Dan Snyder's bad week and a return to sports (hopefully): The week in sports

Dan Snyder must go

Fifteen women who were former employees of the yet-to-be-renamed Washington NFL team came forward in a story published by the Washington Post alleging they experienced sexual harassment while working for the organization in incidents spanning from 2006-2019. 

Team owner Daniel Snyder – who purchased the club in 1999 – was not accused of any wrongdoing directly by any of the women in the story, but Nancy Armour says that hardly matters: this is his team, she says. Its culture is a direct reflection of him.

Washington's latest embarrassing episode should show the NFL – which called the allegations in the Post story "serious" and "disturbing" – that Snyder is a liability, and if the league wants to prove it truly cares about women, the other owners should show Snyder the door, Armour says.  

Christine Brennan agrees, while noting that, sadly, sexual harassment within the organization is nothing new: She experienced it while covering the team in the 1980s. 

For his part, Snyder said it is clear "there is work to be done to build a better organizational culture. We need to get better and the time is now." 

The must-read stories from last week:

• Texas honors greatest legends: The Longhorns' Joe Jamail Field has been renamed after Heisman Trophy winners Earl Campbell and Ricky Williams, and the legendary lawyer's sons were leading the charge to make it happen. 
• WNBA botches decision with its MVP: Elena Delle Donne being denied a medical waiver for the 2020 season is a horrible look for the league. But at least the Washington Mystics organziation is stepping up.   
• His Airness: Chicago White Sox and Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf said Michael Jordan could have made the major leagues if he stuck with baseball.  
• Locking it down: How NBA is using technology to help with health and safety protocols inside the Orlando bubble. 
• Larger purpose: Jrue and Lauren Holiday to start a social justice fund with the Pelicans guard's remaining game checks.  
• Gregg Popovich: The Spurs coach called Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick "cowards" and said their response to the coronavirus pandemic has been "all about politics."  
• 'Guinea pigs?': College football players returned to campus months before other students. Are they being used to help schools in their reopening plans?  
• The ultimate ringer: Former MLB pitcher Jeremy Hellickson is helping his friends on a slow-pitch softball team. 
• Indictment of U.S.: The Toronto Blue Jays being forced out of Canada for the 2020 MLB season is a reflection on the United States' failure in containing COVID-19. 
• Ready to be heard: WNBA star Chiney Ogwumike is preparing to make history with ESPN Radio.
• 'There was never a moment that I didn't believe': A teen hockey player was paralyzed after being thrown from an SUV. Now he's walking.

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Changing the Game

"Changing the Game" is a new podcast from Paste BN Sports, sponsored by Artistry Studio exclusively from Amway, that explores how sports has fueled the gains women have made – and why we need to keep pushing for equality and acceptance.

Joining our Nancy Armour for recent episodes:  

• Jen Welter, who is still Changing the Game by making sure other women follow her to the NFL.
• Tierna Davidson, the youngest player on the USWNT's 2019 World Cup squad, who is Changing the Game – and the world.

More notable stories from the week: 

• Bubba Wallace's damaged bumper is raising a ton of money for charity. 
• Star QB Trevor Lawrence proposed to his girlfriend at Clemson's "Death Valley." 
• Prime Time's son has committed to Florida Atlantic.  
• Craig Robinson, brother of Michelle Obama, was named executive director of NABC.
• Cam Newton discusses challenges, opportunity of replacing Tom Brady. 
• NFL MVP Lamar Jackson was legitimately upset over his "Madden" rating.  
• Kareem Abdul-Jabbar calls out anti-Semitism in sports and Hollywood.  

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