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CFL already feeling schedule disruptions that could be omen for NFLVideo
The NFL hit its first roadblock with covid-19 when it was forced to alter its draft. The draft will happen, but players and fans must watch from afar as it is conducted virtually April 23-25. Though organized team activities and minicamps also could face disruption, the most critical parts of...
Penske cancels IndyCar’s doubleheader in Detroit, makes other schedule changesVideo
Roger Penske canceled the doubleheader race at Detroit and adjusted the IndyCar schedule Monday as the series remains on hold during the covid-19 pandemic. Penske told the Associated Press he had no choice but to cancel the two races at Belle Isle because Michigan is under a stay-at-home order and...
Hempfield’s Christian Gorscak becomes junior hockey star, wins NAHL MVP in Johnstown
Johnstown Tomahawks coach Mike Letizia had plenty of words to describe Hempfield product Christian Gorscak. Humble, determined, talented, confident, consistent, coachable, leader. Now you can add two more words — most valuable. Gorscak was named MVP of the North American Hockey League last week, capping off a coronavirus-shortened season where...
British Open canceled, Masters to November in major reschedulingVideo
The Masters goes from that annual rite of spring to two weeks before Thanksgiving. The U.S. Open is scheduled in September for the first time since amateur Francis Ouimet took down Britain’s best at Brookline to put golf on the map in America. And the oldest championship of them all...
Russian ping-pong? Belarussian soccer? In age of coronavirus, sports gamblers find wayVideo
The current pandemic is causing all of us to wrestle with some of life’s most difficult questions: What day is it? What drawer do I keep my pants in? Were there really four bottles in that box of wine? And that’s just before noon. In that sense, the last three...
Byron wins NASCAR virtual race at Bristol; Bubba Wallace ‘rage quits’Video
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — William Byron led the most laps in NASCAR’s first two virtual races and had nothing to show for his gaming skills. The third time out, he got the win. Byron easily won the iRacing event Sunday at virtual Bristol Motor Speedway, where NASCAR would have been racing...
MLS, celebrating 25th anniversary, confident it can weather yet another stormVideo
Sporting Kansas City coach Peter Vermes is cautiously optimistic Major League Soccer still can have a full season. But what that might look like is anyone’s guess. MLS was supposed to be celebrating its 25th year, but for now, it remains a quiet milestone amid the coronavirus pandemic. Monday marks...
President Donald Trump speaks to sports commissioners, other leadersVideo
President Trump met by phone with many U.S. pro sports leaders Saturday to discuss how that industry has been affected by the global coronavirus pandemic, saying he was looking forward to the resumption of competitions “as soon as we can.” The NBA, NHL, NFL and Major League Baseball were all...
Report: Trump believes NFL season should start on time
President Trump thinks the NFL season should start on time in September, according to an ESPN report. The president made the claim on a conference call Saturday with 12 commissioners from pro sports leagues when discussing the potential return of sports amid the coronavirus pandemic. He also said he hopes...
Kobe, Duncan, Garnett headline Basketball Hall of Fame class
Kobe Bryant’s resume has yet another entry to validate his greatness: He officially is a Hall of Famer. And he has plenty of elite company in the 2020 class, one that might be as glitzy as any. Bryant, who died in a helicopter crash Jan. 26, and fellow NBA greats...
Basketball Hall of Fame set to announce 2020 classVideo
A unique Hall of Fame class will be announced Saturday in a unique way. Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett are expected to be announced officially as part of the 2020 class of enshrinees by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, which typically reveals its annual selections at...
Oregon’s Sabrina Ionescu wins women’s Naismith Player of the YearVideo
ATLANTA — Oregon’s Sabrina Ionescu has added another award to her collection Already named the Associated Press women’s player of the year, Ionescu was awarded the Naismith Trophy for the most outstanding women’s basketball player Friday. Ionescu, who won AP All-American honors three times, shattered the NCAA career triple-double mark...
Triple H: WrestleMania 36 feels necessary to put onVideo
One way or another, WWE is putting on WrestleMania 36 this weekend. WWE executive and wrestler Paul “Triple H” Levesque talked with ESPN’s Ariel Helwani about going forward with WWE’s biggest event of the year amid the coronavirus pandemic. “We feel like it’s necessary. Cancellation or postponement was obviously considered,...
