Cleveland’s three major professional sports franchises - the Browns, Cavaliers and Indians - are teaming up to fight social injustice. “Other cities are going to model after this.”ALSO READ | W&S Open paused for a day to protest racial injusticeThat’s an off-shoot, and hardly the goal. The key leaders for the effort include: Browns general manager Andrew Berry and first-year coach Kevin Stefanski; Cavs GM Koby Altman and coach J. B. Bickerstaff; and Indians president of baseball operations Chris Antonetti, GM Mike Chernoff and manager Terry Francona. For Berry, one of only two Black GM’s in the NFL and the youngest at 33, linking with the Cavs and Indians is another effort to promote change.

Source: The Hindu August 27, 2020 13:54 UTC