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Handling mail amid coronavirus: Low risk but wash your hands
Kathy Payne has a routine: She wipes down the trays holding the mail she’s about to deliver. She puts on gloves to sort the letters and packages, then a new pair when she climbs into her vehicle. As she fills people’s mailboxes throughout the day, she constantly cleans her steering...
Live tweeting replays helping fill the college hoops voidVideo
Kansas had kept Derrick Rose in check well into the 2008 national championship game when coach Bill Self decided it was time to change defenses against the Memphis star. Bad idea. “Well. They have momentum. I made mistake,” Self said while live tweeting a replay of the game recently. “Had...
California has surge of virus cases that threatens hospitals
LOS ANGELES — The surge of coronavirus cases in California that health officials have warned was coming has arrived and will worsen, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday, while the mayor of Los Angeles warned that by early next week his city could see the kind of crush that has crippled...
Melvin Gordon using lessons of holdout as motivation in 2020Video
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Melvin Gordon’s futile holdout last season holds many a lesson for the sixth-year running back, including the realization that the former Los Angeles Chargers star still has plenty of doubters despite scoring 49 touchdowns in college and 47 more in the NFL. “I’m coming in hungry, ready...
For Loyola’s Sister Jean, pandemic is new territoryVideo
CHICAGO — Even to Sister Jean, the lovable nonagenarian nun who became a star during Loyola Chicago’s stunning run to the Final Four two years ago, this is new territory. The coronavirus pandemic has brought big chunks of the world to a near standstill. “This is very different,” said Sister...
Keeping fit with no gyms open a new NBA challengeVideo
Denver’s players, if they’re so willing, have the same assignment each day: Go to their phone or tablet, launch an app and view their individualized daily workout plan that was created by the Nuggets’ strength and conditioning staff. For now, it’s the best idea the Nuggets have — as they,...
New playbook: Women rising through NFL ranks at many levelsVideo
NEW YORK — Sophia Lewin was 12 years old when she told her father about her career goal: coaching football. Her dad didn’t exactly scoff, but he suggested perhaps scouting would be a more attainable profession. Nowadays, there are women handling both jobs. According to 2019 research by the Institute...
MLB owners ratify deal; final pitch could be closer to Christmas than HalloweenVideo
NEW YORK — If the final pitch of the 2020 baseball season comes closer to Christmas than Halloween, that’s fine with the players. MLB owners ratified a 17-page agreement with the union Friday in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, with players willing to extend the season as long as...
Questions about MLB’s new deal with its players? Here are your answersVideo
NEW YORK — Details of the agreement Thursday between MLB and the MLB Players Association and approved by teams Friday, as obtained by the Associated Press: STARTING SEASON There must be no government restrictions on mass gatherings or travel restrictions throughout the U.S. and Canada, provided the commissioner will consider...
Column: As we battle virus, don’t forget 1919 Stanley CupVideo
Anyone who scoffs at all these drastic measures to deal with the coronavirus outbreak, who wonders if it really is necessary to shut down sports around the world, needs a primer on the 1919 Stanley Cup Finals. The tragic turn of events is right there on the silver chalice, engraved...
Who’s Zooming? Dolphins newcomers get virtual introductionsVideo
MIAMI — As linebacker Kyle Van Noy visited with reporters for the first time since joining the Miami Dolphins, he wore headphones — not for noise canceling, but to hear the questions. Because of the new coronavirus, the Dolphins arranged media interviews via Zoom for eight newly acquired free agents....
Big Ten extends ban on organized team activitiesVideo
The Big Ten extended the suspension of all organized team activities through May 4. Big Ten officials said this is an additional measure to the previously announced cancellation of all conference and non-league competitions through the end of the 2019-20 academic year, including spring sports that extend beyond the academic...
No games, big losses: Money crisis faces U.S. Olympic sportsVideo
DENVER — The postponement of the Tokyo Games has catapulted the sports organizations that make up the backbone of the U.S. Olympic team into crisis. At least one has already started layoffs, and others are desperate to stay solvent. Some are expecting a major downturn in membership dues, while others...
