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Golf: Masters Par 3 contest cancelled at spectator-free Augusta
(Reuters) - The popular Par 3 contest normally held on the eve of the Masters will not be played next month since spectators will not be allowed at the event because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Augusta ...
Oct 27, 2020
Callaway to buy rest of Topgolf
(Reuters) - Golf club maker Callaway Golf Co said on Tuesday it would buy the rest of Topgolf Entertainment Group, giving the U.S. driving-range operator an equity value of about $2 billion. Shares of...
Oct 27, 2020
Hamilton ready to drive change as Extreme E team owner
By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - Six times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton looked forward on Tuesday to driving change, and accelerating a push for diversity and sustainability, as a team ...
Oct 27, 2020
NFL reports 19 new cases of COVID-19
The number of positive COVID-19 cases in the NFL stayed even from the previous week, according to numbers released Tuesday by the league and the NFL Players Association. Testing for Oct. 18-24 resulte...
Oct 27, 2020
World champion Coleman to miss Olympics after ban for whereabouts failure
(Reuters) - World 100 metres champion Christian Coleman will miss next year's Tokyo Olympics after being banned for two years for breaching whereabouts rules, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said o...
Oct 27, 2020
Cycling: Woods takes Vuelta stage seven, Carapaz stays in red
(Reuters) - Canadian Michael Woods claimed a second career win on the Vuelta when he prevailed in the seventh stage, a 159.7-km hilly ride between Vitoria-Gasteiz and Villanueva de Valdegovia on Tuesd...
Oct 27, 2020
ACC foes Louisville, Virginia Tech search for consistency
Atlantic Coast Conference counterparts Virginia Tech and Louisville meet Saturday at Cardinal Stadium aiming to avoid falling out of the conference race. The Cardinals and Hokies were picked fourth an...
Oct 27, 2020
Longtime Coyotes F Hanzal announces retirement
Veteran forward Martin Hanzal officially retired after 12 NHL seasons and multiple back surgeries. Hanzal, 33, registered 338 career points (127 goals, 211 assists) and 574 penalty minutes in 673 game...
Oct 27, 2020
Olympics: ‘Normal again’ – US gymnasts blaze a trail to Tokyo meet
By Jack Tarrant TOKYO (Reuters) - Gymnasts are used to having pressure on their shoulders but the athletes heading to Tokyo for next month's special meet might feel they are carrying an Olympian burde...
Oct 27, 2020
D.J., DeChambeau commit to Saudi event in February
The world's top-ranked golfer and the latest major championship winner are headed for the Middle East, as Dustin Johnson and Bryson DeChambeau committed Monday to play in the Saudi International in Fe...
Oct 27, 2020
