Month: March 2020

12:56 PM ET In the aftermath of the sudden halt of the burgeoning 2020 baseball season because of the coronavirus outbreak, thousands of minor league players were thrust into an uncertain limbo. Invariably, numerous questions arose for minor leaguers. Where would they live? When would they be paid? Exacerbating the uncertainty was the lack of
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12:56 PM ET Following worldwide suspensions of basketball activities amid the coronavirus outbreak, NBA front-office executives, draft prospects, agents and college coaches say they are bracing for the potential impact of a delayed 2020 NBA draft with a heavily reduced pre-draft process. Finishing out this NBA season could mean playing the NBA Finals late into
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11:19 AM ET Associated Press Amid a slew of postponements and cancellations in golf, the LPGA Tour announced a September date for what traditionally is its first major championship of the year. The ANA Inspiration, previously scheduled for April 2-5 in Rancho Mirage, California, now will be played Sept. 10-13. That date previously was for
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11:07 AM ET LeBron James held a 45-minute Instagram Live video chat with fans Thursday night and made a revelation about one of his greatest performances. James did not mention the Los Angeles Lakers‘ announcement that two players had tested positive for the coronavirus earlier in the day, and he did not say if he
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11:03 AM ET Franchon Crews-Dezurn has one of her women’s super middleweight world titles back. The WBO announced that it has reinstated Crews-Dezurn as its 168-pound titlist in the wake of a positive drug test by Alejandra Jimenez. Jimenez won a disputed split decision over Crews-Dezurn to claim her unified WBO and WBC belts on
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4:44 AM BST The suspension of rugby’s Guinness PRO14 2019/20 competition has been extended indefinitely, and the final scheduled for June has been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, organisers said on Thursday. The competition, which features leading clubs and provinces from Ireland, Scotland, Wales, South Africa and Italy, had already been put on hold
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