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Four Brooklyn Nets including Kevin Durant have tested positive for the new coronavirus By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer March 17, 2020, 10:38 PM 3 min read NEW YORK — Four Brooklyn Nets players, including Kevin Durant, have tested positive for the new coronavirus, bringing the total to seven known players in the NBA. The […]

Four basketball players with the Brooklyn Nets have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the team announced in a statement on Tuesday.  Three of those players are asymptomatic, while one player is exhibiting symptoms, the team said. The Nets did not name the four players who tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the

It didn’t have to come to this, and for that both Bill Belichick and Tom Brady deserve some blame. Patriots owner Robert Kraft does, too, but he’s been blamed for so many things that maybe we should give him a pass. The greatest quarterback of our time — OK, make that all time — is

The unimaginable has happened to Patriots fans: Tom Brady is moving on By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer March 17, 2020, 6:26 PM 3 min read The unimaginable has happened to Patriots fans: Tom Brady is moving on. The predictable has occurred for Saints fans: Drew Brees is staying put. No matter what else

Tom Brady made it clear to the world Tuesday that he’s leaving New England after two decades, three league MVPs and six Super Bowl rings. Left unsaid: where he’s headed. What team wouldn’t want the four-time Super Bowl MVP? Only one will get arguably the best quarterback in NFL history, the man dubbed TB12. Here’s

The French Open has been postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer March 17, 2020, 5:21 PM 4 min read The French Open was postponed for about four months because of the coronavirus pandemic, juggling the tennis calendar by shifting from May to September. The French tennis federation said Tuesday

A Norwegian musher has a commanding lead in this year’s Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press March 17, 2020, 4:37 PM 3 min read ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A Norwegian running in only his second Iditarod has a commanding lead as mushers enter the final stretch of this year’s sled dog race

The IOC is making contingency plans to fill about 4,700 spots still up for grabs for the Tokyo Games By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer March 17, 2020, 3:36 PM 2 min read The IOC on Tuesday spelled out contingency plans to adapt qualifying procedures for about 4,700 spots still up for grabs for the

The New York Giants are using free agency to shore up a defense that was among the worst in the NFL March 17, 2020, 2:28 PM 2 min read The Latest on NFL free agency. Teams can negotiate with representatives of free agents for the second day Tuesday but cannot finalize any agreements until Wednesday.

Tom Brady is an NFL free agent for the first time in his career By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer March 17, 2020, 1:09 PM 1 min read Tom Brady is an NFL free agent for the first time in his career. The 42-year-old quarterback with six Super Bowl rings said Tuesday morning that he