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Jason Wright joined the Washington Football Team as the new president while the team reckons with allegations of sexual harassment and changing a racist nickname.

Jason Wright On Leading The Washington Football Team Amid Multiple Crises

5:23pm August 28, 2020

Jason Wright, the new president of the Washington Football Team, comes into his job after reports of widespread sexual harassment at the team. Wright talked with NPR about his plans for the team.

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A Tour Like No Other: How The Pandemic Has Changed The 2020 Tour De France

3:55pm August 28, 2020

by Eleanor Beardsley

The 2020 Tour de France is set to start Saturday. But the world's premier bicycle race will be very different due to the pandemic.

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Lionel Messi May Leave FC Barcelona

5:06am August 28, 2020

Soccer superstar Lionel Messi could be leaving FC Barcelona, the team he's played for since he was a teenager.

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An empty court and bench are shown with no signage following the scheduled start time of Wednesday's NBA playoff series. NBA players made their strongest statement yet against racial injustice Wednesday when the Milwaukee Bucks didn't take the floor for t

'Change Doesn't Happen With Just Talk': NBA Playoffs Return. But Athletes Fight On

10:05pm August 27, 2020

by Tom Goldman

The NBA postponed its playoffs for a second night in a row but says it's reached an agreement to resume soon. Players protested continued racial injustice after another police shooting of a Black man.

A basketball court is empty where the Milwaukee Bucks had been scheduled to play the Orlando Magic on Wednesday in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The Bucks and other NBA teams boycotted their games following the police shooting of a Black man in Kenosha, Wis.

'It's Absurd': Trump Officials Brush Off NBA Player Strikes Over Police Shooting

6:44pm August 27, 2020

by Sam Gringlas

"They've become like a political organization and that's not a good thing. I don't think that's a good thing for sports or for the country," President Trump said.

How Pro Athletes Are Reacting To Police Shooting In Kenosha, Wis.

4:19pm August 27, 2020

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with David Aldridge of The Athletic about pro athletes refusing to play after the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wis.

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Sports World Takes A Stand Against Wisconsin Police Shooting Of Jacob Blake

5:56am August 27, 2020

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Jesse Washington of ESPN's The Undefeated about NBA players refusing to play in playoff games as a protest to the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, in Kenosha.

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Officials stand beside an empty court at the scheduled start of an NBA basketball playoff game between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Orlando Magic, Wednesday in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The Bucks didn't take the floor in protest against racial injustice and t

'Tired Of The Killings': Pro Athletes Refuse To Play Amid Racial Injustice Protests

10:56pm August 26, 2020

by Tom Goldman

Professional sports players in the NBA, MLB, NFL, WNBA, and MLS protested the police shooting of Kenosha, Wi. resident Jacob Blake. The players refused to play to raise social justice awareness.

NBA Postpones 3 Playoff Games As Milwaukee Bucks Protest Wisconsin Police Shooting

6:23pm August 26, 2020

by Tom Goldman

The Milwaukee Bucks boycotted Wednesday's playoff game against the Orlando Magic. Players are protesting the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wis.

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Is Messi Leaving Barcelona?

5:39pm August 26, 2020

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Pablo Maurer of The Athletic about the possibility of soccer star Lionel Messi leaving his longtime club Barcelona.

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