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NBA star Jrue Holiday donates remaining 2020 salary to social justice causes

Friday, July 17 by ABC News

Matthew Stockman/Getty ImagesBY: HALEY YAMADA, ABC NEWS (ORLANDO) — New Orleans Pelicans star Jrue Holiday said he'll donate the rest of his paychecks for the NBA's 2019-2020 season to help launch a social justice fund. "Today we announced that I have... Read More.

Former female employees of NFL’s Washington, DC team allege sexual harassment

Friday, July 17 by ABC News

artisteer/iStock By ABC NEWS (WASHINGTON) -- More than a dozen former female employees for the NFL's Washington, D.C. franchise claim they were sexually harassed and verbally abused while working for the team, The Washington Post reports. The former staffers say the... Read More.

How US women’s national soccer team players are helping fellow female entrepreneurs

Thursday, July 16 by ABC News

Michael Janosz/ISI Photos/Getty ImagesBy CATHERINE THORBECKE, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The athletes on the U.S. women's national soccer team have spent their whole careers disrupting the status quo and fighting for women. Now, some of the players are turning... Read More.

Philadelphia Eagles and Phillies home games to proceed without fans in 2020

Wednesday, July 15 by ABC News

Allen Kee / ESPN ImagesBy CARMEN J. COX, ABC News (PHILADELPHIA) -- Philadelphia sports fans won't be in the stands watching their beloved Phillies or Eagles when they play at home in 2020. City officials made the call, citing safety... Read More.

NFL’s Washington Redskins to change name following years of backlash

Monday, July 13 by ABC News

Phil Ellsworth / ESPN Images By ROSA SANCHEZ, ABC News(ASHBURN, Va.) -- The NFL's Washington Redskins have decided to change their team name."On July 3rd we announced the commencement of a thorough review of the team's name. ... Today, we... Read More.

Sports franchises face pressure to change names with Native American emblems

Friday, July 10 by ABC News

fstop123/iStockBy: ERIC MOLLO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- With America in the midst of a reckoning over racial inequality, more athletes are continuing to speak out across the sports world. Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray, Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield,... Read More.

Andy Murray, Duchess Kate surprise students with video call on would-be start of Wimbeldon

Friday, July 10 by ABC News

Scott Clarke / ESPN Images(LONDON) -- Along with Wimbledon champion Andy Murray, Duchess Kate surprised tennis fans from Bond Primary School in South London on a video call Friday."The former Wimbledon Champion shared his experiences of playing tennis growing... Read More.

Valentina Sampaio becomes 1st openly transgender ‘Sports Illustrated’ swimsuit model

Friday, July 10 by ABC News

Photo by Tommaso Boddi/WireImageBy JACQUELINE LAUREAN YATES, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Valentina Sampaio has become the first transgender model to grace the pages of Sports Illustrated's highly coveted swimsuit issue."I was so surprised," Sampaio told... Read More.

Orlando Magic player tests positive for coronavirus, team official says

Wednesday, July 8 by ABC News

cmannphoto/iStockBy ABC News(ORLANDO, Fla.) -- On the same day the Orlando Magic arrived at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex to prepare for the upcoming NBA season restart, officials said one of their players will be temporally benched... Read More.

WNBA dedicates 2020 season to social justice efforts

Monday, July 6 by ABC News

iStock/olcaytoibili(NEW YORK) -- BY: MEREDITH DELISOThe WNBA and WNBPA announced on Monday that they will be putting work into social justice and honoring the Black Lives Matter movement in the 2020 season.This includes a new platform, The Justice Movement,... Read More.

Washington Redskins considering changing name just to be ‘politically correct’: Trump

Monday, July 6 by ABC News

ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- BY: OLIVIA EUBANKSPresident Donald Trump on Monday weighed in on the Washington Redskins football team and Cleveland Indians baseball team considering changing their names -- names Native Americans have long complained are racially offensive.While he didn't... Read More.

Trump lashes out at Bubba Wallace, NASCAR over noose investigation, Confederate flag ban

Monday, July 6 by ABC News

Official White House Photo by Tia DufourBy IVAN PEREIRA, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump lashed out at NASCAR's only full-time Black driver on Twitter Monday morning, demanding he apologize for an investigation into an apparent noose found in... Read More.

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Former female employees of NFL’s Washington, DC team allege sexual harassment

How US women’s national soccer team players are helping fellow female entrepreneurs

Philadelphia Eagles and Phillies home games to proceed without fans in 2020

NFL’s Washington Redskins to change name following years of backlash

Sports franchises face pressure to change names with Native American emblems

Andy Murray, Duchess Kate surprise students with video call on would-be start of Wimbeldon

Valentina Sampaio becomes 1st openly transgender ‘Sports Illustrated’ swimsuit model

Orlando Magic player tests positive for coronavirus, team official says

Washington Redskins considering changing name just to be ‘politically correct’: Trump

Trump lashes out at Bubba Wallace, NASCAR over noose investigation, Confederate flag ban

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