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NBA says it is talking with Disney about resuming seasonVideo
The NBA is in talks with The Walt Disney Company on a single-site scenario for a resumption of play in Central Florida in late July, the clearest sign yet the league believes the season can continue amid the coronavirus pandemic. The National Basketball Players Association is also part of the...
German soccer player ignores social distancing, hugs man he says saved his lifeVideo
DÜSSELDORF, Germany — Soccer players in Germany aren’t allowed to celebrate with hugs during games in the pandemic. Dimitrij Nazarov made an exception for the man he believes saved his life. Nazarov ran to the sideline after scoring from a header for Erzgebirge Aue against Nuremberg in the second division...
Out of the Woods: Tiger emerges for TV match with Lefty, QBsVideo
The purpose is to raise $10 million or more for covid-19 relief efforts, and provide entertainment with four of the biggest stars from the PGA Tour and NFL. Another appeal to the Sunday made-for-TV exhibition, “The Match: Champions for Charity,” is a chance to see Tiger Woods swing a golf...
NASCAR all alone on motorsports’ biggest day of racingVideo
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Monaco Grand Prix has been canceled. The Indianapolis 500 is postponed until August. Only the Coca-Cola 600 is still scheduled as planned. The most celebrated day in motorsports has been whittled down to the third course, 600 miles around Charlotte Motor Speedway in NASCAR’s longest race...
NBA Hall of Famer, Georgetown coach Patrick Ewing has covid-19Video
WASHINGTON — Georgetown basketball coach Patrick Ewing tested positive for covid-19 and is being treated at a hospital. “This virus is serious and should not be taken lightly,” the Hall of Famer as a player for the Hoyas in college and the New York Knicks in the NBA said in...
NASCAR grabs much-needed momentum in return to live racingVideo
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR had been planning sweeping changes for 2021 in hopes of finding new fans and adding some energy to a staid, stale schedule. The coronavirus pandemic put those plans on hold, and NASCAR is frantically trying to recover from a 10-week layoff. So far, the stock car...
SEC, Big 12 to allow football workouts on campus next monthVideo
SEC schools will be able to bring athletes in all sports back to campus for voluntary activities starting June 8 at the discretion of each university, and the Big 12 plans to welcome football players back to campus a week later. The Friday announcements are the latest signs that a...
Plum grad Gino Marra relishes experience during 1st season at UNC Asheville
Gino Marra is set to spend a majority of his summer on the gulf coast of Florida. The Plum graduate and left-handed pitcher for Division I UNC Asheville hopes several weeks of work during his first foray into collegiate summer baseball will help him take the next step in his...
Jerry Sloan, Utah Jazz great and Hall of Fame coach, dies at 78
Jerry Sloan, the Hall of Fame coach who was a fixture for decades in Utah and took the Jazz to the NBA Finals in 1997 and 1998, died Friday. He was 78. The Jazz said he died from complications of Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementia. Sloan had been in...
Busch and Elliott incident could spark new NASCAR rivalryVideo
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Kyle Busch is NASCAR’s reigning Cup champion and the resident villain of the series. Chase Elliott has been voted most popular driver the last two years and quickly is building a loyal and rabid fan base. Their on-track tussle at Darlington Raceway this week very well might...
Chase Briscoe follows tragedy with Xfinity victoryVideo
DARLINGTON, S.C. — Chase Briscoe was grateful to bring a moment or two of happiness to wife Marissa in the worst week of their lives. It was Tuesday, during a 12-week exam, that they learned that their expected child — they only learned Monday that it was a girl —...
Hempfield grad Kason Harrell shines in Irish league, hopes for G League opportunity
Adjusting to the time change in Ireland was a challenge, and not drawing a whistle when he attacked the rim like Michael Jordan used to against the “Bad Boy” Detroit Pistons also took some getting used to. Kason Harrell learned the Irish eat large quantities of potatoes, night life in...
