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Early returns say NBA bubble is working

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – So far, so good. The NBA’s bubble remains intact. The extraordinary health protocols put into place to try and save this season seem to be working. The mi...

DATE: Aug 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Colorado high school football postponed to spring

Polis applauds plan for four seven-week seasons for 2020-21 high school sports

DATE: Aug 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Career game from Michael Porter Jr. fuels Nuggets past Thunder in OT

Jokic records a triple-double

DATE: Aug 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Butler, Adebayo lead Heat through Nuggets

Denver without three starters in restart game

DATE: Aug 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Players, coaches kneel before NBA’s re-opening night

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Black players were next to white players. Coaches from one team were next to their compatriots from the opposing side. Many locked arms with the man next to them, so...

DATE: Jul 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Knicks bring Tom Thibodeau to New York as new head coach

NEW YORK – Tom Thibodeau brought the Chicago Bulls to their greatest success since Michael Jordan. He returned the Minnesota Timberwolves to the playoffs after a 13-year absence. ...

DATE: Jul 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Game on: NBA restart finally arrives

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Games were canceled. Practice facilities were shuttered. A season ended unceremoniously for eight teams. The draft process was delayed, as was free agency. Some play...

DATE: Jul 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Kyrie Irving commits $1.5 million for WNBA players skipping season

NEW YORK — Kyrie Irving is making sure WNBA players can sit out the season and not stress about a paycheck. The Brooklyn Nets star is committing $1.5 million to supplement the inc...

DATE: Jul 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

College basketball stuck in holding pattern during pandemic

Baseball has begun its coronavirus-delayed season with limited long-distance travel and no fans in the stands. The NBA has its Disney World bubble. The NHL will have two bubbles, ...

DATE: Jul 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: College Sports

East preview: Down in Disney, Bucks hope to finish the job this season

There were no defenders nearby. There wasn’t even another team on the court. Giannis Antetokounmpo’s shooting display was nothing spectacular. Dozens, perhaps hundreds of NBA play...

DATE: Jul 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

West preview: It’ll be a wild race for eighth — and ninth

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Add this plot twist to an unusual NBA season: To get the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference, a whole bunch of teams will enter the final two weeks of the regular s...

DATE: Jul 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports