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Horse racing: Tiz the Law wins Belmont Stakes to clinch first leg of Triple Crown
ELMONT, New York (Reuters) - Tiz the Law won the Belmont Stakes in front of empty stands on Saturday, clinching the first leg of horse racing's Triple Crown. The colt was followed by Dr Post and Max P...
Jun 20, 2020
Players association advises against group workouts after surge in COVID-19 cases
By Amy Tennery NEW YORK (Reuters) - NFL players should avoid engaging in group workouts as COVID-19 cases are rising again in the United States, the medical director of the sport's players association...
Jun 20, 2020
Horse racing: Eerie calm welcomes contenders at empty Belmont
By Amy Tennery ELMONT, New York (Reuters) - Betting counters were closed and an eerie silence settled over the ivy-coated plaza inside Belmont Park on Saturday as jockeys and horses gathered for the 1...
Jun 20, 2020
Cuomo: Yanks, Mets to train in New York if MLB resumes
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Saturday that the Yankees and Mets would train in the state if Major League Baseball attempts to start its coronavirus-delayed season. The teams confirmed the deci...
Jun 20, 2020
European athletics chief Hansen dies after stroke
BERLIN (Reuters) - European Athletics chief Svein Arne Hansen died on Saturday aged 74 after failing to recover from a stroke he had suffered in March, the sports body said. Hansen, a Norwegian, had l...
Jun 20, 2020
Tiger skipping next week’s tournament in Connecticut
Tiger Woods will remain idle as the PGA Tour heads to Connecticut next week. The reigning Masters champion sat out last week's Charles Schwab Challenge at Fort Worth, Texas, and this weekend's RBC Her...
Jun 20, 2020
Zanardi in serious but stable condition after handbike accident
ROME (Reuters) - Former Formula One driver and twice Champ Car champion Alex Zanardi remained in serious condition in intensive care on Saturday after suffering severe head injuries in a road accident...
Jun 20, 2020
Lakers owner calls for unity against racism on Juneteenth
(Reuters) - LA Lakers owner Jeannie Buss said on Friday, the Juneteenth holiday, that she is no longer willing to ignore hate and called on white people to come together and acknowledge the racism tha...
Jun 20, 2020
On this day: Died June 21, 1969: Maureen Connolly, American tennis player
By Shrivathsa Sridhar (Reuters) - American Maureen Connolly's career lasted only four years in the early 1950s but it was enough time for "Little Mo" to make a big impression in the tennis world. Fear...
Jun 20, 2020
Reports: MLB closes all spring sites as COVID-19 spreads
With coronavirus infections on the rise in Florida and Arizona, Major League Baseball is closing all spring training sites to have them undergo thorough cleaning, multiple media outlets reported late ...
Jun 20, 2020
