Sports

Boston Marathon postponed until Sept. 14 amid virus concerns

BOSTON - Organizers of the Boston Marathon, the planet's most celebrated footrace, are postponing the event until Sept. 14 because of concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh a...

Mar 13, 2020

World Cup cross country ski event cancelled in Quebec City due to COVID-19

QUEBEC - The World Cup cross-country ski event this weekend in Quebec City has been cancelled because of the COVID-19 outbreak. The move ends the cross-country season. Races for next week in Minneapol...

Mar 13, 2020

Cancellations, suspensions rule the day in Canadian sports

The Canadian sports landscape changed dramatically on Thursday because of the COVID-19 outbreak, with the country's top teams and athletes nearly all affected by the worldwide pandemic. One by one, ev...

Mar 13, 2020

Virus darkens stages, silences orchestras across the US

NEW YORK - The stage at the 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle is quiet. There is no music coming from the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the members of Pearl Jam won't tour. There is no one to admire the t...

Mar 13, 2020

Ducks' Deslauriers gets natural hat trick in win over Ottawa

ANAHEIM, Calif. - Nicolas Deslauriers is known as a grinder and an enforcer, not a goal scorer. But the Anaheim left wing put himself in the Ducks' record book in a way he least expected. Deslauriers ...

Mar 12, 2020

Miller scores lone goal in shootout as Canucks top Islanders 5-4

VANCOUVER - With two desperate teams fighting for a playoff spot, the Vancouver Canucks were able to dig deep when they needed it the most. J.T. Miller scored the only goal in the shootout as the Canu...

Mar 12, 2020

Trump "postpone" idea shot down by Japanese Olympic minister

TOKYO - President Donald Trump's suggestion to postpone the Tokyo Olympics for a year because of the spreading coronavirus was immediately shot down by Japan's Olympic minister. "The IOC and the organ...

Mar 12, 2020

US Soccer president quits after gender discrimination suit

Carlos Cordeiro resigned as U.S. Soccer Federation president on Thursday night, three days after the organization sparked a backlash when its legal papers in a gender discrimination lawsuit claimed th...

Mar 12, 2020

UFC shifts cards, bars spectators at three events in face of COVID-19

The UFC is going ahead with its Fight Night card Saturday in Brazil but without spectators. And the mixed martial arts promotion is shifting future cards from Columbus, Ohio, and Portland to the UFC A...

Mar 12, 2020

Column: What will fans talk about without sports?

Going a week without watching sports used to be a dare. It's the new reality. A quick glance at today's TV sports listings provides all the confirmation you need. It looks like the departure screen at...

Mar 12, 2020