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Canceling March Madness because of the coronavirus pandemic will cost the NCAA about $375 million that it would have distributed to 350 schools across the nation. Some will be able to absorb the losses better than others. The NCAA announced Thursday it will distribute $225 million to its Division I member schools in June, nearly […]

Commissioner Roger Goodell told NFL teams the draft will go on as originally scheduled for next month By SIMMI BUTTAR AP Pro Football Writer March 27, 2020, 12:44 AM 2 min read NEW YORK — Commissioner Roger Goodell told NFL teams on Thursday that the draft will go on as originally scheduled for next month.

Major league owners and players seem to be in rare agreement By TIM DAHLBERG AP Sports Columnist March 27, 2020, 1:08 AM 5 min read Major league owners and players seem to be in rare agreement. They want to play as many games as possible, as soon as possible. Ordinarily that would be something to

Canceling March Madness because of the coronavirus pandemic will cost the NCAA about $375 million that it would have distributed to 350 schools across the nation. Some will be able to absorb the losses better than others. The NCAA announced Thursday it will distribute $225 million to its Division I member schools in June, nearly

Spanish soccer club Barcelona says it will reduce the salaries of its players amid the coronavirus pandemic March 27, 2020, 10:00 AM 2 min read The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ——— Spanish soccer club Barcelona says it will reduce the salaries of its players amid the

TOKYO — Things began to unravel this week when the Tokyo Olympics were postponed until next year — a decision announced by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in a joint agreement with IOC President Thomas Bach. The Olympic behemoth involves 11,000 Olympic athletes and 4,400 Paralympic athletes. Add to this 206 national Olympic committees, dozens

Ben O’Donnell thought his Olympic dream was over just two months ago when he injured his knee and was given no chance of recovering by July By JOHN PYE AP Sports Writer March 27, 2020, 8:15 AM 3 min read A season-ending knee injury had Ben O’Donnell convinced he’d be watching the Tokyo Olympics from

The Indianapolis 500 scheduled for May 24 has been postponed until August because of the coronavirus pandemic By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer March 27, 2020, 5:23 AM 5 min read It was bump day for the Indy 500. The Indianapolis 500 is now a summer event. The Monster Mile could be set for a

SAN FRANCISCO — Morgan Coppoc finds herself in a situation similar to so many other college athletes across the country, hundreds of miles away from campus and lost without her routine and her tennis teammates at Georgia. Still, she is regularly hearing from her coaches for individual check-ins as well as receiving updates for the

Three professional baseball players in Japan have tested positive for the new coronavirus but Japanese baseball officials insist that won’t impact plans to start the season next month By JIM ARMSTRONG AP Sports Writer March 27, 2020, 5:26 AM 3 min read TOKYO — Three Hanshin Tigers players testing positive for the coronavirus this week