NFL suspends all COVID-19 protocols

The NFL and NFL Players Association have agreed to suspend all aspects of the joint COVID-19 protocols.

Stanford women's soccer captain Katie Meyer found dead in residence hall

The captain of Stanford University's women's soccer team, Katie Meyer, was found dead in a campus residence, prompting an outpouring of grief at the university.

#FreeCain: Outpouring of support for ex-UFC champ charged with attempted murder

The hashtag #FreeCain sprung up almost immediately after it was revealed that Cain Velasquez was charged with attempted murder – but that his intended target was a 43-year-old man accused of inappropriately touching a 4-year-old child who is related to Velasquez.

Elina Svitolina of Ukraine beats Anastasia Potapova of Russia in WTA event

“All the prize money that I´m going to earn is going to be for the Ukrainian army,” Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina, who won the Monterrey Open in 2020, said. The tournament has a $31,000 prize for the champion.

Historic Hinchliffe Stadium could host baseball once again

Hinchliffe Stadium in Paterson, New Jersey, is one of the last remaining ballparks associated with the Negro Leagues. Will a major renovation entice Major League Baseball to hold a future "Field of Dreams" game there?

WNBA Liberty fined $500,000 for chartering flights

The New York Liberty were reportedly fined $500,000 by the WNBA for chartering flights to away games and for taking an unsanctioned team trip to Napa, California.

Rob Manfred gets an earful from fans chanting 'We want baseball!'

As Rob Manfred stood behind a podium in the left-field corner of Roger Dean Stadium, fans chanted at the baseball commissioner from outside the spring training home of the Miami Marlins and St. Louis Cardinals: "We want baseball!" they yelled. They won't get it anytime soon.

Ukrainian athletes join military amid Russian invasion

Dmytro Pidruchnyi is the latest Ukrainian athlete to join the military amid the Russian invasion. Pidruchnyi was competing at the Winter Olympics in Ukraine’s national colors. Now he’s wearing a military uniform and ballistic helmet.

Tennis champ Novak Djokovic breaks ties with longtime coach Marian Vajda

A statement that went up on Djokovic’s website on Tuesday said that the two men “agreed to end their partnership” after last year’s season-ending ATP Finals.

College football players from California killed in Kansas car crash

Two college football players from California, died in a car crash Sunday. Both attended Tabor College, about 60 miles outside of Wichita, Kansas.

FIFA, UEFA suspend Russia from international soccer

International sports bodies moved to further isolate Russia on Monday for its invasion of Ukraine and pushed Moscow closer to becoming a pariah on the playing field.

MLB: It's deadline day to save opening day, 162-game season schedule

Major League Baseball's lockout is now in its 89th day. Management says a deal must be reached by the end of Monday's negotiations to salvage a March 31 start to the regular season and a 162-game schedule.

MLB negotiations recessed, will resume Monday as deadline looms

The sides held a series of short and more frequent meetings that stretched into Sunday night before saying they would resume in the morning.

2022 New York City Marathon to return at full capacity

The New York City Marathon will return to a full capacity with 50,000 runners this year after the entries were limited in 2021 and the race was canceled in 2020 due to the coronavirus.

USFL 2022: QB Shea Patterson selected as 1st overall draft pick with Michigan Panthers

Fans eager to see who will become the new face of their franchise can tune in for the USFL inaugural draft starting Tuesday night and concluding Wednesday, Feb. 23. Eight teams will select players from every position in a 35-round draft.

Tom Brady to play himself, produce road trip movie: ’80 for Brady’

Retired NFL star Tom Brady will play himself in a new movie he’s also producing called “80 for Brady,” a film about four Patriots fans traveling to Super Bowl LI.

MLB says season could be shortened if no labor agreement is reached

Major League Baseball said Wednesday that the 2022 season will be shortened if no labor agreement has been reached by the end of Monday.