Sports

U Sports grapples with how to play with no student-athletes in class

Josiah Joseph is prepared to live a monk's life to quarterback the University of Calgary Dinos this year. Canadian universities are rolling out plans to restrict student access to campu...

May 18, 2020

Millman back in practice after backyard tennis in pandemic

BRISBANE, Australia - Just four matches after losing his five-setter against Roger Federer at the Australian Open, John Millman was having to scramble to find a practice court. It's not like he was su...

May 18, 2020

Bayern Munich wins as Bundesliga restart continues

BERLIN - Defending champion Bayern Munich returned to action Sunday with a 2-0 win at Union Berlin as the restart of German soccer continued in empty stadiums. Players' shouts echoed off the empty row...

May 17, 2020

Stefanidi overcomes heat to win pole vault Garden Clash

The strategy of reigning Olympic champion Katerina Stefanidi throughout a fast-paced, race-against-the-clock pole vault competition: keep cool. Not exactly easy on a sweltering day or with a shaky han...

May 16, 2020

Giants DB Baker surrenders to police in armed robbery case

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - New York Giants cornerback DeAndre Baker surrendered to police Saturday after being charged with robbing people of money and valuables at a cookout he was attending with anothe...

May 16, 2020

AP Exclusive: MLB projects $640K per game loss with no fans

NEW YORK - Major League Baseball told players their prorated salaries would contribute to an average loss of $640,000 for each game over an 82-game season in empty ballparks, according to a presentati...

May 16, 2020

Fist bumps and masks: Professional soccer returns in Germany

BERLIN - Germany's Bundesliga soccer season resumed Saturday after a two-month break caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The Ruhr derby between Borussia Dortmund and Schalke kicked off in an empty sta...

May 16, 2020

Tokyo Olympic CEO: Games next year may not be 'conventional'

TOKYO - Almost two months after the Tokyo Olympics were postponed, organizing committee CEO Toshiro Muto said Friday he still could not give an estimate of how much the one-year delay will cost. Figur...

May 16, 2020

Masks, tests, empty stadiums: Bundesliga resumes amid virus

BERLIN - No fans, no hugging, no spitting. The Bundesliga will be very different when it resumes Saturday following a two-month suspension caused by the coronavirus pandemic. There will be no children...

May 16, 2020

Trainer Casse happy for Woodbine horsemen finally have a season to shoot for

Mark Casse and other trainers at Woodbine Racetrack finally have a thoroughbred racing season to prepare for. Woodbine Entertainment is full steam ahead with its plans to offer both har...

May 16, 2020