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ANN ARBOR, Mich. --?Michigan Wolverines?football coach Jim Harbaugh didnt mince words when asked Monday about the recent protest made by his?former quarterback,?Colin Kaepernick.I acknowledge his right to do that. I dont respect the motivation or the action, said Harbaugh, who coached Kaepernick with the San Francisco 49ers.Harbaugh looked to clarify his comments in a tweet later Monday.Kaepernick remained seated while the national anthem played prior to the 49ers preseason game Friday against the Green Bay Packers. After the game, he told reporters he sat because he didnt want to show pride in a country that oppresses people of color.To me, this is bigger than football, and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way, Kaepernick told reporters. There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder.Harbaugh coached Kaepernick in San Francisco for four seasons before leaving for the Michigan job last year. Harbaugh benched Alex Smith in favor of Kaepernick in 2012, giving Kaepernick an opportunity to rise to a higher profile in the NFL.Harbaughs brother,?Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh, said Monday that he respected Kaepernicks right to protest, even if he doesnt agree with how hes doing it.Voltaire so eloquently stated, I may not agree with what you say, but Ill defend it until death your right to say it, John Harbaugh said. Thats a principle that our country is founded on. I dont think you cannot deny someone the right to speak out or mock or make fun or belittle anybody elses opinion.John Harbaugh, however, said its a fine line between standing up for what you believe in and not becoming a distraction to the team. He tells his players that you have to make sure you believe what you say publicly because you have to own it.You respect our team, our organization and the other players, John Harbaugh said. You respect the mission that were on and what were trying to accomplish. None of us ever want us to detract or disrespect the efforts of all the other players on the football team. Thats the balance that all of us have to strike when we speak out about something like that.The Harbaughs were just a couple of the many voices to weigh in Monday on Kaepernicks protest. Miami Dolphins defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh said he understood where Kaepernick was coming from.I think its an individual choice, Suh said before practice Monday. At the same time, I think a lot of [us] as leaders, especially with young kids, is to make a good, proper announcement if you feel the need to. I think thats what hes doing. I support him in that, and for me, I just have to move forward and go with the punches.Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy called the protest an educational opportunity, while Detroit Lions coach Jim Caldwell said he would not put a mandate on his players to stand during the anthem.Cleveland Browns Hall of Fame running back Jim Brown said he did not necessarily agree with the method but that he stands in support of Kaepernicks readiness to keep fighting for what he believes in.I listened to him, and he makes all the sense in the world, Brown said in an interview on NFL Total Access. Hes within his rights and hes telling the truth as he sees it. I am with him 100 percent.New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees?voiced his displeasure with the protest and said he believes standing for the anthem is a way for players to give thanks to military members who have sacrificed so much for that flag throughout history.I wholeheartedly disagree, Brees told ESPNs Mike Triplett on Monday. Not that he wants to speak out about a very important issue. No, he can speak out about a very important issue. But theres plenty of other ways that you can do that in a peaceful manner that doesnt involve being disrespectful to the American flag.Brees said he felt compelled to speak out because he has always been a passionate supporter of the military and feels the American flag is the one thing thats sacred.Sitting down for that, that is a blatant disrespect of the freedoms that that gives you, Brees said. Like, its an oxymoron that youre sitting down, disrespecting that flag that has given you the freedom to speak out.Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump challenged Kaepernicks protest as a terrible thing.Maybe he should find a country that works better for him, Trump told The Dori Monson Show on 97.3 KIRO FM in Seattle. Let him try. It wont happen.Rick Monday, who prevented two protesters from setting a U.S. flag on fire in left-center field of Dodger Stadium while he was an outfielder for the?Chicago Cubs?in 1976, said he was shocked by Kaepernicks protest.The problem I have is whether hes actually giving attention to himself, or is it the issues? Monday, who spent six years in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, told USA Today Sports.Its freedom of speech, Monday said, but the flag itself, I look at it from a positive standpoint. I look at it from the standpoint where I heard today from one of the moms who lost their son. Its like Barbaralee [Mondays wife] says, We drape the caskets of our fallen warriors with the flag, and its presented to the family with the words, from a grateful nation.So how grateful are we if we do not respect the very people that have given? They gave the ultimate, protecting the rights and freedoms the flag represents.American tennis player John Isner also weighed in on the debate when asked about Kaepernick after winning a first-round match at the US Open on Monday.I thought that was pathetic from him, Isner responded. The cause he was going for, fine by me -- but dont do it in that fashion. He could have found some other ways to present his voice there.Isner ended his answer -- and his news conference -- by declaring: Im a big Blaine Gabbert fan now, a reference to another 49ers quarterback.Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman said he respected Kaepernick for speaking out, even if he wasnt sure about the methods.There is some depth and some truth into what he was doing, Sherman said. I think he could have picked a better platform and a better way to do it, but every day they say athletes are so robotic and do everything by the book. And then when somebody takes a stand like that, he gets his head chopped off.Oakland Raiders fullback Marcel Reece thought Kaepernick was misunderstood and brought up the late Muhammad Ali as an example of why critics should not be too harsh on Kaepernicks message, even if they disagree with how he presented it.Muhammad Ali, who stood for so many things and was criticized for not wanting to go to [the Vietnam] war, turned into this legend and this civil rights activist and this immense figure, not only in black America but America, period, Reece told ESPN on Monday. [Kaepernick] is trying to use his platform to stand up for people who cant necessarily stand up for themselves.But, at the same time, I think personally you have to have a little balance in your take on everything.Pittsburgh Steelers?left tackle Alejandro Villanueva, who played at Army and served in Afghanistan before forging a job in the NFL, said he agrees that the U.S. is not perfect but insists it is the best country, and he is unsure how he would react if one of his teammates sat down for the anthem.I just know that I am very thankful to be an American. I will stand very proudly, and I will sing every single line in the national anthem every single time I hear it, Villanueva said. I will stop whatever I am doing, because I recognize that I have to be very thankful to be in this country.ESPN staff writers Jamison Hensley and Paul Gutierrez and The Associated Press contributed to this report. Cheap Air Max 97 Red China . 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He said Tuesday thats a big reason why he is now the new coach of the Tennessee Titans. Whisenhunt said he hit it off quickly with Ruston Webster when interviewing for the job Friday night. The Chicago Cubs have played 178 games this season, the Cleveland Indians 175.On Wednesday night, they get one chance to make them all worth it.The Cubs and Indians will play the 38th decisive World Series Game 7, and the previous 37 have included some remarkable moments.Can Corey Kluber or Kyle Hendricks make like Jack Morris with wire-to-wire domination? Will Andrew Miller or Aroldis Chapman channel Madison Bumgarner with a 15-out save? Can the Indians give Cleveland a long-awaited party at home? Will the Cubs get a GOAT or just another goat?Nothing left to do but find out. In the meantime, heres a little history to fill the hours until first pitch. The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Detroit Tigers 8-0 in the first conclusive Game 7 in 1909, with rookie Babe Adams getting a shutout and this third victory in that Series.The next 36 included momentous homers, significant saves and a whole lot of champagne. Plus, a couple of clunkers -- Dizzy Dean and Bret Saberhagen both won 11-0 romps.Heres a look at seven notable World Series Game 7s:---MAZ SINKS THE YANKS1960: Pittsburgh Pirates 10, New York Yankees 9Between 1947 and 1962, the Yankees won 10 championships, but Bill Mazeroski and the Pirates stole one away with a wild Game 7 at Forbes Field that included the first