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Wisconsin?basketball player?Nigel Hayes made a bold statement during ESPNs College GameDay visit to Madison on Saturday, carrying a sign asking people to send money to an online account.Hayes told ESPN that he wanted to create conversation about compensation for college athletes. All funds will be given to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Dane County, according to Hayes.The Badgers star said hes using a friends account on Venmo -- the company describes itself as a digital wallet that?lets you make and share payments with others -- and never intended to make money for himself.Obviously, me accepting money is illegal, he told ESPN. Therefore, I used my friends account. And as I said, all proceeds will be going to the Boys & Girls Club. The sign was strictly to generate conversation.?Hayes told ESPNs Darren Rovell his action was simply the electronic equivalent of what he did earlier in the season at Wisconsins Camp Randall Stadium, where he campaigned for donations for charity.Hayes has previously spoken out about the NCAA and Big Tens financial treatment of student-athletes. On Friday, he sent a series of tweets comparing the revenue taken in for college athletics to the value of his scholarship.He followed up Saturday by saying student-athletes deserve more than their current stipends, and that each institution -- not the NCAA -- should have the power to pay its athletes appropriate compensation.Allowing the schools to decide payment would be the best option,?he said.Former Ohio State running back Maurice Clarett posted support for Hayes message on Instagram, saying it takes courage to do something like this.This conversation will continue to be had. Its my hopes that one day ALL college kids decide to sit out of sport and school until someone negotiates new circumstances for them, Clarett wrote. When you disrupt the money you get peoples attention.Hayes, a senior, was named the preseason Big Ten Player of the Year after averaging 15.7 points and 5.8 rebounds per game last season. Wisconsin opens its regular season Nov. 11 against Central Arkansas.Information from ESPN.coms Myron Medcalf was used in this report.Nike Running Shoes Cheap .C. -- Manny Malhotra had two goals and an assist, leading the Carolina Hurricanes to a 6-3 win over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday. Clearance Running Shoes Online .5 million, one-year contract on Friday. Hawkins, who turns 41 in December, will compete with Rex Brothers for the closers role at spring training. http://www.cheaprunningshoes.us/ . 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We just have to get better," Carroll said.NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A trio of Tennessee Titans say they raised their right fists in the air after the national anthem ended to honor the victims and heroes of 9/11, and to bring attention to the ongoing unequal treatment of African-Americans and other minorities.Pro Bowl defensive lineman Jurrell Casey, cornerback Jason McCourty and linebacker Wesley Woodyard all had hands over their hearts during the anthem before Sundays season opener against Minnesota. Seconds after the anthem ended, they raised their arms into the air in solidarity with protests around the league even though their gesture went unnoticed until Monday after a Sports Illustrated photo started circulating.McCourty said Monday that they want to help bridge a gap in equality for everyone, specifically African-Americans.I dont want it to be taken as something that was us trying to separate people, McCourty said. It was more trying to bring everyone together in solidarity trying to come up with a situation to better our country. We love it, but that doesnt mean that we dont have room for improvement.San Francisco backup quarterback Colin Kaepernick was the first NFL player who chose to sit and take a knee during the anthem in preseason games to call attention to what he says is the oppression of blacks and other minorities.U.S. sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos, who won the gold and bronze medals, respectively, in the 200-meter race at the 1968 Olympics appeared on the medal stands with raised, black-gloved fists throughout the U.S. national anthem in what they said was a human rights salute.On Sunday, Kansas City cornerback Marcus Peters also raised a black-gloved fist during the national anthem, and four Miami Dolphins kneeled on the sideline with hands on their hearts as The Star Spangled Banner played in Seattle. McCourtys brother, Devin, raised his fist alonng Martellus Bennett before New Englands win in Arizona on Sunday night.ddddddddddddMcCourty, a New York native who was in the ninth grade in New Jersey on 9/11, said theres been a lot of talk among NFL players about the different ways to get their message across. His older brother served in the Gulf War, and his father also was in the military. So they chose to respect the anthem first, and McCourty said Monday the hope is these protests get people talking about how to solve the issues Kaepernick highlighted.Now moving forward, its about getting in our communities and trying actually to make change and try to actually make an impact, McCourty said. A single action on a Sunday isnt going to do anything, so I think now its, what you do in the community throughout the weeks and throughout the next several months.Casey said it was a last-minute decision, and he personally credited God for helping him believe it was the right thing to do.Im just trying to echo what Kaepernick is doing ..., Casey said. Were just trying to bring light on it. We want fairness, and we want justice for whats going on around the world with all the bad things that are going on. Thats all this is about.Woodyard, also a special teams captain, said theres no wrong or right way to protest.Were just trying to show our right that were standing for our brothers out there, and we are, Woodyard said.The trio also have the support and respect of coach Mike Mularkey, who noted they are leaders on this team.I know theyre passionate about the cause, and so Im supportive of them, Mularkey said.---Online:AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL Twitter feed: https://twitter.com/AP-NFL---Follow Teresa M. Walker at www.twitter.com/teresamwalker ' ' '