Following decades of pressure to stop using a racial slur as its team name, Washington’s NFL team, the Washington Redskins, announced that it will finally change. The team said in a statement on Monday: “On July 3rd
NASCAR Cup Series rookie Cole Custer completed a daring four-wide pass on the final lap to win Sunday’s Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Ky. Custer became the first Cup Series rookie in almost four
Kamaru Usman defeated Jorge Masvidal by unanimous decision in the main event of UFC 251 on Sunday morning in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Usman (17-1) retained his UFC welterweight title and remained unbeaten in the UFC.
The Big Ten Conference announced Thursday it will cut non-conference games for all fall sports, including football, amid “unprecedented times” during the coronavirus pandemic. The Big Ten said in a statement, “We are facing uncertain and unprecedented
On Thursday, Major League Soccer announced that Nashville SC withdrew from the “MLS is Back Tournament” after multiple positive coronavirus tests. With the team’s withdrawal, Nashville SC became the second club to pull out of the MLS’
Veteran San Antonio Spurs guard Patty Mills says he is donating his salary from the NBA’s 22-team restart in Orlando, Fla., to Black Lives Matter and other social justice causes. In a video posted by the Spurs
On Wednesday, the agent for San Francisco 49ers running back Raheem Mostert announced that he has requested a trade from the team. Mostert’s agent, Brett Tessler, wrote on Twitter that his client’s demand comes after “months of
The PGA of America is electing to postpone the Ryder Cup until 2021, in light of coronavirus cases spiking around the country\ The 43rd Ryder Cup matches were originally scheduled to take place Sept. 25-27 at Whistling
The Washington Wizards announced on Tuesday that guard Bradley Beal will not play in the NBA’s restart this month because of a right rotator cuff injury. The Wizards said the 27-year-old had experienced shoulder discomfort since early
On Monday, Atlanta Braves outfielder Nick Markakis opted out of the 2020 season due to increased concerns about the coronavirus pandemic. Markakis is the second Atlanta veteran in two days to announce plans to sit out the
