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Plan for Kentucky Derby eliminates general admission tickets
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Churchill Downs officials expect less than 23,000 fans will be able to attend next month’s rescheduled Kentucky Derby under an updated health and safety plan. The plan eliminates general admission and standing room only areas, with total capacity limited to less than 14% of the 2015 attendance...
Anders Lee stakes Islanders to series lead over CapitalsVideo
TORONTO — New York Islanders coach Barry Trotz isn’t surprised the Washington Capitals, his former team, is unhappy with Anders Lee. Trotz didn’t see anything wrong with Lee’s play in a 4-2 first-round series playoff-opening victory in which the New York captain set the tone with a big hit on...
Bruins win opener against Hurricanes in double overtimeVideo
TORONTO — After being told to come back the next morning because another game lasted five overtimes, the Boston Bruins didn’t want to repeat history so quickly. “We talked about trying to end this before the fifth overtime,” Patrice Bergeron said. Bergeron accomplished that by scoring early in double overtime,...
Texas surpasses 9,000 coronavirus deaths as testing remains low
AUSTIN — Texas surpassed 9,000 confirmed coronavirus deaths Wednesday while testing again dropped to the lowest levels since June, and infection rates hit another record. The state on Wednesday reported 324 additional deaths, bringing the total number of confirmed new deaths added from covid-19 over the past week alone to...
Avalanche score 3 third-period goals to shut out CoyotesVideo
EDMONTON, Alberta — Nazem Kadri and J.T. Compher scored 10 seconds apart in the third period, Philipp Grubauer stopped 14 shots and the Colorado Avalanche opened the Stanley Cup playoffs with a 3-0 victory over the Arizona Coyotes on Wednesday. Colorado dominated the Coyotes through the first two periods, outshooting...
United plans more Florida flights, but coronavirus gets final say
DALLAS — United Airlines said Wednesday it plans to add up to 28 daily flights to Florida this winter, but the airline is prepared to reverse course if the rate of coronavirus cases in the state remains high. United said that it will increase flights from New York, Boston and...
Tribune Publishing closing 5 newsrooms including New York Daily News
Tribune Publishing Company, which owns some of the most storied newspapers in American journalism, said Wednesday that it is closing the newsrooms at five of them, including New York’s Daily News and The Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Md. The company said the newspapers — including the Orlando Sentinel in Florida,...
Big East will not play fall sports seasonsVideo
The Big East joined the growing list of conferences not playing sports in the fall. The conference announced that men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s cross country, volleyball and field hockey won’t be contested. Georgetown is the defending national champions in men’s soccer. Teams still will be allowed to...
Let it flow: Trump Administration eases showerhead rules
WASHINGTON — The Trump Administration wants to change the definition of a showerhead to let more water flow, addressing a pet peeve of the president who complains he isn’t getting wet enough. Publicly talking about the need to keep his hair “perfect,” President Donald Trump has made increasing water flow...
Biden introduces VP choice Kamala Harris; much history, no crowdVideo
WILMINGTON, Del. — Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and his newly chosen running mate Kamala Harris campaigned together for the first time Wednesday, as the former primary rivals sought to solidify their advantage over President Donald Trump and secure their place in American history. Biden, a 77-year-old white man, embraced...
Florida sheriff bans masks for staff, visitors with some exceptions
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A central Florida sheriff says his deputies won’t be allowed to wear face masks except under some conditions, and neither will visitors to the sheriff’s office. Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods said this week in an email to staff that he had weighed both sides of...
Jets’ motivated Le’Veon Bell out to prove he is better than everVideo
NEW YORK — Le’Veon Bell refuses to make excuses or blame anyone else. The New York Jets running back acknowledged he wasn’t nearly as good as he expected he would be in his first season with his new team. And he points solely at himself for that. Not the playcalling...
‘Kicked in the teeth’: Devastation mounts from Midwest stormVideo
IOWA CITY, Iowa — The impact of a wind storm that tore through the Midwest continued to grow Wednesday, as widespread power outages kept businesses closed, limited communication, spoiled food and caused long lines at gas stations. The rare storm known as a derecho hit Monday, devastating parts of the...
