Michael Porter Jr. urges people to ‘pray for the police officers’ involved in death of George Floyd

Denver Nuggets rookie Michael Porter Jr. weighed on the death of George Floyd, who was killed during an incident with Minneapolis police officers on Monday, tweeting a call for people to “pray for the police officer(s)” involved as much as they were praying for Floyd’s devastated family.

NHL will go straight to 24-team playoffs if able to resume season

The NHL says it will abandon the rest of the regular season and go straight into the playoffs with 24 teams if it is able to resume play.

Ewing out of hospital after being treated for COVID-19

Georgetown basketball coach and former NBA great Patrick Ewing has been released from the hospital and is recovering from COVID-19 at home, his son said Monday.

Jerry Sloan, Utah Jazz great and Hall of Fame coach, dies at 78

Jerry Sloan, the Hall of Fame coach who was a fixture for decades in Utah and took the Jazz to the NBA Finals in 1997 and 1998, died Friday. He was 78.

This Day in Sports History: May 21

KTVU's Joe Fonzi has This Day in Sports History for May 21.

This Day In Sports History: May 20

On May 20, Barry Bonds caught up to a legend and Steph Curry and Draymond Green did something unprecedented.

This Day in Sports History: May 20
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On May 20, Barry Bonds caught up to a legend and Steph Curry and Draymond Green did something unprecedented.

Oakland Athletics reportedly miss April rent payment citing COVID-19

According to the East Bay Times, the payment was due on April 1, but team executives said they had "no ability to pay" during the COVID-19 pandemic

Oakland A's miss rent payment for Coliseum
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The Oakland A's reportedly missed making their monthly rent payment to use the Oakland Coliseum.

This Day in Sports History: May 18

On this day in sports, Andre Iguodala came up big, Randy Johson was perfect and Chris Wondolowsk was prolific.

New MLB rules: shower at home, don’t spit, and mascots are banned

Major League Baseball will look somewhat like high school ball this year under protocols to deal with the new coronavirus, with showers at ballparks discouraged and players possibly arriving in uniform, like they did when they were teenagers.