Less than two weeks after one of its most prominent sponsors urged the pro sports team to change its name, Washington owner Daniel Snyder announced plans to retire the "Redskins" nickname and reveal a new name Monday morning. But they're not the first sports team to go through a name change.
Full-scale practices started on Thursday inside the National Basketball Association (NBA) Orlando 'bubble' at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Walt Disney World Resort.
National Football League (NFL) Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has agreed on a 10-year contract extension worth $503 million with over $141 million injury guarantee. He is now the highest-paid contract in any sports league in history.
Not all Formula One racers kneel to support the Black Lives Matter, but they wore shirts with social justice messages like "Black Lives Matter" or "End Racism to support protest against incidents of police brutality against African-American people.
As NBA teams prepare to leave for Florida next week, travel options for the players were received by organizations and the league focused on players' mental health.
Dallas Cowboys' running back Ezekiel Elliott on Monday threatened to sue Sports Illustrated magazine for running a column headlined, “Ezekiel Elliott Forgets to Log Off, Admits to Being High on Twitch: Traina Thoughts.”
Rudy Gobert, the first NBA player who tested positive for COVID-19, has not yet fully recovered from the virus but intends to play as the season resumes.
National Football League's Arizona Cardinals rookie wide receiver Jermiah Braswell showed blood-alcohol levels well above the legal limit, when he allegedly drove his car in Lake Erie Saturday evening.
NBA and NBA Players Association are now planning to allow players wear social justice messages like "Black Lives Matter" or "I Can't Breathe" on their jerseys as the season resumes next month.
Major League Baseball is coming back with all new set of rules and regulations. After suspending games due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the Major League Baseball (MBL) will reopen its 2020 regular season next month.
Part of the memorandum released by the NBA last week is allowing their players to wear smart-tech ring made by Oura Health that gives early detection for COVID-19, but doctors are not convinced of the device's potential.
Netizens questioned NBA Star Gilbert Arenas' sincerity when he gave an apology to Lupita Nyong'o for his comments about the Oscar-winning actress' beauty.
The National Basketball Association will be resuming its 2019-2020 season tentatively on July 31, and addressing social injustice and racial inequality issues will be the league's central goals.
Gov. Cuomo recently announced, beginning July 6, young people can already play select sports with some limitations. These said sports are also allowed only in New York regions entering in phase 3 reopening.
