Fans who had been starving for live sporting events had their appetites somewhat sated last weekend. Network executives knew the first weekend with multiple live events would draw good numbers…
Denver targets next week
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell gave the 32 clubs the go-ahead for limited reopenings as long as state and local municipalities allow them.Tony Dejak/Associated Press file Changes designed to enhance opportunities…
Horse racing’s Triple Crown will look different this year from start to finish. The Belmont Stakes will be run before the Kentucky Derby and Preakness for the first time and…
Conferences serious on college sports reform
Hall of Famer has been in Boulder since 1983
Dustin Boquet competes in the bull riding event in the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas.John Locher/Associated Press file SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – One of the first professional athletic sports…
Governors around the country are warming to the idea of the return of professional sports to their states, with two caveats: continued progress against the coronavirus and no spectators in…
Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland watches his tee shot on the third hole during the second round of the 2019 Arnold Palmer Invitational golf tournament in Orlando, Fla.Phelan M. Ebenhack/Associated…
SEOUL, South Korea — A South Korean soccer club has apologized after being accused of putting sex dolls in empty seats during a match. FC Seoul expressed “sincere remorse” over…
Empty stands at Darlington, covered faces in pit row
Event raises more than $5 million for COVID-19 relief
President Donald Trump walks across the South Lawn of White House in Washington.Alex Brandon/Associated Press President Donald Trump’s idea of golf getting back to normal is having thousands of fans…
In this Jan. 5, 2000, file photo, Chicago Bulls’ B.J. Armstrong celebrates the Bulls’ 77-66 win over the Washington Wizards in Chicago. Armstrong earned three rings with the Chicago Bulls,…
Kansas City Royals bench coach Chino Cadahia (15) and St. Louis Cardinals first base coach Chris Maloney (37) exchange line-ups with home plate umpire Rob Drake (30) before a 2013…
Japan is still under a coronavirus state of emergency, which was extended this week until the end of May, though there have been no hard lockdowns.Eugene Hoshiko/Associated Press GENEVA —…
Phyllis George, the former Miss America who became a female sportscasting pioneer on CBS’s “The NFL Today” and served as the first lady of Kentucky, has died. She was 70.…
The grandstand near the finish line at Pimlico Race Course is seen empty Friday in Baltimore. The Preakness would have been run Saturday, May 16. But Pimlico Race Course and…
Durango junior soccer player Chloe Ragsdale writes about a season canceled by the COVID-19 pandemic
The U.S. Open might feel more like a closed shop this year. The COVID-19 pandemic, which already has postponed the U.S. Open at Winged Foot from June to September, has…
Smaller schools could lose out if money games go away
Denver Broncos head coach Vic Fangio is among the coaches who spend the majority of their life working from team headquarters during the NFL season. Now, the second-year Broncos coach…
No guarantees it can be pulled off
At least 70% of U.S. Olympic sports organizations have applied for government loans in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, a chilling figure that underscores the frailties embedded within the…
Rory McIlroy has been among a growing band of players to have asked out loud: “What’s the point in a Ryder Cup without fans? The star from Northern Ireland also…
No fans would make for odd international event
