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FIFA President Gianni Infantino addresses a meeting of European soccer leaders at the congress of the UEFA governing body in Amsterdam's Beurs van Berlage, Netherlands, Tuesday, March 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

FIFA says support of women’s game will continue

By ANNE M. PETERSON - Associated Press

Houma native never stopped pushing for chance at NFL

By CHRIS SINGLETON and The Houma Courier - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2020, file photo, Washington Redskins head coach Ron Rivera speaks during a press conference at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis. This is supposed to be the Redskins' Chase Young draft. The chance to select the Ohio State pass-rusher with the second overall pick is a possible silver lining of a 3-13 season. Young is considered the top defensive player available after putting up 46 tackles and 16 1/2 sacks last year. New Redskins coach Ron Rivera cautioned to wait to see what happens with the No. 1 pick first. He has also taken calls from other teams about trading down. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Redskins to participate in virtual offseason program and other takeaways from Ron Rivera’s Q&A

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

A group of football fans cheer for the DC Defenders of the XFL in the league's inaugural game between the Defenders and the Seattle Dragons at Audi Field in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020. (Photo by All-Pro Reels / Joe Glorioso)

XFL shutdown disappointing outcome for those who took leap of faith

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

Union calls for maintaining support for women’s soccer

By ANNE M. PETERSON - Associated Press

FILE - From left are American Athletic Conference Commissioner Mike Aresco, in a 2017 file photo and Vice President Mike Pence in a 2020 file photo. The commissioners of the major college football conferences held a 30-minute conference call Wednesday, April 15, 2020, with Vice President Mike Pence and stressed to him that college sports could not return from the coronavirus shutdown until college campuses have re-opened. “We were able to talk about the differences between us and professional sports,” American Athletic Conference Commissioner Mike Aresco said. (AP Photo/File)

Commissioners tell VP no football before campuses open

By RALPH D. RUSSO - Associated Press

FILE - This is a 1963 file photo showing Green Bay Packers defensive end Willie Davis. Willie Davis, a Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive lineman who helped the Green Bay Packers win each of the first two Super Bowls, has died. He was 85. The Packers confirmed Davis' death to the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Wednesday, April 15, 2020. (AP Photo)

Hall of Fame defensive end Willie Davis dead at age 85

By STEVE MEGARGEE - Associated Press

In this March 16, 2020, photo provided by TEAM TEST, its Football Academy director of football operations Geir Gudmundsen, from left, performance coach Skip Fuller and CEO Kevin Dunn prepare to watch Pace University offensive lineman Matt Snow run the 40-yard dash while performance coach Vance Matthews and NFL Draft Bible creator Ric Serritella look on at the university in Martinsville, N.J. Snow was one of 30 NFL draft hopefuls who participated in TEST’s virtual pro day hours before Hours before New Jersey closed all gyms indefinitely because of the COVID-19 pandemic. (TEAM TEST via AP)

30 NFL draft hopefuls showed off skills at a virtual pro day

By ROB MAADDI - Associated Press

In this Sept. 13, 2014, file photo, Desmond Howard, Chris Fowler, David Pollack and Kirk Herbstreit, from left, talk during ESPN's &quot;College GameDay&quot; in Fargo, N.D. Rece Davis is taking over as host of the show, with Fowler focusing on calling the Saturday prime-time games. Davis has signed a contract extension through 2021, the network said Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015. (AP Photo/Bruce Crummy, File)

Chris Fowler: ‘Momentum growing’ for college football to be pushed to spring

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Tuesday, July 2, 2019 file photo, England's Beth Mead controls the ball during the Women's World Cup semifinal soccer match between England and the United States, at the Stade de Lyon outside Lyon, France. For England striker Beth Mead, the postponement of the Olympics until 2021 gives her a better chance of making the British squad for the Tokyo Games after damaging a medial collateral ligament in mid-February while playing for Arsenal. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani, File)

Season on hold slows rush to recover for England’s Beth Mead

By ROB HARRIS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2020, file photo, Cleveland Browns general manager Andrew Berry speaks during a news conference at the NFL football team's training camp facility in Berea, Ohio. The Browns first-time general manager said Friday, April 10, 2020, that he's not worried about any logistical challenges that may arise during the upcoming draft, which has been forced to go virtual due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Berry said the Browns are prepared for all scenarios and he's confident the team can handle any worst-case, “Armageddon” scenarios while picking players.(AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)

Browns new GM Berry prepared for unique, “virtual” draft

By TOM WITHERS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 4, 2018, file photo, Ohio State athletics director Gene Smith answers questions during a news conference in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith said the discussion is just beginning on prepare-to-play issues after most programs had spring football practice shortened or wiped out and had to deal with all of their spring sports being called to a halt. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete, File)

Amid uncertainty, college football trying to plan for season

By MITCH STACY - Associated Press

A&M boss says full football sked could occur with Oct. start

By KRISTIE RIEKEN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 1, 2019, file photo, Denver Broncos offensive guard Connor McGovern (60) blocks during the Pro Football Hall of Fame NFL preseason game against the Atlanta Falcons in Canton, Ohio. McGovern's tireless work ethic was born from football and potatoes. The big, Midwest-bred New York Jets offensive lineman spent his childhood playing on the ballfields of Fargo, North Dakota, and helping out on the potato-filled farms owned by his family. (AP Photo/David Richard, File)

Jets’ new center McGovern raised on football and potatoes

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 12, 2019, file photo, Tennessee head coach Jeremy Pruitt watches during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Mississippi State, in Knoxville, Tenn. The third-year coach is embracing the virtual time he gets to work with his players following the go-ahead from the Southeastern Conference. He's also using social media to stay in touch with his current recruiting class and watching videos shot by his Vols of their personal workouts. (AP Photo/Wade Payne, File)

Tennessee coach ready to tap high school days to be creative

By TERESA M. WALKER - Associated Press

Donna Houston holds up a photograph of her husband, Jim, during his playing years with the Cleveland Browns, Friday, April 3, 2020, in Sagamore Hills, Ohio. Houston's widow would keep notes on her husband's deteriorating condition in a three-ring binder so she would be prepared for the day when he needed full-time care. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

Jim Houston, Browns’ ‘Mr. Dependable,’ had CTE

By JIMMY GOLEN - Associated Press

Alabama NCAA college football coach Nick Saban introduces and thanks Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa before he announces his intentions to declare for the 2020 NFL football draft, Monday, Jan. 6, 2020, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)

Nick Saban favors extra teaching time, not longer fall camp

By JOHN ZENOR - Associated Press

LSU wide receiver Justin Jefferson runs over Clemson cornerback Derion Kendrick during the first half of a NCAA College Football Playoff national championship game Monday, Jan. 13, 2020, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Survey: Athletic directors bracing for financial crisis

By RALPH D and RUSSO - Associated Press

In this November 1980 photo, Syracuse University football coach Frank Maloney is shown. Former Syracuse University head football coach Frank Maloney, who succeeded the winningest coach in school history when the program was in decline, has died. He was 79. Maloney died Monday, March 30, 2020, at his home in Chicago, his family confirmed to the university. The cause was metastic brain cancer, according to Syracuse.com. (John Berry/The Post-Standard via AP)

Former Syracuse football coach Frank Maloney dead at 79

Associated Press

FIFA President Gianni Infantino addresses a meeting of European soccer leaders at the congress of the UEFA governing body in Amsterdam's Beurs van Berlage, Netherlands, Tuesday, March 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

FIFA sees ‘duty’ to help as pandemic ravages soccer finances

By ROB HARRIS - Associated Press