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Forty years ago this morning, James Hunt kept us out of our beds. Given events throughout the previous eight months, it was impossible to resist the temptation to witness how the season would end on the far side of the world. It was the start of an early-morning ritual that would accompany the climax of future world championships.It could hardly have been otherwise in 1976 when you think Hunt had two of his victories taken away (one eventually reinstated) and been forced to start from the back of the grid at Monza for alleged (but never proven) fuel irregularities. But all of that had faded into bureaucratic insignificance compared to his challenger, Niki Lauda, virtually coming back from the dead six weeks after being given the last rites following a fiery crash on the fiercesome Nürburgring Nordschleife.With his British Grand Prix victory wiped out three months later and Lauda gaining another three points with elevation to P1, Hunts back had been against the wall. Ferrari may have won the courtroom battle but, in the process, they had made Hunt a very angry man. Big mistake. That was when he was at his most determined and dangerous.Hunts victories in the next two races in Canada and the United States were the product of sheer bloody-minded determination to wring the neck of his McLaren and stick up two fingers at the sports administrators. That placed James just three points behind Niki with one race remaining.Cometh the hour and ears were pressed against radio sets. At the end of a season that had seen one controversy after another, the drama continued as Lauda pulled out of the race after a lap and Hunt, apparently heading for the title, was nearly taken out by a spinning car. Then he suffered a puncture. Were talking 1976, not 2016 and pit stops completed in the blink of an eye. Hunt was stationary for 27 seconds. 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NATIONAL ANTHEM PROTESTSRENTON, Wash. -- Seattle Seahawks defensive back Jeremy Lane said he will continue to sit for the national anthem when the regular season begins Sunday at home against Miami.After sitting during the anthem in the Seahawks final preseason game last Thursday, Lane said San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick thanked him for his support and his matching gesture.While Kaepernick and 49ers teammate Eric Reid amended their protest to taking a knee instead of remaining seated for the anthem, Lane said he intends to keep sitting.Lane said he hasnt noticed much in terms of negative response for the decision and that he feels he has support of the team and his teammates in expressing his stance. He spoke with Seattle coach Pete Carroll after his initial gesture in Oakland and Carrolls advice was just be smart.Lane said he hasnt received indication if any teammates will join in his action.UNDATED -- Colin Kaepernicks decision not to stand for the national anthem apparently has made his San Francisco 49ers jersey very popular, no matter why people are buying.The leagues 33rd best seller on draft day in April, Kaepernicks jersey has been the seventh best seller in the NFL over the past week and third among quarterbacks behind only behind Cam Newton and Tom Brady, according to DICKs Sporting Goods Jersey Report.The 49ers backup quarterback, who wouldnt stand for the anthem during the teams preseason games, has cited racial injustice and police brutality among the many reasons for his protest and said he plans to continue into the regular season.San Francisco opens the season Sept. 12 hosting the Los Angeles Rams.PRO FOOTBALLDALLAS -- Former Cleveland quarterback Johnny Manziel has re-enrolled at Texas A&M after his NFL career was derailed by a series of off-field incidents that included a domestic violence charge still pending in court.A school spokesman confirmed Manziels enrollment, saying he couldnt provide other details because of student privacy laws.Manziel played two seasons for the Aggies and was the first freshman to win the Heisman Trophy in 2012. 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Los Angeles athletic trainer Adam Nevala is staying with Shoemaker until he is able to travel to Southern California, perhaps as soon as in a few days.General manager Billy Eppler provided the update Monday in Oakland, saying Shoemaker had been receiving CT scans every 2/3 hours when the third image showed increased bleeding, shortly before 9 p.m. Thats when surgery was determined the next step.COLLEGE FOOTBALLTUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Former Southern California head coach Steve Sarkisian is joining No. 1 Alabamas staff as an analyst.Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban confirmed the hiring of yet another fired USC coach, joining offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin.Sarkisian arrived in Tuscaloosa after Alabamas season-opening, 52-6 win over the 20th-ranked Trojans.USC fired Sarkisian last October after athletic director Pat Haden said he showed up in school in no condition to lead practice following an embarrassing public display earlier at a pep rally where he appeared to be intoxicated while giving a speech. 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