important game against Canada. Asked what playing might mean to him, he was even quieter than he usually is. Its everything, he said.Asked whether he had plans to protest during the ant

RICHMOND, Va. -- David Jones returned a punt 68 yards for a touchdown and Kyle Lauretta threw a pair of touchdown passes as Richmond blanked Norfolk State 34-0 in the Spiders home opener Saturday.It was Richmonds 11th straight win to start the season at home.Lauretta threw for 337 yards and three touchdowns last week in the Spiders upset win over Virginia and was named the Colonial Athletic Association Offensive Player of the Week. This week he was 15 of 27 for 216 yards and had scoring passes of 21 and 51-yards but was intercepted twice.Jones got Richmond on the board with his punt return with 1:06 left in the first quarter and Lauretta fired 21 yards to Tyler Wilkins in the second quarter to make it 14-0 at intermission.Lauretta connected with Brian Brown early in third quarter to make it 21-0. Griffin Trau added field goals from 37 and 35-yards out. Giovanny Gallegos . 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We witnessed that when Zack Kassian hit Edmontons Sam Gagner in the face after a missed check. TORONTO -- Only three players of color are competing in the World Cup of Hockey. Team USA coach John Tortorellas stance on the anthem protests across professional sports has only made hockey look more exclusionary, an insulated world as unyielding as the ice its played on.Before the tournament began, Tortorella made it clear that his players would be punished for following Colin Kaepernicks lead. If any of my players sit on the bench for the national anthem, they will sit there the rest of the game, Tortorella told ESPNs Linda Cohn.Tortorella was given the chance to walk back his comments. He declined the opportunity.It is probably the most disrespectful thing you can do as a U.S. citizen is to bring that in, he said. Because thats our symbol. All for [expressing] yourself. Thats whats so great. Everybody does. But no chance when it comes to the flag and anthem. No chance.By Tortorellas measure, protest is fine so long as it meets his own particular standards of what is or isnt an acceptable form of expression.As a coach, Tortorella has an authority over his players, and ice time is his principal means to wield it. Workplaces routinely set limits that the U.S. government never should.As the father of a son serving his third tour in Afghanistan -- Nick Tortorella is part of the U.S. Army 75th Ranger Regiment -- he is understandably sensitive to the sacrifices made by the men and women serving in the armed forces and their families.As an American, however, Tortorella should remember that some rules arent his to make or break. He represents his country and its ideals to the world just as much as his players do. He also represents hockey.J.T. Brown, an African-American forward on the Tampa Bay Lightning, provided perhaps the most notable opposition to Tortorellas order.Brown followed his tweet with a thoughtful statement to the Tampa Bay Times.I could have been quiet and just kept my opinion to myself, it read in part, but I dont want young minorities who love the game of hockey to think that whats going on in America today is going unnoticed by the hockey community.I love America and thank the military for protecting our freedoms, as well as law enforcement for protecting and serving our communities, but that doesnt mean I cant acknowledge that there is still racism today. I am glad my tweet provoked a discussion, because we need to start having a conversation about racism if we want to work towards a better America.Brown is not part of Team USA; Winnipeg Jets defensemaan Dustin Byfuglien is the only player of color on the American roster.dddddddddddd Asked about Tortorellas comments before the tournament began, Byfuglien essentially said players remained free to protest: You still do it. But you take your chances.He was a healthy scratch for Saturdays opening game against Team Europe.Tortorella said his choice was purely about numbers, a function of having a roster of 23 players and being able to dress only 20. Sources within Team USA were emphatic that the decision to sit Byfuglien had nothing to do with the anthem debate or the possibility that he might disobey his coachs demand.Byfuglien said he wasnt given a reason for not making the cut. No, he said. Just, Youre out.No matter the calculus, Byfugliens absence has meant the World Cup has seen only two nonwhite players so far out of the 184 playing in incredibly diverse Toronto.One is Seth Jones, who plays defense for Team North America and Tortorellas Blue Jackets in the NHL. Jones said he had no problem with his coachs comments. During the American anthem before Team North Americas opener against Finland on Sunday and again on Monday against Russia, Jones stood with his head bowed, tapping his stick after in salute.The other is French winger Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. He suited up for Team Europe, which doesnt have an anthem to stand for.That leaves Byfuglien, and all indications are he will dress for Team USA during Tuesdays all-important game against Canada. Asked what playing might mean to him, he was even quieter than he usually is. Its everything, he said.Asked whether he had plans to protest during the anthem, he shook his head. Nothing. Nothing, he said. No, Im not going to do anything.America, like hockey, works best when it occupies that great gulf between everything and nothing, between love it or leave it. It can be a messy and complicated place to be, full of compromise and the fog of debate. Extremes are attractive because they are easier. Rules dont just tell us how to behave, but they also tell us how others will.If Dustin Byfuglien stands for the anthem on Tuesday night, thats his right. If he sits, or kneels, or raises his fist, or skates out without his stick or with his jersey inside-out, that should be his right, too.In a world and a game that can seem defined by its polarity, thats the most American, and admirable, of absolutes. ' ' '