Sports

For the more than 20,000 foreign college athletes in the United States, the coronavirus pandemic has created problems greater than the inability to compete By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer March 25, 2020, 6:10 AM 4 min read STORRS, Conn. — All but one of Anna Makurat’s teammates headed home after the NCAA canceled this […]

YPSILANTI, Mich. — Washtenaw Golf Club, one of the oldest courses in Michigan, typically only has to worry about the weather in March. Now there is a far more serious issue to contemplate: the new coronavirus. “This is the one thing we didn’t think of,” said Dave Kendall, a PGA professional and operating partner at

LOS ANGELES — The NFC West was a diabolically difficult division for most of the past decade, and it only seems to be getting tougher. The NFL’s winningest division last season will be stacked again in the fall with four franchises determined to win now. Three teams that posted winning records in 2019 will be

Major sports leagues and teams across the globe are being forced to write a new game plan on how to pay employees and keep the franchises solvent in the wake of a coronavirus pandemic that has all but stopped revenue and brought competition to a halt By TOM CANAVAN Sports Writer March 24, 2020, 11:51

DÜSSELDORF, Germany — Would-be Olympians and their coaches have gone from days and weeks of mulling one sort of uncertainty raised by the coronavirus pandemic — Are the Tokyo Games going to be held as scheduled? — to a whole other set of questions now that an indefinite postponement is official. To begin with: When,

A minor league player for the Boston Red Sox has tested positive for the coronavirus, prompting the team to close down its training complex in Fort Myers, Florida March 25, 2020, 2:38 AM 2 min read BOSTON — A minor league player for the Boston Red Sox has tested positive for the coronavirus, prompting the

The NHL is extending its recommendation for players and staff to self-isolate and stay away from team facilities By STEPHEN WHYNO and JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writers March 25, 2020, 12:16 AM 2 min read The NHL is extending its recommendation for players and staff to self-isolate and stay away from team facilities during the

Quarterback Trevor Lawrence and his girlfriend have been given the green light by the NCAA to resume their fundraising efforts for coronavirus victims after Clemson’s compliance office told the quarterback to shut it down March 25, 2020, 12:29 AM 2 min read CLEMSON, S.C. — It turns out Trevor Lawrence and his girlfriend didn’t do

Former player Jason Collins revealed Tuesday that he recently tested positive for the coronavirus. Collins, who was the first openly gay player on a team sport, said on Twitter he believes he caught it on March 4 when the Brooklyn Nets hosted the Memphis Grizzlies. “I tested positive for COVID19,” Collins began. “I believe I

Michael Phelps has been open about his mental health struggles By PAUL NEWBERRY AP National Writer March 24, 2020, 10:29 PM 5 min read Michael Phelps has been open about his mental health struggles, even as he became the most decorated athlete in Olympic history. Now, with the Tokyo Games on hold because of the