Amazon pulls Washington gear
Amazon became the latest company to announce it would be removing Washington Redskins merchandise for sale while the team considers a name change. CNBC reported that sellers on Amazon were given 48 hours to remove Redskins merchandise. Amazon joins Nike, Walmart, Target and Dick’s Sporting Goods among companies to remove Redskins merchandise for sale online
while the team reviews its nickname.
The San Diego Padres said newly acquired infielder Jorge Mateo’s intake test for COVID-19 came back positive and he’s experienced symptoms. The Seattle Mariners said they had three positive tests among 122 individuals. The Detroit Tigers acknowledge an undisclosed number of players on the team have tested positive.
Jimmie Johnson, seventime NASCAR champion, twice tested negative for COVID-19 and was cleared to race at Kentucky Speedway on Sunday . ... NASCAR will move its Aug. 16 race from Watkins Glen in New York to Daytona International Speedway because of state health restrictions . ... Track officials said spectators will be barred from upcoming NASCAR races at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City.
The PGA of America said the Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits in Wisconsin was pushed back to 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. That means the Presidents Cup will return to even-numbered years starting in 2022 at Quail Hollow in North Carolina.
WNBA MVP Elena Delle Donne was waiting to have her case heard by the league’s independent panel of doctors
to see if she’ll be medically excused for the season, the Washington Mystics said. The Mystics star has battled Lyme disease since 2008 and would potentially be at a higher risk for serious illness if she contracted the new coronavirus.
The executive board of the NHL Players’ Assn. approved a proposed new collective bargaining agreement with the NHL and referred the tentative agreement to its full membership for a vote. Approval is expected to be announced Friday.
The deal, which would extend labor peace through the 2025-26 season and allow players to represent their homelands at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Games, also is expected to gain approval from the NHL’s board of governors.
The NHL’s Return to Play plan will have teams opening training camp Monday with games resuming Aug. 1 in two hub cities.
Subject to minor changes, training camp for the 2020-21 season would begin Nov. 17 and the season would start Dec. 1. — Helene Elliott
San Francisco 49ers postseason breakout star Raheem Mostert requested a trade from the team after being unable to renegotiate his contract.