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Before the U.S. Golf Association settled on a September date for the rescheduled U.S. Open at Winged Foot in Mamaroneck, N.Y., a backup plan to hold the major event at Riviera Country Club near Los Angeles in December was considered. … Continue reading USGA considered December U.S. Open at Riviera
The NBA doesn’t expect to have a decision about the status of the 2019-20 season — currently suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic — until at least May, commissioner Adam Silver said Monday. FILE PHOTO: Basketball – NBA – Charlotte … Continue reading Silver: No NBA decision until at least May
(Reuters) – Baseball Hall of Famer Al Kaline, one of the most beloved and distinguished players of his era who spent his entire 22-year Major League Baseball career with the Detroit Tigers, died on Monday, aged 85, the team said. … Continue reading Hall of Fame Tigers outfielder Al Kaline dies aged 85
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand Rugby has labelled as “unacceptable” the actions of a group of Canterbury Crusaders players who breached the country’s strict coronavirus lockdown rules on Monday by training together in a local park. The players, including All … Continue reading Crusaders’ players public training ‘unacceptable’ says New Zealand Rugby
FILE PHOTO: Jan 29, 2020; Miami, Florida, USA; NFL commissioner Roger Goodell during a press conference before Super Bowl LIV at Hilton Downtown. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo NEW YORK (Reuters) – The upcoming NFL draft will take … Continue reading NFL Draft to occur in ‘fully virtual format,’ with team personnel kept apart
PARIS (Reuters) – Club rugby’s top organizing body is exploring holding a Club World Cup after French federation president Bernard Laporte proposed a radical new competition to replace the existing European Champions Cup. FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union – Rugby World … Continue reading Rugby: EPCR admits to discussions to launch Club World Cup
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors on Monday accused two former 21st Century Fox Inc executives of paying millions of dollars in bribes to secure lucrative rights to soccer matches, the latest charges in a long-running investigation of corruption surrounding … Continue reading Former Fox executives indicted in U.S. FIFA corruption probe
(Reuters) – Tom Brady’s surprising decision to leave the New England Patriots last month for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers was rooted in a need to seek out new challenges, the 42-year-old quarterback wrote in an essay on Monday. FILE PHOTO: … Continue reading Brady says he joined Bucs to see ‘how great I can be’
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors on Monday announced new criminal charges against two former executives of 21st Century Fox Inc and others stemming from a long-running investigation of corruption surrounding FIFA, soccer’s world governing body. The former Fox executives, … Continue reading Former media executives indicted in U.S. FIFA probe
FILE PHOTO: Michael Phelps of the U.S. smiles during the medal presentation ceremony after winning the men’s 400m individual medley swimming final at the National Aquatics Center during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 10, 2008. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA)/File Photo … Continue reading Phelps urges athletes to take care of mental health after Games delay
(Reuters) – The Olympics being postponed by a year proved to be a blessing in disguise for France’s equestrian team whose horses were not quite ready to defend their crown at the Tokyo Games this year, French show jumper Kevin … Continue reading Our horses were not prepared for 2020 Games: France’s Staut
(Reuters) – The U.S. Open golf championship, which was set for June 18-21 at Winged Foot in New York, has been rescheduled due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, the U.S. Golf Association said on Monday. The new dates for the … Continue reading U.S. Open postponed due to coronavirus, new dates for Masters, PGA
