Until Rooney’s diversity committee came up with the Rooney rule in 2003, those candidates were almost always white. The lawsuit also alleges the Giants deleted emails related to the transaction from their accounts. US Soccer has a new performance director – and he’s the former head of sports science at the Premier League. MVP Kawhi Leonard effortlessly took the place of Tim Duncan, arguably the greatest player of his generation in what had to be the most taciturn transfer of power in NBA history.