Ezekiel Elliott sued over alleged dog attack

Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott is facing a lawsuit from a woman who says his three dogs attacked her while she was on his property to clean his pool. The woman says Elliott’s three dogs all bit her on March 11, with a Rottweiler dragging her by her arm while two bulldogs bit her legs. [more]

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Michigan clears way for pro sports, without fans

The Lions have clearance from their state government to proceed, but it’s clear it’s going to be some time before they have an audience. Via Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive order Thursday that allows the return of professional sports, without a live audience. “Good news, sports fans,” [more]

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Often 'Black people are more racist than White people,' says ex-F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone

Bernie Ecclestone is credited with transforming Formula One into a global, billion-dollar business with races in all corners of the world, but like many organizations, the sport he helped create has come under scrutiny following George Floyd's death.

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Police criticize Liverpool fans for gathering outside stadium after title win

Thousands of Liverpool fans gathered outside the club's Anfield stadium after Chelsea's 2-1 win over Manchester City on Thursday handed the Merseyside club its first league title since 1990.

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If teams are interested in Colin Kaepernick, they’re not talking to him about it

Earlier this week, Mike Silver of NFL Network said that multiple teams have interest in quarterback Colin Kaepernick. That may be the case; however, no one has reached out to Kaepernick’s camp to gather information or to do anything to suggest that interest exists. It’s possible teams are interested. It’s possible they’re waiting until training [more]

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Drew Brees sponsoring Black College Hall of Fame event

When Saints quarterback Drew Brees apologized multiple times for his “disrespecting the flag” comments, he said he wanted to be part of the solution. He’s writing a check to sponsor an event which could be a step along that path. Via Mike Triplett of ESPN.com, Brees and his wife, Brittany, will be the presenting sponsors [more]

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Rams envision “a number of different capacity scenarios”

The league approved a measure to tarp off seats in the first several rows of each stadium to sell as advertisements, and more and more teams are coming to grips with the reality those might not be the only empty seats. According to Jourdan Rodrigue of TheAthletic.com, the Rams sent an email to season ticket [more]

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