WNBA postpones start of season this month because of virusVideo
NEW YORK — The WNBA postponed the start of its season because of the coronavirus pandemic, with no indication when play would begin. The league was scheduled to open training camps April 26, and the regular season was set to begin May 15. The WNBA will still hold a “virtual”...
Mike Tirico to host daily afternoon show on NBCSN starting MondayVideo
NBC’s Mike Tirico is returning to hosting a daily talk show, which will focus on the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on the sports world. The hour-long “Lunch Talk Live” will air weekdays beginning at noon on NBCSN. Tirico will host the show remotely from his home in Michigan. This is the...
Report: U.S. Open could be played at Torrey Pines later this yearVideo
SAN DIEGO — Torrey Pines Golf Course has become a potential candidate to host the 2020 U.S. Open men’s tournament if the event is postponed because of fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report Thursday by Golfweek. The website said golf’s governing bodies will soon release a revised...
Tim Dahlberg: Nothing smart about staging UFC fights or NFL draftVideo
Dana White must be a smart guy. He did, after all, build UFC from almost nothing into the entertainment and sports juggernaut it is today. Roger Goodell is pretty smart himself. He’s been able to keep 32 owners happy while filling their pockets with even more billions from NFL fans....
Azubuike, Toppin among five finalists for Wooden AwardVideo
LOS ANGELES — Udoka Azubuike of Kansas, Luka Garza of Iowa, Markus Howard of Marquette, Myles Powell of Seton Hall and Obi Toppin of Dayton are the five finalists for the John R. Wooden Award as the nation’s top college basketball player. The 44th annual award will be presented April...
Khabib Nurmagomedov won’t leave quarantine in homeland for UFC 249Video
UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov said he won’t leave quarantine in Russia to fight, dealing another blow to UFC president Dana White’s determination to hold UFC 249 in two weeks amid the coronavirus pandemic. Nurmagomedov made his announcement Wednesday on Instagram, telling the mixed martial arts world to “take care...
Simone Biles said ‘nothing set in stone’ regarding plans for rescheduled OlympicsVideo
There is a large whiteboard calendar on a wall inside the massive gym owned by Simone Biles’ family that outlines every major gymnastics event of the year, the 2020 Olympics included. When the Tokyo Games were postponed to the summer of 2021 because of the covid-19 pandemic, one of the...
British man runs marathon in backyard during lockdownVideo
CHELTENHAM, England — Being stuck at home didn’t stop a British man from running an outdoor marathon. James Campbell, a former professional javelin thrower, spent his 32nd birthday on Wednesday doing 20-foot shuttles from one end of his small backyard to the other after promising to run a marathon if...
Wimbledon canceled for 1st time since WWII because of virusVideo
For the first time in its nearly century-and-a-half history, Wimbledon was canceled for a reason other than war, scrapped in 2020 on Wednesday because of the coronavirus pandemic. With Britain under a nationwide lockdown, the All England Club announced its decision to call off its storied two-week grass-court tennis tournament,...
Gronkowski to serve as grand marshal for NASCAR virtual racingVideo
Gronk is coming to iRacing. Woodland Hills product Rob Gronkowski and WWE star Mojo Rawley are set to serve as grand marshals for the NASCAR virtual racing event Sunday. Gronkowski, the retired New England Patriots tight end, also is scheduled to host WrestleMania. WrestleMania, WWE’s signature event, is held over...
Nevada bettor turns $50 into nearly $10K from a 10-leg parlay on Ukrainian table tennisVideo
A bettor from Nevada won $9,676 during the weekend after hitting a 10-team parlay on Ukrainian table tennis via a William Hill mobile sports betting app, according to the Las Vegas Review Journal. The person placed $50 on 10 favorites in the pingpong tournament while chances to gamble on sports...
Lakers clear 2-week quarantine, no players show coronavirus symptomsVideo
LOS ANGELES — Having finished their home quarantine, the Los Angeles Lakers announced Tuesday that none of their players has covid-19 symptoms. Two players tested positive two weeks ago after most of the team was administered tests while sitting in their cars in the parking lot of the Lakers’ facility...
