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NFL – Giants’ player Baker turns himself in on armed robbery charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) - NFL player DeAndre Baker turned himself in to authorities on Saturday on charges of armed robbery, according to jail records and his attorney. Baker, a New York Giants cornerback,...
May 16, 2020
Giants CB Baker turns himself in to face Florida charges
New York Giants cornerback DeAndre Baker turned himself in to police in Florida on Saturday morning to face four counts of armed robbery with a firearm and four counts of aggravated assault. "Reports ...
May 16, 2020
Soccer: Eerie silence across stadiums as Bundesliga restarts
BERLIN (Reuters) - From social distancing substitutes using airport stairs, to disinfected balls and a potential television audience of one billion, the Bundesliga enjoyed a chequered restart as the f...
May 16, 2020
Boxing: Hearn planning to organise fights in his own back garden
LONDON (Reuters) - Heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua's promoter Eddie Hearn is planning to organise fights in his own back garden when professional boxing returns in July from the COVID-19 loc...
May 16, 2020
NFL reportedly ponders incentivizing minority hiring
Looking to incentivize diversity in the ranks of head coaches and general managers, the NFL reportedly might allow teams to improve their draft status based on minority hires. According to NFL.com and...
May 16, 2020
NCAA president: ‘Almost inevitable’ athletes will get COVID-19
NCAA president Mark Emmert acknowledged Friday that when college sports return, it is "almost inevitable" that some athletes will contract the coronavirus. In an interview with CNN, Emmert said, "We h...
May 16, 2020
On this day: Born May 17, 1956: Sugar Ray Leonard, American boxer
By Andrew Downie (Reuters) - Boxers are often remembered for epic one-off fights or career-defining rivalries but few faced as many truly brilliant rivals as Sugar Ray Leonard or beat them with enough...
May 16, 2020
Pro bowling rolls into action with virtual draft
By Rory Carroll (Reuters) - Ten-pin bowling will join PGA golf, NASCAR and UFC in bringing competition back to a sports-starved nation this weekend when the professional league holds its virtual draft...
May 15, 2020
Pilot in fatal Kobe crash had no alcohol or drugs in system
The pilot of the helicopter that crashed with Kobe Bryant and seven others aboard didn't have alcohol or drugs in his system, according to multiple media reports on Friday. The autopsy on 50-year-old ...
May 15, 2020
Darlington Raceway revs up for NASCAR’s return
After a nearly two-month interruption in the competitive schedule, the NASCAR Cup Series will return to racing this Sunday at the sport's historic Darlington Raceway in The Real Heroes 400 (3:30 p.m. ...
May 15, 2020
