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Virus outbreak latest: Earliest AHL could resume is May, AP toldVideo
The Latest on the coronavirus outbreak’s effect on sports around the world (all times local): 4:45 p.m. A person familiar with the discussions tells the Associated Press the American Hockey League is allowing its players to return home while determining it won’t be able to resume its season until May...
Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell says he still doesn’t even feel sickVideo
All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell of the Utah Jazz said he showed no symptoms of being sick before testing positive for the coronavirus, and he continues to have no signs of illness since going into isolation. Mitchell, speaking to ABC’s “Good Morning America” in an interview broadcast Monday, also revealed it...
To bet or not to bet? Casinos, gamblers weigh virus concernsVideo
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Gamblers and vacationers who had planned to visit U.S. casinos expressed a mixture of disappointment and relief over a wave of closings in at least 15 states as officials worked on slowing the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Some said they still plan to visit casinos....
Olympic flame handover ceremony in Athens to be closedVideo
ATHENS, Greece — The Olympic flame handover ceremony for the Tokyo Games will take place without spectators in an effort to contain the coronavirus outbreak, the Greek Olympic committee said Monday. The committee said the accreditation cards that had been issued for Thursday’s ceremony at the stadium in Athens where...
IOC official says no deadline for decision on Olympics
SYDNEY — The leader of the IOC’s coordination commission for the Tokyo Olympics said there is no May deadline to cancel the games and he remains confident the event will go ahead despite sports coming to a virtual standstill globally amid the coronavirus outbreak. John Coates, who will have to...
Latest CDC guidelines could mean lengthy absence of pro sportsVideo
The already-delayed professional sports seasons in North America could be on hiatus for significantly longer than first planned after federal officials said Sunday they recommend all in-person events involving 50 people or more be called off for the next eight weeks. That’s twice as long as the 30-day shutdowns the...
Yankees minor leaguer has coronavirus; MLB spring camps begin to empty
A New York Yankees minor leaguer tested positive for the coronavirus, the Miami Marlins shut their spring training complex and baseball began bracing for the possibility Opening Day could be delayed into May or longer. On Sunday night, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended gatherings of 50 people...
March Sadness: No brackets and no knowing what might’ve been
For all those who dreamed the impossible — making it a whole month without getting a single game wrong in the bracket — this is your year. Everything else about the NCAA Tournament that won’t happen this season — from Selection Sunday, to the jaw-dropping bracket busters and buzzer beaters,...
Source: Pistons’ Christian Wood tests positive for virus
Christian Wood of the Detroit Pistons has tested positive for the coronavirus, a person with direct knowledge of the situation said Saturday night. Wood is feeling fine, according to the person who spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity because neither the Pistons nor Wood had publicly confirmed...
Virus doesn’t deter horse racing at U.S. tracks, but few fansVideo
Drayden Van Dyke hopped off Charlatan after winning the sixth race by 10¼ lengths at Santa Anita on Saturday and celebrated by trading elbow taps in the winner’s circle. No traditional post-race handshakes during the coronavirus pandemic. The jockey, like all riders at the Southern California track where no fans...
Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino hired by IonaVideo
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. — Hall of Famer Rick Pitino was named basketball coach at Iona on Saturday. Pitino coached at Louisville from 2001-17 before being fired in a pay-for-play scandal and had been coaching in Greece. He replaces Tim Cluess, who resigned Friday because of health concerns. He coached the...
Syracuse freshman guard Brycen Goodine to transferVideo
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse freshman Brycen Goodine is transferring. Goodine made the announcement Friday night on his Twitter account. “I would like to thank the Syracuse staff and fans for having me at the University this year, however it is time for me to seek out a new beginning. Thank...
Iditarod mushes on; fans being urged to skip finish in Nome
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — As Iditarod mushers drove their dog teams across Alaska on Saturday, race officials scrambled to make last minute changes prompted by concerns over the new coronavirus, including asking fans not to fly to Nome for the finish. Officials late Friday night urged race fans, especially those from...
