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Pro Softball Players Slam GM’s National Anthem Tweet

Sports IllustratedJune 23, 2020June 23, 2020

by Sports IllustratedJune 23, 2020June 23, 2020011

SI – For more and to sign up click here Jenna West Members of the Scrap Yard Dawgs professional softball team have said they will never play for the team again after general manager Connie May’s insensitive tweet Monday night. The Houston-based independent softball team started a seven-game series against the......

CNBC Business

Ford launching new driver system to compete with Tesla’s Autopilot and GM’s Super Cruise

CNBCJune 18, 2020June 18, 2020

by CNBCJune 18, 2020June 18, 2020013

CNBC – For more and to sign up click here Ford says its Active Drive Assist system will allow for hands-free driving on more than 100,000 miles of divided highways in the U.S. and Canada. Ford Ford Motor’s answer to advanced driver-assist systems such as Tesla’s Autopilot and General Motors’......

ESPN

Majority of NBA GMs want to restart with playoffs

ESPNMay 29, 2020May 29, 2020

by ESPNMay 29, 2020May 29, 2020015

2:37 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN As the NBA’s board of governors met Friday afternoon to assess options for how to restart the season, the league’s general managers have expressed their preference to go straight to the playoffs. In a survey of all 30 general managers, which was viewed by ESPN,......

Sports Illustrated - NCAA Football

Report: NBA GMs Favor Play-In Tournament for Final Playoff Spots

Sports IllustratedMay 28, 2020May 28, 2020

by Sports IllustratedMay 28, 2020May 28, 2020016

http://www.si.com/.image/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Ch_1200%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_1200/MTcyODgxMzQ1NDUyNzEzMTU4/adam-silver.jpg Nick Selbe Though nothing has been officially announced yet, it appears the NBA is inching toward re-starting the 2019-20 season. While myriad issues remain to be sorted out, a hot topic of conversation in basketball circles is what format the league should use to complete the season. According to......

CNBC Business

GM’s Cruise self-driving unit beefs up board with executive who ran advanced research for Google, Facebook, DoD

CNBCMay 26, 2020May 26, 2020

by CNBCMay 26, 2020May 26, 2020015

CNBC – For more and to sign up click here Cruise, a majority-owned self-driving subsidiary of General Motors, has added prominent inventor and tech executive Regina E. Dugan to its board of directors, the company said Tuesday. Dugan has served as the head of Google’s Advanced Technology and Products Group......

Sports Illustrated - MMA

Report: NBA Polls GMs on Competition Formats

Sports IllustratedMay 23, 2020May 23, 2020

by Sports IllustratedMay 23, 2020May 23, 2020025

SI – For more and to sign up click here Jenna West The NBA sent a survey to its 30 general managers Friday night regarding possible competition formats for resuming this season, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania. The poll included questions on whether the NBA should hold a play-in......

Cleveland Scene

TownHall Sues Scene Over Report on GM’s Bigoted Statement to Former Employee: “Go Back to the Country You Came From”

ClevelandSceneMay 21, 2020May 21, 2020

by ClevelandSceneMay 21, 2020May 21, 2020014

click to enlarge Today, Cleveland Scene was served with a lawsuit filed by Townhall and its General Manager Ryan Hartzell, who have sued over Sunday evening’s report — “Addressing Patio Concerns, Lago Ruminates on Nature of Art, TownHall GM Says ‘Go Back to the Country You Came From.” The report......

USA Today - NFL

NFL owners table proposal to incentivize hiring of minority coaches, GMs

USA TodayMay 19, 2020May 19, 2020

by USA TodayMay 19, 2020May 19, 2020017

USA TODAY – For more and to sign up click here USA TODAY NFL owners will not yet vote on a proposal that would enhance the draft position of teams that hired minority coaches or general managers. Source link To Return to the Main Aggregate News Page –......

USA Today - NFL

NFL owners table proposal to incentivize hiring of minority coaches, GMs, per report

USA TodayMay 19, 2020May 19, 2020

by USA TodayMay 19, 2020May 19, 2020015

USA TODAY – For more and to sign up click here USA TODAY NFL owners will not yet vote on a proposal that would enhance the draft position of teams that hired minority coaches or general managers. Source link To Return to the Main Aggregate News Page –......

USA Today - NFL

Diversity expert Richard Lapchick: NFL needs ‘jolt’ to buck hiring trends for coaches, GMs

USA TodayMay 19, 2020May 19, 2020

by USA TodayMay 19, 2020May 19, 2020015

USA TODAY – For more and to sign up click here USA TODAY CLOSE USA TODAY Sports’ Ralphie Aversa breaks down some much anticipated NFL matchups. USA TODAY Richard Lapchick, arguably one of the foremost authorities on diversity issues across the sports landscape for decades, is cautiously optimistic that the NFL’s......

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