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Simone Biles on 2021 Olympics: ‘Nothing is set in stone’

Simone Biles is pressing on to the 2021 Olympics. While she’s confident her body will be fine next summer, she…

April 1, 2020

Professional Sports

NFL’s new 14-team playoff format creates massive advantage for top seeds

The NFL is awarding the top seed in each conference a first-round playoff bye with the addition of a seventh…

April 1, 2020

Sports

British man runs backyard marathon during lockdown

James Campbell, a former professional javelin thrower, spent his 32nd birthday on Wednesday doing 20-foot shuttles from one end of…

April 1, 2020

College Sports

NCAA throws baseball coaches a curve with added eligibility

Ohio State’s Greg Beals said Tuesday he isn’t worried about 2021, when the 35-man roster limit will be relaxed to…

April 1, 2020

College Sports

Study: racial graduation-rate gap grows for men’s NCAA teams

The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) at Central Florida released two annual studies this week examining graduation…

April 1, 2020

Professional Sports

Kevin Durant, Trae Young headline players-only NBA 2K tournament for ESPN

A reporter takes video of Kevin Durant during a training camp for USA basketball in 2018 in Las Vegas. Durant…

April 1, 2020

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Wimbledon canceled for 1st time since WWII because of virus

Grand Slam event second of four to be canceled this year

April 1, 2020

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NFL team owners vote to expand playoffs to 14 teams

NFL vice president Troy Vincent sent a letter to several prospects inviting them to participate “live” in the NFL draft…

April 1, 2020

College Sports

Air Force brings back Joe Scott as men’s basketball coach

Falcons aim to rejuvenate basketball team

April 1, 2020

Sports

The countdown clock is clicking again for the Tokyo Olympics

Games postponed one year

April 1, 2020

Professional Sports

Durango ultrarunners turn fitness into challenges instead of races

Curtin conquers ‘Everesting’ of Hogsback; Guterl changes pace

April 1, 2020

Sports

Date set: Olympics to be held July 23 through Aug. 8 of 2021

Tokyo organizers said Monday the opening ceremony will take place on July 23, 2021 — almost exactly one year after…

March 30, 2020

College Sports

Confirmed: NCAA to give spring athletes extra year of eligibility

An athlete stands near a NCAA logo during a softball game in Beaumont, Texas.Aaron M. Sprecher/Associated Press file The NCAA…

March 30, 2020

Professional Sports

Broncos add a punter, as raid of Lions roster continues

Martin joins former Detroit teammates Graham Glasgow and Jeff Driskel in Denver. Glasgow, a guard and center, signed a four-year,…

March 30, 2020

Sports

Time has come for Durango Athletic Hall of Fame

In 1971 when Tom Mayer made a candy bar bet to his brother Jim, a brakeman on the Denver &…

March 29, 2020

Sports

For the marathon runners, what’s best in the long run isn’t great for long runs

The scrubbing of marathons from the spring calendar was to most people just another tiny shard in the virus-triggered implosion…

March 29, 2020

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Carmelo Anthony tells how LeBron James saved him from drowning

Carmelo Anthony (7) and LeBron James (6) have a bond beyond basketball made only tighter with the time James jumped…

March 29, 2020

Sports

Tokyo Olympics: Summer dates likely in 2021 for Games

Tokyo Olympic organizers seem to be leaning away from starting the rescheduled games in the spring of 2021. More and…

March 29, 2020

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Derek Wolfe departs Denver Broncos, signs with Ravens

Baltimore fills defensive line need

March 29, 2020

Professional Sports

New cycle: USA riders face another year of training for Tokyo

Chloe Dygert of the United States competes during the qualification race during the Track Cycling World Championship on Feb. 29…

March 28, 2020

Sports

PLOEN: Beauty of an unknown final score

Every play, coaching instruction and bounce of a ball suddenly seems so fragile. It is absolute chaos in its unpredictability,…

March 28, 2020

College Sports

NCAA weighs more eligibility

Sports cut short by virus could get time back

March 27, 2020

Professional Sports

Let’s race 2? NASCAR forced to consider schedule shakeup

The grandstands are empty as cars makes their way around past the Mahaffey Theater and head towards turn 10 at…

March 27, 2020

Sports

No games, big losses for governing bodies of U.S. Olympic sports

Money crisis faces U.S. Olympic sports

March 27, 2020