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University of Cincinnati drops men’s soccer in virus fallout

CINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati eliminated its men’s soccer program Tuesday as other colleges weighed cutbacks because of budget problems resulting from the coronavirus pandemic. ...

DATE: Apr 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: College Sports

FIFA: International games could be off until 2021

Most international soccer might not be played until 2021 due to coronavirus pandemic travel restrictions and the need to give club competitions the chance to resume, a FIFA vice president sa...

DATE: Apr 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

For USMNT, 2022 World Cup qualifying schedule uncertain

The next World Cup is more than 2½ years away, but with the novel coronavirus pandemic forcing global soccer cancellations this spring and summer, the U.S. men’s national team has lost all p...

DATE: Apr 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

U.S. prosecutors allege bribes in 2018, 2022 World Cup votes

NEW YORK – Prosecutors revealed new details of alleged bribes paid to FIFA executive committee members to gain their votes for Qatar to host the 2022 World Cup and charged a pair of former 2...

DATE: Apr 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Donald Trump talks with U.S. pro sports leaders to discuss virus

President Donald Trump met by phone with many U.S. pro sports leaders Saturday to discuss how that industry has been affected by the global coronavirus pandemic, saying he was looking forwar...

DATE: Apr 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Trump can’t commit to date for having fans in stadiums

President talks with leaders of various sports

DATE: Apr 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Law firm criticized by U.S. soccer asks to withdraw from equal play lawsuit

LOS ANGELES — Seyfarth Shaw, the law firm whose arguments critical of American women’s players led to the resignation of U.S. Soccer Federation president Carlos Cordeiro, has asked to withdr...

DATE: Apr 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

MLS cutting pay of top executives, some staff

Major League Soccer plans to cut the pay of some executives and front office personnel while the season is on hold because of the coronavirus pandemic, a person with knowledge of the situati...

DATE: Apr 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Time has come for Durango Athletic Hall of Fame

One hundred forty years. When the town of Durango was formed two miles south of Animas City in 1880 to serve the San Juan mining district, it would have been impossible for those settlers to...

DATE: Mar 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Sports

Game Zero: Spread of coronavirus linked to Champions League match

Event looked back on as ‘biological bomb’

DATE: Mar 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Former Real Madrid president dies from coronavirus

MADRID â€” Former Real Madrid president Lorenzo Sanz died Saturday from the new coronavirus, his family said. He was 76. Sanz had been in intensive care since the beginning of the...

DATE: Mar 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports