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#Breaking With Fans Forbidden Due To COVID-19, A Noticeably Quiet U.S. Open Kicks Off In Queens Tennis players are navigating the eerie stillness of a Grand Slam event known for its lively crowds. Last year's U.S. Open set an attendance record, drawing more than 737,800 fans over two weeks. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Legendary Georgetown Basketball Coach John Thompson Jr. Dies At 78 College basketball coach John Thompson Jr. died at age 78. During his years at Georgetown, he became the first Black coach to win an NCAA championship and took vocal stands on racial issues. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Kentucky's Rupp Arena: A College Basketball Mecca With A Complicated Racial Past Rupp Arena is named after the University of Kentucky's famed basketball coach Adoph Rupp. There are calls to remove his name because during his famed 42-year career, he only had one black player. Read more on NPR

#Breaking John Thompson Jr., Legendary Georgetown Basketball Coach, Has Died The Hall of Famer led the Georgetown men's team to 24 consecutive postseason appearances. He was the first Black coach to win a national men's college basketball title. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Atlanta Hawks Head Coach Addresses NBA Strikes For Racial Justice NPR's Debbie Elliott asks Atlanta Hawks head coach Lloyd Pierce how the NBA will address the calls for racial justice happening across the country. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Week In Sports: Players Strike In Solidarity With Protests For Racial Justice We look at a remarkable week in sports, where pro-athletes in NBA and MLB stood up to owners and managers and delayed games in solidarity with those who are protesting racism and police violence. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Opinion: 'The Greatest Athletes Know: Children Are Watching' As sports teams make visible their support for Black Lives Matter, NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the tradition of athletes speaking out on behalf of civil rights and social justice. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Jason Wright On Leading The Washington Football Team Amid Multiple Crises Jason Wright, the new president of the Washington Football Team, comes into his job after reports of widespread sexual harassment at the team. Wright talked with NPR about his plans for the team. Read more on NPR

#Breaking NBA Agrees To Use Arenas As Polling Places In Deal To Resume Playoffs The NBA and its players union announced a plan to convert arenas into polling paces to give communities vulnerable to COVID-19 a safe option for in-person voting. Read more on NPR

#Breaking A Tour Like No Other: How The Pandemic Has Changed The 2020 Tour De France The 2020 Tour de France is set to start Saturday. But the world's premier bicycle race will be very different due to the pandemic. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Lionel Messi May Leave FC Barcelona Soccer superstar Lionel Messi could be leaving FC Barcelona, the team he's played for since he was a teenager. Read more on NPR

#Breaking 'Change Doesn't Happen With Just Talk': NBA Playoffs Return. But Athletes Fight On The NBA postponed its playoffs for a second night in a row but says it's reached an agreement to resume soon. Players protested continued racial injustice after another police shooting of a Black man. Read more on NPR

#Breaking How Pro Athletes Are Reacting To Police Shooting In Kenosha, Wis. NPR's Audie Cornish talks with David Aldridge of The Athletic about pro athletes refusing to play after the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wis. Read more on NPR

#Breaking 'It's Absurd': Trump Officials Brush Off NBA Player Strikes Over Police Shooting "I think that NBA players are very fortunate that they have the financial position where they're able to take a night off from work," said White House senior adviser Jared Kushner. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Sports World Takes A Stand Against Wisconsin Police Shooting Of Jacob Blake NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Jesse Washington of ESPN's The Undefeated about NBA players refusing to play in playoff games as a protest to the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, in Kenosha. Read more on NPR

#Breaking 'Tired Of The Killings': Pro Athletes Refuse To Play Amid Racial Injustice Protests Professional sports players in the NBA, MLB, NFL, WNBA, and MLS protested the police shooting of Kenosha, Wi. resident Jacob Blake. The players refused to play to raise social justice awareness. Read more on NPR

#Breaking NBA Postpones 3 Playoff Games As Milwaukee Bucks Protest Wisconsin Police Shooting The Milwaukee Bucks boycotted Wednesday's playoff game against the Orlando Magic. Players are protesting the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wis. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Is Messi Leaving Barcelona? NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Pablo Maurer of The Athletic about the possibility of soccer star Lionel Messi leaving his longtime club Barcelona. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Would Your Family Move To Another State To Keep Football Dreams Alive? NPR's David Greene talks to high school senior Brett Kuczynski and his mom Denise about moving to Florida to keep his hopes of playing college football alive. The rest of the family is in Illinois. Read more on NPR

#Breaking As Florida Combats COVID-19, Thousands Will Attend Miami Dolphins Games When the NFL regular season begins, the Miami Dolphins plan to play in front of fans. But the stadium capacity will be limited to 13,000. A slew of safety precautions are also in place. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Navigating Sports Action Amid A Global Pandemic European soccer crowned its latest champion on Sunday. Every sport, from professionals to high school, continues to weigh traditions with safety in the face of the coronavirus. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Georgia To Hold Virtual Peachtree 10K Race NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Rich Kenah, of the Atlantic Track Club about changes to the 50-year-old Peachtree Road Race. The event will be held virtually this November. Read more on NPR

#Breaking College Football This Fall Could Create Legal Troubles For NCAA NPR's Michel Martin speaks with law professor Ellen Zavian about universities pushing for football to return when students aren't on campus and what that means for the NCAA's definition of amateurism. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Sports Chat: NBA Playoffs Underway As Players Stay In Their 'Bubble' NPR's Scott Simon speaks with ESPN's Howard Bryant about sports and COVID-19 bubbles. The NHL has two bubbles and the NBA, which has started its playoffs, is in a solo bubble. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Kansas City Chiefs Ban Fans From Wearing Native American Headdresses And Face Paint The reigning Super Bowl champions are also reviewing their pre-game drum ceremony and crowd-participation "Arrowhead Chop," which many find offensive. Read more on NPR