Plenty of top players were drafted after the fifth round
This year’s baseball draft has been shortened to five rounds, meaning the number of players picked will be significantly smaller than usual. That coul...
Balotelli reportedly fired by Brescia -- his hometown club
ROME — A frequent target of racist abuse and often surrounded in controversy, Mario Balotelli’s nomadic career has taken another radical turn.
A look back at big hits, bad calls as MLB eyes new draft era
NEW YORK — Baseball’s amateur draft is about to enter the next phase of its ongoing development — same as all those young prospects picked every year....
What Would Have Been: London Calling and CWS opening weekend
There will be no Major League Baseball in London and no College World Series in Omaha because of the coronavirus pandemic. While the PGA Tour resumes ...
Fan experience to change profoundly amid COVID-19 pandemic
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Dayton Moore remembers so clearly the vast sections of empty seats inside Kauffman Stadium when he took over as general manager of ...
PL teams prepare for restart with practice games at stadiums
LONDON — Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal were among the clubs who stepped up their preparations for the Premier League’s return by holding prac...
Colin Kaepernick: Timeline of a gesture and its echoes
Colin Kaepernick was a second-round draft pick in 2011. The next year lhe ed the San Francisco 49ers to the Super Bowl. By 2016, he had begun kneeling...
Star sprinter eyes a roiled nation and race in all its forms
Noah Lyles could be a year away from occupying a uniquely symbolic position in sports: an African American sprinter wearing the letters “USA” on a med...
AP Exclusive: MLB plan saves big-spending teams $100M each
NEW YORK — The New York Yankees, Houston Astros and Los Angeles Dodgers would each save more than $100 million on player salaries as part of managemen...
What’s next for the NBA? A plan for testing is the big key
For the NBA, it is not officially time to play. It’s getting closer, but the league isn’t there yet.
Colin Kaepernick has more support now, still long way to go
When Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the national anthem to take a stand against police brutality and racial injustice in 2016, he was mostly alon...
Golf makes a conservative return with an eye on the long run
PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan went from wondering if any golf would be played this year to a schedule that resumes next week with a calendar fille...
FSU’s Norvell sorry after star player accused coach of lying
Florida State's Mike Norvell apologized Thursday after a star player accused the coach of lying about personally connecting with each player to discus...
NFL coaches allowed to return to team facilities on Friday
Coaches will be allowed to return beginning Friday to NFL team facilities closed because of the coronavirus pandemic as the league continues preparati...
OBJ a “model guy” during Browns’ virtual offseason program
CLEVELAND — Odell Beckham Jr. practiced his own version of social distancing during his first offseason with the Browns. This year, the flashy receive...
Johnny Majors, former Tennessee and Pitt coach, dies at 85
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — College Football Hall of Famer Johnny Majors, the coach of Pittsburgh’s 1976 national championship team and a former coach and star...
Ohio’s Doubleheader: PGA Tour goes back-to-back at Muirfield
The course Jack Nicklaus built is getting golf's version of a doubleheader.
The Latest: South Carolina hoops coach Martin had virus
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NHL post-quarantine: Recapturing team chemistry a challenge
Claude Giroux’s Philadelphia Flyers were the hottest team in the NHL back when hockey was still being played.
Column: A quiet, measured response from golf on civil unrest
Golf has never been known to move quickly.
Notre Dame-Navy football opener moved from Ireland to U.S.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The college football season opener between Notre Dame and Navy has been moved out of Ireland because of the cornavirus pandemic.
MLB owners, players revert to salary squabbles of old
NEW YORK — Baseball owners and players have reverted to form -- the type displayed over the past half-century during eight work stoppages filled with ...
Nationals change course, pay minor leaguers full stipend
WASHINGTON — The Nationals changed course and told their minor leaguers on Monday they will receive their full weekly stipends of $400 at least throug...
Mets’ Alonso: ‘I will not remain silent’ on racial injustice
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College Football Hall of Fame damaged in Atlanta protests
ATLANTA — The College Football Hall of Fame is boarded up and assessing damage from a destructive night of protests in downtown Atlanta.
Stenhouse heads to Bristol buoyed by good run at Charlotte
BRISTOL, Tenn. — Ricky Stenhouse Jr. could not have had a bumpier return to racing after NASCAR's 10-week shutdown.
Spanish soccer league to resume full team training
MADRID — The Spanish league says full team training sessions will resume Monday, ahead of the first match to be played following the coronavirus stopp...
The Latest: Georgia St plans to reopen athletic facilities
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Aldon Smith says he’s better man, seeks revival with Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys defensive end Aldon Smith had already been suspended from the NFL several years when his ailing grandmother implored him to change his ...
PawSox offer taste of baseball with ‘Dining on the Diamond’
PAWTUCKET, R.I. — The Pawtucket Red Sox are going from “Play Ball” to “Bon Appetit.”