The San Francisco 49ers will donate $1 million to “local and national organizations who are creating change,” CEO Jed York announced in a statement on Twitter on Saturday night, amid nationwide protests against discrimination and police brutality. FILE PHOTO: Sep 30, 2018; Carson, CA, USA; (Editors Notes: Caption Correction) San Francisco 49ers owner John Edward
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(Reuters) – NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said on Saturday the league is “greatly saddened” by the recent high-profile killings of black people in the United States, including George Floyd, whose death after being pinned down by a white police officer in Minneapolis has led to widespread protests. FILE PHOTO: Jan 29, 2020; Miami, Florida, USA;
The MLS expansion club in Charlotte will reveal its name in June, team president Tom Glick said. Glick declined to specify an exact date in an interview published Friday by the Sports Business Journal. “This is a very important moment in the formation of our new club for the city and for the region,” Glick
FILE PHOTO: Tennis – ATP 500 – Dubai Tennis Championships – Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates – February 25, 2020 Italy’s Fabio Fognini in action during his match against Britain’s Dan Evans REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) – World number 11 Fabio Fognini underwent surgery on both ankles on Saturday to
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bringing movie star charisma on and off the field and a cannon arm that propelled his team to an almost unthinkable Super Bowl upset, quarterback Joe Namath embodied the megawatt glamour of New York City. FILE PHOTO: Born on May 31, 1943: Joe Namath, American football quarterback Former New York Jets
(Reuters) – NBA champion Stephen Jackson on Friday said he would not allow the police to assail the character of George Floyd, a friend he called his “twin” who was killed this week by a police officer in Minneapolis, sparking widespread outrage and days of protest. FILE PHOTO: Aug 17, 2019; Dallas, TX, USA; Killer
FILE PHOTO: Oct 31, 2019; Glendale, AZ, USA; San Francisco 49ers defensive end Dee Ford (55) against the Arizona Cardinals at State Farm Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports Dee Ford had what he termed “pretty extensive” arthroscopic knee surgery in the offseason, leaving the San Francisco 49ers’ pass rusher as a question
LONDON (Reuters) – Williams announced the end of the Formula One team’s title sponsorship with ROKiT on Friday but hoped to bring in new money to replace it. The struggling team had extended only last July the contract with the company, whose business interests range from mobile phones to beer and vodka brands, through 2023.
LONDON (Reuters) – Steaming in off his long run, curls bobbing, eyes fixed on the stumps, there have been few more intimidating sights in world cricket than fast bowler Bob Willis in his prime. The spearhead of England’s pace attack in the 1970s and early 80s, the 6-foot-6 Willis took 325 test wickets in 90
FILE PHOTO: Feb 2, 2020; Miami Gardens, Florida, USA; NFL commissioner Roger Goodell during Super Bowl LIV between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers at Hard Rock Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports NEW YORK (Reuters) – NFL teams may be able to bring back members of their coaching staff as
LONDON (Reuters) – The BBC will for the first time air free-of-charge Premier League soccer games live when the season restarts next month, the broadcaster said on Thursday. “This opportunity creates an historic moment for the BBC and our audiences. At a time when sports fans across the country are in need of lift, this
FILE PHOTO: Formula One F1 – British Grand Prix – Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Britain – July 14, 2019 Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas leads Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton at the first corner of the race REUTERS/John Sibley LONDON (Reuters) – Formula One’s 10 teams will be limited to a maximum 80 people each at races held without spectators
(Reuters) – When Al Unser took a show car off the floor of a hotel lobby and drove it to victory at the 1987 Indianapolis 500 he not only joined the Brickyard’s most exclusive club of four-time winners but cemented his place as one of motor racing’s all-time greats. FILE PHOTO: Four-time Indianapolis 500 winner
FILE PHOTO: Tennis – Australian Open – Women’s Singles Final – Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia – February 1, 2020 Sofia Kenin of the U.S. in action during her match against Spain’s Garbine Muguruza REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo (Reuters) – World TeamTennis said on Wednesday it had several options for where to stage its 2020 season but
LONDON (Reuters) – Audi sacked German driver Daniel Abt from their Formula E team because he “made a conscious decision to go against the rules” in an esports competition, the German carmaker said on Wednesday. FILE PHOTO: Motor Racing – Formula E – Berlin E-Prix – Flughafen Tempelhof, Berlin, Germany – May 19, 2018 Audi
