EPL mulls early end even as gov’t clears path to resuming
Abandoning the English Premier League season prematurely was discussed by clubs as a potential option on Monday even as the government cleared a path to resuming the competition in June … Click to Continue »
If games resume, athletes will ‘need to know when to peak’
Making it safe for America’s professional sports teams to start playing games is one thing. Making sure athletes are in game shape is another. The coronavirus pandemic brought sports to … Click to Continue »
FIBA sets dates for 2023 Basketball World Cup
FIBA has set the dates for the next Basketball World Cup, announcing Monday that the 2023 event will take place from Aug. 25 through Sept. 10 of that year. Group … Click to Continue »
Pliskova, Kvitova to lead teams in Czech competition
Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova and third-ranked Karolina Pliskova will lead two teams in a charity competition during the coronavirus pandemic. Pliskova’s team will include her twin-sister Kristyna, 2019 French … Click to Continue &raq…
Zion Williamson faces questions involving Duke; Kentucky football nabs a four-star
Monday news and notes: Zion Williamson and Duke put in uncomfortable position Sunday’s most interesting news revolved around the Duke basketball program and a former Blue Devil by the name … Click to Continue »
Man City parent company buys Belgian club Lommel SK
The owners of Manchester City bought a Belgian soccer team on Monday, adding a ninth club to their worldwide portfolio. The City Football Group, which is run by the Abu … Click to Continue »
‘Never say no.’ Ex-Cat making an NBA name for himself in a way he never expected.
Editor’s Note: This article is part of a series in which the Herald-Leader is catching up with former University of Kentucky athletes. His pro basketball career ended, Kelenna Azubuike had … Click to Continue »
Analyst goes inside recruiting rankings, looks at expectations for Kentucky’s No. 1 class
The final 247Sports rankings for the basketball recruiting class of 2020 were released last week, and — despite a few drops for future Wildcats — it’s clear that Kentucky will … Click to Continue »
Double whammy? MLB’s changes to draft, season could entangle Tigers’ rebuild.
They were big-league baseball’s most bashed and bruised team in 2019. But at least the Tigers stood to get dual breaks in 2020. They would be picking first in each … Click to Continue »
Michael Jordan retired – for the 1st time – at a ‘fiasco’ of a news conference in 1993. Here’s the oral history of that day at the Berto Center.
At about 9 a.m. on Oct. 6, 1993, a black Mercedes slowly pulled into the Bulls training facility. More than a half-dozen men wearing White Sox jackets jogged alongside to … Click to Continue »
John Romano: Ten weeks early and 1,300 miles from home, a baby arrives on the LPGA Tour
You’ve got the car seat. You’ve got the golf cart. You’ve got mom, dad, baby and enough of a window to perhaps squeeze in nine holes at Pasadena Yacht and … Click to Continue »
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