Aug 27 Watch 4:07 Authorities release new details on Blake shooting, subsequent violence By Courtney Norris Three days after Kenosha police shot Jacob Blake, who is Black, shockwaves are still reverberating and details still emerging. Wisconsin’s attorney general said that police first used a Taser on Blake, who was reportedly shot less than three minutes after… Continue watching
Aug 27 Watch 6:11 ‘We’re more than just basketball players,’ Ray Allen says of sports boycotts The shooting of Jacob Blake by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, has sparked public outrage in that city and beyond. Athletes from the NBA, the WNBA, Major League Baseball and Major League Soccer refused to play Wednesday night, and nearly a… Continue watching
Aug 27 Led by NBA, athletes again put focus on racial justice By Brian Mahoney, Associated Press While players and teams from baseball, the WNBA, MLS and tennis sat out their competitions Wednesday night, NBA players and coaches met for nearly three hours in a Disney hotel to determine next steps, including whether the season should continue. Continue reading
Aug 27 3 MLB games postponed, players decide after Kenosha shooting By Steve Megargee, Associated Press Games between the Cincinnati Reds and Brewers in Milwaukee, Seattle Mariners and Padres in San Diego and the Los Angeles Dodgers and Giants in San Francisco were called off hours before they were set to begin. Continue reading
Aug 26 NBA playoff games called off amid player protest, reverberates through other leagues By Brian Mahoney, Tim Reynolds, Associated Press The Milwaukee Brewers and Cincinnati Reds reportedly decided not to play as scheduled Wednesday and WNBA players also are not playing three regular season games in Bradenton, Florida. Continue reading
Aug 14 Watch 9:57 NBA commissioner Adam Silver on playing in a pandemic Nearly 10 months after the NBA season began, the professional basketball league will hold its first playoff games. Teams and their staff are playing in a so-called bubble in Orlando, Florida, where they are required to stay. Meanwhile, the league… Continue watching
Jul 30 Watch 6:26 As NBA resumes play, questions linger about pro sports in a pandemic After a long hiatus forced by coronavirus, the NBA resumes its season Thursday, with the playoffs following close behind. The return comes a week after Major League Baseball began play and days before the National Hockey League resumes. But there… Continue watching
Jun 24 Watch 5:59 Are professional sports ready to resume play amid the pandemic? The pandemic halted Major League Baseball's spring training in mid-March. Now, the league has announced it will start a shortened regular season in July. The plan to play 60 games comes after 40 players and staff tested positive for coronavirus… Continue watching
Jun 04 NBA owners approve 22-team season restart plan in Florida By Tim Reynolds, Associated Press The NBA's Board of Governors has approved a 22-team format for restarting the league season in late July at the Disney campus near Orlando, Florida. The notion passed "overwhelmingly," said a person familiar with the situation. Continue reading
Jun 02 Watch 2:29 News Wrap: Amid protests, Birx says virus testing even more important In our news wrap Tuesday, U.S. health officials again warned that public protests gripping the nation could make the COVID-19 pandemic worse. Dr. Deborah Birx of the Coronavirus Task Force said expanding virus testing is even more important as large… Continue watching