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NATIONAL ANTHEM PROTESTSSANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Colin Kaepernick says he has received death threats through social media and other avenues since he began to protest during the national anthem last month.Kaepernick said he has not alerted San Francisco 49ers team security about the threats and understood that could happen once he began his protest over racial oppression and police brutality in the United States.Kaepernicks protest became public last month when he sat during the anthem before a preseason game against Green Bay and later explained his reasoning. He has since kneeled before the Niners past three games. The kneeling is meant to show more respect for veterans.Kaepernick has been joined by several other NFL players, U.S. soccer star Megan Rapinoe and scores of high school and college players who have picked up the cause.It has not received universal support, however, and he said he was the target of racial slurs and other insults before last Sundays game at Carolina.PRO BASKETBALLLOS ANGELES -- A woman accusing NBA star Derrick Rose of rape cannot remain anonymous at her upcoming civil trial, a Los Angeles judge ruled.Lawyers for the woman, who is identified in court documents as Jane Doe, argued that her privacy should be protected because she is vulnerable and she has already been harassed after her name was leaked.U.S. District Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald said the law was very clear on the issue and he wouldnt close his courtroom to protect her identity. He said any decision by the news media about whether to name her is a journalistic decision.The Associated Press typically does not identify alleged victims of sexual abuse.The woman sued Rose last year, claiming the former MVP and two of his friends raped her in August 2013 while she was incapacitated after a night of drinking. Rose and the others deny her claims and contend they had consensual sex with her that night.BASEBALLARLINGTON, Texas -- Commissioner Rob Manfred is confident Major League Baseball teams fully disclose medical records, but said his office has demonstrated that it will use discipline as a way to discourage rules violations.Manfreds comments during an appearance in Texas came less than a week after MLB suspended Padres general manager A.J. Preller for 30 days without pay for his actions in the Drew Pomeranz trade to Boston.The punishment given to the San Diego executive for failing to disclose medical information was unprecedented in baseball.I think the penalty speaks for itself, Manfred said, without getting into specifics about his reasoning for that penalty.The commissioner said teams are sent annual guidelines in how medical records are to be maintained.COLLEGE FOOTBALLAUBURN, Ala. -- The defense team for former Auburn tight end Landon Rice has issued a statement regarding their clients rape allegations.Augusta Dowd said, The legal team will deal with the false accusations and be ready, willing, and able to demonstrate, in the appropriate venue, that Landon has been unfairly treated.A 19-year-old woman filed an incident report with Auburn police on July 27 accusing Rice of first-degree rape. The report, obtained Monday by The Associated Press, said the alleged rape occurred between 11 p.m. on April 12 and 6 a.m. April 13.Lee County Circuit Court judge Steven Speakman granted a temporary order of protection for the woman on Sept. 15 and set a hearing for Oct. 4The Associated Press does not name alleged victims in sexual assault cases.WEST POINT, N.Y. -- The Army Black Knights are honoring Brandon Jackson with a helmet sticker for the rest of the season.Jacksons No. 28 also will be stitched on the coaches hats.The 20-year-old sophomore cornerback died early Sept. 11 after a one-car crash about 20 miles south of the West Point campus.Jackson, who grew up in Queens and watched Army football games as a kid, earned a starting job as a freshman and had played in all 14 games since his arrival in 2014. An impact player, he finished with 68 career tackles and three interceptions in his brief college career.Hundreds of people, including 10 busloads of West Point cadets, attended a funeral service for Jackson on Monday night in Queens. He will be buried in Georgia.GYMNASTICSEAST LANSING, Mich. -- A doctor accused of sexually abusing two gymnasts was fired by Michigan State University, which said its police have received additional allegations of abuse since last week.Two gymnasts, including a member of the 2000 U.S. womens Olympic team, have said they were sexually abused as teenagers by Larry Nassar, a former longtime doctor for USA Gymnastics. Those allegations came to light last week in a report by the Indianapolis Star newspaper.Michigan State, where Nassar was a faculty member, said last week that he was investigated in 2014 over another allegation of misconduct, but the school found no violation of its policy. School spokesman Jason Cody said Tuesday that since last week, university police have received more allegations