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Portland Timbers announce game against San Jose Earthquakes game is postponed

SAN JOSE — The San Jose Earthquakes’ first game since March 7 was postponed hours before kickoff because players decided against participating in a show of support for Black people in the wake of another police shooting, according to a Portland Timbers statement.

Jacob Blake, 29, was shot seven times by police on Sunday in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Blake was shot as he attempted to enter the driver’s side door of his vehicle with three of his children inside, according to reports. The incident led to . . .