Truist Financial Corporation has announced it will be awarding a grant of $250,000 to the Atlanta Braves’ Relief Fund to support the needs of hourly workers at Truist Park, CoolToday Park and each of the Minor League Baseball facilities operated by the Braves in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This grant is in response to […]
It’s a new era in the NFL. For the first time in his career, Tom Brady was a free agent. It has been reported that Tom Brady changing teams to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, this is a $30 million deal. Per season. It is unknown how long the deal […]
The Harlem Globetrotters announced today that they will be suspending all remaining games scheduled on their domestic and international tours through mid-May in order to help prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The Globetrotters encourage ticket holders to hold on to tickets, as the team will make every effort to reschedule postponed events as […]
It has been reported that the NFL will proceed with its draft but without public events next month in Las Vegas. For now, it’s unclear what city the draft will be taking place in. On Monday, March 16th, commissioner Roger Goodell said Monday the draft will take place April 23-25 as scheduled, but under a […]
On Sunday, March 15th, NFL players voted to approve a new collective bargaining agreement that will set up labor peace between players and owners for the next 11 years. The NFL Players Association set off a league wide chain of events that ultimately led to the NFL keeping intact the opening of the new league […]
The Harlem Globetrotters today announced that they will be suspending planned games on their domestic U.S. tour from Friday, March 13 through March 19, to help prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Decisions regarding the remaining U.S. domestic dates on the 2020 “Pushing the Limits” World Tour will be made next week. The North […]
On Wednesday, a Utah Jazz player tested positive for the coronavirus, leading to the NBA suspending its season “until further notice”. “The NBA is suspending game play following the conclusion of tonight’s schedule of games until further notice,” the league said in a statement issued shortly after 9:30 p.m. ET. “The NBA will use this […]
D.G. Yuengling & Son, Inc., America’s Oldest Brewery®, announced today its multi-year partnership with the Philadelphia Phillies and new designation as an “Official Lager of the Philadelphia Phillies.” As a sponsor of the Phillies since 2017, this extended partnership will continue to bring together two beloved Pennsylvania icons and provide new ways for fans to […]
In its 35th year of honoring the nation’s most elite high school athletes, The Gatorade Company today announced Paige Bueckers of Hopkins High School in Minnetonka, Minn. is the 2019-20 Gatorade National Girls Basketball Player of the Year. Bueckers won the prestigious award for her accomplishments on and off the court, joining an impressive group […]
Mississippi State power forward Reggie Perry, an SEC player of the year candidate, and Lady Bulldog freshman sensation Rickea Jackson won the fan voting portion of the 2020 C Spire Howell and Gillom Trophies, which annually honor the top male and female college basketball players in Mississippi, it was announced Saturday. Perry, a sophomore from […]