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NCAA panel signs off on player endorsements
NCAA players are a step closer to profiting from the use of their name and likeness. Under a proposal the NCAA announced Wednesday that it will support, college athletes would be permitted to sign end...
Apr 30, 2020
Latvia’s former Olympic javelin champion Lusis dies aged 80
(Reuters) - Latvia's former Olympic javelin champion Janis Lusis has died of cancer at the age of 80, the global governing body of athletics said in a statement https://www.worldathletics.org/news/iaa...
Apr 30, 2020
Motor racing: Electric SUV series takes a lead from mixed doubles tennis
By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - In a motor racing first inspired by mixed doubles tennis, the Extreme E electric off-road series plans to pit male and female drivers against each other in equal num...
Apr 30, 2020
USA Gymnastics bans former Olympics coach Haney for eight years
(Reuters) - USA Gymnastics has suspended former U.S. Olympic team coach Maggie Haney for eight years for verbally and emotionally abusing gymnasts she oversaw, the Washington Post reported on Wednesda...
Apr 29, 2020
‘Homebody’ Osaka making the most of isolation, remains focused on Olympics
By Jack Tarrant TOKYO (Reuters) - Following a whirlwind few years, Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka can be forgiven for taking time to reset and relax as the sporting world goes on an indefinite pause...
Apr 29, 2020
NHL targets May opening of training facilities if COVID-19 restrictions ease
(Reuters) - The National Hockey League said on Wednesday it hopes to reopen training facilities to players by mid-to-late May as long as local restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic allow for a ret...
Apr 29, 2020
Report: NBA eyes Disney World, encouraged by new medicines
The NBA is looking at the Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Fla., as a possible playing site should the 2019-20 season resume, and has even gotten the OK from Disney to use the site, Stadium's Sh...
Apr 29, 2020
NHL, NHLPA not ready to abandon season
On the same day when White House COVID-19 expert Dr. Anthony Fauci said that some sports may have to abandon their seasons, the NHL announced that it is not ready to scrap the suspended 2019-20 campai...
Apr 29, 2020
Kentucky’s Churchill Downs cleared to re-open in May
By Frank Pingue (Reuters) - Kentucky's Churchill Downs received state approval on Wednesday to reopen its stables on May 11 followed by spectator-free racing under strict guidelines to mitigate the im...
Apr 29, 2020
Athletes sidelined by 1980 boycott say today’s Olympians are saving lives
(Reuters) - Athletes impacted by the postponement of the Summer Games in Tokyo will need extra time to regain their fitness but can rest assured they are saving lives by not competing this year, membe...
Apr 29, 2020
