Washington’s NFL team plans to drop nickname

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July 13, 2020

Washington’s NFL team plans to drop nickname

The team is expected to announce on Monday that it will change its name, though a new name won’t be immediately revealed.
Published
July 9, 2020

Edelman calls Jackson’s comments a chance for a ‘teaching moment’

Patriots receiver Julian Edelman posts a video in response to an anti-Semitic social media post by Eagles receiver DeSean Jackson.
Published
July 9, 2020

Red Sox scrimmage a taste of strange season to come

With two- and one-man outfields and Jason Varitek serving as home plate umpire, the team gets in some work with an intrasquad scrimmage.
Published
July 8, 2020

MLB notebook: Devers among players cleared to return

The Giants finally get results from their COVID-19 tests, and Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers joins his teammates at Fenway Park.
Published
July 8, 2020

Ivy League cancels fall sports

The conference decides to suspend athletics for the rest of 2020, which means winter sports also will be affected.
Published
July 8, 2020

As games resume, reporters face a new reality

Coverage of sports events will look much different because of limitations on media access.
Published
July 8, 2020

A sad summer for NFL training camp hosts

Towns such as Oxnard, Calif., and Latrobe, Pa., are missing out on an annual visit from NFL teams, who will instead train at their home facilities.
Published
June 28, 2020

Source: Patriots agree to contract with Cam Newton

The former NFL MVP could become the replacement for Tom Brady as New England’s quarterback.
Published
June 28, 2020

Patriots lose third-round pick for latest illegal video infraction

New England is fined $1.1 million and will forfeit a pick in next year’s draft as penalties for filming the Bengals sideline last December.
Published
June 28, 2020

Rays put top prospect Franco on 60-man roster

Wander Franco, a 19-year-old shortstop rated as baseball’s best prospect, will be eligible to play in the shortened MLB season.