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The president of Mexico’s Liga MX soccer league has announced he has tested positive for coronavirus March 21, 2020, 11:14 AM 1 min read MEXICO CITY — The president of Mexico‘s Liga MX soccer league announced Friday he has tested positive for coronavirus. League President Enrique Bonilla said in a statement that “I don’t have […]

The Norwegian Olympic Committee says it wants the Tokyo Games only to take place once the coronavirus outbreak “is under firm control” worldwide March 21, 2020, 8:32 AM 2 min read OSLO — The Norwegian Olympic Committee wants the Tokyo Games only to take place once the coronavirus outbreak “is under firm control” worldwide. The

EDITOR’S NOTE — A panel of Associated Press sports writers voted in March 2020 on the top 10 men’s basketball games in the history of the NCAA Tournament. They are being republished because the sport has been shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic. The following game was voted No. 9 and this game story

A collection of former and current players have formed an advocacy group asking that Major League Baseball roughly double salaries in the minors to $15,000 per season By JAKE SEINER AP Sports Writer March 20, 2020, 4:02 PM 4 min read A collection of former and current players have formed an advocacy group asking that

A handful of golf mini tours are continuing to play through as coronavirus fears shut down major sports leagues across the world By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer March 21, 2020, 5:42 AM 4 min read PHOENIX — Anna Nordqvist drained a birdie putt on second playoff hole, pumped her fist and gave a slight

CHICAGO — The idea came together while Dan Migala was working on proper hand-washing techniques with his 5 1/2-year-old son, William. William is a big NBA fan, so they talked about how he needed to wash his hands for 24 seconds like the shot clock in pro basketball. Dan then asked William about how they

Legendary Australia leg-spinner Shane Warne has turned his hand from making gin to making hand-sanitizer as shortages frustrate attempts to control the coronavirus outbreak March 21, 2020, 4:06 AM 1 min read SYDNEY — Legendary Australia leg-spinner Shane Warne has turned his hand from making gin to making hand-sanitizer as shortages frustrate attempts to control

CHICAGO — The idea came together while Dan Migala was working on proper hand-washing techniques with his 5 1/2-year-old son, William. William is a big NBA fan, so they talked about how he needed to wash his hands for 24 seconds like the shot clock in pro basketball. Dan then asked William about how they

The Tokyo Olympics have reached a critical phase By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer March 21, 2020, 1:48 AM 5 min read TOKYO — The Olympic flame has arrived in Japan from Greece. Next comes the torch relay around the country, which is scheduled to start on Thursday from Fukushima prefecture in northern Japan. Organizers

Three mushers in Alaska’s Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race were rescued Friday after they activated their SOS beacons because of deep overflows on the trail March 21, 2020, 1:06 AM 2 min read Three mushers participating in Alaska’s Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race were rescued Friday after they activated their SOS beacons because of deep