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LOS ANGELES -- LeBron James and fellow NBA stars Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul and Dwyane Wade opened the ESPY Awards with a plea to address racial profiling and end the nations spate of gun violence. Zack Britton Jersey .They stood on stage at the Microsoft Theater on Wednesday night and took turns commenting on what Anthony called the realities of the current state of America.Paul, nephew of a police officer, recited the names of several black men who have been killed, most by guns.We all feel helpless and frustrated by the violence, James said.James urged his fellow professional athletes to return to their communities and invest time and resources in helping rebuild them. He asked them to educate themselves and renounce violence.We all have to do better, he said. Custom Johnny Damon Jersey . -- There were a lot of firsts for the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night. Casey Stengel Jersey . Emery skated the length of the ice and fought an unwilling Holtby during the third period of the Flyers 7-0 loss Friday night in Philadelphia. He was given 29 penalty minutes, including a game misconduct. But Emery did not face even a disciplinary hearing with NHL senior vice president of player safety Brendan Shanahan because rules 46. http:///...sey-large-1644i.html . Arsenal failed to take full advantage of its main rivals stumbles on Saturday as substitute Gerard Deulofeu levelled with a hard shot from a tight angle in the 84th minute to give Everton a deserved point. Ahead of a crucial fortnight that will see them play against Napoli in the Champions League, Manchester City and Chelsea, Arsenal leads by five points ahead of Liverpool and Chelsea. The full fixture lists for South Africas and West Indies tours of England next summer have been confirmed by the ECB, with ten different counties hosting tour matches in the course of the season, as well as an expanded programme of matches for England Lions in both red- and white-ball cricket.Sussex and Northamptonshire will each host South Africa in one-day warm-up games ahead of the three-match ODI series in May, with Leicestershire scheduled to host a T20 tour match if South Africa fail to reach the final of the Champions Trophy in June.South Africas preparations for their four-match Test series will include a three-day game against England Lions at Worcester, while the Lions are also due to take on South Africa A in three one-day games, one at Trent Bridge and two at Northampton, before a four-day unofficial Test at Canterbury.South Africa As month-long tour will also include a four-day game at Arundel - a ground with a long tradition of hosting international sides.Later in the season, Essex, Kent aand Derbyshire will each stage three-day tour matches against West Indies as part of the tourists build-up to their three-match Test series. Mel Stottlemyre Jersey. Leicestershire will also host the tourists in a two-day tour match, if they are not involved in the NatWest Blast T20 Finals Day.Tom Harrison, the ECBs chief executive, said: Were very pleased to have agreed such a comprehensive touring programme for 2017 - a schedule which will provide fans with even more opportunities to see two international teams in action at county grounds; and help our Lions players test themselves against high quality opposition in both red and white-ball cricket.With this country also hosting the ICC Champions Trophy and the ICC Womens World Cup next season, 2017 promises to be a hugely exciting summer of cricket - and a strong platform to promote our sport to an even wider and more diverse audience. ' ' '