of abuse by Nassar, spanning decades.Cody said Michigan State authorities are devoting significant resources to reviewing these accusations.Nike Blazer Off White .2 billion agreement with Rogers Communications for the leagues broadcast and multimedia rights. Nike Off White Pas Cher . A lawyer for MLB, Matthew Menchel, confirmed Wednesday the league dropped its case against Biogenesis of America, its owner Anthony Bosch and several other individuals. The lawsuit had accused Biogenesis and Bosch of conspiring with players to violate their contracts by providing them with banned performance-enhancing substances. http://www.nikeoffwhite.fr/vapormax-plus-2018.html .J. -- Seven games into a disappointing season, New York Giants defensive catalyst Jason Pierre-Paul is getting the feeling hes back. Air Max 97 Off White . The Clippers were angry about blowing a big lead; the Kings didnt like being in that kind of hole and nearly digging themselves out only to lose. Air Max 2018.5 . Burris threw two TD passes, including a key 15-yard fourth-quarter strike to Bakari Grant that effectively countered a Toronto comeback bid and led Hamilton to a 33-19 victory.NEW YORK -- This youth movement has brought a new feeling to the New York Yankees. Its put them in a new position in the pennant race, too.Chad Green struck out 11 in six dominant innings, fellow rookie Aaron Judge delivered again with an RBI double and Dellin Betances escaped a big ninth-inning jam, leading the Yankees over the Toronto Blue Jays 1-0 on Monday night.Thats a great team win, Green said.Betances got major league RBI leader Edwin Encarnacion to ground into a game-ending, around-the-horn double play with runners at the corners.The Yankees won for the fifth time in six games, taking the first 1-0 decision between the teams since 2005. They dropped Toronto percentage points out of first place in the AL East and, after many thought they were fading from contention, pulled within 5 1/2 games of new division leader Baltimore.The wins have come as the Yankees have shed veterans Alex Rodriguez, Carlos Beltran, Andrew Miller and Aroldis Chapman. Judge and Green have been joined by the likes of newcomers Gary Sanchez and Tyler Austin.Its definitely different, manager Joe Girardi said.Theres a little more energy, he said. That happens when you have young guys.Promoted earlier in the day from Triple-A for his fifth stint of the season with the Yankees, Green (2-2) was in complete control. He gave up two hits, walked none and outpitched R.A. Dickey (8-13).Tyler Clippard, Adam Warren and Betances combined for scoreless relief. Betances held on for his fifth save as the Yankees stopped a five-game losing streak to Toronto.Green retired the first 13 batters, with just one ball hit out of the infield. After Troy Tulowitzki singled and Darrell Ceciliani doubled with one out in the fifth, the 25-year-old rookie fanned his final hitters.Green twice struck out reigning AL MVP Josh Donaldson. The right-hander fanned him with his 104th and final pitch, a 96 mph heater, and Donaldson flung his bat toward the Toronto dugout.Hes got a good, live arm, Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said.He was confident. AAs the game went on, you could see it more and more, he said.ddddddddddddJudge homered in his first two big league games over the weekend, and drove in the only run this time. Hes 5 for 10 since being called up.Its still the same game, Judge said.Girardi wondered before the game how some of the other young Yankees would handle Dickeys knuckleball, and Judge struck out swinging the first time up.A little experiment, Judge said.But after Dickey walked consecutive batters in the fourth, Judge went the opposite way and lined a one-hop double to the wall in right-center field.Judge became the first Yankees player with an extra-base hit and RBI in his first three career games since the RBI became an official stat in 1920, ESPN Stats & Info said.The Yankees had plenty of chances, but went 2 for 18 with runners in scoring position and stranded 14.Dickey left after five innings, striking out six but walking four. He has won one of his last six starts.GREEN DAYGreen became the second Yankees rookie pitcher to strike out at least 11 and walk none without allowing a run. Stan Bahnsen was the first, in 1968.TRAINERS ROOMBlue Jays: OF Ezequiel Carrera (Achilles) could come off the 15-DL Tuesday night.Yankees: OF Brett Gardner (ankle) didnt start for the third straight game. He hopes to be back in the lineup Tuesday night.Umpire: Plate ump Hunter Wendelstedt was hit by a foul tip from Brian McCann of the Yankees leading off the second inning. Wendelstedt stayed in for the rest of the inning, then left for the night. The game continued with three umpires.UP NEXTBlue Jays: RHP Marco Estrada (7-5, 2.95) hasnt given up more than three earned runs in any of his previous 13 starts. He has allowed just one home run over his last four outings.Yankees: RHP Michael Pineda (6-10, 5.07) has won three of his last five starts. Before that stretch, he had won only three of his first 18 starts. ' ' '