Trump now says he won’t throw first pitch at Yankees game
President Donald Trump won’t be throwing out the first pitch at Yankee Stadium next month after all By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press July 27, 2020, 12:14 AM 3 min read…
MLB cancels All-Star Game for first time since 1945
LOS ANGELES — Dodger Stadium’s 40-year wait to host the All-Star Game is going to last even longer. The game scheduled for July 14 was canceled Friday because of the…
31 MLB players, 7 staff test positive for COVID-19, or 1.2%
Thirty-one Major League Baseball players and seven staff members tested positive for COVID-19 during intake for the resumption of training, a rate of 1.2% By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer…
UConn eliminates four sports in COVID-19 related budget cuts
The University of Connecticut has decided to eliminate four athletic teams as it deals with an expected budget deficit driven by issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic By PAT EATON-ROBB…
Baseball’s back: MLB sets 60-game sked, opens July 23 or 24
NEW YORK — Major League Baseball issued a 60-game schedule Tuesday night that will start July 23 or 24 in empty ballparks as the sport tries to push ahead amid…
Leagues, teams wary of rising stadium expenses amid pandemic
Sports franchises and college athletic departments already have been hit hard financially by COVID-19 By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer June 9, 2020, 4:54 PM 5 min read 5 min…
Golfer Gary Player gets $5 million in legal dispute with son
Hall of Fame golfer Gary Player will get $5 million and the rights to his name and likeness back after a legal settlement with a company operated by one of…
UConn soccer player loses lawsuit over obscene gesture
A federal judge has ruled that UConn did nothing wrong by taking away the scholarship of a soccer player who gave the middle finger to a television camera June 8,…
Some Minneapolis activists doubt disbanding police will work
MINNEAPOLIS — George Floyd’s death was the breaking point for some Minneapolis civic leaders, who now say the only way to fix the city’s embattled police department is to take…
Kurt Thomas, first US man to win world gym title, dies at 64
Kurt Thomas, the first U.S. male gymnast to win a world championship gold medal, has died June 7, 2020, 1:41 AM 3 min read 3 min read Share to FacebookShare…