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Texas keeps ‘The Eyes of Texas’ despite athlete demands
By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer/ BNC Contributor The University of Texas announced a series of steps Monday intended to make itself more welcoming to its Black students but stopped short of shelving “The Eyes of Texas” song that a number of athletes have said needs to go because it has racist undertones. Jay Hartzell, the interim president of the university’s flagship campus in Austin, said the song will continue to be the alma mater for the Longhorns. “Aspects of its origin, whether previously widely known or unknown, have created a rift in how the song is understood and celebrated, […]Read more...
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Washington’s NFL team drops ‘Redskins’ name after 87 years
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer/ BNC Contributor WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington NFL franchise announced Monday it is dropping the “Redskins” name and Indian head logo, bowing to recent pressure from sponsors and decades of criticism that they are offensive to Native Americans. A new name must still be selected for one of the oldest and most storied teams in the National Football League, and it was unclear how soon that will happen. But for now, arguably the most polarizing name in North American professional sports is gone at a time of reckoning over racial injustice, iconography and racism […]Read more...
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Rockets’ Westbrook says he tested positive for coronavirus
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer/ BNC Contributor LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Russell Westbrook of the Houston Rockets said Monday that he has tested positive for coronavirus, and that he plans to eventually join his team at the restart of the NBA season. Westbrook made the revelation on social media. As recently as Sunday, the Rockets believed that Westbrook and James Harden — neither of whom traveled with the team to Walt Disney World near Orlando last week — would be with the team in the next few days. In Westbrook’s case, that now seems most unlikely. “I […]Read more...
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Big Ten Scraps Nonconference Football Games due to Pandemic
By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer/ BNC Contributor The Big Ten Conference announced Thursday it will not play nonconference games in football and several other sports this fall, the most dramatic move yet by a power conference because of the coronavirus pandemic. The league cited medical advice in making its decision and added ominously that the plan would be applied only “if the conference is able to participate in fall sports.” “As we continue to focus on how to play this season in a safe and responsible way, based on the best advice of medical experts, we are also prepared […]Read more...
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Ravens Quarterback Cancels Florida Event Amid Virus Surge
AP/BNC Contributor BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson has canceled his annual “Funday with LJ” event in Florida due to surging coronavirus cases in the state and strict gathering limits. Jackson’s third annual event was set to be held Saturday and Sunday in his hometown of Pompano Beach, Florida, but a spokesperson told news outlets Tuesday that the event was canceled. Gatherings of more than 10 people are prohibited in Pompano Beach due to pandemic. Instead of allowing a few people to attend the event, Jackson decided to cancel it. Jackson shared a flyer of the event on […]Read more...
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Track and Field Adapts for Storied Meet Held in 7
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer/ BNC Contributor GENEVA (AP) — In a track and field season almost entirely wiped out by the coronavirus pandemic, athletes and organizers are setting new marks in creativity. On Thursday, the storied Weltklasse meet will broadcast near-live from Zurich in an ambitious mix of social distancing and technological innovation. Only a few of the 30 athletes that will share the $200,000 prize fund on an eight-event program will actually be in the city’s Letzigrund Stadium. Others will start and compete simultaneously, three athletes or teams per event, in one of six empty stadiums scattered […]Read more...
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