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Washington owner Daniel Snyder Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports   Washington has announced that the team will not have a new permanent name for the upcoming season. Instead the franchise will simply be called the Washington Football Team while still figuring out its permanent team name. Washington announced that it would retire the controversial Redskins name earlier this month, … Continue reading Washington announces ‘Washington Football Team’ as temporary name for upcoming season Continue Reading →

Yankees DH Giancarlo Stanton didn’t wait long to deliver what will go down as one of the most memorable home runs of a pandemic-shortened season. Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports New York Yankees designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton didn’t wait long to deliver what will go down as one of the most memorable home runs of a pandemic-shortened season. … Continue reading Yankees’ Giancarlo Stanton crushes season’s first home run 459 feet Continue Reading →

  The Pac-12 will only participate in in-conference play this fall. Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports The Pac-12 announced recently that it will play a conference-only football schedule in 2020, and we now know that the start of the season will be a bit delayed. According to Jon Wilner of The Mercury News, the Pac-12 is preparing … Continue reading Pac-12 football will reportedly begin conference-only schedule in mid-September Continue Reading →

Faculty members feel the arena that’s named after Adolph Rupp is not appropriate. Mark Zerof-USA TODAY Sports   In a letter shared on Thursday, University of Kentucky African American and Africana Studies faculty members asked for the institution to rebrand the basketball arena named after Adolph Rupp.  The faculty wrote:  “The Adolph Rupp name has come to stand … Continue reading Kentucky faculty members ask for renaming of Rupp Arena Continue Reading →

Feb 5, 2020; Kansas City, Missouri; Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill (10) speaks to the crowd during the Super Bowl LIV championship rally in Kansas City. Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports   Chris Jones made headlines when he predicted that the Chiefs would win at least five Super Bowls with Patrick Mahomes and the rest of the dynamic … Continue reading Tyreek Hill predicts Chiefs will win seven Super Bowls Continue Reading →

The Dodgers announced that they’ve placed scheduled Opening Day starter Clayton Kershaw on the injured list and recalled right-hander Dustin May from their alternate training site. Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports The Dodgers announced that they’ve placed scheduled Opening Day starter Clayton Kershaw on the injured list and recalled right-hander Dustin May from their alternate training site. The team has termed Kershaw’s … Continue reading Dodgers place Clayton Kershaw on injured list, recall Dustin May Continue Reading →

Clippers guard Lou Williams has left the NBA’s bubble in Orlando. Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports A third Clippers player has left the NBA’s Walt Disney World campus, according to Andrew Greif of The Los Angeles Times (Twitter link), who hears that Lou Williams has been excused for personal reasons and is expected to return soon. Williams joins Montrezl Harrell and Patrick … Continue reading Clippers’ Lou Williams temporarily leaves NBA campus Continue Reading →

The Los Angeles Dodgers will be sending checks to Mookie Betts for a long time. Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Mookie Betts signing a long-term extension with the Los Angeles Dodgers was inevitable, but the terms of his new deal are pretty incredible.  The former American League MVP won’t receive all of the money from his 12-year, … Continue reading Mookie Betts’ deal with Dodgers will pay him until he’s 52 years old Continue Reading →

Portland Trail Blazers star Carmelo Anthony will use the NBA restart as a springboard for his social justice activism. Jesse Johnson-USA TODAY Sports Carmelo Anthony partnered with longtime friends Dwyane Wade and Chris Paul to launch the Social Change Fund this week, and that’s only the beginning of what the Portland Trail Blazers star has planned to address … Continue reading Carmelo Anthony addresses organization launch, activism in NBA bubble Continue Reading →

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports The protracted contract negotiations between Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys failed to yield a long-term deal, and it sounds like the inability to hammer out a contract extension has left the quarterback soured on the organization. Once the deadline passed earlier this month before the parties could hammer … Continue reading Anonymous Cowboys coach: Dak Prescott doesn’t want to stay with team Continue Reading →