Athletes Unlimited has a new pro softball league with new teams being drafted every week and no official coaches.
Author: Aria Gerson, USA TODAY
Utah high school AD pauses football game due to fans not complying with COVID-19 protocols
American Fork High School (Utah) AD Jeremy Lewis temporarily paused his football team’s game due to fans’ failure to follow COVID-19 protocols.
Overtimes galore: NHL has seen 12 games go long since play resumed on Aug. 1
The five-overtime thriller between the Lightning and Blue Jackets was the best, but 11 other games have gone to extra time.
Everything you need to know about the 2020 college football Amway Coaches Poll
USA TODAY college football experts take a look at the preseason Amway Coaches Poll, team outlooks, snubs and how COVID-19 could affect the rankings.
Gabby Douglas lifted gymnastics and Black athletes to new heights in 2012
Standing on the medal podium on Aug. 2, 2012, Gabrielle Douglas made history in more ways than one at the London Olympics.
President Trump awards Medal of Freedom to former Olympic track star Jim Ryun, who talks about dishonoring flag
Jim Ryun was ranked greatest HS athlete of all time by ESPN. He was on cover of Sports Illustrated seven times before 25 and has Olympic silver medal.
Natalie Portman leads star-studded group bringing NWSL franchise to Los Angeles in 2022
Natalie Portman, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, venture capitalist Kara Nortman and video game entrepreneur Julie Uhrman lead ownership group.
‘Please don’t take me’: Braves’ Freddie Freeman details harrowing battle with COVID-19
Freddie Freeman has returned to the Braves after a harrowing battle with COVID-19, telling reporters he prayed, “Please don’t take me” at one point.
More groups call for complete ban on Native American mascots as momentum shifts
“This is the closest I think Native peoples have come in nearly 30 years,” Crystal Echo Hawk says of Washington’s name change.
Buccaneers’ Donovan Smith: NFL players’ return to action amid coronavirus pandemic ‘does not seem like a risk worth taking’
NFL training camps open in less than three weeks, but Buccaneers left tackle Donovan Smith said playing “does not seem like a risk worth taking.”