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The Latest: 3 Rangers minor leaguers in self-isolation

April 6, 2020 3:21 PM Associated Press

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ Three minor league players in the Texas Rangers organization…

Tom Dempsey, NFL kicker who set a record for the longest field goal, dies of coronavirus

April 5, 2020 9:12 AM CNN

Originally Published: 05 APR 20 10:06 ETBy Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN (CNN) — Tom Dempsey, a journeyman NFL kicker who…

Former F1 mogul Bernie Ecclestone to be a father again at 89

April 4, 2020 5:31 AM CNN

Billionaire Bernie Ecclestone, 89, and wife Fabiana Flosi, 44, are expecting a baby. Ecclestone’s fourth child will be born this summer, the…

Former NMSU QB Josh Adkins to transfer to UTSA

April 3, 2020 6:21 PM Adrian Ochoa

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — As a fan of college sports, it’s never easy to hear about a player deciding to leave a particular program. But nowadays, it…

JUCO baseball star gets eligibility ‘surplus’ with Texas Longhorns

April 3, 2020 11:08 AM Nate Ryan

EL PASO, Texas — After canceling spring athletics, the NCAA granted an extra year of eligibility to spring athletes on Monday. It’s great news for…

Experts warn lockdown could come at ‘psychological cost’ to footballers

April 3, 2020 10:39 AM CNN

Jose Mourinho is pedaling on an exercise bike to the familiar beat of “Sweet Home Alabama.” The Tottenham manager, far from engrossed in…

Cardinals’ Kim is back in St. Louis, might be permitted to return to South Korea to see family

April 3, 2020 10:13 AM CNN

Click here for updates on this story St. Louis, MO (St. Louis Post Dispatch) — Kwang Hyun Kim, the South Korean…

English Premier League players ‘thrown under a PR bus’ by clubs, says Gary Lineker

April 3, 2020 8:53 AM CNN

Adored by millions of fans around the world, English Premier League footballers suddenly find themselves in an unusual position — a lightning…

New England Patriots fly 1.2 million protective masks from China after ‘challenging’ operation

April 3, 2020 4:51 AM CNN

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft says the task of flying more than a million protective masks from China was the most…

What are the odds? Legendary Grand National horse race to take place virtually

April 3, 2020 4:38 AM CNN

It sounds like a trick question, but is it possible to have one of the most famous horse races in the world without humans or the actual horses? And…

New England Patriots team plane with 1.2 million N95 masks arrives from China to help ease shortages

April 3, 2020 4:00 AM CNN

A New England Patriots team plane loaded with 1.2 million N95 protective masks has landed back in Boston after picking up the vital supplies in…

NBA returns in virtual form as Kevin Durant headlines video game tournament

April 3, 2020 3:53 AM CNN

A new video game tournament is offering NBA stars a chance for a competitive outlet, as players who would normally be preparing for the postseason…

‘It’s unreal,’ says Italian rugby star Maxime Mbanda as he tackles coronavirus’ frontline

April 3, 2020 2:55 AM CNN

As Maxime Mbanda prepared for a Six Nations match earlier this month, he never anticipated how he would spend the next few weeks. The Italian rugby…

Some English Premier League clubs living in ‘moral vacuum’ amid coronavirus pandemic

April 2, 2020 11:05 AM CNN

With the English Premier League season on hiatus amid the coronavirus outbreak, some of its leading clubs are coming in for heavy criticism for using…

Former NBA star Stephon Marbury to help bring masks to New York

April 2, 2020 8:22 AM CNN

For NBA veteran Stephon Marbury, the coronavirus pandemic has hit close to a couple of places he calls home. The first is New York, more specifically…

Professional CrossFit unites in common cause during the coronavirus pandemic

April 2, 2020 7:30 AM CNN

As the sport of professional CrossFit sits in limbo, unsure as to whether their annual world championships, the CrossFit Games scheduled for late…

A fierce critic of Turkey, Enes Kanter has more than just losing the NBA season on his mind

April 2, 2020 4:00 AM CNN

While NBA players search for ways to stay fit during the current suspension of play caused by the coronavirus, Enes Kanter has much more than…

A fierce critic of Turkey, Enes Kanter has more than just losing the NBA season on his mind

April 2, 2020 4:00 AM CNN

While NBA players search for ways to stay fit during the current suspension of play caused by the coronavirus, Enes Kanter has much more than…

Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson set for charity rematch involving NFL stars Tom Brady and Peyton Manning

April 2, 2020 4:00 AM CNN

Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are set to be joined by NFL legends Tom Brady and Peyton Manning in a possible televised charity match. Negotiations…

Shin-Soo Choo pledges to give every Texas Rangers’ minor league player $1,000

April 1, 2020 7:21 PM CNN

Shin-Soo Choo, an outfielder and designated hitter for the Texas Rangers, is giving every player in the Rangers’ minor league system $1,000 to…

Gymnast Simone Biles calls Olympic postponement the ‘right decision’

April 1, 2020 10:34 AM CNN

Superstar gymnast Simone Biles says she was in the gym training when she heard the 2020 Tokyo Olympics had been postponed because of the ongoing…

Wimbledon tennis tournament canceled amid coronavirus pandemic

April 1, 2020 10:04 AM CNN

This year’s Wimbledon tennis championships have been canceled by organizers because of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. The grass-court grand…

The breast cancer survivor determined to make her fifth Olympic Games in 2021

April 1, 2020 9:14 AM CNN

Chaunté Lowe is accustomed to having her world turned upside down. A four-time Olympic high jumper and the bronze medalist from the Games in Beijing…

The breast cancer survivor determined to make her fifth Olympic Games in 2021

April 1, 2020 9:14 AM CNN

Chaunté Lowe is accustomed to having her world turned upside down. A four-time Olympic high jumper and the bronze medalist from the Games in Beijing…

Can the Tour de France go ahead without the ‘soul of the sport?’

April 1, 2020 7:33 AM CNN

With the list of sporting postponements growing ever longer, the fate of cycling’s Tour de France would seem almost inevitable. The…

Legendary Marseille president Pape Diouf dies after contracting coronavirus

April 1, 2020 5:56 AM CNN

Former Olympique de Marseille President Pape Diouf has died after contracting coronavirus, according to the French Ligue 1 club. Diouf had been…

Former Astros star Jimmy ‘The Toy Cannon’ Wynn dies at 78

March 31, 2020 1:16 PM Associated Press

Jimmy Wynn, the diminutive Houston slugger whose monster shots in the 1960s and ’70s earned him the popular nickname “The Toy Cannon,”…

Roger Federer shows off trick shots while on lockdown

March 31, 2020 8:19 AM CNN

Roger Federer is the latest athlete to take to social media to share his lockdown life. The 20-time Grand Slam winner gave his Twitter followers a…

Rugby player with spinal injury told to leave hospital to make way for coronavirus patients

March 31, 2020 7:59 AM CNN

Rugby League player Mose Masoe has been told to leave hospital and continue his rehabilitation from a serious spinal injury at home in order to make…

Fixing 2021 sporting calendar will be like a ‘huge jigsaw puzzle’

March 31, 2020 6:03 AM CNN

“The Olympic Games is the most complicated sporting event in the world to organize,” says Hayley Wickenheiser, a Canadian ice hockey…