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All men’s and women’s professional tennis tournaments through June 7 are being called off because of the new coronavirus pandemic By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer March 18, 2020, 7:23 PM 3 min read The ATP and WTA professional tennis tours suspended all competition through at least June 7 because of the new coronavirus pandemic […]

The Drake Relays that had been scheduled for April in Des Moines have been indefinitely postponed because of the virus outbreak March 18, 2020, 10:48 PM 1 min read DES MOINES, Iowa — The Drake Relays that had been scheduled for April in Des Moines have been indefinitely postponed because of the virus outbreak. Drake

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — As a young boy growing up in Norway, Thomas Waerner spent idle hours thinking long and hard about two different kinds of iconic American modes of transportation: muscle cars and the sled dogs in the Iditarod. Waerner, 47, made one of those dreams reality on Wednesday, winning the nearly 1,000-mile (1,609-kilometer) Iditarod

GENEVA — Regional Olympic officials are rallying around the IOC and have backed its stance on opening the Tokyo Games as scheduled, as direct criticism from gold medalist athletes built amid the coronavirus outbreak. Leaders of continental Olympic groups praised the IOC after a conference call Wednesday to update them on coronavirus issues four months

The NBA is considering an idea where some players would be quarantined or isolated for purposes of being able to compete against one another and provide basketball fans with some sort of diversion from the coronavirus pandemic By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer March 19, 2020, 1:07 AM 4 min read The NBA is considering

Rob Gronkowski is set to host WrestleMania in April from WWE’s performance center March 18, 2020, 11:51 PM 1 min read TAMPA, Fla. — Gronk is going to WrestleMania. Rob Gronkowski, the retired New England Patriots tight end, is set to host WrestleMania in April from WWE’s performance center. The WWE’s annual wrestling extravaganza —

An employee who works year-round at the Cincinnati Reds spring training complex in Goodyear, Arizona has tested positive for the new coronavirus By JOE KAY AP Sports Writer March 18, 2020, 11:08 PM 3 min read CINCINNATI — An employee who works year-round at the Reds spring training complex in Goodyear, Arizona, has tested positive

As the IOC attempts to keep the 2020 Olympics on schedule, many of the events that determine who would compete in Tokyo have been postponed or canceled. Here is the status of U.S. or world qualifying in many of the Olympic disciplines: ATHLETICS The U.S. Olympic track and field trials are still scheduled for June

The NHL has its first player who has tested positive for the new coronavirus By STEPHEN WHYNO and JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writers March 18, 2020, 8:38 PM 3 min read The NHL has its first known case of the new coronavirus after an Ottawa Senators player tested positive. The team announced late Tuesday that

Free agent contracts and trades agreed upon in recent days or weeks won’t become official even as the NFL’s league year has begun By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer March 18, 2020, 7:56 PM 2 min read Free agent contracts and trades agreed upon in recent days or weeks won’t become official even as