F1: Belgian GP gets go ahead for Aug. 30, with no fans
The Belgian Grand Prix can go ahead at its original August date, but with no fans, local authorities in the Walloon region said Friday. After Belgium last month banned all … Click to Continue »
Soccer clubs contemplating options for season ticket holders
Many soccer clubs in Europe are still contemplating how to reimburse their season ticket holders amid the coronavirus pandemic. With most European leagues likely finishing the season in empty stadiums, … Click to Continue »
AP Sportlight
May 16 1884 — Isaac Murphy, a black jockey considered one of the greatest U.S. riders, wins the first of his three Kentucky Derby titles aboard Buchanan. The horse, handled … Click to Continue »
This Date in Baseball
May 16 1933 — Cecil Travis of the Washington Senators made his major league debut with five hits in a 12-inning, 11-10 win over the Chicago White Sox. 1939 — … Click to Continue »
Tokyo Olympic CEO: Games next year may not be ‘conventional’
Almost two months after the Tokyo Olympics were postponed, organizing committee CEO Toshiro Muto said Friday he still could not give an estimate of how much the one-year delay will … Click to Continue »
Summer basketball recruiting is likely lost. What does that mean for Kentucky?
Another extension this week of the NCAA’s ban on recruiting amid the coronavirus pandemic brings even more uncertainty for the high school basketball prospects who would otherwise be traveling the … Click to Continue »
Masks, tests, empty stadiums: Bundesliga resumes amid virus
No fans, no hugging, no spitting. The Bundesliga will be very different when it resumes Saturday following a two-month suspension caused by the coronavirus pandemic. There will be no children … Click to Continue »
AP Interview: Harrington torn over ‘diminished’ Ryder Cup
Padraig Harrington was planning to bring a 150-strong traveling party with him to the Ryder Cup, giving the people closest to the European captain something of an inside experience of … Click to Continue »
Bae Seon-woo leads in South Korea; No. 3 Park misses cut
Bae Seon-woo shot a 7-under 65 on Friday to take a four-stroke lead after the second round of the KLPGA Championship. Heo Da-been (66) and Kim Char-young2 (69) were four … Click to Continue »
Colorful player, coach Pepper Rodgers dies at age 88
Pepper Rodgers, a colorful personality who helped Georgia Tech to an unbeaten season as a player in 1952 and went on to coach the Yellow Jackets as well as Kansas, … Click to Continue »
Former big league manager, player Howe in ICU with virus
Former major league manager and infielder Art Howe is in intensive care in a Houston hospital with the coronavirus. The 73-year-old Howe, best known as the manager of the “Moneyball” … Click to Continue »
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