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U.S. Olympic leaders eye change on protests

Athletes wary of platform in Tokyo

DATE: Jun 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Fresh Swiss investigation targets ex-FIFA president Sepp Blatter

GENEVA – Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter is the target of a new investigation in Switzerland for suspected criminal mismanagement of a $1 million payment from soccer funds. Bla...

DATE: Jun 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

NHL players not rushing back for voluntary skates

John Tavares took his sticks home from the rink in Toronto to tape them up so he wouldn’t waste his limited time there. Across the border, Andrew Copp is waiting things out in the...

DATE: Jun 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Varner takes 1-shot lead over Spieth at Colonial

Leaderboard stacked with golf’s big names

DATE: Jun 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Challenge accepted: Durango’s Lauren Milliet ready for big stage in NWSL return

Second-year NWSL pro from Durango sees personal growth, ready for more minutes

DATE: Jun 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

NBA gives teams, players more detailed schedule for restart

The NBA gave teams a more definitive timetable for the restart to the pandemic-interrupted season Friday, including required coronavirus testing that is set to begin this month and mandatory...

DATE: Jun 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Florida governor signs college athlete NIL compensation bill

Florida has cleared the way for college athletes in the state to earn money from endorsement deals as soon as next summer. That comes even as some in college sports want to slow things down ...

DATE: Jun 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: College Sports

MLB offers players 80% of prorated salaries, 72-game season

NEW YORK – Major League Baseball and its players are moving closer – to a deal or to Commissioner Rob Manfred ordering a shortened season without an agreement. MLB offered players...

DATE: Jun 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Durango’s Christopher Blevins, Sepp Kuss gain Olympic long team selection

Simmons misses long team, still has chance to prove self

DATE: Jun 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

With a swing and silence, PGA Tour gets back to business

Rose, Varner share first-round lead

DATE: Jun 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

From the Civil War to the football field, we’ve been celebrating the wrong values

There are a half-dozen statues of Stonewall Jackson peering from pedestals, so tall he can see over three states. For a representation of Pen Hallowell, you can find only an archival photogr...

DATE: Jun 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Baseball plans game at Field of Dreams, but will they come?

DYERSVILLE, Iowa (AP) — Spurred by a voice telling him, “If you build it, he will come,” the Iowa farmer played by Kevin Costner dutifully carved a baseball field out of his cornfield and th...

DATE: Jun 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports