Back in July, we wrote a story about how the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks was converting its empty arena into a temporary polling station in order to attract local voters. Following Atlanta’s footsteps, another eight major pro sports teams have signed on to a plan to make their home … [Read more...] about More pro sports teams are offering up their empty arenas for voting
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This NFL champion will skip 2020 season to fight Covid-19 in his hometown
In February, Laurent Duvernay-Tardif won America’s biggest sporting event, the Super Bowl, with the Kansas City Chiefs. But rather than spend the offseason getting ready to defend the Super Bowl title, the football player has been on the front lines of the fight against the … [Read more...] about This NFL champion will skip 2020 season to fight Covid-19 in his hometown
This year’s Superbowl is a major milestone for coaching diversity
This year's Superbowl offers more to be excited about than good commercials and endless snacks. In a big step for equality in athletics, the Superbowl will include 49ers coach Katie Sowers, the first female and openly gay coach to take the field in a Superbowl game. Sowers … [Read more...] about This year’s Superbowl is a major milestone for coaching diversity