It took five days into the shortened season before half of the Miami Marlins’ active roster and two coaches tested positive for Coronavirus. This incident should come as no surprise, considering the spike in cases concurrently happening outside of sports. The Marlins...
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Football looking less likely in 2020
Every professional and college sport faces challenges in 2020 over safety concerns. However, it has also not helped that many organizations have stumbled out of the gate when trying to implement viable changes to make sports safe for players as they tried to salvage...
Washington’s NFL team to change name and logo
The Washington Redskin's football team announced on Monday, July 13, that it would change its name and logo that many considered a racial slur. This decision comes after decades of complaints from American Indian groups, human rights groups and countless others. The...
MLB swings and misses
Amidst professional sports' attempts to find a viable solution for safely returning to action, baseball illustrates the many complexities involved. It took three months of negotiations for the league and the players to finally restart summer camp to prepare for a...
A woke NFL could become a force for change
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 organizations looking to start anew
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,...
It is not just about the money for U.S. gymnasts
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...
Sports gets the go-ahead from governors
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...
Baseball by the 4th of July?
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,...
When can sports mount their comeback?
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...
