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Bahrain F1 to run without fans due to virus as markets fall

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Bahrain's Formula One race this month will be run without spectators over fears about the new coronavirus, the island ki...
11:32 8 March 2020

Amid tensions, fire damages Greek island refugee center

ATHENS — A fire broke out at a refugee center on the Greek island of Lesbos, Greece's firefighting service said Sunday, causing considerable damage to...
9:45 8 March 2020

The Latest: Virus-stricken U.S. cruise ship heading for port

ROME — The Latest on the coronavirus outbreak(all times local):
7:41 8 March 2020

Cruise ship hit by virus to dock in Oakland, California

SAN FRANCISCO — A cruise ship that was hit by the new coronavirus is headed to the port of Oakland, California, the captain told passengers Saturday n...
6:31 8 March 2020

Smaller crowd for Seattle’s 1st major event since outbreak

SEATTLE — Four months ago, Occidental Park, a couple of blocks north of CenturyLink Field, was crammed with thousands of Seattle Sounders fans clad in...
3:59 8 March 2020

Carey, Robinson help No. 12 Duke beat rival UNC 89-76

DURHAM, N.C. — Vernon Carey Jr., Tre Jones and No. 12 Duke didn't need any wild escape to beat rival North Carolina this time.
3:03 8 March 2020

Officials confirm first coronavirus case in nation’s capital

WASHINGTON — A man in his 50s tested positive Saturday for coronavirus — the first presumptively confirmed case in the nation’s capital — and another ...
2:57 8 March 2020

No. 3 Dayton buries GW in season finale, looks to postseason

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Obi Toppin had 27 points, and No. 3 Dayton rolled George Washington 76-51 on Saturday to finish the regular season with its school-re...
2:31 8 March 2020

Hurd, Mikulak win all-around championships at American Cup

MILWAUKEE — Morgan Hurd is turning the page from a frustrating 2019 season and going for her first Olympic berth.
0:59 8 March 2020

Warriors’ Stephen Curry sits out against 76ers with flu

SAN FRANCISCO — Stephen Curry’s return to the Golden State Warriors has been put on hold after the two-time MVP was declared out Saturday night gainst...
0:44 8 March 2020

No. 7 Florida State tops Boston College to clinch ACC title

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Balsa Koprivica scored 15 points, and No. 7 Florida State won its first Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season title in school h...
0:27 8 March 2020

Hatton has 2-shot lead on hardest day at Bay Hill since ’83

ORLANDO, Fla. — Tyrrell Hatton made a 30-foot birdie putt on the final hole for a 1-over 73 to end the most brutal day at Bay Hill in 37 years and bui...
23:38 7 March 2020

No. 24 Badgers clinch share of Big 10 title, beat Indiana

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Brad Davison and a bunch of Wisconsin players jumped around as the buzzer sounded Saturday, celebrating the end of a five-year Big...
22:25 7 March 2020

No. 6 Kentucky rallies from 18 down, stuns Florida 71-70

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Kentucky coach John Calipari went around the locker room at halftime and picked on just about everyone. His harshest criticism was...
21:55 7 March 2020

McCoy Tyner, iconic and influential jazz pianist, dies

NEW YORK — McCoy Tyner, the groundbreaking and influential jazz pianist and the last surviving member of the John Coltrane Quartet, has died. He was 8...
21:26 7 March 2020

Capitals strike early, thrash Penguins 5-2

PITTSBURGH — Nic Dowd scored twice for the first multigoal game of his career, Braden Holtby stopped 26 shots and the Washington Capitals dominated th...
21:25 7 March 2020

‘It’s scary’: Virus slams women’s hockey worlds in Canada

The women’s world hockey championships in Canada were canceled Saturday because of public health concerns over the spread of the new coronavirus.
21:06 7 March 2020

No handshakes in EPL but Klopp fist-pumping again after win

LIVERPOOL, England — No handshakes were allowed but Anfield saw plenty of fist pumps from Jürgen Klopp.
20:52 7 March 2020

WVU beats No. 4 Baylor, denies Bears chance at league title

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Emmitt Matthews scored a season-high 18 points, freshman Oscar Tshiebwe had 16 points and 12 rebounds, and West Virginia used a bi...
20:38 7 March 2020

Virus causes canceled events, empty stadiums worldwide

DÜSSELDORF, Germany — The escalating virus outbreak brought more disruption to the sporting world on Saturday, with games canceled or played without s...
20:27 7 March 2020

Ciara is latest musician to postpone show due to coronavirus

NEW YORK — Grammy-winning singer Ciara is the latest musician to postpone a concert because of the rapidly spreading coronavirus.
19:23 7 March 2020

Suburbanites are voting and that’s good news for Joe Biden

BURNSVILLE, Minn. — Nearly two years after suburbanites helped drive a Democratic surge, there are clear signs these voters are engaged and primed to ...
17:54 7 March 2020

Despite drama, Megan Thee Stallion happy to release music

NEW YORK — Megan Thee Stallion says she works extremely hard in the studio writing music, and so became more than a little worried when she almost cou...
17:05 7 March 2020

Kansas GOP leader’s Medicaid expansion move roils Statehouse

TOPEKA, Kan. — Jim Denning once symbolized what for Medicaid expansion supporters was wrong with the Republican-controlled Kansas Legislature. Now, th...
16:44 7 March 2020

Pope limits public blessings to help against virus spread

MILAN — Pope Francis is further limiting his public appearances to prevent crowds from gathering as a precaution against the spread of coronavirus, wh...
16:38 7 March 2020

No. 3 Oregon routs Utah in Pac 12 quarterfinals, 79-57

LAS VEGAS — Oregon coach Kelly Graves expects a masterpiece in every game.
16:17 7 March 2020

Kenny Atkinson out as Brooklyn Nets coach in surprise split

NEW YORK — Kenny Atkinson won't have the chance to coach Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving together in Brooklyn.
15:41 7 March 2020

As virus outbreaks multiply, UN declines to declare pandemic

LONDON — As cases of the coronavirus surge in Italy, Iran, South Korea, the U.S. and elsewhere, many scientists say it's plain that the world is in th...
15:35 7 March 2020

Pot entrepreneurs flocking to the Bible Belt for low taxes

OKLAHOMA CITY — From their keen taste for sun-ripened pot to their first meeting at a pro-marijuana rally in college in the 1990s, everything about Ch...
15:20 7 March 2020

Tear gas sprayed across migrants at Turkey-Greece border

EDIRNE, Turkey — A group of migrants on Saturday tried to bring down a fence in a desperate attempt to bust through the border into Greece while other...
14:49 7 March 2020