was postponed, with both teams walking off the field in protest. National Hockey League The National Hockey League (NHL) players postponed their scheduled games for August 27 and 28. These games were part of the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs. Major League Soccer On August 26, Major League Soccer players staged a walkout of several games to highlight racial injustice. In all, the league canceled five of the six scheduled games for August 26. United Soccer League Memphis 901 FC declined to travel to North Carolina for a scheduled USL Championship game against North Carolina FC on August 29, and the players instead participated in protests in Memphis. Forward Madison FC, which played its 2020 home games in Milwaukee, postponed a USL League One game scheduled for August 30 against North Texas SC. National Independent Soccer Association On August 27, the New York Cosmos and Detroit City FC announced that their scheduled game for August 29 would be postponed as both teams took part in protests. The following day, New Amsterdam FC and California United Strikers FC both announced they would not travel for their scheduled August 30 matches against Chattanooga FC and Los Angeles Force respectively. Women's National Basketball Association All six games scheduled for August 26 and 27 were postponed. Women's Tennis Association On August 26, Naomi Osaka of the Women's Tennis Association announced she would not play in the Cincinnati Masters semifinals as part of the protest following the shooting of Jacob Blake. The Western & Southern Open organizers decided to reschedule matches scheduled for August 27 to the following day. In response, Osaka agreed to play her semifinal match, which she won 6–0, 7–6 (5). College athlete strikes Following the lead of professional athletes, several college football programs including Texas, Oklahoma, Texas Tech, Kentucky, South Florida, Boston College, Western Kentucky, Appalachian State, Mississippi State, Ole Miss and Baylor either canceled practice or staged a walkout on August 27 and 28. Reactions to walkouts In a August 27 interview with CNN, Marc Short, Chief of Staff to Vice President Mike Pence, said, "If they want to protest, I don't think we care" when commenting on the NBA walkout in support of social justice reforms after the police shooting of Jacob Blake. On August 27, retired Chicago Bears linebacker and Hall of Famer Brian Urlacher made a post to Instagram criticizing NBA players for staging walkouts of playoff games