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Popular New York City sports photographer dead at 48 from coronavirus
NEW YORK — Anthony Causi, a highly skilled and exceedingly popular sports photographer for The New York Post who covered the city’s teams for 25 years, died Sunday from the new coronavirus. He was 48. The newspaper reported Causi’s death on its website Sunday night and included an image of...
NASCAR star Kyle Larson suspended for using racial slur during virtual race
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR star Kyle Larson was suspended indefinitely by NASCAR and without pay by Chip Ganassi Racing on Monday for using a racial slur on a live stream during a virtual race. Larson was competing in an iRacing event Sunday night when he appeared to lose communication on...
Memorable shots in the Masters from every club in the bagVideo
Every hole has a tale about the Masters. The playlist of shots is longer than any of the other majors because everyone knows Augusta National so well, players and fans alike. Every club has a story, too. What follows are some of the most memorable shots at the Masters from...
Oklahoma State’s Mike Gundy apologizes for covid-19 comments
STILLWATER, Okla. — Oklahoma State football coach Mike Gundy apologized Saturday for comments this week about the COVID-19 pandemic. “I have been made aware that comments from my press conference have offended some,” Gundy said in a statement. “It was never my intention to offend anyone and I apologize. My...
Paul Newberry: What’s wrong with UFC ruler Dana White?Video
What’s wrong with Dana White? Almost everyone else in the world of sports understands it’s time to stand down, but not this guy. The UFC’s undisputed ruler is determined to put others in harm’s way to provide his Roman gladiator-style of alleged entertainment, even if it means taking it to...
‘The Last Dance’ director talks project on Michael Jordan’s BullsVideo
Jason Hehir was a kid in the stands in Boston Garden on April 20, 1986, the day Michael Jordan scored a playoff-record 63 points. It was a Christmas gift from his father, who stuck a note promising “Two tickets to the Air Jordan Show” in his stocking that holiday season....
XFL suspends operations, lays off employees
The XFL has suspended operations and laid off its employees. XFL workers were told of the layoffs during an in-house conference call Friday. After canceling the remainder of its season last month because of the coronavirus pandemic, but promising to be back in 2021, the upstart league backed by WWE...
Jim Nantz adjusting to not calling Final Four, MastersVideo
Jim Nantz couldn’t figure out why he was getting text messages from friends about the 1986 Masters, unaware it was the first of eight Masters being shown during a second week in April unlike any other. That was his first Masters for CBS Sports. “And there’s no doubt about it....
Coronavirus shutdown presents challenges for teams, sponsorsVideo
CHICAGO — There are no sponsored power plays at the moment. No doughnut races in the fourth quarter. No calls to the bullpen presented by phone companies. Amid the coronavirus shutdown, sports business executives are having tough conversations about lucrative advertising and marketing contracts with no games on the horizon....
Jimmie Johnson mulls future in red-flagged farewell NASCAR seasonVideo
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Jimmie Johnson, seven-time NASCAR champion and all-around Everyman, has added home-schooling elementary teacher to his resume. The sports stoppage from the coronavirus pandemic has thrown a red flag on Johnson’s farewell tour. He had planned a final season of racing a full NASCAR schedule, but so far...
Tiger Woods ready to play Masters and realizes it has to waitVideo
Tiger Woods felt strong and fit enough to compete for another green jacket. He could sense the adrenaline starting to flow, along with a strange sensation. He was grumpy. Instead of flying to Augusta National for the Masters this week, he was home in Florida, where the only competition for...
NBA, ESPN to present HORSE tournament with current, past starsVideo
The NBA, the National Basketball Players Association and ESPN will stream a HORSE tournament on ESPN’s app. The NBA HORSE Challenge will have eight participants. The quarterfinals are to be shown Sunday and the semifinals and final April 16. The quarterfinal matchups are Trae Young of the Atlanta Hawks against...
