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NBA

Jordan giving $100 million for racial equality, justice

June 6, 2020 Associated Press

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Michael Jordan and the Jordan Brand are giving $100 million to organizations dedicated to promoting racial equality and social justice. In a joint statement Friday on […]

Roger Goodell, Art Rooney II, Michael Bidwill

NFL

Goodell says NFL was wrong for not listening to players

June 6, 2020 Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said the league was wrong for not listening to players fighting for racial equality and encouraged them to peacefully protest. One day […]

NBA

What’s next for the NBA? A plan for testing is the big key

June 5, 2020 Associated Press

For the NBA, it is not officially time to play. It’s getting closer, but the league isn’t there yet. The move to agree on a 22-team format for the resumption […]

MLB

AP Exclusive: MLB plan saves big-spending teams $100M each

June 5, 2020 Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Yankees, Houston Astros and Los Angeles Dodgers would each save more than $100 million on player salaries as part of management’s proposal to […]

NEWS

Column: A quiet, measured response from golf on civil unrest

June 4, 2020 Associated Press

Golf has never been known to move quickly. Harold Varner III illustrated as much with thoughtful observations he posted on social media after civil unrest in America over the weekend […]

COLLEGE

Non-revenue sports fret over college athlete compensation

June 4, 2020 Associated Press

College coaches in non-revenue sports are worried about the impact legislation allowing compensation for athletes could have on their programs. More than a dozen national associations in various sports – […]

NEWS

Column: NASCAR is back and fans may be right behind

June 3, 2020 Associated Press

By JENNA FRYERCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — There is finally a break in this weird, new world of NASCAR after nine races over 16 days in three different states. Brad Keselowski […]

NEWS

Will open seats be familiar sight in sports as virus fades?

June 3, 2020 Associated Press

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Empty seats have been the norm the past few years at the University of Kansas, where a succession of football coaches has failed to turn around […]

NBA

AP source: NBA presents players with plan for season restart

June 3, 2020 Associated Press

The NBA has told the National Basketball Players Association that it will present a 22-team plan for restarting the season to the league’s board of governors on Thursday, a person […]

MLB

MLB rejects 114-game schedule, threatens plan of about 50

June 3, 2020 Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — If Major League Baseball and its players take the field for a coronanvirus-delayed 2020 season, it will be after acrimonious negotiations that resemble their labor war […]

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