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Some of the only sporting events still taking place this week were in gyms across the country as high school basketball tournaments were played amid the coronavirus threat By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer March 14, 2020, 6:07 AM 4 min read HARTFORD, Wis. — There were no pep bands, no cheerleaders and only about […]

The shock waves from the coronavirus outbreak rattled sports for another day as two rites of spring, the Masters and Boston Marathon, were postponed. There was at least some relief Friday that those events are expected to take place later in the year, unlike the stunning announcement the day before that the NCAA was canceling

NASCAR and IndyCar reversed course Friday and pulled the plug on racing this weekend, with IndyCar also suspending its season through the end of April due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic. NASCAR called off Sunday’s race at Atlanta Motor Speedway and next weekend’s events at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Both events were already scheduled to be

DAYTON, Ohio — The coronavirus outbreak has abruptly roused the University of Dayton’s men’s basketball team, and the city it uplifted, from a dream of a season. The 29-2 Flyers, ranked No. 3 in The Associated Press poll, were rolling into tournament play on a 20-game winning streak that had lifted spirits in a city

The NCAA is planning to extend the eligibility of athletes on spring sports teams by one year to make up for the season lost to the new coronavirus By DOUG FEINBERG AP Sports Writer March 14, 2020, 12:00 AM 4 min read NEW YORK — The NCAA is planning to extend the eligibility of athletes

LOS ANGELES — The UFC is determined to fight on amid the coronavirus pandemic. While leagues and organizers across sports canceled or delayed competition this week, the UFC proceeded with its plans to hold a fan-free event Saturday night in Brasilia, Brazil. Next weekend, the promotion still plans to stage a full fight card with

MESA, Ariz. — Major League Baseball is allowing players to go home, making the decision a day after canceling the rest of the spring training schedule and postponing opening day by at least two weeks amid the novel coronavirus outbreak. After a meeting in Arizona on Friday that included baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred, union head

New U.S. Soccer President Cindy Parlow Cone’s first challenge will be to confront the fallout over the federation’s widely condemned legal stance in the gender discrimination lawsuit filed by the women’s national team By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer March 13, 2020, 11:15 PM 5 min read New U.S. Soccer President Cindy Parlow Cone’s

With the season-opening Grand Prix canceled, and the second, third and fourth events postponed, it’s anyone’s guess where the Formula One season will actually start By JOHN PYE AP Sports Writer March 13, 2020, 10:09 PM 5 min read MELBOURNE, Australia — With the curtain-raiser canceled, and the second, third and fourth events postponed, it’s

As it became apparent the NCAA basketball tournaments could not be held over three weeks because of concerns about the coronavirus, college sports officials toyed with a plan to hold a 16-team event to crown a champion in one long weekend By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer March 13, 2020, 8:58 PM 4