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Its been a rough ride but the 2016 tide appears to be turning for Gold Coast after a bumper Saturday for the AFL club.The Suns began with the much-anticipated return from a career-threatening injury by Jaeger OMeara in the reserves after 14 months on the sidelines.They ended it with a 40-point victory over St Kilda to snap a 10-game losing run.The 15.18 (108) to 8.20 (68) win over the Saints ended a winless run stretching back to round three and came after improved displays in recent weeks against Hawthorn and Richmond.Theres nothing like getting the four points, Suns coach Rodney Eade said.The guys got a lot of belief out of the last two weeks.Unfortunately, we didnt kick well for goal. That would have put the icing on the cake, but well certainly take it.It was an exceptional day.Teenager Peter Wright booted three goals for the Suns, who led at every change against a St Kilda team coming off the back of last weekends thrilling three-point win over Geelong.Wright was also one of six players to snare 10 or more marks for the Suns, with key forward Tom Lynch clutching a club-record 14 as the hosts claimed 135 uncontested marks to the Saints 46.Several Suns players emerged from the match with laudable displays, including defenders Nick Malceski, Steven May and Jack Martin, while Jarrod Harbrow and Michael Rischitelli ran the midfield.It all bodes well for the Suns with OMeara on the path back to the AFL and another gun in David Swallow also progressing well in his recovery from a knee injury.If you look at utopia, having him and David Swallow back in the team next year, it just changes the team, Eade said of OMeara.If any side loses two of its four or five best players, its going to be hard for them.The only down note for the Suns was another hamstring injury to Matt Rosa, with the winger limping off in the opening quarter.The Saints also lost a body in the opening term, with youngster Paddy McCartin suffering his third concussion of the year.St Kilda coach Alan Richardson said his team had simply been outplayed by an improving Suns outfit.Theyre starting to get some real talent back into their team and they taught us a bit of a lesson today, Richardson said.Were disappointed in our performance but they were hard to play against today. 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Didier Drogba gave away the penalty that put Senegal one goal away from a major upset, but the veteran striker will get another chance -- probably his last -- at the World Cup after Salomon Kalous injury-time strike sealed the Ivorians place in Brazil next year. Serena Williams made waves recently with a Facebook post denouncing police brutality, which was met with an expectedly high level of resistance.What was surprising were those who said Williams was trying to capitalize on this moment -- those who wondered why she chose now, when Colin Kaepernick has been the catalyzing image of this issue.Heres what she posted:Her perspective is a sobering look into the existence of Black America, including, but not limited to, a black woman who experiences those fears while being one of the most prominent athletes in the world.Despite the publics selective memory, Williams is not capitalizing on Kaepernicks protest. She has made it a point to speak out about the Black Lives Matter movement in the past few years.?In November 2015, she wrote for Wired on this very issue: Im a black woman, and I am in a sport that wasnt really meant for black people. ...So to those of you involved in equality movements like Black Lives Matter, I say this: Keep it up. Dont let those trolls stop you. Weve been through so much for so many centuries, and we shall overcome this too (see Get Up, Stand Up). To other people, I say: When someones harassing someone else, speak up!Serena also spoke about this in July, after she?raised her fist in pride and later won Wimbledon, having just tied Steffi Graf with the most major wins of any tennis player, and mirroring John Carlos and Tommie Smith at the 1968 Olympics. After she gave us that powerful image, she spoke about the spate of murders of unarmed black men, such as Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, while denouncing the then-recent shootings of policemen in Dallas, expressing the fear she had for her nephews. She told reporters:Perhaps the fact that youre only hearing her now indicates the effectiveness of the broader protest in amplifying her voice. But with all the evidence that Williams has spoken up about Black Lives Matters in the past, its quite an incredible spectacle to see a movement spurred by Kaepernick (a backup quarterback, as the least vitriolic critics refer to him) elevating the voice of the highest-profile woman in sports. It took a backup quarterback -- and a man -- for the general public to listen to her.Of course, this isnt the first time womens activism has taken a backseat to mens. In July, a group of prominent NBA players including LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Paul and Carmelo Anthony opened the ESPYS with an impassioned speech on Black Lives Matter. But, just a few days before the award ceremony, members of the Minnesota Lynx wore warm-up T-shirts declaring that Black Lives Matter and calling for Change and Accountability.The next day the New York Liberty followed suit, also donning?shirts?reading #Dallas5 to honor the slain officers, and in the ensuing weeks several other teams joined in. A week after the ESPYS, the WNBA tried to fine a few of these teams, but ultimately decided not to after several pointed out that the men had not been similarly punished for wearing I Cant Breathe shirts following the death of Eric Garner.You could easily say that the platform of the ESPYS combined with the much higher profile of the NBA players accounts for them mmaking bigger headlines than their WNBA counterparts.ddddddddddddBut its pretty telling that Serena, whose every move down to her manicure choices is endlessly scrutinized, went largely unheard on this issue until now, until Kaepernick focused everyones attention.Her sister Venus, also among the most prominent women in sports, unfortunately made headlines by saying all lives matter after being asked about her Serenas post, which she said she hadnt read. This isnt the space to go into why those words are hurtful and unhelpful -- here?and here?are some links to help you with that -- but her use of those words is disappointing in their dismissiveness nonetheless.That said, the vitriol leveled against Venus in response -- disparaging her as the lesser sister, tearing down her successful campaign for equal pay, even questioning her athletic achievements -- only displays the ways in which the fight for equality often comes in terms of contradiction rather than necessary intersectionality, and even perhaps reluctant compromise.Its true that the feminist movement has often, if mostly, manifested in white terms, leaving behind racial equality among women in the name of furthering some nebulous, homogeneous sense of womanhood. But we dont need to bring down women in order to raise up the cause for civil rights, and if anybody knows that truth, its women of color, particularly black women. If anyone has been at the forefront of furthering both causes simultaneously, its the Williams sisters -- both of them.Venus has had to endure every argument of female athletic inferiority in her fight for equal pay. Meanwhile, Serena has been projected with every negative aspect of not only athletic inferiority, but of feminine inferiority, body image, achievement, success, etiquette, high expectations, low expectations, celebrity, fame, dating -- all of which have been informed by notions of race.That extends to her voice, which she has used in the past but is only being heard now.That doesnt stop with Serena. As The Undefeateds Mark J. Spears covered extensively this weekend, Warriors power forward David West has also publicly protested the national anthem for years. As West said, his stance is about much more than police brutality against the black community -- its about the various ways he sees his community being subjugated, far beyond issues of civics.What about education? What about infant mortality? How about how we die younger and our babies die sooner? West said. We die. [Black men] have the shortest life expectancy. Cmon, man. The health care system? There are so many [issues]. ...I cant start talking about civic issues. I cant start talking about civility and being a citizen if m--f-- dont even think Im a human being. How can you talk about progress and how humans interrelate with one another when you dont even recognize our humanity?West told Spears he doesnt see Kaepernick, et als, protests having a lasting impact. Its an understandable perspective from one of many voices who have gone unheard for so long -- until now. ' ' '