The former Youth Olympic champion was set to compete in his first Olympic games in Tokyo this summer. After initially saying there was "no Plan B," organizers and the International Olympic Committee then announced that the games would be postponed until 2021 starting on July 23 next year … [Read more...] about An asthma sufferer, sprinter Noah Lyles is taking extra precautions amid pandemic
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‘I’ve got a private island,’ Dana White says UFC events will go ahead
"We're going to get the fighters somewhere, and we're going to bring them to this location. They won't know where they're headed to."@danawhite explains the logistics of how fighters will be transported to the site of #UFC249, as well as the soon-to-be-secured private island. pic.twitter.com/KMPGZ0qc9Q … [Read more...] about ‘I’ve got a private island,’ Dana White says UFC events will go ahead
From Chinese controversy to Kobe’s death and finally coronavirus; this NBA season will live long in the memory
He takes a breath, trying to find the words. "Your memories of a season will be somewhat based on how the season ended, as it always does. Like the shot by Kawhi Leonard that bounced on the rim three times before dropping to put the Raptors through to the eastern conference finals. You remember those moments. … [Read more...] about From Chinese controversy to Kobe’s death and finally coronavirus; this NBA season will live long in the memory
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Michigan had played only one game when the governor shut down public gatherings. A game against rival Michigan Agricultural College – now Michigan State – was postponed for concerns that “prolonged cheering at the games would weaken the throats of the spectators, thus making them more susceptible to the disease.” Nationwide, hundreds of college games were canceled. … [Read more...] about A world without sports
Report: MLB, Union Discuss Playing All Games in Arizona
“You’re going to be largely separated from your families and you’re going to have to function in a very contained way. It’s not a normal life, this idea,” Boras said. “You’re going to have an identified group of people. You’re going to have a constantly tested group of people. And you’re going to have a very limited access of those people to the outside world so that you can assure a very uncontaminated league, if you will, to produce a product that is inspirational to our country.” … [Read more...] about Report: MLB, Union Discuss Playing All Games in Arizona
