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The WNBA has dedicated its 2020 season to social justice, supporting "Black Lives Matter" on shirts and courts, stitching "#SayHerName" onto the backs of jerseys, and giving players a platform to speak up for an urgent cause. In June, Sen. Kelly Loeffler, a co-owner of the Atlanta Dream, wrote to…

Kim Klement/Associated PressSome NBA players have acclimated immediately to the Orlando bubble, quickly adjusting to life without fans of the non-virtual variety.For LeBron James, it's still taking some time."I am getting more and more used to being out there. It's a very weird dynamic. I haven't played in an empty…

The following is a partial transcript of a podcast episode from the mini-series, Podding the Bubble. Listen to the original audio on the Crossover NBA Podcast, the Open Floor podcast, or the Coronavirus + Sports podcast. Subscribe to all SI podcasts for free wherever you listen to shows.Jarrel Harris: The…

This week’s Twitter villain hails, like many of his kind, from the Bay Area. Jason Calacanis is a podcaster and talking head on the subject of investment (he leads The Syndicate, “a group of 4,122 accredited investors ... that invests in world-class founders,” according to its website), but on Sunday…

When NHL players departed the homes they’d spent the last four-and-a-half months confined to by the COVID-19 pandemic, and ventured to the NHL’s hub sites in Toronto and Edmonton, the options for how to pass the time were restricted. For five days, teams had to stay amongst themselves, dining together…

Tyler Kaufman/Associated PressBleacher Report's Taylor Rooks highlighted NBA practices, scrimmages and spoke with players on their experiences in her second "Life in the NBA Bubble" vlog from the Disney World complex near Orlando, Florida.  Rooks traveled from New York City to the Orlando area and took part in a seven-day quarantine…

On Bloody Sunday, March 7, 1965, 600 African Americans and their allies left Selma, Alabama, marching to Montgomery, demanding voting rights. While crossing Selma's Edmund Pettus Bridge, they were attacked by the Alabama State Police using nightsticks, electric cattle prods, dogs and tear gas. Images of the violence spread globally.…

TORONTO -- Mike Smith said it might be the shortest road trip the Edmonton Oilers have ever made.The veteran goalie and his teammates spent their first full day inside the bubble at a hotel in a downtown Edmonton on Monday, about a five-mile drive from his residence. For the Oilers,…

Given his delightful habit of announcing fighting majors and coach’s challenges as though he were hyping an upcoming monster truck rally, it’s no surprise to find Wes McCauley in an enthusiastic mood when he hops on the phone for an interview Monday afternoon. “I know I can speak for the…

2:30 | July 27, 2020 Winnipeg Jets head coach Paul Maurice discusses adjusting to life in the NHL bubble while touching on the quality of hockey he’s anticipating during the restart. Read More