apinoe told American Soccer Now after Seattles 2-2 tie in the National Womens Soccer League game. It was a little nod to

Force India has confirmed Frenchman Esteban Ocon will partner Sergio Perez for the 2017 season after signing a multi-year contract with the team.?Ocon, who debuted for Manor at the Belgian Grand Prix this summer, is a Mercedes junior driver and had previously been linked to a seat at Renault. However, following Nico Hulkenbergs move to the French manufacturer, Ocon has filled the Germans place at the Mercedes customer team instead.The highly-rated Ocon, who won European Formula 3 in 2014 and GP3 in 2015 and tested for Force India in Austria last year, is relishing the opportunity to move up the grid.Im very excited to join Sahara Force India, he said. I know the team quite well already because I was a test driver last year and Im really looking forward to working with everybody at Silverstone once again. Im still relatively new to Formula One, but spending half a season at Manor Racing has given me some valuable experience and I feel ready for this new opportunity with Sahara Force India.The next few months will be very busy as I do all I can to prepare for the challenge ahead of me. It means lots of days at the factory, working on the simulator and building relationships with the engineers and everybody in the team.Its something Ive been working towards my whole life and I intend to grab this opportunity with both hands so that I can deliver the results the team expects from me. I want to say thank you to everybody at Manor and especially to Mercedes-Benz for their support and belief in me. I cant wait for 2017 and my first full season racing in Formula One.Force India owner Vijay Mallya says the signing continues the teams tradition of opting for talent over drivers with significant financial backing.Its a pleasure to welcome Esteban as our new race driver, he said. Hes an exceptional talent, as his status as a Mercedes Junior demonstrates, and I have no doubt he will flourish inside our team. Weve had our eye on Esteban for a number of years and have followed his progress through the junior categories where he delivered outstanding results.We ran him in the car last year during testing and his performance convinced us that he is more than capable of racing alongside Sergio. Sahara Force India has a tradition of investing in young, talented drivers and the arrival of Esteban will bring some fresh energy and motivation to everyone in the team.Will Barton Nuggets Jersey .com) - The Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks both take aim at their first wins of the season on Saturday, as the Canucks open their home slate at Rogers Arena. Tyler Lydon Jersey . 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I think its actually pretty disgusting the way he was treated and the way that a lot of the media has covered it and made it about something that it absollutely isnt.dddddddddddd We need to have a more thoughtful, two-sided conversation about racial issues in this country.Being a gay American, I know what it means to look at the flag and not have it protect all of your liberties. It was something small that I could do and something that I plan to keep doing in the future and hopefully spark some meaningful conversation around it. Its important to have white people stand in support of people of color on this. We dont need to be the leading voice, of course, but standing in support of them is something thats really powerful.The 31-year-old Rapinoe helped the U.S. win the World Cup last year and played in the Rio Olympics.Its the least I can do. Keep the conversation going, Rapinoe tweeted. ' ' '