Thesaurus / league
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Maya Moore, one of the most decorated champions in the history of the WNBA, went as far as to leave the league last year to successfully help overturn a prisoner’s conviction.
NBA PLAYERS ARE PERFECTLY POSITIONED TO LEAD A STRIKEMAX LOCKIEAUGUST 27, 2020QUARTZHe said this time is different because it’s the whole league, rather than one team, weighing the decision.
ATHLETES, FROM THE NBA TO TENNIS STARS, ARE STRIKING TO PROTEST THE POLICE SHOOTING OF JACOB BLAKEKDUNN6AUGUST 27, 2020FORTUNEThe Milwaukee Bucks, of all the teams in all the leagues, might seem like an odd place to find the spark for such a historic strike, but they’re not — particularly for a protest about racial justice.
WHY A STRIKE FOR RACIAL JUSTICE STARTED WITH THE MILWAUKEE BUCKS AND THE NBANEIL PAINE (NEIL.PAINE@FIVETHIRTYEIGHT.COM)AUGUST 27, 2020FIVETHIRTYEIGHTShe leads the league in assist percentage for the second year in a row, while shooting 50-40-90 going into Tuesday night’s games.
THERE’S NO WNBA ALL-STAR GAME THIS YEAR, BUT WE PICKED THE ROSTERS ANYWAYHOWARD MEGDALAUGUST 26, 2020FIVETHIRTYEIGHTWith each such situation, the league has been working out the kinks of its new system.
A ROBOT REFEREE CAN REALLY KEEP ITS ‘EYE’ ON THE BALLKATHRYN HULICKAUGUST 20, 2020SCIENCE NEWS FOR STUDENTSThe league plays year-round sponsoring both indoor and sand volleyball leagues.
CINCINNATI – A BIG CITY WITH A SMALL TOWN FEELLGBTQ-EDITORAUGUST 17, 2020NO STRAIGHT NEWSNew sports landscape — same passionate fansWith content from every league flooding fans’ feeds, there’s a conversation for every moment.
AS LIVE SPORTS ROAR BACK ONTO SCREENS, BRANDS CAPTURE A SOCIAL-MEDIA LIFTTWITTERJULY 30, 2020DIGIDAYThe distance is the closest to home plate in all of the major leagues, according to Clem’s Baseball stadium database.
MLB’S NEWEST BALLPARK IS A SHIFT AWAY FROM RETRO-ERA STADIUMSTRAVIS SAWCHIKJULY 16, 2020FIVETHIRTYEIGHTLeading up to the intense stretch of matches held around Christmas, only Liverpool was outperforming the Foxes on the league table.
LEICESTER CITY SEEMED LIKE A SURE THING FOR THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE. NOT ANYMORE.TERRENCE DOYLEJULY 15, 2020FIVETHIRTYEIGHTThis time around, if sports leagues have to go on TV timeout once again, the corresponding ad dollars may not.
SHUT OUT OF FIRE TV AND ROKU, PEACOCK IS THE LATEST EXAMPLE OF THE ARRIVAL POWER MOVES TO STREAMINGTIM PETERSONJULY 15, 2020DIGIDAYWORDS RELATED TO LEAGUE
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