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Alabama coach Nick Saban doesn’t believe extending preseason camp for college football teams around the country is necessarily the best way to get them ready for the season By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer April 2, 2020, 8:29 PM 2 min read Alabama coach Nick Saban doesn’t believe extending preseason camp for college teams around […]

British health secretary Matt Hancock has asked Premier League players to “take a pay cut” as some clubs use a government scheme to furlough staff but continue to pay players in full By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer April 2, 2020, 8:37 PM 4 min read The request to Premier League players from British

The New England Patriots’ private team plane is returning to Boston from China carrying more than one million masks critical to health care providers fighting to control the spread of the coronavirus By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer April 2, 2020, 7:44 PM 3 min read BOSTON — Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker found himself in

Gonzaga and Michigan were the standouts in a study that seeded men’s and women’s NCAA Tournament brackets based on graduation rates, academic success and diversity in the head-coaching ranks By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer April 2, 2020, 6:58 PM 3 min read RALEIGH, N.C. — Gonzaga and Michigan stood out in a study that

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Chris Sutherland was sitting near the end of Florida’s bench, sandwiched between teammates, when he heard the chants. They were faint at first, growing louder and clearer by the second. “We want Chris! We want Chris!” Sutherland had waited years for this moment, a chance to finally play college basketball and complete

Ed Farmer, an All-Star reliever who spent nearly three decades as a radio broadcaster for the Chicago White Sox, has died By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer April 2, 2020, 4:34 PM 2 min read 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article CHICAGO — Ed Farmer, an All-Star reliever who spent nearly

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. Unfortunately, both seem to think

Athletic directors across the U.S. are bracing for a potential financial crisis related to the coronavirus pandemic By RALPH D, RUSSO AP College Sports Writer April 2, 2020, 1:28 PM 5 min read 5 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article Athletic directors at the nation’s biggest schools are bracing for a potential

Baseball fans are trying in various ways to get their fixes while the “national pastime” is on hold because of the coronavirus outbreak By DAN SEWELL Associated Press April 2, 2020, 2:01 PM 4 min read CINCINNATI — “People ask me what I do in winter when there is no baseball. I’ll tell you what

The president of Italian soccer club Brescia says he will forfeit his team’s remaining Serie A matches if the league resumes April 2, 2020, 12:11 PM 3 min read BRESCIA, Italy — The president of Italian soccer club Brescia said Thursday he will forfeit his team’s remaining Serie A matches if the league resumes. Brescia