WNBA owner against socialjustice plans

Atlanta Dream coowner Kelly Loeffler is not in favor of the WNBA’s socialjustice plans and wrote to Commissioner Cathy Engelbert objecting to the league’s plan to honor the Black Lives Matter movement.

Loeffler, who is also a Republican U.S. senator running for retention in Georgia, asked the commissioner to scrap plans for players to wear warmup jerseys with “Black Lives Matter” and “Say Her Name” and instead put an American flag on all uniforms and apparel.

NBA: Washington Wizards leading scorer Bradley Beal and Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie and forward Taurean Prince won’t take part in the restart of the NBA season.

Beal is out because of a right rotator cuff injury; Dinwiddie and Prince said they have the coronavirus and won’t play.

The Denver Nuggets promoted Calvin Booth to general manager. Booth, 44, is in his third season with the Nuggets after being hired as assistant GM. A journeyman NBA center for a decade, Booth succeeds Arturas Karnisovas, who left to be the Chicago Bulls’ decisionmaker.

The Houston Rockets signed forward Luc Mbah a Moute.

NHL: The Chicago Blackhawks said they’ll keep their nickname because it honors Native American leader Black Hawk.

NFL: The Cleveland Browns signed former Alabama tackle Jedrick Wills, their firstround pick, to a fouryear, $19.7 million contract. The deal includes an $11.9 million signing bonus.

Former head coach Mike Shanahan was elected to the Denver Broncos’ Ring of Honor and will be inducted in 2021.