The N.F.L. on Thursday canceled its annual Hall of Fame Game, an exhibition scheduled for Aug. 6, so players and coaches grappling with restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic could have more time to prepare for the regular season, which, for now, is still set to begin Sept. 10. The decision, by team owners in […] More
The joint hosting arrangement would be the first for women’s soccer’s biggest championship, which will expand to 32 teams for the event. More
George Preston Marshall, the original owner of the N.F.L. team in Washington that was the last franchise to integrate its roster, will have his name removed from the team’s stadium and website. The decision comes amid pressure on the team to acknowledge Marshall’s resistance to signing and drafting African-American players and his decision in 1933 […] More
Liverpool’s men are on the verge of adding a Premier League crown to their European and world titles, while the club’s underpowered, overlooked women’s team has just been relegated. More
The Orlando Pride said on Monday that it would not participate in the National Women’s Soccer League Challenge Cup — the monthlong tournament the league planned in lieu of a 2020 season — because of coronavirus cases among its players and staff. “The guidelines and process that are put in place, including the important protocols […] More
A Premier League title celebration that was once years away, and then just months, now could be on in less than a week. More
Germany’s top soccer league continues to be a bellwether for sports. The Bundesliga’s return to action in May after a two-month hiatus caused by the coronavirus pandemic gave other big leagues the courage, and also some helpful guidance, as they pressed forward with their own returns. Now the Bundesliga has become the first major European […] More
A memorial for the former N.F.L. owner George Preston Marshall in Washington and a statue of the former baseball owner Calvin Griffith in Minneapolis were removed on Friday as cities and franchises continued to reckon with the legacies of figures from their racist pasts. The memorial for Marshall, whose team was the last in the […] More
