Quandre Diggs: American “cockiness” led to spread of COVID-19

Seahawks safety Quandre Diggs is worried about his home state, and he’s worried that one particular character flaw has led to the spread of COVID-19 as much as anything. Diggs has been wary of Texas opening too quickly after the initial wave, and he thinks that any unwillingness on the part of his fellow citizens [more]

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Texans’ Jacob Martin: You can’t social distance in football

Texans linebacker Jacob Martin is skeptical that the NFL can return safely when COVID-19 continues to spread across the country. Martin indicated that he and plenty of other NFL players have concerns about getting back to work, with training camps scheduled to open in three weeks. “For sure, there’s a danger factor because there are [more]

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Cricket star's anger over racist Indian nickname

The word brought back painful and uncomfortable memories.

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League considering expanding practice squad and changing eligibility rules

The new CBA has changed the rules for practice-squad eligibility to permit each team to have two players on the practice squad with an unlimited number of accrued seasons. That number could be increasing. Already bumped from 10 players to 12 for 2020, it’s widely expected that the number will be pushed even higher due [more]

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Robert Rothman is trying to sell his interest in Washington, too

All of Daniel Snyder’s three minority partners want out. Earlier today, we reported that Fred Smith and Dwight Schar have been trying to sell their interest in the franchise. The Washington Post reports that Robert Rothman wants out, too. Per the Post, the there minority partners want out “in large part because they are ‘not [more]

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Ex-Lion Tom Vaughn dies at 77

Tom Vaughn, a safety who spent his seven-year NFL career with the Lions, has died at the age of 77. Vaughn played his college football at Iowa State, where he was all-Big Eight as a fullback in 1963 and then as a defensive back in 1964. He also led the Big Eight in punt returns [more]

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Indians manager says it’s time to change the team’s name

The Washington NFL franchise’s announcement of a “thorough review” of its name instantly was interpreted as a decision to change it. The Cleveland MLB franchise’s decision to consider changing its name wasn’t. Perhaps now it should be. “I think it’s time to move forward,” Cleveland manager Terry Francona said Sunday regarding the name, via the [more]

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