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NEW YORK -- WNBA President Lisa Borders says she hopes that rescinding the fines the league imposed over black warm-up shirts worn in solidarity for shooting victims will lead to a fresh start on social activism for the players and their union.I would tell you in reflection, recognizing that we were at an impasse, we needed to move forward in the future, she said Monday in a phone interview with The Associated Press. In order to do that, stop what youre doing currently, take a breath and re-engage. Rescinding the fines allowed us to do that, along with the Olympic break.It had been a tense week for the WNBA and its players after the league decided to impose $500 fines on three teams for wearing the black warm-up shirts in response to recent shootings by and against police officers, saying the shirts were a uniform violation.The fines seemed to galvanize the players, who used postgame interview sessions and social media to voice their displeasure. There also was public criticism of the fines, including from NBA star Carmelo Anthony. The league announced Saturday that the fines had been withdrawn.When we came to this decision most recently we realized it was a very complex issue, Borders said. There was no right way to deal with it. We had a traditional response to a nontraditional situation. Our players wanted to lift their voices on the court as well as off the court.The players were happy that the league had changed course and rescinded the fines.Because of this and how we were able to communicate as players, thats really important, said Tamika Catchings, who is president of the players association. Thats a great thing. Weve gotten players more engaged with the union and on social issues. Now I feel because of this, it brought our players home and more together and more focused on our voice and what we collectively stand for.Although the league is on a break until the end of August, Borders said conversations have renewed between the WNBA and its players. They will talk a lot during the monthlong Olympic break.If we all work together, well make some incremental progress, she said. No one has dealt with this before in this format or this forum. Well get some things right and some things wrong.Borders said rescinding the fines had already been in the works and was decided on Friday, hours before the Rev. Al Sharpton and his organization, the National Action Network, said they would pay the fines.Rev. Sharpton is an amazing man and had an amazing history in civil rights. He was working when my grandfather was working in civil rights, said Borders, who said the Ku Klux Klan burned a cross into her grandfathers lawn nearly 60 years ago. I appreciate all he has done and all he stands for, but we had this done inside our house before Rev. Sharpton got engaged.The president stopped short of saying it was a mistake to fine the players, but she did say that she hopes to learn from it.Not going to do do-overs, she said. Learn from what happened in the last 72 hours, help our behavior on a go-forward basis. Vapormax Flyknit 3 Bianche . -- The goal posts lying flat on the field, Arizonas fans lingered on the field, congregating around the locker room entrance nearly 30 minutes after rushing out of the stands. Vapormax Plus Arancioni . -- Brandon Jennings made the most of his first game with the Detroit Pistons on Sunday night. http://www.scarpevapormaxscontate.it/vapormax-plus-italia/vapormax-plus-reverse-sunset-saldi.html . 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So now the Wilcats urgency is ending a five-game skid against their in-state rival in Saturdays battle for the Governors Cup and reaching seven wins for the first time since 2009.Its a little different, but its rivalry week and those games are always hard-fought, Kentucky senior running back Jojo Kemp said. So, its really the same with guys going out there with the mentality to just grind and make sure we do everything to get the win.The Cardinals (9-2) are looking to extend their dominance of the series, which is tied at 14.Louisville also wants to play well following last weeks 36-10 collapse at Houston that ended its outside chance of making the College Football Playoff. Players and coach Bobby Petrino have worked to put the mistake-filled loss behind them and reclaim the habits that had them in the playoff discussion for much of the season.The Cardinals have additional incentives beyond bragging rights. They can reach 10 wins for the first time since 2013 and keep Petrino unbeaten against Kentucky in this seventh meeting as Louisvilles coach.Ive never lost to them, either, senior linebacker Keith Kelsey said. Last year, I got hurt in the first half and couldnt come back in the game. This year, I want to be the one to carry the trophy off the field.---Here are other things to watch when Kentucky visits No. 11 Louisville:RESTARTING JACKSON: While quarterback Lamar Jackson (47 touchdowns) remains the Heisman front-runner, last weeks subpar effort opened the door for other hopefuls . Trophy talk has been muted this week by his focus on getting his team back on track. He hasnt been concerned about that (the Heisman), Petrino said off Jackson.dddddddddddd He has been worried about his performance and how (he) can help (his) teammates and youve really got to take your hat off to him on how he has handled it and how much of a great competitor he is. 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Its been a great ride and a great decision for all of us to come back, added Kelsey, one of several players who returned for a final season.SEEN BOTH SIDES: Lamar Thomas was Louisvilles wide receivers coach the past two seasons and helped recruit Jackson before joining Kentuckys staff in a similar capacity this fall. He said he expects to feel emotional seeing players he brought there and coached but noted, Im here now, Im enjoying it and I cant wait `til Saturday.---More AP College Football: www.collegefootball.ap.org and on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP-Top25---Follow Gary B. Graves on Twitter: www.twitter.com/GaryBGraves ' ' '