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Coronavirus shutdown has exposed ‘inequities’ of tennis: King
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Tennis great Billie Jean King says the financial fallout from the coronavirus shutdown has exposed the unfairness of the sport and that it is important for the top players to lead t...
Apr 21, 2020
On this day: Died April 22, 2004; Pat Tillman, American football player
By Frank Pingue (Reuters) - The word hero is overused in sport but it truly applies to Pat Tillman, who bravely traded a successful multi-million dollar NFL career to enlist in the U.S. Army in the wa...
Apr 21, 2020
Brady told to leave park closed due to COVID-19, says Tampa mayor
(Reuters) - Six-times Super Bowl-winning quarterback Tom Brady was told to leave a Tampa park that had been closed as part of measures to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, the city's mayor said ...
Apr 20, 2020
Japan told IOC it would pay for cost of postponing Olympics: Kyodo citing IOC
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has agreed that his country would shoulder the cost of postponing the Olympics - estimated at around $3 billion - in line with the existing contrac...
Apr 20, 2020
MLB teams can lay off managers, coaches, others on May 1
Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred is suspending uniform employee contracts of more than 9,000 people, which will give teams the option to lay off or reduce pay of managers, coaches, train...
Apr 20, 2020
Johnson tells Class of 2020 to soak in draft night, even in lockdown
By Amy Tennery NEW YORK (Reuters) - It is a scene every would-be football player dreams of: You hear your name and the crowd goes wild, the cameras flash and the commissioner shakes your hand, welcomi...
Apr 20, 2020
Italian girls take to rooftop tennis amid coronavirus lockdown
(Reuters) - Two young girls in Italy took their tennis games to a higher level despite a nation-wide coronavirus lockdown as they staged a remarkable rally from the rooftops of neighbouring buildings....
Apr 20, 2020
2020 NFL Mock Draft: Will Tua tumble?
It's NFL draft week, and quarterback buzz actually appears to be dissipating, with the stock of Alabama's Tua Tagovailoa the most notable example. Less than a month ago, many expected both the Miami D...
Apr 20, 2020
Motor racing: Chadwick stays hopeful with W Series on hold
By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - Jamie Chadwick raced McLaren's Lando Norris in the virtual world at the weekend but COVID-19 could put the brakes on hopes of her joining the Formula One driver on t...
Apr 20, 2020
Jaguars release WR Lee
The Jacksonville Jaguars released wide receiver Marqise Lee on Monday. Lee reportedly is healthy after playing only six games with three receptions for 18 yards in 2019. He missed the 2018 season afte...
Apr 20, 2020
