Cross-Sport

Mike Tyson’s Weed Company Wants Camp Nou Naming Rights, So Hopefully That Happens

Outside of the Pentagon recognizing the existence of UFOs, this week’s strangest saga has been the story of Mike Tyson’s weed company trying to purchase the naming rights to Barcelona’s legendary Camp Nou stadium.

Cricket, Not Football, Given Leading Role To Determine When English Sports Resume Play

MANCHESTER — English cricket's governing body said it has been given the leading role for all sport in the country, including soccer, in examining how to create 'bio-secure' venues as leagues look for ways to restart their competitions without fans.

5 Players Who Established Successful Careers After Retirement

The career of a soccer player, like other athletes, can only last so long. Most players hang up their boots around their mid-30s, and while several stick around the game in some sense as a pundit or a coach, many ex-players also move on to entirely different careers. Here are five players who transitioned to new gigs after their playing days were done:

Former Footballer Runs Marathon In Tiny Backyard, Raises $25K For National Health Service

It began simply enough. On Monday, former javelin thrower and Cheltenham Town youth footballer James Campbell — bored inside his house — sent out a simple photo of his modest backyard along with a promise that he’d run a marathon in it if he could get 10K retweets.

North American Sports Will Return, But Will The Fans?

When North American sports leagues return to action after the coronavirus crisis, questions are sure to linger over whether the fans will be willing, or have the resources, to pack stadiums as they once did, sports analysts have said. 

LeBron James Reveals His Favorite Footballers To The World

Week two of quarantine and Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is keeping busy on Instagram Live, where he recently answered who his favorite soccer players are. 

Dennis Rodman’s Daughter Scores Two Gorgeous Goals To Send USA To U-20 Women’s World Cup

The USWNT is heading to the U-20 Women’s World Cup in August, and former NBA star Dennis Rodman is, oddly enough, part of the reason why.

The USWNT clinched its spot in the U-20 WWC with a 6-0 over the Dominican Republic in the semifinals of the Concacaf Women’s U-20 Championship on Friday in Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic. Dennis Rodman’s daughter, Trinity Rodman, had two impressive goals and two assists to help the Americans cruise to victory.

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