6:59 PM ET NFL commissioner Roger Goodell closed out a turbulent week Friday by admitting in a video that the league has erred in how it has dealt with NFL player protests of police brutality and systemic racism over the past few years. The video, which ran for 1 minute and 21 seconds, was a …
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6:41 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Summer has officially begun for the Chicago Bulls and seven other NBA teams not invited to Orlando to finish out the rest of the 2019-20 regular season. “It sucks. You’ve got to understand it. It’s a weird time, especially with everything that’s going on right now, but it’s upsetting too,” …
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2:36 PM ET Players participating in a 10-team, 36-game German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) tournament slated to start in Munich on Saturday are being asked to wear chips monitoring their movements, league commissioner Stefan Holz told ESPN. The BBL has been suspended since March 8. The league is isolating players, coaches, referees and other staff during …
11:34 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN NBA commissioner Adam Silver said there is a chance that older NBA head coaches won’t be able to be on the bench when the league resumes play on July 31 at the Walt Disney World Resort. “I think one of the things we know, we’ve learned a lot about the …
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6:10 PM ET Nick DePaulaESPN Amid the global outpouring of support for the Black Lives Matter movement, Michael Jordan and Jordan Brand is pledging $100 million over the next 10 years to nationwide organizations “dedicated to ensuring racial equality, social justice and greater access to education.” “Black lives matter. This isn’t a controversial statement,” read …
5:22 PM ET National Basketball Players Association representatives approved the NBA’s 22-team format to complete the 2019-20 season, the NBPA announced Friday. The NBA and NBPA will work through a number of details in the next week on the season’s resumption at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida, but sides are ready to …
5:29 PM ET Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan said he has done field work with Todd Gurley “a handful of times” and is “really impressed” with his new running back. Ryan, currently in Atlanta, spent time with Gurley in Southern California in recent weeks. “I’ve gotten to work with Todd and he’s awesome,” Ryan told …
4:17 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN It won’t be easy for Buffalo Bills rookie quarterback Jake Fromm to earn his new teammates’ trust back, offensive coordinator Brian Daboll said Friday. A day earlier, a text message from Fromm in which he suggested guns should be priced to a point where only “elite white people” can afford …
3:52 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball A worker at the SoFi Stadium construction site in Inglewood, California, died at the scene after falling from the roof Friday, a spokesperson for the contractor confirmed. …
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10:15 AM ET In the aftermath of George Floyd’s death, Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan is donating $500,000 toward a GoFundMe fundraiser he established, aimed at advancing lives in the black community of Atlanta. Ryan, who wears jersey No. 2, has set a goal of raising $2 million. Floyd, who was black, died last week …
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