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LOS ANGELES -- Carmelo Anthony praised Michael Jordan for speaking out Monday on the countrys growing racial and social unrest while also saying it was about time Jordan stepped up and took a stance and put his money where his mouth is at with two grants of $1 million each to two organizations working to build trust between the police and their communities.I thought it was brilliant and about time that he stepped up and said what he said, Anthony said later Monday after a meeting with community leaders in Los Angeles. At the end of the day, amongst us, he is our face. He is an African-American and a very powerful African-American, so for him to step up in the midst of these times right now, it was very big on his behalf. Its not always about the money, but for him to step up and put his money where his mouth is at, the timing was perfect.On Monday, Anthony, along with Tamika Catchings and other members of USA Basketball mens and womens national teams, met with community leaders at the Challengers Boys & Girls Club in Los Angeles for two hours in what was billed as Leadership Together: A Conversation with Our Sons & Daughters. About 200 people were in attendance, including Deputy Chief William Scott of the Los Angeles Police Department; Calvin Lyons, the president and CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Los Angeles; and Charisse Bremond-Weaver, the president of the Brotherhood Crusade.We had a bunch of youth and a bunch of police officers and bunch of community leaders of all races and ethnicities, and it was an open forum and an open dialogue and an honest conversation, Anthony said. We came together as one big group first and we discussed some things, and then we broke down into eight small groups, and each group had athletes, officers and community leaders. We just talked about the issues that are going on out there today, and we talked about solutions. Now, there were a lot of solutions going on out there today, but we know that nothing is going to happen overnight. But what we wanted to do was create something that we can start right now and continue when we leave here.Anthonys vision for Mondays meeting in Los Angeles -- as well as opening the ESPYS earlier this month with LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Paul, each of them urging their fellow athletes to be active socially -- came to him in the middle of the night as he watched racial and social unrest unfolding each day on television.It started 3 oclock in the morning one night after watching CNN all day and watching all the tragedies that were happening back to back to back, Anthony said. It took me a while to get to that point because a lot of times when things happen like that, everybody quickly jumps on social media and everybody has an opinion. Nobody knows the facts and nobody knows whats going on. Were quick to say Black Lives Matter without knowing both sides of the story. So I wanted to take my time.I wasnt going to say anything at first because I like to stay behind the scenes. I went to bed and I woke up in the middle of the night and I just started typing, and as I was typing, I spoke from the heart. The first thing that came to my mind was I have to get my fellow athletes to step up and use their voice and use their platform in the best way that they can. It went from an Instagram post to me getting [James, Wade and Paul] to open up the ESPYS, which was a big platform for us. ... Were just going to keep the conversation going.On Saturday, the WNBA withdrew fines for teams and players who wore warm-up shirts in a show of support for citizens and police involved in recent shootings. Catchings, who is retiring at the end of the season and is the president of the players union, said the issues affecting men today also affect women, and stressed that it was important for all sides in the discussion to be educated.Weve been able to stand up the last couple of weeks in what weve done with wearing the black shirts and being able to have a voice and use our platform, Catchings said. Coming here and listening to the young men and women, were all struggling and were all hurting and feeling disrespected to a certain extent, but what comes out of today is being educated and being able to hear stories from the cop side and from the youth side.Anthonys goal is that Mondays conversation will be the first of several that take place across the country over the next year with not only NBA and WNBA players but athletes in all sports and community leaders in their respective cities.There were some very, very powerful messages that were talked about amongst not just us as athletes, but the youth, he said. The youth really, really spoke out today about how they feel about their community and how they feel about police officers and how they feel about relationships and how we can mend these relationships. 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Game starts 7:08 p.m.- CLEVELAND -- Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred talks before Game 2.- ORLANDO, Fla. -- Survivors and first responders of the Pulse nightclub shooting will be honored before the Orlando Magics season opener, and the 49 victims of the mass shooting will be remembered in an elaborate pregame tribute.- FRISCO, Texas -- Dallas Dak Prescott and Philadelphias Carson Wentz enjoyed a week together at the Senior Bowl, likely not considering they might soon be rival rookie quarterbacks starting a key NFC East game. Through distinctly different circumstances, they will meet Sunday night.- Pro Picks is slumping. The last two weeks, weve looked like the Browns, which means lots of losses. Maybe Week 8 will bring us some prosperity.- Ohio State fans need to root for Michigan. Seriously. The Buckeyes loss last Saturday to Penn State has created this somewhat uncomfortable situation for their fans to have to root for their most intense rival for tiebreaker purposes in the Big Ten East.- With Baylor and West Virginia still undefeated before the first CFP rankings, there could still be playoff hopes for the Big 12. And could there be a potential path for two-loss Oklahoma to get back in contention for a return to the playoff?- FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Across the Southeastern Conference, players like Alabamas Eddie Jackson weigh the benefits and risks of leaving school early after each season. Andd theres not always a right or wrong answer to whether they should stay or go, even with hindsight.dddddddddddd- Four ACC teams rank 8th to 11th nationally in FBS total defense with Clemson, Louisville and Virginia Tech ranked and thinking about winning the conference. Several other schools have been impressive as well, helping to show the conference is about more than dynamic quarterbacks such as Louisvilles Lamar Jackson and Clemsons Deshaun Watson.- Season previews for mens basketball teams in the Big 12, Pac-12.- CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- After a four-year Final Four drought, the Atlantic Coast Conference is building off a strong two-year run of postseason success that includes winning one national title, playing for another and posting three Final Four teams. Now its up to the league to prove it can keep that roll going, including when it comes to deepening its roster of NCAA Tournament bids.- OAKLAND, Calif. -- Yes, Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors took a 29-point beating at home on opening night at the hands of Kawhi Leonard and San Antonio. And it might be the best start the Warriors could have asked for as they find themselves before hitting the road where they certainly will now be villains instead of fan favorites.- SHANGHAI -- The eve of the final World Golf Championship of the year was a reminder to Rory McIlroy that golf is up for grabs, different from the days when Tiger Woods ruled these WGC events -- and golf.- SINGAPORE -- Svetlana Kuznetsova closes in on a spot in the semifinals of the WTA Finals, beating Karolina Pliskova 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (6). Kuznetsova will qualify if Agnieszka Radwanska defeats Garbine Muguruza in the second match. ' ' '