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When members of the WNBAs Minnesota Lynx wore T-shirts with a message seeking change following the deaths of Philando Castile and Alton Sterling, who were both fatally shot by police officers last week, they werent the only group taking action Saturday.Four off-duty Minneapolis police officers who were working security for Saturdays Lynx game elected to leave their posts at Target Center in response to the players stance.I commend them for it, said Lt. Bob Kroll, president of the Minneapolis Police Federation, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune.The black warm-up shirts said, Change starts with us. Justice and accountability on the front. (Accountability is a Lynx team mantra.) The back of the shirts featured the names of Castile and Sterling, the Dallas Police Department shield and, at the bottom, Black Lives Matter.While Kroll did not know the identities of the four officers who left the game, he said they may not be the last to take such a stand.Others said they heard about it and they were not going to work Lynx games, Kroll said.The four officers who left have taken their names off a list of those who may work future games.On Tuesday,?Lynx spokeswoman Ashley Carlson said the players would not be wearing the Black Lives Matter clothing against the Stars in San Antonio.Carlsons statement said the Lynx and the WNBA have been saddened by the recent shootings in St. Paul, Baton Rouge and Dallas. She said the players message mourned the loss of life.Carlson said the Lynx organization was made aware of the concerns of the Minneapolis officers and respects the rights of individual officers to express their own beliefs in their own way.Sterling was shot by police officers outside a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, convenience store last Tuesday. Castile was killed by a suburban St. Paul police officer during a traffic stop Wednesday. During a peaceful protest in response to both shootings on Thursday in Dallas, five police officers were shot and killed by a heavily armed sniper.If we take this time to see that this is a human issue and speak out together, we can greatly decrease fear and create change, the Lynxs Maya Moore said during a news conference prior to Saturdays game. Tonight we will be wearing shirts to honor and mourn the losses of precious American citizens and to plead for change in all of us.Moore also praised the Dallas police departments efforts to lead the way in de-escalation training and other efforts that led to a noticeable drop in the number of shootings by officers in the last few years.When asked by the Star Tribune if other officers will replace those who quit, Kroll said, If [the players] are going to keep their stance, all officers may refuse to work there.The Lynxs next home game is Friday against the New York Liberty.Information from The Associated Press was used in this report. Renell Wren Jersey .Y. - General manager Billy King says the Brooklyn Nets are looking to add a big man and confirmed the team worked out centre Jason Collins, who would become the first openly gay active NBA player if signed. A.J. Green Youth Jersey . Soukalova missed only one target and completed the 15-kilometre course in 40 minutes, 32.6 seconds for both victories in this seasons individual discipline. Darya Domracheva of Belarus was second, 34. http://www.bengalsrookiestore.com/Bengals-Ryan-Finley-Jersey/ .Y. -- Knicks coach Mike Woodson said Wednesday that J. Drew Sample Bengals Jersey . Fellow centre Pavel Datsyuk remains out because of a concussion. Zetterberg has 11 goals and 19 assists for a team-high 30 points, and Datsyuk has a team-high 12 goals and 11 assists. Jonah Williams Womens Jersey . -- Arizona knocked off some quality opponents, rolled over a few overmatched ones and grinded out victories even when things didnt go so well. INDIANAPOLIS -- Mike White passed for a career-best 393 yards with three touchdowns and Mike Maccarone added a trio of long field goals as Marist edged Butler 30-21 on Saturday.The Red Foxes (2-3, 2-0 Pioneer League) took a 23-20 lead on Maccarones 45-yarder in the fourth quarter, and iced the win with Whites 37-yard TD pass to Juston Christian. Christian finished with eight catches for 181 yards, a career high. White completed 25 of 47 passes and was not intercepted.Maccarone kicked a careeer-long 48-yard FG just before halftime for a 20-14 Marist lead.dddddddddddd He also hit from 42 yards.Will Marty guided the Bulldogs (2-4, 0-3) to a 21-20 lead in the third quarter in four plays, finding Danny Cotter for 25 yards and Cord Collier for 60 before Sam Schrader scored from the 1.Marty completed 23 of 42 passes for 314 yards and a pair of touchdowns. ' ' '