home sideline while the national anthem played at the Big House.Michigan All-American cornerback Jourdan Lewis?was among the Wolverines with their hands in the air. Others included tight end Khalid Hill, outside linebackers Mike McCray and Devin Bush and inside linebacker Elysee Mbem-Bosse. Lewis, who has previously spoken up about social justice issues, said weeks ago that he thought?Colin Kaepernicks protest made some important points, but he wasnt sure the best way to voice those concerns.After the game, Wolverines coach Jim Harbaugh said he backed his players actions.Ive been thinking a lot about this over the last four, five, six weeks, Harbaugh said. Because I am the football coach doesnt mean I can dictate to people what they believe. I support our guys. I think this is something. Its not going away, its gonna keep happening.Kaepernick, the San Francisco 49ers quarterback, received national attention when he refused to stand for the anthem before NFL preseason games earlier this year. He cited racial injustice and police brutality among the reasons for his actions.Since then, other athletes all over the U.S. have engaged in their own protests during the anthem.Weeks ago, Harbaugh was asked about Kaepernicks anthem protest and said he understood the motivation for them but did not respect the action.Harbaugh coached Kaepernick in San Francisco for four seasons before leaving for the Michigan job in late 2014.?In Chapel Hill, North Carolina, on Saturday, about 50 student protesters in the west end zone sat with raised fists during the playing of the anthem before the Tar Heels game against Pittsburgh.North Carolina sophomore Jerome Simpson, one of the organizers of the demonstration, said several fans sitting nearby criticized the group for not standing. He said it was not the groups intention to offend.Were not anti-police department or anti-military, Simpson said. The police here in Chapel Hill have been very supportive about making sure this is a welcoming environment. I love that our troops fight for our rights to be able to do this.Nebraska players Michael Rose-Ivey, Daishon Neal and Mohamed Barry also kneeled before the No. 20 Cornhuskers game at Northwestern.ESPN staff writers Dan Murphy, Brian Bennett and David Hale contributed to this report. Royce Freeman Broncos Jersey . Breaking three of his own world records on his way to winning in Paris, Chan silenced the critics and left the audiences standing in appreciation and awe. Joe Flacco Jersey . Kyle Denbrook, a soccer player from Saint Marys University, took the CIS male athlete of the week honour. Stanley, a fourth-year business administration student from Charlottetown, scored both goals in a 2-0 win over Dalhousie on Friday and tallied again in a 1-0 win over Saint Marys on Sunday. http://www.thebroncosstoreonline.com/Youth-Tom-Jackson-Broncos-Jerseys/ . 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That chemistry helped lead him to a second-place finish in the New Hampshire 301.Kevin Harvick finished fourth, and he might have finished as high -- or higher -- than Stewart if he hadnt lost several positions on two pit stops during the race.Harvick fell back to 11th twice in a race that didnt have many early cautions, and he never could consistently get back among the top three cars.One of the stops was slow because of a mechanical failure of an air gun, while the other stop was more a lack of execution.Im disgusted, to tell you the truth, Harvick said. Its the same thing every week. We just make mistake after mistake, and until we clean that up we dont have a chance to win races, putting ourselves in a hole every time we make a mistake.It sucks because the cars are plenty fast, but we are just not executing.Harvick said a decision on how to deal with the lack of performance by the pit crew would have to come from management.?Pit crews usually dont come under the authority of the crew chief -- theyre typically assigned to a team by the organizations competition department.There is no way we can win a championship like this unless they straighten some of this stuff out, Harvick said.While Harvick was frustrated, his boss was pumped after another solid run. Stewart has four top-seven finishes in the past five Sprint Cup races, with a win at Sonoma and a second at New Hampshire being the highlights.At New Hampshire, Stewart was 18th just 75 laps into the race. While Harvick had trouble making his way through the field, Stewart was able to gradually get to the front over the final half of the event.He was 10th with 60 laps remaining, and thanks to restarting on the outside on most occasions and taking advantage of others mistakes, he ended up second.In recent years, Stewart would rarely improve if he struggled early. Now it seems to be a weekly occurrence that he gets better throughout a race.Im working with a different crew chief this year, and it seems like we are really getting on some things that are working for us, Stewart said. Its just chemistry. Thats what its always been in this sport, and when you get a combination thats working, youve got to keep building off of that.Every crew chief Ive had has been a good crew chief, but for some reeason we havent been able with the last two to get that magic weve been looking for.dddddddddddd Maybe we finally hit on the equation this time.While there was a time when it appeared Stewart might not even make it into the top 30 in points after missing the first eight races because of a broken back, Stewart now has a 67-point cushion on 30th and solidly has secured his Chase spot thanks to the Sonoma win.Everything that you want is there, all the ingredients are there, and weve just got to finish putting it all together, Stewart said. Im really, really proud where this [No. 14] team is right now.Xfinity Series: More heats coming upThe final heat race of the season for the Xfinity drivers comes this week at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.The heats will be 20 laps and the main event 60 laps around the 2.5-mile track.The heat races have not been the most exciting parts of Xfinity events, but they have allowed teams to work on their cars before the main events and help make those more competitive. The heat races at Indy could be mundane 20-car affairs, but the potential is there to have another race in which the main event has urgency and parity among the drivers and the cars.Well be able to learn something, for sure, Joe Gibbs Racing driver Erik Jones said about the heats. Thats a long enough run at Indy to really feel out your car some and make some adjustments.Well go into it with the same mentality that we did the last three and work on our stuff and get it better and get it the best we can.Jones enters Indy coming off a second-place finish at New Hampshire in a race won by his teammate Kyle Busch.Camping World Truck Series: Kyle Larson at EldoraThere will be only one Sprint Cup driver taking to the dirt in the Camping World Truck Series race Wednesday at Eldora Speedway in New Weston, Ohio.Kyle Larson, who nearly won the race two years ago, has a ride with GMS Racing.Plenty of drivers with dirt late-model experience will be in the race, including Bobby Pierce, who finished second in the event last year.And there is one other driver with a passion for dirt racing who should definitely excite fans -- Ken Schrader is in a Truck owned by Carlos Contreras.One thing different this year is the feature event will have segments that get longer throughout the race. Instead of a race of segments with 60 laps, 50 laps and then 40 laps, the Eldora race will have segments of 40 laps, 50 laps and then 60 laps. ' ' '