How long until sports can return? You might not like the answer.
Analysis: The coronavirus pandemic has ground sports to a halt, and it may claim many more events before it’s safe to play again.
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International Olympic Committee postpones Tokyo Summer Games for a year
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he requested a postponement over coronavirus worries and to secure an environment in which athletes can perform at their best and crowds can be safe and secure.
Tokyo Games may need to be postponed, Olympic officials say, but no decision yet
Canadian officials said they would not send the nation’s athletes to the competition, and they asked other nations to follow suit in the interest of “the health and safety of our athletes and the world community.”
‘New football journey’: Ex-Patriot Tom Brady signs with Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The six-time Super Bowl champion quarterback signed a two-year contract in free agency on Friday.
Six-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady will leave New England Patriots
The 42-year-old posted Tuesday on social media “my football journey will take place elsewhere.”
NCAA cancels March Madness basketball tournaments
Every major American sports league from the NBA to MLB has put the brakes on its season due to concerns about the pandemic.
MLB delays opening day by at least 2 weeks because of virus
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he strongly recommended to local authorities that they limit all mass gatherings, including spring training games.
NHL joins NBA in suspending season amid coronavirus concerns
The NHL is halting play with 189 games left in the season and uncertainty about how many more — if any — could be played before the playoffs.
NBA suspends season until further notice over coronavirus after player tests positive
The NBA has suspended its season “until further notice" after a Utah Jazz player tested positive Wednesday for the coronavirus.
NCAA basketball tournaments will be held without fans amid concerns over coronavirus
NCAA President Mark Emmert says he made the decision to conduct the tournaments with only essential staff and limited family in attendance.
No fans, no fun: Athletes uneasy over empty-arena solutions
The global virus outbreak has caused concern about cramming tens of thousands of fans in for games that technically can go on without them.
Zamboni driver, 42, gets win as emergency goalie in NHL debut
David Ayres, who drives the Zamboni at the Toronto arena, was called into service when both goalies for the visiting Carolina Hurricanes were injured. He was paid $500 and gets to keep his jersey.
A former NHL goon used Twitter to create a hockey-abuse hotline. His inbox exploded.
Daniel Carcillo spent his hockey career abusing players on and off the ice. Now he spends his time blowing the whistle on abuse in his former sport.
In a dramatic final lap at Daytona 500, extreme risks and rewards of NASCAR on display
Denny Hamlin won his second consecutive Daytona 500 and third in five years on Monday night. Ryan Newman’s car crossed the finish line upside down and in flames.
Mickey Wright, golf great and early force in the LPGA, has died at 85
A Golf Magazine poll of experts in 2009 called her the best female golfer ever.
If MLB won’t punish Astros players, opposing pitchers ready to dole out justice on their own
As baseball’s sign-stealing saga wears on, opponents are outwardly angry enough that Houston Manager Dusty Baker made a preemptive plea to MLB to protect his players.
Ex-Blue Jays reliever sues Astros in sign-stealing scandal
Former major league pitcher Mike Bolsinger sued the Houston Astros on Monday, claiming their sign-stealing scheme contributed to a poor relief appearance in August 2017 that essentially ended his big league career.
The world just learned of the Astros’ cheating. Inside baseball, it was an open secret.
“The whole industry knows they’ve been cheating their a---- off for three or four years,” said an executive from a team that faced the Astros in the playoffs during that span. “Everybody knew it.”
Houston Astros players apologize for sign-stealing scheme
Alex Bregman and José Altuve said Thursday the team is sorry for its sign-stealing scheme that was investigated and punished by Major League Baseball.
‘That play in our back pocket’: How Patrick Mahomes rallied the Chiefs to a Super Bowl win
Before the play, Kansas City was dead. Afterward, they scored a touchdown, forced a San Francisco three-and-out and scored again.