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“(Boxing) gave me an opportunity to provide for my parents, help my siblings, help my friends, and help my community,” said Leonard. “I’m a blessed man. I won the Olympics in 1976 and had every intention of going to the University of Maryland to further my education and get a good job.

Players are eager to compete and to display their skills. Only problem is that the coronavirus doesn’t care about profits or presidents, or about fans or coaches. It doesn’t follow polls, doesn’t care who wins the presidential election, and has no party. It is deadly and it’s still here, even spiking in more than 20 states. And now, it’s hitting football players hard. Thirty Louisiana State players are in quarantine, either testing positive for the virus or from being in contact with those who tested positive. Twenty-three Clemson football players have tested positive since workouts started on June 1.

LeBron James and his business partner Maverick Carter announced the formation of a new media company, SpringHill Co., which will be supported by a $100 million funding round.

Mariners broadcaster Dave Sims moderated a panel with four of the Mariners African-American players on their experiences in life and baseball as Black men.

In a memo outlining the guidelines for allowing youth sports and recreational adult activities, Inslee said that “after consulting with stakeholders, we have developed Professional Sporting Activities, and Phase 2 and 3 Sporting Activities – COVID-19 Requirements.”

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) -- Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson says he is "staggered" by events in the U.S. in the aftermath of the...

UFC fighter Jon "Bones" Jones has posted a video on his official Instagram account that appears to show the mixed martial arts star confronting two men who he said were "destroying our cities" as protests spread across the US following George Floyd's death.

Boxing champion Floyd Mayweather will pay for George Floyd's funeral, a representative for the athlete told ESPN.

By John Lynch (CNN) -- As April was turning to May in this star-crossed year of 2020, LeBron James thought he'd be answering questions about...

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Senior Correspondent Major League Baseball is batting around plans to start its 2020 season next month despite the struggle by health...