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With sports on hold, athletic trainers across the country are joining the fight against the coronavirus By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer March 29, 2020, 8:34 PM 3 min read Athletic trainers across the country are changing their routines and joining the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. The National Athletic Trainers Association has partnered with […]

Timmy Hill has won NASCAR’s virtual race aired nationally during the sports shutdown caused by the new coronavirus By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer March 29, 2020, 7:37 PM 4 min read CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead sang the national anthem from a remote location. Troy Aikman, borrowing Matthew McConaughey’s

Jim Klug’s office phone rings off the hook with anxious anglers inquiring about the status of their upcoming fly-fishing trips. It’s a stressful time for the co-owner of a fishing travel company as he postpones and re-books international and domestic expeditions due the coronavirus pandemic. The best way for him to slip away from the

Visa has told its global roster of Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls their sponsorships will be extended into 2021 after the Tokyo Games were postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic By ROB HARRIS AP Sports Writer March 29, 2020, 5:17 PM 3 min read 3 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article Visa has

The most famous timeout called in the history of the NCAA Tournament has been variously called the biggest mistake, the biggest choke, the most embarrassing gaffe, all because that timeout didn’t actually exist By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer March 29, 2020, 4:11 PM 6 min read The most famous timeout called in the history

MESA, Ariz. — Rachel Folden figured something out early on during her first spring training with the Chicago Cubs — long before the coronavirus pandemic wiped out team activities. None of the players care all that much that one of their coaches is a woman. As for the girls she encounters, they care very much

Tokyo Olympic organizers are leaning away from starting the rescheduled games in the spring of 2021 By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer March 29, 2020, 1:34 PM 2 min read TOKYO — Tokyo Olympic organizers seem to be leaning away from starting the rescheduled games in the spring of 2021. More and more the signs

Italy’s sports minister is planning to extend the ban on games and competitions in the country through all of April March 29, 2020, 9:38 AM 2 min read 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ——— Italy’s sports

Tokyo Olympic organizers are leaning away from starting the rescheduled games in the spring of 2021 By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer March 29, 2020, 3:41 AM 2 min read 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article TOKYO — Tokyo Olympic organizers seem to be leaning away from starting the rescheduled games

James Dolan, the executive chairman of Madison Square Garden Company and owner of the New York Knicks, has tested positive for the coronavirus By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer March 29, 2020, 2:23 AM 2 min read James Dolan, the executive chairman of Madison Square Garden Company and owner of the New York Knicks, has