LONDON (Reuters) – The governing body for motorsport in Britain aims to resume racing activities without spectators from July 4, it said on Wednesday. Motorsport UK suspended all its events throughout the country from March to the end of June due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “We have explained our plans to government and are fortunate
(Reuters) – Jim Thorpe, a two-time Olympic gold medallist and formidable American football and baseball player, was one of the greatest U.S. athletes of all time but the public often failed to recognise him as one of their own during his lifetime. Thorpe was born on May 28, 1888 (though some reports have him born
(Reuters) – The National Hockey League will go straight into an expanded 24-team playoff format and all games will be held in two hub cities if action resumes this year amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Commissioner Gary Bettman said on Tuesday. FILE PHOTO: Feb 12, 2020; Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN; Gary Bettman commissioner of the National
LONDON (Reuters) – Daniel Abt parted company with the Audi Formula E team on Tuesday after letting a professional gamer impersonate him in an official esports race. FILE PHOTO: Motor Racing – Formula E – Berlin E-Prix – Flughafen Tempelhof, Berlin, Germany – May 19, 2018 Audi Sport Abt Schaeffler’s Daniel Abt celebrates winning the
FILE PHOTO: Cycling – Tour de France – The 200.5-km Stage 19 from Lourdes to Laruns – July 27, 2018 – Groupama-FDJ rider Arnaud Demare of France before the start. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier PARIS (Reuters) – Sprinter Arnaud Demare is undergoing surgery on a broken wrist but is expected to be fit when the season restarts
(Reuters) – Paul Gascoigne’s tears in Turin captivated a nation and once they had fallen in love with the prodigiously talented but delicate England playmaker, they could never take their eyes off him, no matter how painful it was to keep looking. FILE PHOTO: Football Soccer – Littlewoods Cup Second Round Leg One – Notts
(Reuters) – Oswaldo Alvarez, the former coach of the Brazilian women’s team who was universally known as Vadao, has died aged 63, the Brazilian Football Confederation said on Monday. Alvarez led the team to Copa America titles in 2014 and 2018, as well as the gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto.
The NHL and NHL Players’ Association are targeting a date in early June for their transition to Phase 2 of their return to play initiative in a memo distributed to all teams and players late Sunday. FILE PHOTO: Mar 1, 2020; Sunrise, Florida, USA; Florida Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad (5) battles for control of a
SOCCER – Arsenal’s Michael Thomas and David Rocastle hold up the first division trophy following a 2-0 win over fellow title contenders Liverpool at Anfield on the last day of the 1988-89 league season. Source link
(Reuters) – Brad Keselowski won the Coca Cola 600 in a shootout on Sunday as NASCAR did its best to fill the sporting void created by the novel coronavirus shutdown with its longest ever race. May 24, 2020, Concord, NC, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Brad Keselowski (2) celebrates winning the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte
Forward Jon Leuer announced his retirement Sunday after eight NBA seasons. The 31-year-old Leuer didn’t play in the 2019-20 season after being waived by the Milwaukee Bucks in July. Leuer made his announcement on his Instagram account. “I love the game of basketball,” Leuer wrote. “I still want to play, but I know deep down
LONDON (Reuters) – Audi Formula E driver Daniel Abt was disqualified and ordered to pay 10,000 euros ($10,900.00) to charity on Sunday for getting a professional gamer to compete under his name in an official esports race. Motor Racing – Formula E – Berlin E-Prix – Flughafen Tempelhof, Berlin, Germany – May 19, 2018 Audi
LONDON (Reuters) – The outcome of round five of Formula E’s esports Race at Home Challenge was under a stewards’ enquiry on Sunday amid claims a “ringer” had taken the place of Audi Sport’s Daniel Abt and finished third. Saturday’s 15-lap race around a virtual Berlin Tempelhof track was won by Britain’s Oliver Rowland for
Legendary Oklahoma State coach and recently named Hall of Famer Eddie Sutton died Saturday night at his home in South Tulsa, Okla. He was 84. FILE PHOTO: Jan 26, 2019; Stillwater, OK, USA; Former Oklahoma State Cowboys head coach Eddie Sutton during the game against the South Carolina Gamecocks at Gallagher-Iba Arena. Mandatory Credit: Rob
(Reuters) – The Washington Nationals said on Saturday they have altered plans for a virtual World Series championship ring ceremony amid the COVID-19 pandemic after players expressed a preference to receive the jewllery in person. The Nationals, who beat the Houston Astros last October to win their maiden World Series title, will still go ahead
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