Paul Beaty / AP NHL's Blackhawks Won't Change Name, Even After MLB's Indians Cave to Left Even after the Cleveland Indians and the Washington Football Team announced their name changes, the Blackhawks of the NHL remain steadfast. By The Associated Press December 17, 2020
Rocky W. Widner / NHL / Getty Images NHL Star Reportedly Sucker-Punched for Speaking Out in Support of Republicans, Mentioning Trump A Canadian NHL star says the mere mention of President Donald Trump and support for Republicans got him sucker-punched. By Jack Davis August 26, 2020
Jeff Vinnick / Getty Images Op-Ed: It Turns Out Pro Athletes Taking a Knee During the Anthem Is Pointless When we watch games and cheer for teams, we’re doing it as a break from life's stresses, not because we want to watch athletes play politics. By Tom Venesky August 22, 2020
Alex Wong / Getty Images Trump on NFL Return: 'If They Don't Stand for the National Anthem, I Hope They Don't Open' During an interview on Tuesday, President Trump spoke out against anthem kneeling in the NFL and other sports leagues. By Michael Austin August 11, 2020
Climate Pledge Arena / Twitter Major Seattle Arena Renamed To Honor Paris Climate Accord Amazon is putting its support of climate change efforts out there for all the world to see and, in some cases, to mock. By Jack Davis July 4, 2020
Jason Kempin / Getty Images Nashville Predators Collect, Donate $2.7 Million for Tornado and COVID-19 Relief In the six weeks since disaster swept across the state, the Predators, their partners and fans have come together to raise relief funds for the locals. By Morgan Brantley April 15, 2020
Christian Petersen / Getty Images Major Sporting Events in Jeopardy After California County Bans Gatherings of Over 1,000 People Two professional teams said they will abide by the order, though it's unclear how they'll proceed. By The Associated Press March 9, 2020
Frank Gunn / The Canadian Press via AP Zamboni Driver Called Up by NHL Team To Serve as Emergency Goalie, Helps Secure Win David Ayres gets chance of a lifetime when the Zamboni driver is needed as the emergency goalie for the Carolina Hurricanes. By The Associated Press February 22, 2020
Sportsnet / YouTube screen shot NHL Game Postponed After Player Collapses During First Period The hockey community sent its support and prayers as word of the episode spread throughout the NHL. By The Associated Press February 12, 2020
Jonathan Daniel / Getty Images Pekka Rinne Brilliantly Pulls Off Rare NHL Goalie Goal Nashville Predators goalie Pekka Rinne established himself as one of the NHL's elite players when he won the Vezina Trophy. By Jake Harp January 10, 2020