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The NFL’s treatment of Colin Kaepernick and other players who kneeled during the national anthem in 2016 did not reflect well on the league or its owners. While the gesture was made to call attention to racial injustice and police brutality, it was deeply politicized...
Olympic athletes’ hopes and dreams were officially put on hold when officials postponed Tokyo 2020 until July 23, 2021. Of course, many athletes were already struggling to train with the closures of training facilities and shelter-in-place orders. Three months later,...
Simone Biles and Ally Raisman are two of the most recognized and decorated gymnasts in the world. So people took notice when they were publicly critical in early March of the $215 million settlement involving USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar. Nassar was convicted of...
Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York stated on Monday, May 18, that he was open to the return of professional sports to the state. During his daily news conference, he said: “I have been encouraging major sports teams to plan re-openings without fans, but the games could...
States around the country have begun (or have announced plans) to reopen. While professional baseball lost the beginning of its 2020 season, the league hopes to return as soon as July 4 for a shortened version. Ownership of all 30 teams endorsed this plan on May 11,...
The sports calendar is a moving target these days. From little league to the Olympics, every sports league, game or tournament is canceled or postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. At the moment, fall sports leagues are not saying much about their schedules, but...
Olympic athletes across the globe spent much of their life preparing for the Games. It is sports' grandest stage, rivaled only in importance and audience size by World Cup Soccer and the Super Bowl. Considering that a win or a remarkable performance can make stars out...
On March 24, the International Olympic Committee (“IOC”) and the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee jointly announced[1] that due to the unprecedented circumstances surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic, the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo - scheduled to begin on July 24,...
The International Olympic Committee and the host government of Japan announced March 24 to postpone Tokyo 2020. This is the first cancellation in modern Olympics history due to a global health crisis, but the games were canceled three times during World War I and...
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) continues its attempt to keep the Olympics Games on track for a July 24 start in Tokyo. However, with each passing hour, this seems harder and harder to do for sports that have yet to finalize team spots. Many of the events...