Month: July 2020

9:32 PM ET Associated Press Eleven men’s and women’s tennis tournaments planned for China in October and November — including the WTA Finals — were canceled Thursday amid the coronavirus pandemic. Rather than try to move or reschedule any of those events, the ATP and WTA tours announced they were scrapping all of them after
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8:18 PM ET Steve KimESPN The anticipated bantamweight unification fight between Naoya “Monster” Inoue and John Riel Casimero might not happen if Casimero doesn’t take a reduction of his original purse, according to Top Rank CEO Bob Arum. Inoue and Casimero were scheduled to meet April 25, but the fight was canceled because of the
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4:17 PM ET BLAINE, Minn. — The day before the first round of the 3M Open, the pros practicing for the PGA Tour’s lone stop in Minnesota seemed surprised by chilly temperatures that dipped into the 50s. Things never seemed to warm up for Dustin Johnson, who withdrew because of a back injury after shooting
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4:56 PM ET BLAINE, Minn. — For the second week in a row, Tony Finau found himself atop the leaderboard of a tournament after his opening round. But his longtime caddie, Greg Bodine, was not with him Thursday. Finau, locked in a four-way tie for first place at the 3M Open on Thursday (some players
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8:27 PM ET Associated Press BLAINE, Minn. — The virus outbreak has squelched the upbeat and welcoming vibe that marked the debut of the 3M Open last year. The fans might have been absent, but the soft greens were plenty friendly Thursday for Richy Werenski to take full advantage. “I have a good feeling they’ll
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7:49 PM ET Wisconsin‘s athletic department is projecting revenue losses between $60 million and $70 million if the Badgers play a conference-only, 10-game season and losses of more than $100 million if the upcoming football season is canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. In a letter to Wisconsin fans posted on the athletic department’s website
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6:57 PM ET NFLPA team player representatives are scheduled to convene on a conference call Friday morning as the players work to finalize an agreement with team owners on the rules and finances of the 2020 NFL season, according to sources. According to the sources, the two sides were still negotiating Thursday night on at
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