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Thomas Ravelli is the extrovert former Sweden goalkeeper who helped give the Scandinavian nation one of its greatest sporting rushes a quarter of a century ago By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer April 10, 2020, 9:13 AM 4 min read Thomas Ravelli was talking about the coronavirus — what else? — when his thoughts turned […]

The coronavirus pandemic ended Dylan Reda’s plans to play and coach American football in the Czech Republic, and that was only the start of his problems. Days after feeling too ill to practice, the 28-year-old Reda took flights through London, Dallas and Orlando to reunite with his family in Florida. He later tested positive for

Blake Snell, Juan Soto and Bo Bichette are among the baseball stars switching over to PlayStation with America’s pastime on hold By JAKE SEINER AP Sports Writer April 10, 2020, 12:45 PM 2 min read NEW YORK — Blake Snell, Juan Soto and Bo Bichette are among the baseball stars switching over to PlayStation with

The Russian sports minister says it’s time for international authorities to “turn a new page” and forget the country’s Olympic doping ban because of the coronavirus pandemic April 10, 2020, 9:38 AM 2 min read The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ——— The Russian sports minister says

The chief executive of the Tokyo Games says he can’t guarantee the postponed Olympics will be staged next year because the coronavirus continues to spread in Japan By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer April 10, 2020, 10:50 AM 3 min read TOKYO — As the coronavirus spreads in Japan, the chief executive of the Tokyo

The Russian sports minister says it’s time for international authorities to “turn a new page” and forget the country’s Olympic doping ban because of the coronavirus pandemic April 10, 2020, 10:11 AM 2 min read MOSCOW — International authorities should “turn a new page” and forget Russia’s Olympic doping ban because of the coronavirus pandemic,

The defending champions in Belarus have started putting mannequins in the stands as soccer fans stay away from stadiums because of the coronavirus By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press April 10, 2020, 9:27 AM 3 min read MINSK, Belarus — They don’t chant, they don’t move, and they mostly wear the wrong colors. They’re not even

Before Nevada’s governor decided this week to close golf courses, the idea of people playing golf during the pandemic was already being debated on social media By TIM DAHLBERG AP Sports Columnist April 10, 2020, 6:34 AM 4 min read It was probably just coincidence that Nevada’s governor issued an order closing golf courses just

A panel of 15 golf writers were asked to vote on the top five Masters in history. They are being republished this week because the Masters has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The 2019 Masters was voted No. 3. The following story moved on was on April 14, 2019. ——— By DOUG FERGUSON

The man at the heart of the Maple Leaf Gardens sexual abuse scandal has died April 10, 2020, 5:28 AM 2 min read The man at the heart of the Maple Leaf Gardens sexual abuse scandal has died. Gordon Stuckless died Thursday night at a hospital in Hamilton after a brain hemorrhage Tuesday, lawyer Ari