Tokyo Olympic opening ceremony rescheduled for July 23, 2021; closing ceremony on Aug. 8
Before the Olympics were postponed, Japan appears to have the coronavirus infection contained.
The Easton, Pennsylvania-based company that makes Major League Baseball uniforms has switched to producing masks and gowns in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic
Tokyo Olympic organizers are leaning away from starting the rescheduled games in the spring of 2021
The final pitch of the 2020 baseball season could be thrown closer to Christmas than Halloween.
Commissioner Roger Goodell told NFL teams on Thursday that the draft will go on as originally scheduled for next month.
Fred “Curly” Neal, the dribbling wizard who entertained millions with the Harlem Globetrotters for parts of three decades, has died
The WNBA has announced its draft will be a virtual event this season due to the coronavirus pandemic
The Tokyo Olympics need new dates for the opening and closing ceremonies in 2021
The newly installed president and chief executive officer of the U.S. Soccer Federation used their first news conference to state that settling a lawsuit filed by women’s national team players is a top priority.
Sponsorship executives in the Olympic world are mulling the ramifications of the postponement of the Tokyo Games until 2021 due to the coronavirus.
Major League Baseball will air 30 games across its digital platforms Thursday, filling the schedule for an Opening Day postponed by the coronavirus pandemic
Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns revealed his mother is in a medically-induced coma because of coronavirus.
Japan’s NHK public television says Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will propose a one-year postponement for the Tokyo Olympics during talks with IOC President Thomas Bach.
The Tokyo Olympics are going to happen — but almost surely in 2021 rather than in four months as planned.
A worldwide group representing Olympic hopefuls and their supporters is calling on the IOC to postpone the Tokyo Olympics until the coronavirus pandemic is under control
The Tokyo Olympics has reached a critical phase
Sports fans are on the hunt for new games to watch during the coronavirus pandemic
The head of USA Swimming wants a postponement of the Tokyo Olympics
The Olympic flame has arrived in Japan from Greece and was greeted in a scaled-down ceremony at an air base in northern Japan
The number of known coronavirus cases within the NBA has doubled to 14.
New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton has told ESPN that he has tested positive for the coronavirus.
The Olympic flame from Greece is set to arrive in Japan even as the opening of the Tokyo Games is in doubt.
Regional Olympic officials are rallying around the IOC and have backed its stance on opening the Tokyo Games as scheduled
The NHL has its first known case of the new coronavirus after an Ottawa Senators player tested positive.
Tokyo Olympic organizers say a test event in gymnastics set for April 4-5 has been canceled.
Kevin Durant is one of four Brooklyn Nets players to have tested positive for the new coronavirus, according to The Athletic, bringing the total to seven known players in the NBA
The IOC is making contingency plans to fill about 4,700 spots still up for grabs for the Tokyo Games
The NHL is pushing back the possibility of resuming its season by several weeks, if not a month or more.
Churchill Downs is postponing the Kentucky Derby from May to September because of the coronavirus pandemic
Major League Baseball Commissioner Robert D. Manfred, Jr. announced Monday following a conference call with each of the major league clubs that the opening of the 2020 regular season will be postponed to an undisclosed date.
The already-delayed professional sports seasons in North America could be on hiatus for significantly longer than first planned after federal officials said Sunday that they recommend all in-person events involving 50 people or more be called off for the next eight weeks.
Before fears about the coronavirus scrubbed sports for the foreseeable future, Sunday was supposed to be the Big Reveal in college basketball
As ski resorts across the United States grappled with how to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus without having to close, industry giants Vail Resorts and Alterra Mountain Company decided Saturday they would shutter 49 of North America’s most well-known resorts
The total economic impact of the loss of sports and other events because of the coronavirus pandemic is impossible to calculate
The Greek Olympic committee has suspended the rest of its torch relay because of the “unexpectedly large crowd” that gathered to watch despite repeated requests for the public to stay away to prevent the spread of the coronavirus
The Premier League and the Champions League both have been suspended as the chaos stemming from the coronavirus outbreak continues to impact soccer
President Donald Trump’s suggestion to postpone the Tokyo Olympics for a year because of the spreading virus was immediately shot down by Japan’s Olympic minister
Carlos Cordeiro has resigned as U.S. Soccer Federation president, three days after the organization filed legal papers in a gender discrimination claiming women players had less physical ability and responsibility than men
The NCAA has canceled its men’s and women’s basketball tournaments because of the spread of coronavirus
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman announced the pause of the season amid concerns about the new coronavirus. The NBA announced Wednesday night it was suspending play, after a player tested positive for COVID-19.
Donovan Mitchell of the Utah Jazz has confirmed he tested positive for the coronavirus.
