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Rob Manfred, Shut It Down
“Athletes are young and healthy, let them get it.”...
‘I Pray a Player Doesn’t Die’: Virus Will Grind College Football Season to Tragic Halt, Watchdog Says
Ramogi Huma has had a front row seat to coercive physical, psychological and sexual abuse that takes place at the hands of college athletic departments and the NCAA. ...
At-Risk Coaches and Managers Need to Sit This One Out
This morning, the Minnesota Twins became the first MLB team to sideline “at risk” coaches for the season due to COVID-19 with the Minnesota Star Tribune reporting that Bill Evers, 66, and Bob McClure, 68, would not coach in this year’s truncated season. Evers and McClure are the oldest coaches on th...
Sports Should Not Be Happening Right Now
We all realize all this is completely insane, right?...
On the Joys of Running and the Agonies of a Canceled New York City Marathon
On September 10, with both of my kids in school for the full day for the first time, I went to South Beach on Staten Island to run, really run, for the first time in years. I’d tried to take up running a few times before — in college, in my 20s, earlier in my 30s — but always gave up pretty quickly,...
30 Reasons Why Baseball Isn’t Ready to Return
Here’s hoping that you enjoyed that 35 minutes of feeling good about baseball on Tuesday night....
It’s Not a Real Season, So Don’t Lose Your Mud About Rule Changes
MLB and its players finally came to an agreement this afternoon, ending one of the more tedious and frustrating processes in modern sports history....
Poker World’s Lost Summer: What Happens When Live-Action Sharks Are Forced to Stay Home?
Lexy Gavin played in the last live poker tournament in America before coronavirus shut everything down....
Florida, Disney, and the NBA Will Have Blood on Their Hands
Do you hear that sound, Florida?...
Coronavirus is Telling Sports World to Shut It Down. Update: MLB Closes Down Facilities
This story has been updated with reports on Auston Matthews and Clemson...
Serie A Returns to Plague-Ravaged Italy, Possibly With an Uncomfortable Champion<em></em>
It’ll be everyone into the pool at the weekend, as Serie A returns to the soccer scene as the last of the major European leagues to play behind closed doors. It’ll come back with a very tight title race, but one possible champion that would lead to a lot of collar-tugging around the world. The other...
Kyrie Irving Says the NBA's Return 'Smells a Little Fishy.' He's Not Alone.
Should we boycott or should we play? ...
As Sports Rush to Return, Pesky Pandemic Reminds Us Why That's a Stupid Idea
Coronavirus is surging again in the United States, although it never really stopped in the first place. There hasn’t been a day with fewer than 10,000 new cases of COVID-19 in America since March 22, according to the Centers for Disease Control....
NBA Players Realize Their Power
Looking around the spectrum at the sea of professional athletes, from baseball to the NBA. It seems like players are slowly coming to their senses. ...
Spanish Weeks in my Disco Casino: What to Expect When Liga Returns
The Bundesliga in Germany will no longer have the stage to itself (with all apologies to Poland’s Ekstraklasa). Thursday afternoon, the Seville Derby between Sevilla and Real Betis will announce La Liga’s return to the soccer and sporting scene. So let’s catch you up on where we are in Spain and whe...
Just As Sports Leagues Gear Up To Play In Florida, COVID-19 Cases Are Peaking
The NBA is getting ready to come back in Florida. So, too, is MLS. And now it looks like the WNBA is headed there, as well. Meanwhile, whether or not the Sunshine State is undercounting COVID-19 deaths, the state’s official word is that Thursday was the day with the most confirmed coronavirus cases ...
Morning Drinkers Rejoice: Premier League And Serie A Announce Return Dates
In give-it-a-name fashion, both the Premier League In England and Italy’s Serie A announced today the dates they will resume. The Premier League will restart on June 17, behind closed doors (no fans), with two matches and then a full-slate the following weekend. Serie A will return on June 20....
MLB Plan Seeks To Splinter Players Union With Pay Cuts Aimed At Highest-Paid
The inherent advantage that Major League Baseball has in any labor battle is that players’ salaries are public and much higher than yours, while the teams do not have to open their books....
Patrick Ewing Is Out Of The Hospital And Home 'Getting Better' After Positive COVID-19 Test
NBA Hall of Famer Patrick Ewing is out of the hospital....
MLB'S Testing Plan Is Thorough, But Does It Pass The Doolittle Test?
While there are certainly many miles of financial sparring between MLB owners and players to get through before the league can return to play, issues rooted in the players’ concerns over safety. While a good portion, if not all, being the players’ anger over the owners reneging on a deal they made i...