"Major League Baseball fundamentally supports voting rights for all Americans and opposes restrictions to the ballot box," said Commissioner Rob Manfred. A new host city for the game was not named.
Longtime men's college basketball coach Roy Williams is retiring. For 33 seasons, Williams led two of basketball's most storied programs — North Carolina and Kansas.
Despite a reduced audience due to the pandemic, excitement was in the air as "Play Ball!" was heard at all of Major League Baseball's stadiums yesterday.
"It's been a thrill. It's been unbelievable. I've loved it," Williams said on Thursday. The 2007 Naismith Hall of Fame inductee led the team to national championships in 2005, 2009 and 2017.
Major League Baseball Opening Day is here and it's the first time in a year that fans can catch a regular season game. But because of COVID-19, most stadiums won't be filled anywhere near capacity.
It's Opening Day in baseball, and that means you'll still be able to eat unhealthy food while watching the game. But ordering that hot dog or beer will be different this year.
Fans will be back in the stands when the new Major League Baseball season gets underway on Thursday. But in order to keep fans safe, teams are trying to eliminate as many touchpoints as possible.
Players contend the NCAA is operating a classic conspiracy to fix prices in the labor market. The NCAA maintains that expanding benefits would threaten "amateurism."