By Steve Almasy and Homero De la Fuente, Covid-19 has become the main opponent of several professional leagues and university sports programs as teams are forced to change their game plan in the face of positive tests or coronavirus exposure. The cancellations and
By Steve Almasy and Jill Martin, Two of the top professional sports leagues in the country are tightening their Covid-19 protocols in response to the surge in cases. On Thursday, the National Football League and NFL Players Association agreed to new rules that place
By Web staff The Green Bay Packers, including dozens of players and coaches, announced Tuesday, Dec. 14, they have donated a total of $270,650 to the United for Waukesha Community Fund to benefit the victims of the parade tragedy and their families.
By Ben Morse, Ten years ago, a user posted a question on Reddit: “When Ray Allen finally retires, is Steph Curry the greatest threat to his 3P made records?” In the replies, many are skeptical. One says they don’t think Curry will reach 2,000, while another believed:
By Jean Casarez, Eric Levenson and Laura Ly, USA Gymnastics, the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee and their insurers agreed to pay $380 million in a settlement with the victims of Larry Nassar, the former Olympic doctor who sexually abused girls for
By Steve Almasy, With winter almost upon us and people spending more time indoors, Covid-19 cases have been rising. Sports groups and their players have not been spared — and Monday saw several announcements connected to the protocols each league has set up for
By Theresa Waldrop and Andy Rose, The Denver Broncos on Sunday honored its former star wide receiver, Demaryius Thomas, who died suddenly last week at age 33. Thomas played 10 seasons in the NFL, most of them with the Broncos, and is
By Patrick Sung and John Sinnott, Tiger Woods will make his competitive return to golf next week at a $1 million tournament playing with his son Charlie. Woods has not played in a golf tournament since suffering serious leg injuries in a car accident in February.
By David Close, NBA players who are unvaccinated against Covid-19 will soon not be allowed to travel to and from games in Canada. In a league memo sent Tuesday and obtained by CNN, the NBA warned teams that, due to Canadian laws,
By Carolina Olivares, There comes a time when athletes have to hang up the cleats. A Houston native, in his fourth season in the NFL, launched a nonprofit aimed to set up young student-athletes for life after the game. “The most important
