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Boston Celtics’ Marcus Smart and two Los Angeles Lakers players test positive for coronavirus

March 20, 2020 3:29 AM CNN

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart says that he has tested positive for coronavirus. “I was tested five days ago and the results came back…

U.S. football team stranded in Honduras; some players from Las Cruces

March 19, 2020 9:45 PM Adrian Ochoa

All they want is to finally be able to come home. Five people from Las Cruces find themselves stranded in Honduras because of the coronavirus…

The Big3 is planning an April reality-style tournament while under quarantined conditions

March 19, 2020 9:33 PM CNN

The Big3, a 3-on-3 professional basketball league that has employed several former NBA players, has plans to hold a tournament in April to satiate…

NMSU football spring practice & spring game cancelled

March 19, 2020 3:47 PM Adrian Ochoa

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — On Thursday, the New Mexico State Athletics department announced the Aggie football team’s spring practices, as well as the…

Olympics are ‘cursed,’ says Japan’s deputy prime minister

March 19, 2020 10:12 AM CNN

Japan’s deputy prime minister has pointed to the history of the Olympics to explain why the Tokyo 2020 Games have been “cursed” by…

‘They invented that I was depressed,’ says Pele as Brazil great dismisses health fears

March 19, 2020 9:40 AM CNN

Football fans around the world began to worry when reports emerged last month of Pele’s deteriorating health. According to his son, the…

English football suspended until April 30 as governing bodies extend current season indefinitely

March 19, 2020 8:09 AM CNN

Professional football in England will be further postponed until at least April 30 as governing bodies committed to extending the current season…

Professional tennis suspended until June as coronavirus pandemic continues to impact sport

March 19, 2020 6:05 AM CNN

All professional tennis tournaments have been suspended until June 7, ruling out the entire clay-our season, the sport’s two governing bodies…

Crash Course in ‘Floorball’ carries Hanks High School to Special Olympics

March 18, 2020 10:19 PM Nate Ryan

EL PASO, Texas — About two months ago, Hanks High School special education staffer Richard Rodriguez had never heard of “Floorball.” So, it’s pretty…

Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino GM says he weighed virus concerns in shutdown decision

March 18, 2020 8:57 PM Wil Herren

SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — New Mexico’s decision to close racetracks and casinos across the state for three weeks has left the management of the…

WAC Announces Cancellation of All Spring Sports

March 18, 2020 5:40 PM Adrian Ochoa

After moving to suspend all remaining winter and spring conference competitions last Thursday due to the ongoing developments related to COVID-19,…

Chelsea pays for hospital staff to stay in club hotel amid coronavirus outbreak

March 18, 2020 10:56 AM CNN

Chelsea’s billionaire owner Roman Abramovich has offered to pay for hospital staff in London to stay at a club hotel amid the coronavirus…

French Open criticized for ‘selfish, arrogant’ rescheduling amid coronavirus outbreak

March 18, 2020 5:50 AM CNN

Organizers of the French Open have been criticized for rescheduling the tournament amid the coronavirus outbreak. The second grand slam of the tennis…

Facing ‘impossible’ situation, athletes criticize Olympic organizers

March 18, 2020 5:14 AM CNN

Dissent is growing among leading athletes as they voice concerns about preparing for the Olympics amid the novel coronavirus outbreak after…

Horse trainers, competitors have economic worries if Sunland Park Racetrack shutdown lasts long

March 17, 2020 8:48 PM Wil Herren

SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — The silence is deafening at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grishman shutdown all casino and…

Tom Brady says thank you and goodbye to New England Patriots. Is it a hello for Tampa Bay?

March 17, 2020 7:14 PM CNN

Tom Brady, the six-time Super Bowl winner who is widely regarded as the greatest NFL quarterback in history, has said he will not be re-signing with…

Kevin Durant among NBA players who test positive for the coronavirus

March 17, 2020 6:32 PM CNN

NEW YORK, NY — Kevin Durant is among the four members of the Brooklyn Nets who have tested positive for the coronavirus. Only one player has…

UEFA postpones Euro 2020 until 2021 amid coronavirus pandemic

March 17, 2020 12:02 PM CNN

UEFA has decided to postpone this year’s European Championship until 2021 because of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. The football tournament…

French Open delayed until September amid coronavirus pandemic

March 17, 2020 10:54 AM CNN

This year’s French Open has become the latest sporting event to be impacted by the novel coronavirus pandemic, with organizers moving the start…

ESPN shares what it plans to air instead of sports

March 17, 2020 10:42 AM CNN

What will ESPN air now? That was one of the biggest questions last week after the coronavirus outbreak put the sports world on hold. ESPN provided…

‘No need for drastic decisions at this stage,’ say Olympic organizers ahead of Tokyo 2020

March 17, 2020 10:12 AM CNN

Olympic organizers are playing a waiting game ahead of Tokyo 2020 before making any decisions on how the Games might be impacted amid the novel…

UFC postpones next three events after fighting in Brazil with no fans

March 17, 2020 7:54 AM CNN

Major US sports have been suspended, top-flight football in Europe has been postponed and tennis tournaments have been put on hold because of…

Dubai World Cup to go ahead — without fans

March 17, 2020 5:16 AM CNN

This year’s Dubai World Cup, one of the highlights of the racing calendar, will go ahead without paid hospitality spectators because of the…

Kentucky Derby will be postponed until September, reports say

March 16, 2020 9:03 PM CNN

Fans of the “Fastest Two Minutes in Sports” are in for a long wait. Churchill Downs will be postponing the 146th Kentucky Derby until…

Conference USA cancels spring sports due to virus pandemic

March 16, 2020 9:26 PM KVIA ABC-7

DALLAS, Texas — Conference USA has elected to cancel all spring sport competition and championships this season, effective immediately, due to…

Premier League in limbo as chiefs consider ‘radical solutions’ to finish the season

March 16, 2020 11:54 AM CNN

With the Premier League season already curtailed by the novel coronavirus outbreak, focus has turned to finding a way to conclude the current…

Premier League in limbo as chiefs consider ‘radical solutions’ to finish the season

March 16, 2020 11:54 AM CNN

With the Premier League season already curtailed by the novel coronavirus outbreak, focus has turned to finding a way to conclude the current…

NFL draft to proceed, although public events are canceled

March 16, 2020 11:38 AM CNN

The National Football League has announced that it’s 2020 draft will go ahead as planned, but public events around the event have been canceled…

Football stars go head-to-head over video games as coronavirus suspends play

March 16, 2020 10:20 AM CNN

With matches postponed and teams self-isolating, football stars are finding novel ways to keep their competitive juices flowing during the…

JJ Watt and Kealia Ohai donate $350,000 to foodbank amid coronavirus outbreak

March 16, 2020 9:43 AM CNN

The suspension of all major sport in the US as measures were implemented in an effort to contain the novel coronavirus has hit some of those working…