Nation Feb 22 U.S. Soccer Federation and women’s team settle lawsuit for $24 million U.S. women soccer players have reached a landmark agreement with the sport's American governing body to end a six-year legal battle over equal pay.
Arts Apr 02 MLB moving All-Star Game in response to voting restrictions Major League Baseball has moved the All-Star Game from Atlanta's Truist Park, a response to Georgia enacting a new law last month restricting voting rights.
Nation Oct 21 Smallest crowd in over a century attends World Series opener A crowd of 11,388 attended the World Series opener between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Tampa Bay Rays, the lowest count in a Fall Classic since Game 6 in 1909.
Nation Oct 09 Whitey Ford, Hall of Fame ace for mighty Yankees, dies at 91 He had the best winning percentage of any pitcher in the 20th century and helped the Yankees become the game's perennial champions.
Arts Sep 23 The Met Opera will be silent this season. Its 1st Black composer will open its return The Metropolitan Opera will skip an entire season for the first time in its nearly 140-year history. Terence Blanchard’s “Fire Shut Up in My Bones” will be the company’s first presentation by a Black composer.
Nation Apr 22 MLB strips Red Sox of draft pick, former manager banned in sign stealing scams The Boston Red Sox were stripped of their second-round pick in this year’s amateur draft by Major League Baseball for sign stealing in 2018 and former manager Alex Cora was suspended through the 2020 postseason for his previous conduct as…
Arts Apr 02 Carnegie Hall projects $9 million deficit, expects cuts next season More than 170 concerts are scheduled for next season but some likely will be dropped. It has not decided whether layoffs will be needed.
Arts Mar 19 Met Opera cancels season, stops pay of orchestra, chorus The Metropolitan Opera is canceling the rest of its season and stopping the pay of the orchestra, chorus and other unionized employees at the end of March due to the new coronavirus.
Nation Mar 12 MLB delays opening day by at least 2 weeks because of virus Major League Baseball is delaying the start of its season by at least two weeks because of the coronavirus outbreak. Opening day had been scheduled for March 26. MLB also has suspended the rest of its spring training game schedule.
Nation Feb 21 U.S. women’s soccer team seeks $66 million in damages The request for damages is part of the team's gender discrimination lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation.