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Inside Wrigley Field's manual scoreboard

As one of the oldest ballparks in the major leagues, Wrigley Field is a love letter to baseball's beginnings, straight down to its original, hand-operated scoreboard. For the past 26 years, the man keeping score behind the board is Darryl Wilson, a lifelong Chicago Cubs fan. Atop the scoreboard, he's got the best seat in the house. But, on game day, there's no time to kick back — tracking the scores of eight different games keeps Wilson constantly on his toes. Still, being an iconic part of baseball history makes the chaos of the job worth it.
TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY JIM SLATER : "Forty years after Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their fists in a civil rights gesture on the Olympic medal stand in Mexico City, protests on the podium could make a comeback in Beijing.". (FILES) US athletes Tommie Smith (C) and John Carlos (R) raise their gloved fists in the Black Power salute to express their opposition to racism in the USA during the US national anthem, after receiving their medals 17 October 1968 for first and third place in the men's 200m event at the Mexico Olympic Games. At left is Peter Norman of Australia who took second place.

Olympian slams Trump's NFL criticism

John Carlos, an American sprinter who gained worldwide fame for his protest at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, fired back at President Trump for criticizing NFL players who are taking a knee or sitting during the National Anthem.
"Forty years after Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their fists in a civil rights gesture on the Olympic medal stand in Mexico City, protests on the podium could make a comeback in Beijing.". (FILES) US athletes Tommie Smith (C) and John Carlos (R) raise their gloved fists in the Black Power salute to express their opposition to racism in the USA during the US national anthem, after receiving their medals 17 October 1968 for first and third place in the men's 200m event at the Mexico Olympic Games. At left is Peter Norman of Australia who took second place.

Olympian to Trump: Show me your patriotism

John Carlos, an American sprinter who gained worldwide fame for his protest at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, fired back at President Trump for criticizing NFL players who are taking a knee or sitting during the National Anthem.
SANTA CLARA, CA - SEPTEMBER 12: Colin Kaepernick #7 and Eric Reid #35 of the San Francisco 49ers kneel in protest during the national anthem prior to playing the Los Angeles Rams in their NFL game at Levi's Stadium on September 12, 2016 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

Media losing the thread on the NFL protests

Trump "wielded his power in backlash to political speech he didn't like," Wesley Lowery says, and now the NFL debate has pivoted into something that has "nothing to do with what Colin Kaepernick was talking about." This poses challenges to journalists covering the story. Jason Gay also weighs in on the anthem protests and the possible effects on NFL TV ratings.

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