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NWSL players are keeping a spotlight on the abuse and harassment female athletes face

4:56pm October 21, 2021

by Tom Goldman

The recent NWSL scandal involving coaches' alleged abusive behavior toward female players has refocused attention on an all-too-familiar problem -– female athletes experiencing abuse and harassment.

Enes Kanter of the Boston Celtics has not shied from political activism.

Celtics games have been turned off in China after one player's pro-Tibet tweet

3:30pm October 21, 2021

by Becky Sullivan

Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter waded into an especially sensitive subject for the NBA with his comments advocating for a free Tibet, as China is by far the league's largest foreign market.

Former NFL players Ken Jenkins (right) and Clarence Vaughn III (center right), along with their wives, Amy Lewis (center) and Brooke Vaughn (left), carry petitions demanding equal treatment for everyone involved in the settlement of concussion claims agai

NFL agrees to race-based brain testing in $1B settlement on concussions

10:14pm October 20, 2021

by The Associated Press

The league accepted changes after an outcry over test score adjustments known as "race-norming," which make it harder for retired Black players to win dementia awards.

Everything old, new and AWOL in the NBA

6:31pm October 19, 2021

NPR's Sarah McCammon talks with ESPN's Monica McNutt about how as the NBA season begins, fans are talking about two players who won't be on the court anytime soon.

Remembering Tom Morey, the eccentric surf icon and inventor of the Boogie Board

4:43pm October 19, 2021

Tom Morey, the inventor of the Boogie Board and a renowned figure in the surfing world, died on Oct. 14 at the age of 86.

Washington State University head coach Nick Rolovich speaks to his players before an NCAA college football game against Portland State on Sept. 11 in Pullman, Wash.

Washington State fires its football coach over COVID-19 vaccine mandate

10:49am October 19, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

Head football coach Nick Rolovich and four assistants were fired for defying the state's vaccine mandate. School officials said a small number of university workers chose not to get vaccinated.

League One Volleyball is a new pro league that aims to nurture players from the youth club level, where coaches and elite players will share their expertise.

Are you ready for some volleyball? A new women's pro league hopes the answer is yes

7:01am October 19, 2021

by Bill Chappell

"We have 400 girls that have to go abroad" if they want to play pro volleyball, the CEO of a fledgling women's league says. She's trying to fix that problem, starting with youth clubs.

ESPN reporter Allison Williams reports from a college basketball tournament at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., on March 8, 2017. Williams said in a recent Instagram video that she is leaving ESPN due to the company's vaccine mandate.

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ESPN's Allison Williams explains why she's giving up her job over a vaccine mandate

5:53pm October 18, 2021

by Andrea Hsu

In an Instagram video, college football and basketball reporter Allison Williams said, "I cannot put a paycheck over principle." She cited medical reasons for not getting a COVID-19 vaccine.

An Unlikely WNBA Champ

5:07pm October 18, 2021

When you barely make the playoffs, nobody expects you to stay in the playoffs. The Chicago Sky defied expectations, becoming the WNBA champions Sunday night.

The Chicago Sky celebrate after winning Game Four of the 2021 WNBA Finals against the Phoenix Mercury on Sunday at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois. It's the city's first-ever WNBA title.

Chicago brings home its first WNBA championship trophy

12:53pm October 18, 2021

by Nell Clark

The Chicago Sky rallied from behind to beat the Phoenix Mercury and bring home the city's first-ever WNBA title. They're being celebrated by their hometown, including former President Barack Obama.