The Associated PressKathryn Nesbitt breaks ground as MLS is Back final referee
When the Portland Timbers play Orlando City in the MLS is Back tournament championship on Tuesday night, assistant referee Kathryn Nesbitt will become the first woman to work a Major League Soccer title game. Nesbitt and Felisha Mariscal are the only two women among more than 40 officials that have been sequestered - just like the teams - in Florida for the monthlong tournament. ''We all came into this tournament under really unusual circumstances,'' Nesbitt said.
USA TODAY OpinionCoronavirus tackles colleges looking for football money
Our View: With COVID-19, Big 10 canceling the fall season would show college football taking the responsible play. It's a win for student-athletes.
NBC Sports ChicagoWhy Cubs GM Jed Hoyer thinks a playoff bubble could be in MLB's 'best interest'
MLB's 2020 plan didn't involve a quarantine bubble, but other leagues have had success with such setups.
NBC SportsUSWNT star Sam Mewis signs for Man City
Sam Mewis moves to Manchester City and it is a big transfer for both the USWNT star and the ambitious WSL club in England.
NBC SportsUSWNT star Kelley O’Hara on NWSL restart, launching podcast
"You have an impact," said two-time World Cup winner Kelley O'Hara. "You have this ability to be a role model and do good things in the world."
Yahoo SportsThe MLS bubble has been a big success. So why is the league about to veer sharply from it?
MLS wants to resume the regular season as normal, and even with fans in the stands. That stands in stark contrast to the decision-making that's allowed them to pull off the past month's tournament.
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Game-Changing Artificial Intelligence Solution by PhotoShelter to Revolutionize Social Media Workflow as Premier Lacrosse League Returns to the Field
PLL is the first organization to debut PhotoShelter AI for visual storytelling, leading to surge in social media engagement.
Yahoo SportsLeBron James on President Trump turning off NBA games over protests: 'We could care less'
Nearly every player in the NBA has joined in a racial injustice protest during the national anthem. The president responded by declaring he would stop watching games.
NBC Sports ChicagoWhy Bears don't see need for 'voluntary bubble' amid COVID-19 pandemic right now
The Bears are confident they won't need to set up a "voluntary bubble," as the Saints and Bucs have, to avoid a COVID-19 outbreak inside Halas Hall.
Yahoo Sports26 Thoughts: Two USMNT prospects are keying the Timbers, and MLS is Back semifinals predictions
Eryk Williamson and Jeremy Ebobisse have been crucial in Portland's run to the semifinals, which start Wednesday night.
Yahoo SportsThere's a gender gap in sports concussion research. Here's how Abby Wambach and other USWNT icons are trying to fix it
Wambach says she's "terrified" of what the future could hold after repeated blows to the head during her playing career. But she and other USWNT legends are taking action to help the future of the sport.
InStyleSerena Williams Talks Training for the Open in Quarantine While Battling "Insane Migraine Attacks"
The tennis star shares how she's overcome her decades-long struggle with the "debilitating throbbing pains".
EsquirePaul Rabil's Future Hinges on This Moment
The LeBron James of lacrosse spent his life fighting to bring the sport to the mainstream. The pandemic might've opened a window for its big break.
Chicago TribuneShannon Ryan: Meyers Leonard received support, understanding and compassion for showing dissent during the national anthem. But where was this empathy for Colin Kaepernick?
Across the NBA, players are kneeling for the national anthem. The contrast in unity is so stark and jarring from four years ago when former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the national anthem to protest racial injustices. Even the referees and most coaches are kneeling. Participation in this once-polarizing form of protest is now so suddenly universal that ...
Yahoo SportsOdell Beckham Jr.: NFL season shouldn't happen, team owners 'don't see us as human'
"I just feel like the season shouldn't happen and I'm prepared for it to not happen and I wouldn't mind not having it.”
Yahoo SportsNavy SEALs launch investigation after dog demonstration used Colin Kaepernick jersey to slam protests
In the K-9 demonstration last year in Florida, dogs attacked a man wearing a Colin Kaepernick jersey who joked about the former quarterback's protests.
NBC Sports NorthwestSEC tells players COVID-19 cases 'on every single team' are unpreventable
SEC plans to play college football beginning September 26th.
LA TimesLetters: Astros should have known what was coming
Letters to the Los Angeles Times sports department for Aug. 1.
Yahoo SportsLeBron James: 'I hope we made Kap proud' by kneeling during anthem
"I hope I make [Colin Kaepernick] proud in how I live my life, not only on the basketball floor but off the floor."
ABC NewsOutbreaks, tantrums and opt-outs: Major sports leagues attempt to restart amid pandemic
As the National Basketball Association prepares to restart its season, commissioner Adam Silver acknowledged that the season likely would "cease completely" if a coronavirus outbreak occurred within the league's carefully crafted pandemic bubble. Silver's comments came as Major League Baseball's Miami Marlins announced that 18 combined players and coaches had contracted the virus, hampering baseball's long-awaited return and casting doubt on the current sustainability of live sports. After halting play back in March, the NBA is set to restart the 2019-20 season on Thursday with all games scheduled to take place inside the NBA's Walt Disney World bubble in Orlando.
USA TODAY SportsUSWNT soccer star Megan Rapinoe narrates Nike ad that explores issues of race, gender, equality
The Nike ad campaign is set to debut Thursday night during live televised broadcasts of the NBA's tipoff of its restarted season.
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Strong ratings boost momentum for women's sport
The National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) Challenge Cup final on Sunday averaged 653,000 viewers, up almost 300% from the 2019 final, broadcaster CBS said. The Women's National Basketball Association's (WNBA) opening day attracted its most viewers in eight years as an average of 539,000 watched the Los Angeles Sparks and Phoenix Mercury. "These numbers are significant because they are evidence that the economic viability of women's sport is continuing, despite this unprecedented time," said Nancy Lough, a professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas focused on sports marketing.
MarketWatchNBA games return today — here’s what U.S. sports leagues are doing amid the pandemic
Without any fans in attendance, the National Basketball Association will resume its season on July 30. Despite the rising case numbers, most major U.S. sports leagues have recently begun playing games. Several high profile MLB and NBA players have decided to sit this season out.
Business WireViacomCBS Debuts Expanded and Enhanced CBS All Access
ViacomCBS Debuts Expanded and Enhanced CBS All Access
USA TODAY SportsNHL restart: Here are biggest questions as season resumes in two hub cities amid pandemic
The NHL will resume its season Saturday, the start of a 24-team, two-hub-city setup amid the coronavirus pandemic. Here are the biggest questions.
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- Messi's brilliance pushes Barcelona into Champions League quarterfinals
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- MLS will resume games in its own stadiums, with some fans, on Aug. 12
National Women's Soccer League Standings
| Rank | National Womens Soccer League | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
