Professional Sports

France kicks off fans’ return to elite European soccer

For their return to work, PSG’s marquee attacking duo of Neymar and Kylian Mbappe sported face masks in red, white…

July 14, 2020 • THIBAULT CAMUS and JOHN LEICESTER

Usman, Volkanovski, Yan leave Fight Island with belts

Alexander Volkanovski retained his featherweight title with a narrow split decision over Max Holloway, and Petr Yan won the vacant…

July 14, 2020 • The Associated Press

Professional Sports

LeBron James won’t wear social justice message on Lakers jersey

Approved messages didn’t resonate with NBA star

July 14, 2020 • Greg Beacham

Ice hockey

NHL, players take collaborative approach in bid to resume

NHL Player’s Association executive director Donald Fehr, left, and NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman attend a news conference at Nationwide Arena…

July 14, 2020 • JOHN WAWROW

Baseball

New extra-inning format stirs debate

plot strategy

July 10, 2020 • Steve Megargee

Professional Sports

Masvidal finally gets title shot on short notice at UFC 251

Island set to host big-time fight

July 10, 2020 • Greg Beacham

Professional Sports

Fans, coach Landon Donovan return to pitch for USL relaunch

Due to social distancing rules, only about a quarter of the 20,000 seats at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah,…

July 10, 2020 • Bernie Wilson

Golf

Morikawa builds big lead at Muirfield Village before storms

of birdies out there for the field

July 10, 2020 • Doug Ferguson

Baseball

No high-fives? No spitting? MLBers adjust in COVID world

A different landscape for players to navigate

July 10, 2020 • Andrew Seligman

Professional Sports

Wimbledon to allocate prize money despite cancellation

players get paid

July 10, 2020 • The Associated Press

Denver Broncos

Champ Bailey has plea for racial equality

Broncos Hall of Famer dioesn’t see significant change happening soon

July 10, 2020 • Jason Butt

Professional Sports

No longer Dana White’s dream, UFC’s Fight Island is real

UFC president Dana White speaks at a news conference in New York.Julio Cortez/Associated Press file A few months later, the…

July 10, 2020 • Greg Beacham

Basketball

NBA teams at Disney had tough travel-party decisions to make

Disney will be home to the NBA for the next few months.Gabrielle Russon/Orlando Sentinel None of them, however, made it…

July 10, 2020 • TIM REYNOLDS

Golf

Morikawa back from missed cut with strong debut at Muirfield

Collin Morikawa hits from a bunker on the 18th hole during opening round of the Workday Charity Open golf tournament…

July 9, 2020 • Doug Ferguson

Professional Sports

Nashville out of MLS is Back after 9 players test positive

Dallas previously withdrew, as tournament faces pandemic

July 9, 2020 • Anne M. Peterson

Football

NFL players banned from exchanging jerseys after games

Blocking and hitting fine, but postgame handshakes forbidden?

July 9, 2020 • Rob Maaddi

Golf

Tiger Woods to return next week at Jack Nicklaus’ Memorial

Muirfield Village will not host fans

July 9, 2020 • Doug Ferguson

Baseball

MLB releases 2021 schedule

30 teams to open on April 1

July 9, 2020 • Te Associated Press

Football

To Native American groups, Redskins name is ‘worst offender’

they hope for more changes

July 9, 2020 • Adam Kilgore and Roman Stubbs

Professional Sports

CBS picks up Champions League rights

Sports backs out

July 9, 2020 • The Associated Press

Baseball

MLB players get a peek at playing without fans

Spitting banned in COVID-19 age

July 9, 2020 • JOHN MARSHALL

Baseball

Games are restarting, but few media members will be there

Reporters kept at distance from teams

July 8, 2020 • JOE REEDY

Golf

Now off the tee: Ryder Cup postponed until 2021

Presidents Cup, 2022 Ryder Cup pushed back

July 8, 2020 • Doug Ferguson

Professional Sports

Track and field adapts for storied meet held in 7 venues

A creative way to run while distanced

July 8, 2020 • Graham Dunbar