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WNBA dedicates 2020 season to social justice efforts
by ABC Audio on July 6, 2020 at 9:04 pm
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 […]
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Washington Redskins considering changing name just to be 'politically correct': Trump
by ABC Audio on July 6, 2020 at 8:58 pm
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 […]
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Trump lashes out at Bubba Wallace, NASCAR over noose investigation, Confederate flag ban
by ABC Audio on July 6, 2020 at 3:03 pm
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 […]
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Report: Redskins' minority owners looking to sell shares in team
by ABC Audio on July 6, 2020 at 11:58 am
33ft/iStockBy JEANETTE TORRES-PEREZ, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- The minority owners of the Washington Redskins are reportedly looking to get rid of their shares in the NFL team.The Washington Post reports Robert Rothman, Dwight Schar and Frederick W. […]
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NHL, NHLPA finalize protocols for season to resume in Edmonton and Toronto
by ABC Audio on July 6, 2020 at 11:44 am
francisblack/iStockBy ABC News (NEW YORK) -- The NHL and NHLPA have finalized the protocols for the season to resume this summer in Toronto and Edmonton, Alberta, NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly told ESPN.As of Sunday night, the sides still were […]
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Washington Redskins to undergo 'thorough review' of team name
by ABC Audio on July 3, 2020 at 11:44 pm
Phil Ellsworth / ESPN ImagesBy LAUREN LANTRY, ABC News(ASHBURN, Va.) -- The Washington Redskins, the NFL football team representing the nation’s capital, announced Friday it would begin a “thorough review” of its controversial name […]
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MLB spring training begins with changes amid pandemic
by ABC Audio on July 3, 2020 at 3:17 pm
cmannphoto/iStockBy ABC NEWS(NEW YORK) -- Major League Baseball is back as the league's summer camp has officially kicked off.With baseball's return amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the league is establishing several changes to player conduct and […]
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WNBA star Maya Moore so 'thankful' for Jonathan Irons' release from prison: 'We made it'
by ABC Audio on July 2, 2020 at 3:26 pm
ABC NewsBy SHANNON MCLELLAN, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- WNBA star Maya Moore fell to her knees when, after 22 years in prison, Jonathan Irons walked out of Jefferson City Correctional Center a free man on Wednesday."In that moment I just -- I really felt […]
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Aspiring driver Rajah Caruth discusses his journey, why Bubba Wallace is a role model
by ABC Audio on July 1, 2020 at 11:53 am
Factor41/iStockBy ABBY CRUZ, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- At 18, Rajah Caruth already has a trophy case filled with medals and awards from competitive driving, from races all over the country.He's just getting started.The soon-to-be Winston-Salem State […]
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Appeals judges to hear arguments over video evidence in Patriots owner prostitution case
by ABC Audio on June 30, 2020 at 3:29 pm
Maddie Meyer/Getty ImagesBy IVAN PEREIRA, ABC News(WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.) -- Prosecutors will appeal to a Florida judge via a video conference Tuesday morning to allow key evidence in the solicitation case against New England Patriots owner Robert […]