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NCAA moves toward allowing athletes to be paid sponsors
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NCAA moves toward allowing athletes to be paid sponsors

April 23, 2020

Recommended rule changes that would clear the way for athletes to earn money from their names, images and likeness are being reviewed by college sports administrators this week before being…

Agents, players pleased with no NFL draft delay
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Agents, players pleased with no NFL draft delay

April 22, 2020

Agent Leigh Steinberg and his agency represent 12 NFL draft-eligible players, including a pair of first-round prospects: Alabama’s Tua Tagovailoa and Jerry Jeudy.Chris Carlson/Associated Press file While some teams expressed…

Woods, Mickelson to stage TV match with Brady, Manning
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Woods, Mickelson to stage TV match with Brady, Manning

April 22, 2020

Tiger Woods, left, talks with former NFL player Peyton Manning during the pro-am round of the 2019 Memorial golf tournament in Dublin, OhioJay LaPrete/Associated Press file And this time, they’ll…

Steamworks Half-Marathon canceled
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Steamworks Half-Marathon canceled

April 22, 2020

A previous edition of the Steamworks Half Marathon begins near Baker’s Bridge.Durango Herald file The Steamworks-Animas Valley Half-Marathon, originally set for June 6, has been canceled given the current health…

Sports leagues seek return but with no guarantees
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Sports leagues seek return but with no guarantees

April 19, 2020

Virtually all leagues talk publicly about their desire to return before summer. But behind closed doors, they are hatching different potential plans: all 30 baseball teams playing in Arizona; home…

Resume to play plans for sports leagues
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Resume to play plans for sports leagues

April 19, 2020

Key stakeholders confirmed, however, that they have less optimistic backup plans. Some of the options include, holding the basketball and hockey playoffs in September, kicking off college football in the…