ever Series-ending homer. Pittsburgh led 4-0 after two innings, but Mickey Mantle and the Yanks roared back for a 5-4 lead after six. New York added two more runs before the Bucs rallied in the eighth, with Hal Smiths homer putting Pittsburgh ahead 9-7. Mantle and Yogi Berra had RBI in the ninth to tie it 9-9, setting the stage for Mazeroskis celebrated blast. The undersized future Hall of Famer led off the ninth with a shot to left against Ralph Terry, putting his helmet in hand and waving his arms as he rounded the bases.MORRIS MOMENT1991: Minnesota Twins 1, Atlanta Braves 0, 10 inningsJack Morris made one of the most memorable starts in baseball history by dominating for 10 innings against the upstart Braves at the Metrodome. The 37-year-old retired the final seven batters he faced, including a double play to escape a bases-loaded jam in the eighth inning -- Lonnie Smith got lost while running the bases earlier in the inning, costing Atlanta a sure run. Pinch-hitter Gene Larkin won it in the 10th, singling to deep left-center to score Dan Gladden and give Minnesota its second title in five years. John Smoltz countered Morris with a solid outing, pitching 7 1/3 fine innings, but Alejandro Pena and the bullpen couldnt outlast Minnesotas durable righty.BUMGARNERS BIG SAVE2014: San Francisco Giants 3, Kansas City Royals 2Madison Bumgarner cemented himself as one of the World Series best-ever pitchers with a remarkable five-inning save just three days after throwing a shutout in Game 5. Michael Morse broke a 2-2 tie with an RBI single in the fourth inning, and after getting one more inning out of left-hander Jeremy Affeldt, manager Bruce Bochy gave the ball to Bumgarner in the fifth and never came back for it. Bumgarner struck out four and allowed just two hits, getting Salvador Perez to pop up in foul territory with a runner on third in the bottom of the ninth for the final out.dddddddddddd. The big lefty won the opener, too, and easily took Series MVP honors.DBACKS GET TO MO2001: Arizona Diamondbacks 3, New York Yankees 2Mariano Rivera, baseballs most feared closer of all time, also suffered through one of the Series most crushing blown saves. Yankees manager Joe Torre asked Rivera to get the final six outs in a one-run game at Arizona, but Rivera couldnt come through. Tony Womacks double tied it with one out in the ninth inning, and two batters later, Luis Gonzalez blooped a single into center and jumped his way to first base before being mobbed by teammates. It was the fifth and most recent game-ending hit in a Game 7.THE GAME 7 LETDOWN1986: New York Mets 8, Boston Red Sox 5Game 7s arent always the most memorable in the Series, and in 1986, the finale lacked the drama of perhaps the most famous Game 6 ever. Following Bill Buckners game-ending error two days earlier, New York struggled initially against left-hander Bruce Hurst in Game 7, but Keith Hernandez put the Mets on the board with a two-run single in the sixth and Gary Carter drove in another run to tie it at 3. Boston went to the bullpen for the seventh, and Series MVP Ray Knight led off with a go-ahead homer. New York later added on, with Darryl Strawberry taking his time getting around the bases after a home run, and Jesse Orosco pitched two innings for a save to clinch the Mets second World Series title.CUBS LAST WORLD SERIES GAME 71945: Detroit Tigers 9, Chicago Cubs 3AL MVP Hal Newhouser and the Tigers spoiled the Cubs most recent Game 7 in the World Series, striking out 10 in a complete game at Wrigley Field. Hank Borowy started for Chicago but was lifted after three runs and no outs, and Detroit led 6-1 after 1 1/2 innings. Doc Cramer had three hits for Detroit, and Hall of Fame slugger Hank Greenberg won his second World Series a year after returning from the U.S. Army. The Cubs hadnt been back to the World Series since until this season, and theyre still seeking their first Game 7 World Series victory.INDIANS LAST WORLD SERIES GAME 71997: Florida Marlins 3, Cleveland Indians 2, 11 inningsMany fans in Cleveland -- unfortunately for them -- remember the Indians previous World Series Game 7 well. In the 11th inning, Edgar Renteria hit a soft liner off pitcher Charles Nagys glove into center field for a single, scoring Craig Counsell from third base to give Florida a championship in its fifth season of existence. The Indians had a chance to wrap up the game in the ninth inning, but Counsell hit a deep sacrifice fly off Jose Mesa to score Moises Alou. Floridas Robb Nen struck out Omar Vizquel, Manny Ramirez and David Justice in the 10th, and then Jay Powell ended the 11th by getting Jim Thome to ground into a double play before Renterias game-ending hit. ' ' '