Allen Kee / ESPN ImagesBy HAYLEY FITZPATRICK, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Dak Prescott announced a $1 million commitment to addressing systematic racism and police training in the United States on Wednesday. The Dallas Cowboys quarterback released a four-part statement on his Instagram, sharing his thoughts on the protests in […]
Michael Zagaris/San Francisco 49ers/Getty ImagesBy DEENA ZARU, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Protests against the deaths of unarmed black men and women at the hands of law enforcement have often revived conversations surrounding Colin Kaepernick, but the killing last week of George Floyd has brought Kaepernick back into the debate […]
Alexander Tamargo/WireImageBy CANDICE WILLIAMS (NEW YORK) — Michael Jordan’s daughter, Jasmine, is opening up about her famous father’s “rambunctious” side that many fans never get to see. In a recent interview with ABC Audio, the 27-year-old said that for those hoping to catch her father on social media, don’t hold […]
Brett Carlsen/Getty ImagesBy NICOLE PELLETIERE, ABC News (NEW YORK) — An NFL player took to over the weekend to share his run-in with an elderly white woman as the death of George Floyd sparks outrage and protests across the nation. Zay Jones, a wide receiver for the Las Vegas Raiders, […]
ABC NewsBy JUJU CHANG and ANTHONY RIVAS, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Former NBA player Stephen Jackson says his longtime friend George Floyd, who called him his “twin,” was in the middle of getting his life together when he was killed Monday after he was apprehended by Minneapolis police and […]
cmannphoto/iStockBy ANGELINE JANE BERNABE, ABC News (NEW YORK) — The NBA may complete their season at Walt Disney World. In an interview with ABC News’ Rebecca Jarvis, Bob Chapek, the chief executive officer of the Walt Disney Company, revealed that Disney and the NBA are currently in conversations to finish […]
francisblack/iStockBy ABC News (NEW YORK) — The National Hockey League, on hiatus since March 12, announced on Tuesday its intention to restart team training camps by mid-July in preparation for an amended Stanley Cup playoffs to be held in two “hub” cities. Twenty-four of the league’s 31 teams will return […]
fstop123/iStockBy ELLA TORRES, ABC NEWS (NEWARK, N.J.) — An NFL player has sued United Airlines after he was allegedly sexually assaulted on a flight from Los Angeles to Newark, New Jersey. The player, who was not named, was flying home to New Jersey on Feb. 10 when the alleged incident […]
jetcityimage/iStockBy KELLY MCCARTHY, ABC News (NEW YORK) — The NCAA has good news for college football and basketball players who have been sidelined like so many due to the coronavirus pandemic. Division I student-athletes for both sports have been given the green light to participate in on-campus voluntary athletics activities […]
cmannphoto/iStock(NEW YORK) — New York’s Belmont Stakes is usually the third leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown. This year it will be the first. The New York Racing Association announced the 152nd Belmont Stakes will take place Saturday, June 20 as the opening leg of the Triple Crown. Another difference […]