Meet the man who’s keeping NASCAR and live sports on your TV through the pandemic
Coronavirus is hitting sports hard, but through the many event postponements, whispers of rescheduled dates and fan prayers, the virtual world is kicking into overdrive to fill the gap in live entertainment. iRacing is at the epicenter. The sim racing game, which launched its first eSports series — the eNASCAR...
Trial in discrimination case for U.S. women’s soccer postponedVideo
The trial date for a gender discrimination case filed by members of the U.S. women’s national soccer team has been pushed back to June 16. Players for the team filed a lawsuit against U.S. Soccer last year under the Equal Pay Act and the Civil Rights Act of 1964. They...
Tradition stymied: A year unlike any since WWII for AugustaVideo
The Masters is so intertwined with Augusta, they added an extra day to spring break. You see, the first full week of April isn’t just a blip in time for this place. It’s their identity, their way of life, their cart path to success. A restaurant or bar can take...
Kevin Garnett talks SuperSonics, Kobe, Hall of FameVideo
Kevin Garnett always found Seattle to be a difficult place for opponents. He played in 27 games there during his NBA career, leaving the court as a winner only eight times. He remembers those days. And respects them, too. In a wide-ranging interview this week with the Associated Press, Garnett...
College baseball talent level to go up with changes to MLB DraftVideo
As disappointing as it’s been to have the college baseball season shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic, Michigan coach Erik Bakich sees a silver lining. “I do think the coming years will be the deepest college baseball has ever been,” he said. Division I programs stand to benefit because...
Fan, claiming he was pushed 2 years ago, sues Tiger Woods, caddieVideo
A Florida man filed a lawsuit against Tiger Woods and his caddie, claiming he suffered injuries from the caddie pushing him out of the way during the Valspar Championship that Woods played two years ago. The civil complaint, filed Tuesday in Pinellas County, alleged Brian Borruso tried to take a...
Want feedback from Roger Federer? Tweet him your volleying videoVideo
Roger Federer offered stuck-at-home amateurs the ultimate online fantasy camp of sorts, a chance to get tennis tips from a guy many consider the greatest of all time. While people all over the world are cooped up because of the new coronavirus — social distancing while trying to stay healthy...
Oklahoma State’s Mike Gundy targets May 1 return; university disagreesVideo
Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy said Tuesday he hopes to have his team return to its facilities May 1, a proposed timetable that would defy federal social-distancing guidelines and quickly was disputed by the university and its athletic director. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended against gatherings of...
Doug Ferguson: Masters in November is better than no Masters at allVideo
C.T. Pan could become a footnote in history at Augusta National. Imagine qualifying for his first Masters and then having to wait 571 days before he can hear the most understated announcement in golf. “Fore, please. C.T. Pan now driving.” One week after Tiger Woods slipped on a fifth green...
Iconic sports cities turn eerie during coronavirus shutdownVideo
They are cities defined by iconic sporting events. When Augusta comes up, one instantly thinks of the Masters. If Omaha is mentioned, it’s often in the same breath with the College World Series. It’s hard to imagine Louisville without the Kentucky Derby. In the coming weeks, The Associated Press will...
Jeff Burton, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Carl Edwards headline Hall of Fame nomsVideo
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Burton and Carl Edwards were among the new nominees for NASCAR’s next Hall of Fame class announced Tuesday under a revamped voting protocol. Voters for 11 years elected five members per class first from a list of 25 candidates; it was trimmed to...
English soccer warned of $1B pandemic losses, clubs closingVideo
English soccer faced warnings on Tuesday that losses caused by the coronavirus pandemic could exceed $1 billion and clubs could go out of business. The financial alarm was sounded by the heads of the English Football Association and Premier League as well-paid players in the top flight resist calls to...
UFC 249 still planned for April 18
While President Trump and medical officials warn the United States is heading into its toughest two-week stretch of the coronavirus pandemic, the UFC has been working to make sure its April 18 UFC 249 card takes place. And UFC President Dana White tweeted Monday the card will still happen “somewhere...
