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A person familiar with the negotiations says the Carolina Panthers have agreed to a four-year, $64 million contract extension with All-Pro running back Christian McCaffrey By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer April 13, 2020, 10:15 PM 3 min read 3 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Carolina Panthers […]

A FIFA vice president says international soccer might not be played until 2021 due to coronavirus pandemic travel restrictions and the need to give club competitions the chance to resume By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer April 13, 2020, 10:33 PM 3 min read International soccer might not be played until 2021 due to

The mother of Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns has died due to complications from COVID-19 April 13, 2020, 9:02 PM 2 min read MINNEAPOLIS — Jacqueline Cruz-Towns, the mother of Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns, died Monday due to complications from COVID-19 after more than a month of fighting the virus. The Timberwolves made the

Greg Calvin believed his job as an audio technician could survive most economic downturns because people will keep watching sports while the networks that air the games still receive advertising revenue. But that was before the coronavirus pandemic, which has shut down all sports and put Calvin and his fellow technicians out of work and

The Chicago Bulls fired general manager Gar Forman while officially hiring Denver Nuggets GM Arturas Karnisovas as their executive vice president of basketball operations and moving John Paxson into an advisory role By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer April 13, 2020, 5:02 PM 1 min read CHICAGO — The Chicago Bulls fired general manager Gar

Former NFL quarterback Tarvaris Jackson has died in a one-car crash near his hometown of Montgomery, Alabama April 13, 2020, 4:49 PM 2 min read 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Former NFL quarterback Tarvaris Jackson has died in a one-car crash outside Montgomery, authorities said Monday. He

NASCAR driver Kyle Larson appeared to use a racial slur during a virtual race Sunday night that was being livestreamed, according to video from the iRacing event. Larson, who’s a driver for Chip Ganassi Racing and considered one of NASCAR’s youngest talents at age 27, was participating in a virtual race when he expressed difficulty

IOC President Thomas Bach says the Olympic body will face “several hundred million dollars” of added costs because of the postponement of the Tokyo Games By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer April 13, 2020, 9:17 AM 4 min read 4 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article TOKYO — The International Olympic Committee

PITTSBURGH — The end to months of fundraising, planning and practice ended with a press release and tears. Mike DeLuca envisioned his youngest son, John, capping his baseball career the same way most 12-year-old All-Star squads from Monroeville, Pennsylvania, had for the last two decades: with a week spent playing teams from all over the

There will be no Major League Baseball players wearing No. 42 this week By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer April 13, 2020, 12:03 PM 3 min read 3 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article With the national sports calendar now in its second month on hold because of the coronavirus pandemic, The