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American Hockey League cancels rest of season, playoffs

May 11, 2020 admin

The American Hockey League canceled the rest of its season Monday because of the coronavirus pandemic and shifted its focus toward next season. While the Calder Cup will not be […]

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Premier League boost: Gov’t aims for return of sport in June

May 11, 2020 admin

LONDON (AP) — The path to the Premier League resuming was eased Monday by the government saying elite sports will be allowed to resume in England in June if there […]

MLB

Under 1% of MLB employees test positive for virus antibodies

May 11, 2020 admin

NEW YORK (AP) — Just 0.7% of Major League Baseball employees tested positive for antibodies to COVID-19, the illness caused by the new coronavirus. The small number of positive tests, […]

MLB

If games resume, athletes will ‘need to know when to peak’

May 11, 2020 admin

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 […]

NEWS

Kicking off: Texans at Chiefs to open season Sept. 10, Packers open at Vikings

May 8, 2020 Associated Press

The Kansas City Chiefs will open defense of their Super Bowl championship by hosting Houston on Sept. 10 in the NFL’s annual kickoff game — pending developments in the coronavirus […]

Loggers, Northwoods League Opening Day postponed “indefinitely”

May 7, 2020 Rick Solem

Opening Day for the La Crosse Loggers has been postponed, indefinitely, due to the coronavirus pandemic. The entire Northwood League schedule is being postponed, beginning with Opening Day, May 26. […]

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Jim Harbaugh proposes one-and-done rule change for NFL draft

May 7, 2020 Associated Press

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh is pushing for a change that would allow football players to enter the NFL draft after one year in college. “My […]

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How does the Big Ten play football without open campuses?

May 7, 2020 Associated Press

Less than four months before the scheduled kickoff of the college football season, not one of the 14 schools in the Big Ten Conference can say for sure it will […]

NEWS

Favre repaying $1.1 M for no-show speeches, auditor says

May 6, 2020 Associated Press

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre is repaying $1.1 million in welfare money that he received for multiple speeches where he did not show up, the Mississippi […]

NEWS

Outdoor enthusiasts reject wholesale changes to Wisconsin deer season

May 6, 2020 Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Outdoor enthusiasts overwhelmingly rejected Wisconsin wildlife officials’ proposals to dramatically reshape the state’s gun deer hunting structure to bolster the waning sport, a survey released Wednesday […]

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