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Iron Horse Bicycle Classic cancels 2020 event
COVID-19 pandemic derails 48-year cycling tradition in Durango, Silverton
College Sports
Skeptics loom as NCAA builds guardrails around compensation
The NCAA headquarters is shown in Indianapolis. The NCAA is moving closer to permitting Division I college athletes to earn money from endorsements and sponsorship deals they can strike on…
Professional Sports
Broncos, Raiders, Chargers add speed to keep pace with Chiefs
Kansas City on minds of opposing GMs
Professional Sports
Baseball Hall of Fame cancels induction ceremony
Rockies’ Larry Walker, Yankees’ Derek Jeter will have to wait for Cooperstown
College Sports
NCAA athletes closer to being allowed money for endorsements
Big East Conference Commissioner Val Ackerman speaks to reporters in New York. At right, Ohio State athletics director Gene Smith answers questions during a news conference in Columbus, Ohio.Associated Press…
Sports
IOC official disagrees COVID-19 vaccine needed for Olympics
John Coates, an International Olympic Committee member from Australia who is a lawyer, said he had seen the opinion but didn’t agree. “The advice we’re getting from WHO (World Health…
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2020 Connie Mack World Series canceled by COVID-19
Famed amateur baseball tournament to return to Farmington in 2021
Professional Sports
MLB teams adjusting as pandemic affects draft preparation
What that Major League Baseball draft will look like, when and where it will take place and how the selections will be made still isn’t clear. “It’s going to present…
Professional Sports
MLB opening options include 3 regional divisions
A statue of Nolan Ryan stands in the empty plaza outside Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. The new Texas Rangers ballpark is among possible venues Major League Baseball could…
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Ferguson: No fans means same sport, different arena
As of April 2020, Tiger Woods has won the last two PGA Tour events when spectators were not allowed during one round of the tournament.Patrick Semansky/Associated Press file “I’d be…
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North Carolina governor allows NASCAR race at Charlotte
The field takes the green flag to start the 2018 NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C.Mike McCarn/Associated Press file Gov. Roy Cooper said he…
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After ‘damaging’ delay to stop sports, UK tries to restart
Gates stand locked outside the closed Manchester City Etihad Stadium, in Manchester, northern England, as the English Premier League soccer season has been suspended due to coronavirus.Jon Super/Associated Press file…
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Jameis Winston going to Saints to back up Drew Brees
One-year deal for former top pick
Sports
Tokyo Olympics in 2021 difficult without vaccine
Japan Medical Association gives a second warning
Outdoors
10-mile travel restriction for Colorado outdoor recreation during safer-at-home phase
Some communities fining outsiders; Polis urges patience
High School Sports
LIVINGSTON: What could fall sports 2020 look like?
Normalcy desired, but that seems unlikely
Sports
Beat the buzzer to nominate Durango Athletic Hall of Fame candidates
Deadline for inaugural nominations sent to selection committee is April 30
College Sports
Fearing cuts, non-revenue college sports look for ways ‘to weather storm’
An athlete stands near a NCAA logo during a softball game in Beaumont, Texas.Aaron M. Sprecher/Associated Press file So in recent weeks, when Old Dominion canceled its wrestling program and…
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NBA pushes plan to reopen facilities until May 8
Previous plan was to open Friday in cities where allowed
Professional Sports
Back to the pool: USA Swimming unveils tentative schedule
Andrew Wilson, center, competes in the men’s 100-meter breaststroke during the Arena Pro Swim Series in Austin, Texas.Stephen Spillman/Associated Press file Though, no one is quite sure how it will…
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New Rangers park among possible MLB ideas for season start
Among the different plans looked at by Major League Baseball is to use Texas as a mid-American hub. “Depending upon a variety of the other factors, it makes a lot…
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Lakers return $4.6 million from stimulus loan program
NBA team makes move after learning program was depleted
Professional Sports
FIFA wants to let teams use more substitutes
Because of backlog of matches, FIFA wants five instead of three
Professional Sports
Italian government sets May 18 return for soccer training
A view of the empty stadium during the Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and Genoa at the San Siro stadium, in Milan, Italy.Antonio Calanni/Associated Press file Premier Giuseppe…
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NHL goalies trying to stay sharp during break
Columbus Blue Jackets counterpart Joonas Korpisalo doesn’t have that technology at his disposal during the coronavirus pandemic, so a wall has had to do the trick. Toronto’s Frederik Andersen is…
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The sports world that would have been, if not for COVID-19
Coronavirus deprives fans of Kentucky Derby, wild-card rematches