Steelers will remain in locker room for national anthem in Chicago, Mike Tomlin says  —  As part of a wave of protests throughout the NFL in the wake of President Donald Trump's NFL-related comments, the Steelers will not be on the field for the playing of the national anthem before their game against the Bears on Sunday.

Trump Endorses N.F.L. Players Locking Arms, but Condemns Kneeling  —  N.F.L. players across the country demonstrated during the national anthem on Sunday in a show of solidarity against President Trump, who scolded the league and players on Twitter this weekend.

Mnuchin: NFL players ‘can do free speech on their own time’ … Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin on Sunday defended President Trump's attacks on NFL players who kneel during the national anthem, saying members of the league “can do free speech on their own time.”

A's Bruce Maxwell first MLB player to kneel for anthem  —  A's rookie catcher Bruce Maxwell, who earlier in the day profanely bashed President Trump on Instagram, became the first major-league player to kneel during the national anthem on Saturday before Oakland's 1-0 win at the Coliseum.

What Trump, the NFL are thinking  —  White House director of social media Dan Scavino last evening cc'd Brian McCarthy, the NFL's vice president of communications (@NFLprguy), on a Trump tweet criticizing Commissioner Roger Goodell.  —  The taunt reflects the fact that far from being sheepish …

What President Trump doesn't get about the NFL  —  How the NFL responds to Donald Trump's spit-foaming is hardly a test case for whether the republic will stand.  Nevertheless, the league is a maker of manners in this country, so it means something that Commissioner Roger Goodell and others …

White House blows off constitution, declares new limits on free speech for private enterprise  —  Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin defended Donald Trump's recent attacks on free speech with his own galling sentiment.  —  In an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper, Mnuchin declared that NFL players only …