Новости за 17.07.2020

Yet another Division I college football conference has pulled the plug on the fall season. The Colonial Athletic Association board of directors announced the suspension of the fall football season, though at least one member may still try to play. “The institutions of the Colonial Athletic Association recognize that we compete in a conference made [more]

The NFLPA held a conference call on Friday to discuss matters related to the NFL’s return to work amid the COVID-19 pandemic and one of the first questions posed to union officials had to do with keeping players accountable for being safe when they are away from team facilities. The NFLPA advised players not to [more]

The important question: How does Booker feel about the Suns now?

The "most complex derby in the Premier League" has high stakes for the hosts when Bournemouth entertains New Forest Derby rivals Southampton on Sunday.

Washington owner Daniel Snyder will be paying an outside lawyer to investigate the business that Snyder owns and operates, in an effort to change a culture that was established and maintained on his watch. Few insiders or observers expect that the end result of the investigation bought and paid for by Snyder will be a [more]

The winner will be announced during the conference finals.

Leicester is a point back of third-place Chelsea and ahead of Manchester United on goal differential with two matches to play.

With so much uncertainty about work rules for players returning to camp, time is running short to come up with answers. And for the moment, the first teams scheduled to report are still planning to. According to Mark Maske of the Washington Post, a source on the talks between the NFL and the players union [more]

After explosive allegations were made against his team on Thursday afternoon, Dan Snyder released a statement on Friday morning promising changes. Snyder said he and new head coach Ron Rivera are committed to moving the franchise forward. “The behavior described in yesterday’s Washington Post article has no place in our franchise or society,” Snyder said. [more]

Here are the latest Prince-Wright's Premier League score predictions with the odds on upsets, big wins and tight clashes revealed.

After decades of complaints by Native Americans regarding the name of the Washington franchise, the spark for change came not from a desire to do the right thing but to placate sponsors. Given the new allegations of sexual harassment by 15 former female employees of the team, the sponsors once again take center stage. What [more]

The NFL is allowing Dan Snyder to hire the lawyer who will investigate claims of widespread sexual harassment within the Washington NFL team. The governor of the state where that team is headquartered thinks it’s incumbent upon the NFL to get to the bottom of what happened. Virginia Governor Ralph Northam called the allegations “serious [more]

Titans running back Derrick Henry said on Thursday that he and his teammates would welcome free agent defensive end Jadeveon Clowney with “open arms” if he were to strike a deal with the team, but it remains unclear if anything will come to fruition. Clowney has been linked to the Titans throughout the offseason and [more]

James Harden joined the Rockets at Disney World. And immediately caused controversy.

Which NHL teams were best served by the four-month break?

"From October we intend to bring back audiences in stadia ... in a Covid-secure way subject to the successful outcome of pilots," said Boris Johnson.

Safety Justin Simmons didn’t sign a long-term deal with the Broncos after getting a franchise tag earlier this offseason, but he won’t be withholding his services once training camp opens. Simmons has signed his franchise tag, which sets him up to make $11.44 million while making his case for a longer deal during the 2020 [more]

Some have described the ongoing discussions between the NFL and the NFL Players Association as a “mini-CBA” negotiation. And that’s accurate. The circumstances, however, make this far different than the usual bargaining model that happens when league and union try to strike a new labor deal. In this case, the NFL can’t use the threat [more]

Last month, the battle lines seemed to be re-drawn between the nation’s president and the National Football League. In nearly four weeks, however, not much has happened. Based on a new article from Michael Kruse of Politico that looks at the long history of animosity between Donald Trump and the NFL, it’s possible that the [more]

Friday's collection of links.

Among the many women who have described mistreatment at the hands of male employees of the Washington football team are two female reporters who told the Washington Post that they were subjected to harassment by Alex Santos, who was fired as the team’s pro personnel director this week. The professional organization of journalists who cover [more]

As Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez work on a bid to buy the New York Mets, they’re looking for help and advice from a known franchise-builder. According to Thornton McEnery of the New York Post, Rodriguez and Lopez met with Patriots owner Robert Kraft and his son Jonathan Kraft  earlier in July. The group discussed [more]

While Harrison Burton and Brandon Jones hit a rough patch the last month, Riley Herbst stayed consistent with three top 10s in last five races.

They will be restricted to watching games from the otherwise empty stands, unable to interact with the players or coaches.

The stage is set for Daniel Snyder to emerge from the biggest scandal of his two-plus decades years of ownership without facing serious scrutiny from the league office. The inescapable clue appears smack dab in the middle of the league’s statement in response to the Washington Post article regarding 15 former female employees who claim [more]