State Department rejects further probe of diplomat Woody Johnson’s remarks
WASHINGTON — A report Wednesday by the State Department’s internal watchdog confirms news accounts that staffers at the U.S. Embassy in Britain have accused Woody Johnson, owner of the New York Jets and the U.S. ambassador, of making “insensitive” and “inappropriate” remarks. The department’s Office of the Inspector General called...
NBA’s latest testing numbers reveal no confirmed positivesVideo
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The NBA still has not had a confirmed coronavirus case among players inside the season-restart bubble at Walt Disney World. The league released updated numbers Wednesday showing none of the 342 players who were tested daily since the league last released results Aug. 5 has...
Zach Johnson wins PGA Tour’s prestigious Payne Stewart AwardVideo
Zach Johnson had quick success after a long road to the PGA Tour. He won as a rookie and reached the Tour Championship in Atlanta, where one of the perks was attending a ceremony to watch Jay Haas accept the Payne Stewart Award. He remembers it being powerful, inspiring, motivating....
Bubba Wallace, Columbia Sportswear sign sponsorship dealVideo
Corporate interest in Bubba Wallace has picked up momentum, and NASCAR’s only Black full-time driver signed a new sponsor that includes funding for his Richard Petty Motorports team. Columbia Sportswear Co. on Wednesday announced a multiyear sponsorship with Wallace as a brand ambassador that also will put the company on...
Radical or moderate? Trump paints Democratic ticket as both
WASHINGTON — An overzealous prosecutor trying to hide her crime-fighting past — who is also weak on crime. The most radical pick for vice president ever — but too moderate to energize the progressive Democratic base. President Donald Trump’s campaign is struggling to define Sen. Kamala Harris, Democrat Joe Biden’s...
Prosecutors charge 3 with threatening women in R. Kelly case
NEW YORK — Federal prosecutors announced charges Wednesday against three men accused of threatening and intimidating women who have accused R&B singer R. Kelly of abuse, including one man suspected of setting fire to a vehicle in Florida. A longtime friend of the indicted singer offered to pay a victim...
Stocks rebound on Wall Street, S&P 500 trades above recordVideo
Stocks marched broadly higher on Wall Street Wednesday, briefly nudging the S&P 500 above its all-time closing high set in February, before the coronavirus pandemic led to a historic market plunge. The benchmark index notched a 1.4% gain, its eighth in nine days. It ended within 0.2% of its record...
NBA lays out plan for player guests to enter Disney bubble
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — NBA players could have some family members or close friends inside the season-restart bubble with them by the end of the month. And that raises the possibility of having a real, albeit small, cheering section for some playoff games. The league detailed the policies for...
No roars at Augusta as Masters to be played without fans
The Masters, known as much for the roars as the raw beauty of Augusta National, will be on mute this year. The club decided Wednesday there will be no spectators. That means all three majors in this year of covid-19 will not have fans, and the silence figures to be...
Spring college football: When? How much? Who plays?
Back in April, not long after the NCAA basketball tournaments were canceled because of the pandemic, the idea of moving the college football season to the spring of 2021 already was being tossed around. Conference commissioners and athletic directors called it a last resort. And when it looked like the...
NHLPA’s Donald Fehr buoyed by zero positive tests; ‘So far so good’
TORONTO — Zero players testing positive for covid-19 in the two weeks since NHL teams arrived at their two respective playoff hub cities. And a powerful opening night statement on social and racial justice issues made by the league and its players. Given the uncertainty professional hockey faced in placing...
Robin Lehner, Golden Knights shut down Blackhawks in opener
EDMONTON, Alberta — Robin Lehner had more trouble with one of his skates than he did with his former team. Reilly Smith, Shea Theodore and the Vegas Golden Knights took good care of their goaltender Tuesday night. Theodore and William Carrier scored 2:17 apart midway through the second period, Lehner...
