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Georgia lawmakers’ restrictive and oppressive new voter laws may cost the team and city the privilege of hosting Major League Baseball’s summer showcase. It may also cost the local economy more than $200 million. Major League Baseball’s Players’ Association plans to meet with its 750-plus members to decide whether to force the game to another location.

Basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar tells CNN's Chris Cuomo what he thinks it will take for some in minority communities to trust the Covid-19 vaccine.

The Williams sisters rolled back the years on Monday as both stormed to straight-set victories in the Australian Open first round.

Sekou Smith, a NBA reporter and analyst for more than two decades, has died from Covid-19. He was 48. Smith worked for NBA TV and wrote for NBA.com since 2009.

Aaron’s biography at the Baseball Hall of Fame, where he earned induction in 1982, noted that he was “a consistent producer both at the plate and in the field, reaching the .300 mark in batting 14 times, 30 home runs 15 times, 90 RBI 16 times and captured three Gold Glove Awards enroute to 25 All-Star Game selections.”

The Seattle Mariners recently announced that Charles Johnson, a veteran of professional sports business leadership, is the team’s new Vice President of Corporate Partnerships.

Bianca Smith, 29, becomes the first Black woman to coach in professional baseball. She will work with the team’s infielders at the Red Sox minor league facility in Fort Meyers, Fla.

LeBron James will turn 36 just over a week after the season begins, and while he continues to defy the expectations of age that affect the rest of the league, this next season could be the true test of his greatness as a player and as a leader.

The panel series, which is typically held during Baseball's Winter Meetings to provide attendees with an opportunity to hear perspectives from individuals throughout the sport on diversity issues, will be streamed on MLB.com on Friday and Monday, December 21.

For the first time in NFL history, an all-Black crew will officiate an NFL game. The historic occasion will happen when the Los Angeles Rams visit the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 8:15 p.m. EST, nationally-televised ESPN game.