The flame for the Tokyo Olympics has been lit at the birthplace of the ancient games in a pared-down ceremony because of the spread of the coronavirus
The increasingly bitter dispute between American women’s national soccer team and the U.S. Soccer Federation spilled onto the field when players wore their warm-up jerseys inside out in a protest before their 3-1 victory over Japan.
The Oklahoma City Thunder’s game against the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night has been postponed, with the only explanation a public address announcement citing “unforeseen circumstances.”
Floyd Mayweather’s ex-girlfriend Josie Harris, with whom the former professional boxer has three children, was found dead at her Southern California home on Tuesday night. She was 40, NBC News reports.
NASCAR driver Ryan Newman is thankful for the “miracle” of emerging from a fiery crash at the Daytona 500 last month with relatively minor injuries.
The Ivy League is canceling its men’s and women’s basketball tournaments because of concerns about the spread of coronavirus.
A list of sports events affected by the viral outbreak which started in China and has been declared a global health emergency.
The 500-year-old sport of curling is looking for ways to shorten games and keep fans engaged
There will be many losers if the Tokyo Olympic have to be called off because of the spreading virus that was first detected in China
New York Giants tight end Rhett Ellison has retired after eight seasons in the NFL
A Missouri judge has overturned the 1997 burglary and assault convictions of a man whose case has been championed by WNBA star Maya Moore.
The NBA, NHL, Major League Baseball and Major League Soccer are closing access to locker rooms and clubhouses to all nonessential personnel, including media, in response to the coronavirus crisis, the leagues announced in a joint statement Monday night.
The trainer of champion Maximum Security is among more than two dozen people charged in what authorities describe as a widespread international scheme to drug horses to make them race faster
U.S. gymnast Morgan Hurd has won the all-around title in the American Cup in Milwaukee as she tries to jump-start her rebound following a frustrating 2019 season
Brooklyn Nets, coach Kenny Atkinson agree to immediate split
A Division III men’s basketball NCAA Tournament game at Johns Hopkins University is believed to be the first U.S. sports event held without fans because of the new coronavirus
Ohio State reached an unspecified settlement with nearly half of the roughly 350 men who say they were sexually abused decades ago by a team doctor who was jokingly known among some athletes by nicknames like “Dr. Jelly Paws.”
Ryan Newman is back at the racetrack.
Tokyo organizers are downsizing the arrival ceremony for the Olympic torch on March 20 and will not send 140 children to Greece to give the flame a send off
A Pennsylvania high school hockey player was taunted last week by opposing fans with a sign prompting her to “reveal” her gender and chants calling her a “dude” during a championship game in the Lehigh Valley.
Johnny Boychuk and a Montreal Canadiens player were in front of the Islanders’ net when the other player fell, causing his legs to go into the air and his right skate to connect with Boychuk under the visor
A New York sports gambler is facing federal charges in Florida related to threatening social media messages sent to players with the Tampa Bay Rays and other teams. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Tampa announced a charge Wednesday of transmitting threats in interstate or foreign commerce against 23-year-old Benjamin Tucker Patz.
What normally would be thought an impossibility isn’t so far-fetched as the United States and the rest of the world attempt to contain the spread of the new coronavirus.
Spike Lee bailed on his New York Knicks’ courtside seat for the rest of the season
Dr. J is finally going to make a house call to the Nets in Brooklyn
Judge is having more tests to determine the cause of soreness near his shoulder, after Stanton strained his right calf during defensive drills in February
A group of dads from Linden-Boro Chargers Cheerleading came together to support their daughters. Across six practices, they learned a cheer routine and then performed it at one of the squad’s competitions.
Japan’s Olympic minister says the contract to hold the Tokyo Games only specifies the event has to be held during 2020
Spike Lee still has his courtside seat, though the New York Knicks had to tell their superfan to find another way to get there
The Knicks are hopeful Rose can sign and draft the kind of dominant players he’s been representing — like LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul, Joel Embiid and Karl-Anthony Towns
The NBA has told players to avoid high-fiving fans and strangers and avoid taking any item for autographs, the league’s latest response in its ongoing monitoring of the coronavirus crisis that has spread to most corners of the planet
Baseball’s final qualifying event for the Tokyo Olympics has been postponed from April to June because of concerns over the virus outbreak
The New York Islanders will make their Long Island return a full year early, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced ahead of Saturday’s game against the Boston Bruins
Professional sports leagues in North America are in touch with health officials and teams about the ongoing coronavirus outbreak
Managers at the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee have coronavirus on their minds
New York Mets fans have been sending the team’s general manager money on a popular payment app in a show of disappointment over the club’s offseason signings — or lack thereof
Major League Baseball has appointed its first African American umpire crew chief, promoting Kerwin Danley to the position this week, The 58-year-old Danley has worked two World Series and been on the field for 10 other postseason rounds, including the AL Championship Series last year
Figure skater Chris Knierim has announced his retirement
