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Four of sports biggest stars used the opening moments of Wednesday nights ESPYS broadcast as a call to promote social change.Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul, Dwyane Wade and LeBron James took the stage together at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles and urged their fellow athletes to be active socially.Generations ago, legends like Jesse Owens, Jackie Robinson, Muhammad Ali, John Carlos and Tommie Smith, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Jim Brown, Billie Jean King, Arthur Ashe and countless others, they set a model for what athletes should stand for, said Paul, the?Los Angeles Clippers star point guard. So we choose to follow in their footsteps.The message comes after high-profile shootings in Dallas, Orlando and Baton Rouge, Louisiana.The system is broken, the problems are not new, the violence is not new, and the racial divide definitely is not new, but the urgency for change is definitely at an all-time high, said Anthony, the New York Knicks star who has been outspoken in the wake of the high-profile shooting deaths last week of two African-American men and five Dallas police officers.Added Wade, who recently agreed to a deal with his hometown Bulls in Chicago, where violence has surged in recent years: The racial profiling has to stop. The shoot-to-kill mentality has to stop. Not seeing the value of black and brown bodies has to stop. But also the retaliation has to stop. The endless gun violence in places like Chicago, Dallas, not to mention Orlando, it has to stop. Enough. Enough is enough.James, who went on to win five ESPYS, including best male athlete and best NBA player,?closed the speech by calling out to all athletes.?Tonight were honoring Muhammad Ali, the GOAT, he said. But to do his legacy any justice, lets use this moment as a call to action to all professional athletes to educate ourselves, explore these issues, speak up, use our influence and renounce all violence and, most importantly, go back to our communities, invest our time, our resources, help rebuild them, help strengthen them, help change them. We all have to do better.ABC will air a Town Hall meeting with President Obama on Thursday at 8 p.m. ET from Washington, D.C. The President and The People: A National Conversation will be shown commercial-free on ESPN and ABC, and streamed online at Watch ESPN and Watch ABC. Air Force 1 Svart Norge . "I dont know that were close," said general manager Alex Anthopoulos. "I just think, right now, the acquisition cost just doesnt work for us right now. I dont know if I can quantify how far off or things like that that they might be but I would say we continue to have dialogue. Air Force 1 Hvit Norge . -- Ryan Getzlaf grabbed the three pucks wrapped in tape and held them up to his chest in the Anaheim Ducks dressing room for a celebration nine seasons in the making. http://www.airforce1norge.com/air-force-1-07-norge.html . The formidable trio of Canadian receivers -- individually known as Chris Getzlaf, Rob Bagg and Andy Fantuz -- will share the field at Mosaic Stadium one more time on Sunday. Nike Sf Air Force 1 Norge . Blackwood, 28, has played the last three seasons in the San Diego Padres system, including the past two summers with Class AA San Antonio of the Texas League. Air Force 1 Dame Norge . The Celtics closed out their first preseason under Stevens on Wednesday night with a 101-97 victory over the Brooklyn Nets, who rested a lot of their lineup including former Celtics Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce. DES MOINES, Iowa -- Former Iowa All-American quarterback Randy Duncan has died after a lengthy fight with cancer. He was 79.Greg Brown, who along with Duncan started the Duncan, Green, Brown and Langeness law firm in 1992, confirmed to The Associated Press that Duncan died Tuesday night in Des Moines.Duncan was perhaps the best quarterback the Hawkeyes have ever had. He was a two-time All-Big Ten selection, winning the Walter Camp Trophy as the nations player of the year in 1958. Duncan capped his career by helping the Hawkeyes beat Washington 38-12 in the 1959 Rose Bowl. He was later named to the College Football Hall of Fame.Duncan, who was 15-2-2 in two years as a starter, is also one of just nine former Iowa players inducted into the Kinnick Stadium Ring of Honor.The word `legend is so often overused in ssports.dddddddddddd But in the case of Randy Duncan it fits perfectly, Hawkeyes coach Kirk Ferentz said. He was one of the true Hawkeye legends, who served as an outstanding representative of Iowa football and the University of Iowa.Duncan was the first pick in the 1959 NFL draft. But Duncan spurned the Green Bay Packers for the CFL, retiring in 1961 to pursue a law degree.Duncan practiced law in Des Moines throughout his career.Randy was a Hawkeye icon because of his athletic accomplishments. But more importantly, a great husband, family man, and community leader who fought a great battle over the last few years. Im honored to have known him, Iowa athletic director Gary Barta said. ' ' '