NBA veteran Andrew Bogut says players were “used like pawns” in the process that led to his Sydney Kings refusing to fly across the country for Game 4 of the Australian finals series because of the coronavirus pandemic March 20, 2020, 3:43 AM 3 min read SYDNEY — NBA veteran Andrew Bogut says players were […]
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The Olympic flame has arrived in Japan from Greece and was greeted in a scaled-down ceremony at an air base in northern Japan By HARUKA NUGA and KOJI UEDA Associated Press March 20, 2020, 2:36 AM 3 min read MATSUSHIMA AIR BASE, Japan — The Olympic flame arrived in Japan on Friday from Greece in
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Let’s play two? Colorado Rockies manager Bud Black would be down for doubleheaders. Maybe even a couple a week. That might be a necessity to make up games once a baseball season delayed by the new coronavirus gets under way. “In theory, yeah, I think all of us would be up for some sort of
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The number of known coronavirus cases within the NBA doubled to 14 on Thursday, when Marcus Smart of the Boston Celtics pleaded with people to take social distancing more seriously and the league ordered all teams to shutter their training facilities indefinitely. Smart revealed that he tested positive and the Los Angeles Lakers said two
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NEW YORK — Philadelphia Phillies minor leaguer Logan O’Hoppe got the news from his agent and relayed it immediately to teammate Vito Friscia. Friscia, a 40th-round draft pick, would be getting his spring training pay, after all. “He thought I was kidding,” O’Hoppe said. “It’s awesome, I’m happy for him.” Major League Baseball announced Thursday
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The Latest on NFL free agency. The NFL’s spending in free agency continues Thursday. All times EDT: ——— 6:30 p.m. The Green Bay Packers are holding on to safety Will Redmond. Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst said that Redmond has agreed to terms on a new contract. The 26-year-old Redmond has played in 18 regular-season
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New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton learned Thursday he has tested positive for the new coronavirus, he told ESPN March 19, 2020, 9:31 PM 2 min read NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton learned Thursday that he has tested positive for the coronavirus, he told ESPN. Payton is the first
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The NFL has changed course and will be allowing teams to announce signings they have reached with free agents, as well as trades, when all paperwork is filed By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer March 19, 2020, 7:15 PM 2 min read The NFL has changed course and will be allowing teams to announce
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It has been just one week. That’s all. Just one full week since Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19, just one full week since the NBA became the first of the North American pro sports leagues to suspend operations, one week since sports essentially stopped. The NHL quickly followed the NBA’s lead
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There’s an intriguing experiment going on Down Under. The Australian Football League — best known in the United States as an early staple of ESPN programming — eerily launched its season Thursday before an empty, 100,000-seat stadium. It could be a potential template for other big-league sports around the globe to return to the fields
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