NFL to award grants of roughly $10,000 each to grass-roots organizations at a time when shelter-at-home orders put more at risk for domestic abuse.
Author: Nancy Armour, USA TODAY
Opinion: If NFL is going to hold draft, at least it’s going to benefit relief efforts
NFL will donate proceeds from Draft-A-Thon to six charitable organizations that serve everything from food banks to homeless to medical professionals.
Opinion: No bad blood or drama, just time for Tom Brady to leave New England Patriots
Tom Brady won six Super Bowl titles and three NFL MVP awards with the New England Patriots. He faces new challenges with Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Opinion: Don’t play games with unrealistic ideas to return sports amid pandemic
Talk of the PGA Tour, NBA and Major League Baseball returning to play in May or June is “wishful thinking,” according to public-health experts.
Opinion: NFL wise to make draft ‘fully virtual.’ Here’s how to make it fun
NFL backtracks, tells teams that all coaches, general managers and other personnel have to ‘shelter at home’ for this month’s draft.
Opinion: Trump’s suggestion that NFL season will start on time has no basis in reality
On Saturday, Donald Trump said he hoped the NFL season would start on time. But sports will only return when health experts say it’s safe, not Trump.
How Giannis Antetokounmpo is crashing Fresno State’s Twitter tournament
Pat Riddlesprigger, who averaged 7 points and 26 minutes, is benefiting from the support of Giannis Antetokounmpo in Fresno State’s tournament.
Opinion: At 31, Chellsie Memmel having fun doing gymnastics, and no telling where that might lead
Chellsie Memmel was part of the US team that won the silver medal at the 2008 Olympics, and won the all-around title at the 2005 world championships
Opinion: Putting athletes at risk to entertain us during lockdown is no game
Ideas have been circulating to resume play in leagues around the world in isolated areas. But it overlooks the risk and mental toll it would put on athletes.
Opinion: If Olympics are to be held in 2021, organizers need every day to pull them off
Tokyo Games pushed back a year, with Olympics now scheduled for July 23 to Aug. 8, 2021, and Paralympics to be held Aug. 24 to Sept. 5, 2021