NFL draft averages record 8.4M viewers across 3 days
Seth Markman was just as nervous as NFL coaches and general managers about the unknown factors involved with a virtual draft. But the ESPN executive p...
Silenced by virus, Met Opera links for digital global gala
NEW YORK — Javier Camarena was at his home in Zurich singing an aria from Bellini’s “Il Pirata” when the screen for the video feed split, and he was j...
Italian government sets May 18 return for soccer training
ROME — Nearly seven weeks after the last game was played, Italy’s top soccer division finally has a target date to resume practice.
Bowman makes it 3 straight for Hendrick with virtual victory
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Talladega Superspeedway wasn't immune from “The Big One” or a typical overtime finish, even in virtual racing.
“Green light! Ants!” Spain’s kids get freedom from lockdown
BARCELONA, Spain — After six weeks cooped up with 3-year-old twins, mother Susana Sabaté was finally able to release her energy-filled boys onto Spain...
Deserted icons: Indiana enclave awaits return of racing
SPEEDWAY, Ind. — A.J. Foyt came to Indianapolis in 1958 a fearless rookie who rented a basement for $15 per week and slept on a cot not too far from t...
Saudi Arabia ends death penalty for minors and floggings
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia's King Salman has ordered an end to the death penalty for crimes committed by minors, according to a statem...
Census delay could put off new voting districts, primaries
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The U.S. Census Bureau needs more time to wrap up the once-a-decade count because of the coronavirus, opening the possibility of...
AP source: NBA training facilities to begin to reopen Friday
MIAMI — NBA players will be allowed to return to team training facilities starting Friday, provided that their local governments do not have a stay-at...
Coronavirus sweeps through Iowa firefighter’s family
IOWA CITY, Iowa — His mother first fell sick a month ago with an illness she believes she caught at the Iowa egg factory where she works.
Israeli court takes step to halt phone tracking amid virus
JERUSALEM — Israel's Supreme Court on Sunday ordered the Shin Bet security agency to halt its use of phone-surveillance technology in the battle again...
Can nursing homes dedicated to virus patients stop spread?
HARTFORD, Conn. — A few states may have found a way to help slow the spread of the coronavirus in nursing homes by converting some of them into “recov...
Dutch students complete Atlantic crossing forced by virus
HARLINGEN, Netherlands — Greeted by relieved parents, pet dogs, flares and a cloud of orange smoke, a group of 25 Dutch high school students with very...
Pentagon focusing on most vital personnel for virus testing
WASHINGTON — With limited supplies of coronavirus tests available, the Pentagon is focusing first on testing those performing duties deemed most vital...
Fights resume in Nicaragua because ‘boxers have to eat’
MANAGUA, Nicaragua — With the world pretty much devoid of sports events because of the coronavirus pandmeic, boxing resumed in Nicaragua on Saturday n...
Satellite imagery finds likely Kim train amid health rumors
SEOUL, South Korea — A train likely belonging to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been parked at his compound on the country’s east coast since las...
The Latest: PBR returns with closed event in Oklahoma
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:
The Latest: Hawaii’s stay-at-home order extended to May 31
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and pe...
Hospital ship offloads few remaining patients before NY exit
NEW YORK — A Navy hospital ship is offloading patients as it gets ready to set sail from New York City, the state is starting to test health care work...
Thousands demonstrate against Israeli coalition deal
TEL AVIV, Israel — Several thousand Israelis rallied Saturday to demonstrate against a unity government deal reached last week that leaves Prime Minis...
FBI investigates fire that damaged Missouri Islamic center
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — The FBI is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of anyone connected to a fire that badly damaged an Is...
Led by LSU, Alabama, SEC players dominate remote NFL draft
Maybe the Southeastern Conference should simply hold onto its players and become part of the NFL.
F1 driver Lando Norris wins in IndyCar iRacing debut
Formula One driver Lando Norris embarrassed the field in his IndyCar iRacing debut by dominating Saturday's race at virtual Circuit of the Americas in...
Virus creates unprecedented Maryland congressional election
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Ballots cast in person in Maryland's special congressional election between Democrat Kweisi Mfume and Republican Kimberly Klacik will...
Out of pandemic crisis, what could a new New Deal look like?
WASHINGTON — The New Deal was really a series of new deals, spread out over more than six years during the Great Depression — a menu of nationally sca...
Belarus holds day of civic labor despite rising virus cases
MINSK, Belarus — Hundreds of thousands of state employees in Belarus, including doctors and nurses, took part in a government-decreed national day of ...
Nashville musicians find themselves without jobs or benefits
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Colin Poulton moved to Nashville in 2008 to study commercial guitar. He dropped out of college but stuck with the city and the guit...
Hong Kong bookstore under attack in China reopens in Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan — The part-owner of a Hong Kong bookstore specializing in texts critical of China’s leaders reopened his shop in Taiwan on Saturday aft...
Burkina Faso struggles against COVID-19 and extremist threat
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — The last time Amado Compaore saw his wife, she asked him for a phone charger so she could text friends and let them know s...
Polish government gets pushback on postal presidential vote
WARSAW — The Polish government’s determination to move forward with a scheduled presidential election next month by making it an all-postal vote has s...