Trump seeks to force General Motors to produce ventilators
DETROIT — President Donald Trump issued an order Friday that seeks to force General Motors to produce ventilators for coronavirus patients under the Defense Production Act. Trump said negotiations with General Motors had been productive, “but our fight against the virus is too urgent to allow the give-and-take of the...
Santa Anita ends live racing because of coronavirusVideo
LOS ANGELES — Santa Anita canceled live racing Friday because of the coronavirus pandemic after instructions from the Los Angeles County Health Department. The track in Arcadia, Calif., was preparing to stage eight races when the cancellation was announced about 30 minutes before the first race. It’s not immediately known...
ESPN’s Doris Burke reveals positive coronavirus testVideo
ESPN NBA broadcaster Doris Burke, a Curt Gowdy Award recipient by the Basketball Hall of Fame for excellence in her field, said she tested positive for the coronavirus. Burke made the announcement Friday on an ESPN podcast hosted by NBA reporter Adrian Wojnarowski. Burke said she started feeling extreme fatigue...
Olympic qualifiers get to keep spots for postponed gamesVideo
Good news for all those who have already qualified for the Tokyo Olympics: You’re in for 2021. Olympic officials confirmed the 6,200 or so athletes who had already punched their ticket for Tokyo will keep their spots for the rescheduled games next year. It resolves one of the key questions...
GOP’s Massie outrages House, Trump by seeking to stall vote
WASHINGTON — Rep. Thomas Massie has always gone his own way in Congress, ever since he first ran for office inspired by a fellow libertarian-leaning Kentuckian, Rand Paul. Now in his fourth term, the Republican from northern Kentucky has frequently voted no on issues large and small, even against the...
Ohio sets all-mail primary April 28; in-person voting off
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio has set a new, almost exclusively mail-in primary election for April 28 due to the coronavirus, ignoring the timing recommendations of the state elections chief and some voting-rights groups. Republican Gov. Mike DeWine signed a sweeping relief bill containing the change Friday, though he also had...
Jimmie Johnson prepares for future by entering IndyCar iRaceVideo
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson joined the field for IndyCar’s inaugural online race as he contemplates driving in that series following his retirement from full-time stock car racing. IndyCar followed NASCAR, IMSA and Formula One in setting up a virtual racing series to give fans content during...
Gov. Wolf vetoes petrochemical plant tax break bill
Gov. Tom Wolf on Friday followed through on his threat to veto a bill to provide potentially hundreds of millions of dollars in tax breaks for petrochemical plants that use natural gas extracted in Pennsylvania. In his veto message, Wolf said he could support awarding an incentive like the one...
NCAA weighs more eligibility for sports cut short by virusVideo
The NCAA Division I Council is scheduled to vote Monday on whether to allow another year of eligibility for spring sport athletes such as baseball, softball and lacrosse players, who had their seasons wiped out by the coronavirus pandemic. Providing similar relief to winter sport athletes, such as basketball and...
The story of the NFL draft, from extravaganza to unadorned
An NFL draft handled remotely because of the coronavirus pandemic is the latest twist to an event that has become as popular as any pro football happening short of the Super Bowl. Roger Goodell alerted NFL teams in a memo Thursday night that the dates of this year’s draft would...
As virus toll mounts in New York, more hospitals sought
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump and elected leaders in New York are clashing again over the depth of the state’s coronavirus crisis. Meanwhile, the outbreak is taking its toll on the state’s civil servants, with the virus claiming the lives of bus and train workers and a civilian employee...
Canada to cover up to 75% of salaries for businesses
TORONTO — The Canadian government is increasing a payroll subsidy to small- and medium-sized businesses to now cover up to 75% of salaries amid the pandemic. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the major increase over the original 10 percent subsidy plan. Trudeau said it became clear they needed to do...
