National NFL Offers All 30 Stadiums For Use As Coronavirus Vaccine Sites Each NFL team "will make its stadium available for mass vaccinations of the general public," NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a letter to President Biden. Bill Chappell
National Referee Sarah Thomas Will Make Super Bowl History - But She's Part of a Trend For the first time, a woman will be among the referees working during a Super Bowl. Sarah Thomas is part of a growing number of women officiating at the highest level of men's sports leagues. Tom Goldman
Sports NFL Postpones Steelers-Ravens Thanksgiving Game Due To Coronavirus Outbreak At least seven Ravens players have tested positive for the coronavirus this week, leading the NFL to postpone Thursday's game to Sunday. Reese Oxner
National Baseball Made It, So Far, Through A Pandemic. Football Hopes To Follow After a rocky start to the Major League Baseball season, it's on to the playoffs. MLB has gone almost a month without a player testing positive for the coronavirus. The NFL hopes to replicate that. Tom Goldman
Health NFL Hits 3 Coaches And Teams With Large Fines For Not Wearing Face Masks The coaches include Pete Carroll, Kyle Shanahan and Vic Fangio. League rules state that anyone in the bench area "shall be required to wear masks at all times." Bill Chappell
National '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. Tom Goldman
National '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, Wis., resident Jacob Blake. The players refused to play to raise social justice awareness. Tom Goldman
National 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. Greg Allen
Sports 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. Rachel Treisman
National NFL Players Blitz Social Media To Voice Virus Concerns Before Training Camps Start NFL players such as Russell Wilson and Patrick Mahomes are asking league officials to clarify coronavirus safety protocols. Some NFL players report to training camp on Monday. Brakkton Booker
