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NASCAR back on track as F1 and IndyCar stuck in virtual world
By Steve Keating (Reuters) - NASCAR will have a clear run this Sunday on what would normally be motor racing's most glamorous and busiest day, with Formula One and IndyCar remain stuck in the virtual ...
May 22, 2020
Patriots owner Kraft’s Super Bowl ring sells for $1.025 million
(Reuters) - New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft's Super Bowl LI championship ring was auctioned off for $1.025 million on Thursday, with proceeds going towards the 'All In Challenge' which aims to...
May 22, 2020
USOPC cuts staff as coronavirus forces savings
(Reuters) - The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) is eliminating 51 jobs and furloughing 33 employees in a bid to reduce expenses by 10-20% over the next four years as it faces to...
May 22, 2020
Osaka becomes world’s highest-earning female athlete
LONDON (Reuters) - Japan's Naomi Osaka has surpassed Serena Williams as the world's highest-paid female athlete, raking in $37.4 million in prize money and endorsements over the last year, according t...
May 22, 2020
Utah Jazz coach Jerry Sloan dies at 78
(Reuters) - Basketball Hall of Famer Jerry Sloan, who coached the Utah Jazz for 23 seasons and led them to two NBA finals, died on Friday due to complications from Parkinson's disease, his former team...
May 22, 2020
Bucs GM had two-year plan to land Brady
Landing Tom Brady was a monumental success borne of an even more substantial mission executed by general manager Jason Licht and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Licht said Thursday night in an ESPN intervie...
May 22, 2020
Longtime Jazz coach Sloan dies at 78
Longtime Utah Jazz coach Jerry Sloan died at age 78 on Friday. The Jazz announced Sloan's passing on Twitter with a photo captioned "Rest easy, coach." "Jerry Sloan will always be synonymous with the ...
May 22, 2020
World Tour to resume with Taipei Open in September, says BWF
(Reuters) - The Badminton World Federation (BWF) announced a new 2020 tournaments calendar on Friday with the World Tour set to return with the Taipei Open from Sept. 1-6. Tournaments in New Zealand, ...
May 22, 2020
Tokyo 2020 logo satire pulled after furore
By Sakura Murakami TOKYO (Reuters) - A media association has withdrawn its coronavirus-themed parody of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics logo after the local organising committee called it offensive and a viol...
May 22, 2020
Gaza’s young female boxers train on the beach amid coronavirus closures
By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) - Trading jabs and punches, a team of young female boxers - some as young as four - trained on the beach in Gaza this week after their club was closed due to COVID-...
May 22, 2020