Former Canon-McMillan shortstop Linda Rush plays crucial role in Drexel’s turnaround
Drexel softball coach Carl Taylor remembers seeing former Canon-McMillan shortstop Linda Rush for the first time. Taylor admitted a college coach normally wouldn’t want to recruit a player based solely on a video, but that wasn’t the case for Rush. He came across her recruitment video on Youtube and while...
Peters Township native Alison Riske part of 4-player tennis event in FloridaVideo
Peters Township native Alison Riske will be back on the tennis court — albeit with relatively little money and no WTA ranking points on the line. Riske, ranked No. 19 in the world, will join American teen and 28th-ranked Amanda Anisimova, No. 51 Danielle Collins and No. 56 Ajla Tomljanovic...
NCAA to lift moratorium on voluntary on-campus workouts June 1Video
The NCAA Division I Council voted Wednesday to lift a moratorium on voluntary workouts by football and basketball players effective June 1 as a growing number of college leaders expressed confidence fall sports will be possible in some form despite concerns about the coronavirus pandemic. The decision was confirmed by...
Body found on L.A. beach identified as WWE pro Shad Gaspard
LOS ANGELES — The body of former World Wrestling Entertainment pro Shad Gaspard was found early Wednesday on Los Angeles’ Venice Beach, where he was caught in a rip current last weekend, police said. Patrol officers were flagged down around 1:25 a.m. by a person reporting that a body had...
Power 5 conferences spend big on lobbying Congress about athlete compensationVideo
The Power 5 conferences spent $350,000 on lobbying in the first three months of 2020, more than they had previously spent in any full year, as part of a coordinated effort to influence Congress on legislation affecting the ability of college athletes to earn endorsement money. The SEC was the...
Live sports draw strong TV ratings over weekend
Fans who had been starving for live sporting events had their appetites sated last weekend. At least a little. Network executives knew the first weekend with multiple live events would draw good numbers, but, for the most part, they exceeded expectations. The Bundesliga’s return drew record numbers on Fox Sports...
On the Fringe: U.S. Open loses part of its identityVideo
The U.S. Open lost a big part of its identity. And it has nothing to do with par. For years, the USGA has boasted — and rightly so — it was the most democratic of all majors. Half of the 156-man field had to go through some form of qualifying...
Belmont set for June 20 without fans, leads off Triple CrownVideo
The Belmont Stakes will be run June 20 in New York without fans and serve as the opening leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown for the first time in the sport’s history. The New York Racing Association on Tuesday unveiled the rescheduled date for the Belmont, which also will be...
Column: NASCAR managed small miracle in problem-free returnVideo
DARLINGTON, S.C. — The odds were against NASCAR flawlessly executing its reopening plan, which was a potential standard-setting moment for other professional leagues to follow in this new normal of sports. No plan is ever perfect and all the assistance from outside health officials couldn’t protect NASCAR from the obvious...
LeBron James: ‘Definitely not giving up on the season’Video
LeBron James reiterated Monday he is hopeful the NBA season can resume, with the caveat that the health and well-being of players won’t be jeopardized by a return to play. The Los Angeles Lakers star, speaking on the Uninterrupted platform’s “WRTS: After Party” show that was released Monday, said it...
Kevin Harvick wins NASCAR’s return race at DarlingtonVideo
DARLINGTON, S.C. — This was a 400-mile drive unlike any other in modern-day NASCAR. The grandstands were empty. There wasn’t a tailgate inside the track. Everyone wore face coverings — some with the team logos, others opting for plain disposable medical masks. It was nothing close to the corporate sponsorship,...
College football season remains possibility at 3 schools in California State systemVideo
SAN DIEGO — The California State University system’s plan for a mostly virtual fall semester because of the coronavirus pandemic doesn’t necessarily close the door on football at its three schools that play in the far-flung Mountain West Conference. San Diego State is looking at having football players return to...
All quiet in Berlin as Bundesliga soccer returns without fans and without incidentVideo
BERLIN — A strong police and media presence outside the stadium provided the only clues Union Berlin was about to play Bayern Munich in its biggest — and quietest — Bundesliga game of the season Sunday. Only a few diehard soccer fans showed up outside Union’s stadium and quickly were...
