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MLB moving All-Star Game from Georgia in response to new voting laws
(CNN)Major League Baseball announced Friday that this season's and draft will not be held in Atlanta in response to that placed new restrictions on voting. The new host city for the July 13 game has yet to be announced, according to the league. "Over the last week, we have engaged in thoughtful conversations with Clubs, former and current players, the Players Association, and The Players Alliance, among others, to listen to their views," MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred . "I have decided that the best way to demonstrate our values as a sport is by relocating this year's All-Star Game and MLB...…(CNN)Major League Baseball announced Friday that this season's and draft will not be held in Atlanta in response to that placed new restrictions on voting. The new host city for the July 13 game has yet to be announced, according to the league. "Over the last week, we have engaged in thoughtful conversations with Clubs, former and current players, the Players Association, and The Players Alliance, among others, to listen to their views," MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred . "I have decided that the best way to demonstrate our values as a sport is by relocating this year's All-Star Game and MLB...WW…
NFL tells White House it's ready to make every stadium a vaccination site
(CNN) will make its stadium available as a mass vaccination site, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell wrote in a letter to President Joe Biden dated Thursday.The offer comes as the Biden administration has promised the opening of mass vaccination sites as part of its push to ramp up the pace of Covid inoculations."This is currently being done at seven NFL stadiums today," Goodell wrote. "We can expand our efforts to stadiums across the nation more effectively because many of our clubs have offered their facilities previously as COVID testing centers as well as election sites over the past...…(CNN) will make its stadium available as a mass vaccination site, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell wrote in a letter to President Joe Biden dated Thursday.The offer comes as the Biden administration has promised the opening of mass vaccination sites as part of its push to ramp up the pace of Covid inoculations."This is currently being done at seven NFL stadiums today," Goodell wrote. "We can expand our efforts to stadiums across the nation more effectively because many of our clubs have offered their facilities previously as COVID testing centers as well as election sites over the past...WW…
At least 2 college football games scheduled for this weekend postponed because of Covid-19
(CNN)The Baylor Bears and Houston Cougars will not be college football on Saturday due to concerns on Baylor's team.The postponement comes after Baylor was unable to meet the Big 12 conference Covid-19 game cancellation thresholds. The teams have agreed to honor their planned "home and home" games and will look for future scheduling opportunities."The loss of this game is a devastating blow, but in the interest of the health and safety of our student-athletes, we believe we made the necessary decision," said Baylor Director of Athletics Mack B. Rhoades.The Baylor-Houston game is not the...…(CNN)The Baylor Bears and Houston Cougars will not be college football on Saturday due to concerns on Baylor's team.The postponement comes after Baylor was unable to meet the Big 12 conference Covid-19 game cancellation thresholds. The teams have agreed to honor their planned "home and home" games and will look for future scheduling opportunities."The loss of this game is a devastating blow, but in the interest of the health and safety of our student-athletes, we believe we made the necessary decision," said Baylor Director of Athletics Mack B. Rhoades.The Baylor-Houston game is not the...WW…
Baseball commissioner warns he might shut down the season if coronavirus isn't managed better, ESPN reports
(CNN)Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred warned union leader Tony Clark in a Friday call that if the league and players don't do a better job of following Covid-19 protocols and managing the virus, Manfred could shut down the shortened season, .On Friday, the league and the MLB Players Association announced that 29 players and team staff have tested positive for Covid-19 this week. CNN has reached out to the league for comment but has not heard back. A union spokesperson told CNN the union had no comment.Two St. Louis Cardinals players have tested positive for , the team said...…(CNN)Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred warned union leader Tony Clark in a Friday call that if the league and players don't do a better job of following Covid-19 protocols and managing the virus, Manfred could shut down the shortened season, .On Friday, the league and the MLB Players Association announced that 29 players and team staff have tested positive for Covid-19 this week. CNN has reached out to the league for comment but has not heard back. A union spokesperson told CNN the union had no comment.Two St. Louis Cardinals players have tested positive for , the team said...WW…
WNBA players will wear Breonna Taylor's name on their uniforms to honor women lost to racial violence
(CNN)This season's WNBA players hope that before you chant their names, you'll remember the victims of police and racial violence too.When the league's 2020 season tips off later this month, WNBA players will be wearing special uniforms designed to honor and demand justice for women who they say "have been the forgotten victims of police brutality and racial violence," according to a on Monday. The league's players will wear warm-up shirts with the words "Black Lives Matter" displayed on the front and "Say Her Name" on the back, alongside Breonna Taylor's name.Game courts at IMG Academy in...…(CNN)This season's WNBA players hope that before you chant their names, you'll remember the victims of police and racial violence too.When the league's 2020 season tips off later this month, WNBA players will be wearing special uniforms designed to honor and demand justice for women who they say "have been the forgotten victims of police brutality and racial violence," according to a on Monday. The league's players will wear warm-up shirts with the words "Black Lives Matter" displayed on the front and "Say Her Name" on the back, alongside Breonna Taylor's name.Game courts at IMG Academy in...WW…
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