By the time they take the field this fall — that’s assuming there is a season given the coronavirus pandemic — the National Football League team in Washington D.C. might have a new nickname. “In light of recent events around our country and feedback from our community, the Washington Redskins are announcing the team will […] More
The Washington Redskins’ announcement Friday that they would begin “a thorough review of the team’s name” is a potential culmination to years of protest and defiance over a nickname that many Native Americans and other advocates for change consider deeply offensive. A look at the history of the team and its name: 1769 The first […] More
Rocco B. Commisso completed his purchase of an Italian team in record time. It was only after the closing that he learned an agent controlled the fate of some of the club’s top players. More
“How is it possible,” the coach of Liverpool’s champions asked himself recently, “that anybody is 20 points ahead of this team?” More
The N.W.S.L. was one of millions of businesses that took Paycheck Protection Program loans this year. The money got the league and its players through eight uncertain weeks. More
In ongoing discussions, team owners and the players’ union are considering how to spread out reductions in the salary cap if few or no fans attend games this fall. More
She navigated the league’s male-dominated world as a team president, then devoted her energy to fighting on behalf of players with brain disorders. More
One consequence of the coronavirus may turn out to be a positive for players and other critics of meaningless football games. The N.F.L. wants to halve its preseason schedule to two games per team, from four. Many fans tend to dislike preseason games, in which star players often play only briefly, if at all, and […] More
