5:28 PM ET Graham haysESPN.com Near Graham Hays covers college sports for espnW, including softball and soccer. Hays started with ESPN in 1999. The first professional sports league in the United States to resume competition amid a pandemic, the National Women’s Soccer League demonstrated that there was a way for …
Read More »NWSL says players can stay in locker rooms while national anthem plays
7:31 pm ET Graham haysESPN.com Near Graham Hays covers college sports for espnW, including softball and soccer. Hays started with ESPN in 1999. NWSL Challenge Cup players now have the option to remain in the locker room during the national anthem, the league announced in a statement Monday. The change …
Read More »North Carolina Courage, Portland Thorns players kneel during the national anthem
1:26 PM ET Graham haysESPN.com Near Graham Hays covers college sports for espnW, including softball and soccer. Hays started with ESPN in 1999. The 22 North Carolina Courage and Portland Thorns starters, along with reserves from both teams, knelt during the national anthem ahead of the NWSL Challenge Cup opening …
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