By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — As sponsor after sponsor dropped Kyle Larson after he used a racial slur during a live-streamed virtual race, his NASCAR team owner was back…
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ESPN asks top on-air personalities to take pay cuts
BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — ESPN is asking some of its on-air personalities to take a 15% pay cut over the next three months because of the coronavirus pandemic. “We are asking about 100 of our commentators…
Draft date unknown, but NBA presses on with evaluations
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer There are many unknowns about the NBA draft, though some elements are proceeding as usual and one deadline is looming this week. The NBA — as per usual — has been …
Athletes already qualified for Tokyo Games get to keep spots
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer About 6,500 athletes who already have earned their spots for the Tokyo Games are in for 2021 under redrawn qualifying regulations published Tuesday by the Internation…
Call to the wild: Great outdoors an escape in tough times
By PAT GRAHAM and MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press Jim Klug’s office phone rings off the hook with anxious anglers inquiring about the status of their upcoming fly-fishing trips. It’s a stre…
Tokyo’s infection spike after Olympic delay sparks questions
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Before the Olympics were postponed, Japan looked like it had coronavirus infections contained, even as they spread in neighboring countries. Now that th…
MLB final pitch could be closer to Christmas than Halloween
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — If the final pitch of the 2020 baseball season comes closer to Christmas than Halloween, that’s fine with the players. Major League Baseball own…
Stadiums deserted as virus postpones opening day
By The Associated Press There was no crack of the bat, no footlong hot dogs, no umpire’s cry of “Play ball!” as opening day came and went for Major League Baseball with games indefinitely postponed by…
Harlem Globetrotters great Curly Neal dies at 77
By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer Fred “Curly” Neal, the dribbling wizard who entertained millions with the Harlem Globetrotters for parts of three decades, has died. He was 77. The Globetrotters …
A virus rages, a flame goes out: Tokyo Games reset for 2021
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer Not even the Summer Olympics could withstand the force of the coronavirus. After weeks of hedging, the IOC took the unprecedented step of postponing the world’s…