Kuss, Jumbo-Visma survive crash-filled opening stage of Tour de France
Durango rider stays upright with team leaders Roglic, Dumoulin
DATE: Aug 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
The strangest Tour de France sets off with big crashes
NICE, France – Delayed but alive again and out on French roads, the strangest Tour de France ever set off Saturday in a bubble of anti-COVID protocols to try to keep the 176 riders virus-fre...
DATE: Aug 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
NHL playoffs to resume with 3 games each Saturday, Sunday
The NHL’s second-round playoff series will resume with three games each on Saturday and Sunday after players prompted the league to postpone two days of action to protest racial injustice. ...
DATE: Aug 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
NBA playoffs resume Saturday as sides detail new commitments
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – NBA players want change that makes their communities safer. They want people to vote — hopefully in their home arenas.
And they want to keep playing baske...
DATE: Aug 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
McIlroy, Cantlay sole survivors to par at Olympia Fields
OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. – Rory McIlroy doesn’t need fans to keep his head in the game at the BMW Championship. Olympia Fields is so tough it won’t allow anything but his full attention on every...
DATE: Aug 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
UCI relaxes COVID-19 exclusion rules at Tour de France
Cycling’s governing body has relaxed the Tour de France’s COVID-19 exclusion rules on the eve of the race’s opening stage following complaints from teams that feared their riders would be un...
DATE: Aug 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
Kenosha unrest hits home for Broncos newcomer Melvin Gordon
ENGLEWOOD – The latest flashpoints in the racial justice movement hit home for Melvin Gordon and the rest of his new teammates.
The veteran running back who joined the Denver Bron...
DATE: Aug 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
An unexpected climb to Tour de France debut for Sepp Kuss
Quick ascension to pinnacle event of road cycling was never in the life plans for Durango star
DATE: Aug 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
Lute Olson, Hall of Fame coach, Arizona icon, dies at 85
TUCSON, Ariz. – Lute Olson, the Hall of Fame coach who turned Arizona into a college basketball powerhouse, has died. He was 85.
Olson’s family said he died Thursday evening. The ...
DATE: Aug 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
BMW Championship a grueling test early at Olympia
Matsuyama leads after one round; three players under par
DATE: Aug 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
NHL puts off 2 days of playoff games amid injustice protests
Vegas forward Ryan Reaves was struggling with the decision of whether to sit out the Golden Knights’ playoff game to protest racial injustice, when he discovered the players around the NHL h...
DATE: Aug 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
More MLB games, including Rockies, postponed in response to racial injustice
In a typically awkward way, Major League Baseball has been pulled into America’s discussion about racial injustice.
Some teams are playing. Some aren’t. Some have played with indi...
DATE: Aug 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