Schachmann wins Paris-Nice cycle race held amid coronavirus outbreak
VALDEBLORE-LA COLMIANE, France — German cyclist Maximilian Schachmann won the Paris-Nice race on Saturday in a rare case of a sporting event still going ahead amid the coronavirus pandemic. While France’s soccer and rugby leagues scrapped their matches indefinitely on a hectic Friday — amid cancellations around the world —...
Wuhan soccer team leaving Spain to escape virus
MADRID — The Chinese soccer team that was originally stuck in Spain because of the coronavirus outbreak is going back home to try to avoid its rapid spread in Europe. Wuhan Zall was expected to return to China on Saturday, nearly 1½ months after it arrived in Spain for preseason...
Plum Hall of Famer Kristy Trn earns PSAC basketball coaching honor
Kristy Trn is no stranger to success, but the longtime coach of the Shippensburg women’s basketball team is not used to a rebuilding project. Trn faced one after the 2016-17 season, when the Raiders won 24 games, reached the PSAC Tournament semifinals and earned a berth in the NCAA Division...
USA Wrestling postpones Olympic trials at Penn State
USA Wrestling has postponed the Olympic trials that were scheduled for Penn State’s Bryce Jordan Center on April 4-5 due to coronavirus concerns. In a statement, the governing body said it is working with local officials and health experts in hopes of rescheduling the event at the same venue. The...
NCAA grants extra year of eligibility to spring sports athletesVideo
The NCAA will extend the eligibility of athletes on spring sports teams one year to make up for the season lost to the new coronavirus. The decision comes after the NCAA announced Thursday that its winter and spring championships would be canceled as a precaution against the spread of the...
No fans, no work: Arena workers caught in sports shutdown
MIAMI — David Edelman can usually be found at a Denver Nuggets basketball game or a Colorado Rapids soccer game. As an usher, he interacts with fans in a role he calls a staple of his life. But there are no Nuggets games for at least a month. No Rapids...
NASCAR, IndyCar postpone racing over coronavirus concerns
NASCAR and IndyCar both reversed course Friday and pulled the plug on racing this weekend, with IndyCar suspending its season through the end of April due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic. NASCAR only suspended Sunday’s race at Atlanta Motor Speedway and next week at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Both events were...
Boston Marathon postponed until Sept. 14 amid coronavirus concerns
BOSTON — Organizers of the Boston Marathon, the planet’s most celebrated footrace, are postponing the event until Sept. 14 because of concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh announced Friday. The Boston Athletic Association, which oversees the marathon, had held off deciding the fate of the April 20...
Masters postponed over coronavirus
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Augusta National on Friday postponed the Masters, another massive hit to the spring sports calendar by the coronavirus that already is responsible for the loss of March Madness and the delay of MLB’s Opening Day. So much for that annual rite of spring and the...
Tim Benz: Path to coronavirus sports cancellations confused, confounded and contradicted
I’m not a huge fan of “The Office.” It’s OK. Not great. The humor is forced. The characters became two-dimensional characterizations of themselves after the third season. And I found the plot lines repetitive. There. I said it. Unpopular TV hot take for you. But I ran through five episodes...
PGA Tour decides to scrap rest of Players Championship, next several eventsVideo
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — The PGA Tour decided Thursday night to scrap the rest of The Players Championship and shut down its other tournaments for the next three weeks. Commissioner Jay Monahan said earlier Thursday there would be no fans at TPC Sawgrass for the final three rounds or...
NASCAR, IndyCar closed to fans this weekendVideo
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — IndyCar and NASCAR will race this weekend without spectators, the latest sports series affected by concerns over the covid-19 pandemic. IndyCar pushed forward with Sunday’s season-opening race after the mayor of St. Petersburg said Thursday fans would not be permitted to attend. Only essential personnel can...
