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NCAA president: Sports won’t return until campuses reopen
College sports will not resume until all students are back on campus, NCAA president Mark Emmert said Friday. Speaking on the NCAA's Twitter feed regarding the start of college athletics amid the coro...
May 09, 2020
On this day: Born May 10, 1995: Missy Franklin, American swimmer
By Amy Tennery NEW YORK (Reuters) - A "star in the making" were the prophetic words of an announcer who had just witnessed 16-year-old Missy Franklin slice up the competition at swimming's 2011 world ...
May 09, 2020
UFC cuts bout after fighter tests positive for coronavirus
(Reuters) - UFC has withdrawn a bout from Saturday's card in Jacksonville after middleweight Jacare Souza and two of his cornermen tested positive for the new coronavirus, the mixed martial arts promo...
May 09, 2020
None more unbeatable than Djokovic at his best, says Martin
(Reuters) - There is no one more unbeatable in men's tennis than Novak Djokovic when the Serb is at his best, former world number four American Todd Martin has said. Reigning world number one Djokovic...
May 09, 2020
U.S. women’s soccer team file to appeal equal pay ruling
By Rory Carroll (Reuters) - The U.S. women's soccer team have filed to appeal a district court decision handed down last week that dismissed their claims for equal pay, a spokesperson for the team sai...
May 08, 2020
Olympics: Tokyo Games could be ‘greatest ever’, says Coates
By Nick Mulvenney SYDNEY (Reuters) - Senior international Olympics official John Coates said on Saturday the delayed Tokyo Olympics could end up being the greatest Games ever, coming next year as the ...
May 08, 2020
Conmebol unhappy with FIFA over five substitutes change
(Reuters) - FIFA's decision to temporarily allow up to five substitutions per match to help cope with potential fixture congestion was met coolly in South America on Friday. "This change has taken us ...
May 08, 2020
Baseball: Slow return to normality as Taiwan lets some fans back in
NEW TAIPEI, Taiwan (Reuters) - Taiwan reopened baseball games to a limited number of fans on Friday for the first time since controls were imposed to limit the spread of the coronavirus, part of gover...
May 08, 2020
Reports: Silver says NBA doesn’t expect fans back this year
With major sports leagues preparing for the eventuality of restarting behind closed doors amid the coronavirus pandemic, NBA commissioner Adam Silver reportedly took the concept to the next level on F...
May 08, 2020
NFL: Players, coaches call for investigation into killing of Ahmaud Arbery
By Rory Carroll (Reuters) - NFL greats Tom Brady and Anquan Boldin were among dozens of prominent players and coaches who called on Friday for a federal investigation into the death of Ahmaud Arbery, ...
May 08, 2020
