"Curly" Neal, whose flashy dribbling skills and smile made him a Harlem Globetrotters legend, has died at 77, according to the team. Neal died at his home near Houston. "We have lost one of the most genuine human beings the world has ever known," Globetrotters General Manager Jeff Munn said. "Curly’s basketball skill was unrivaled … Continue reading Legendary Harlem Globetrotter Curly Neal Dies →

As Broadway grapples with the coronavirus crisis, producers have concluded that the Great White Way will not reopen in April, as they’d hoped. The best-case scenario right now is the summer, and that means many new shows aren’t going to survive. “This is worse than 9/11,” says a top producer. “We lost a few shows … Continue reading Broadway Shows Probably Won’t Come Back Until the Summer →

International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound told USA Today the Summer Olympics in Tokyo will be postponed and probably won’t happen until 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic. “On the basis of the information the IOC has, postponement has been decided,” Pound told USA Today. “The parameters going forward have not been determined, but the … Continue reading The 2020 Summer Olympic Games Have Been Postponed →

Add the USA Track and Field Federation to the list of big-time sports organizations pushing for a postponement of the Olympics. The CEO of the track team sent a letter to the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee urging it to ask the IOC to delay the Olympics because of the coronavirus crisis. USA Swimming has … Continue reading Push To Delay Summer Olympics in Japan Continue →