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List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic
By The Associated Press
Apr. 23, 2020 12:05 PM EDT
AQUATICS Asian water polo championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, from Feb. 12-16 canceled. Diving Grand Prix in...
FILE - In this May 12, 2019 file photo, Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, left, of Britain leads the field after the start of the Spanish Formula One race at the Barcelona Catalunya racetrack in Montmelo, just outside Barcelona, Spain. Joan Fontsere, the general manager of the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, says Formula One organizers are open to renegotiating hosting fees for races that may take place without fans this season because of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort, File)
Spanish GP: F1 will renegotiate fees for races without fans
By Tales Azzoni
Apr. 22, 2020 01:27 PM EDT
Noem says race event is a bad idea, but won't stop it
Apr. 21, 2020 06:09 PM EDT
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Gov. Kristi Noem said Tuesday that she does not want people to go to a dirt track race that's scheduled to take place in Jefferson on...
Gates stand locked outside the closed Manchester City Etihad Stadium, in Manchester, northern England, as the English Premier League soccer season has been suspended due to coronavirus, Thursday, April 9, 2020. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
The Latest: Bucks' Hill details family experience with virus
By The Associated Press
Apr. 21, 2020 06:04 PM EDT
Former race car driver Bob Lazier dies from COVID-19
Apr. 21, 2020 02:59 PM EDT
LAKEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Bob Lazier, the 1981 CART rookie of the year and father of 1996 Indianapolis 500 winner Buddy Lazier, died Saturday from COVID-19. He...
List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic
By The Associated Press
Apr. 21, 2020 12:06 PM EDT
AQUATICS Asian water polo championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, from Feb. 12-16 canceled. Diving Grand Prix in...
Following social distancing rules and wearing face coverings, visitors hike through Enchanted Rock State Park, Monday, April 20, 2020, in Fredericksburg, Texas. Texas state parks are reopened to the public Monday after they had been closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but visitors must follow social distancing rules and wear a facial covering or mask. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Wearing masks, hikers hit trails as Texas starts reopening
Apr. 21, 2020 06:10 AM EDT
FILE - In this June 10, 2019, file photo, drivers race at the NASCAR cup series auto race at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Mich. IndyCar will race Saturday, April 11, 2020, at Michigan International Speedway, one of the most beloved tracks that long ago fell off the open-wheel racing schedule. The race will be aired on NBC Sports with Dale Earnhardt Jr., just announced as a NASCAR Hall of Fame nominee and a driving force in the success of the iRacing phenomenon, making his IndyCar virtual debut. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
Texas, Florida eager for NASCAR to rev engines again
By Stephen Hawkins
Apr. 20, 2020 06:21 PM EDT
FILE - In this June 10, 2016, file photo, drivers Dale Earnhardt Jr., left, and Jimmie Johnson talk before qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup series auto race at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Mich. The mind-boggling success of virtual racing has put motorsports out front in the race to create competition during the sports shutdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic. “All of the race teams are trying everything they can to keep their sponsors and keep their employees," said longtime virtual racing fanatic Dale Earnhardt Jr. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
In The Pits: NASCAR facing big decision on when to race
By Jenna Fryer
Apr. 20, 2020 05:42 PM EDT
FILE - In this April 28, 2019, file photo, Kyle Larson (42) flips as he makes contact with Jeffrey Earnhardt (81) on the back stretch during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Ala. The Associated Press looks at some of the events that would have been live the week of April 20-26: A big one at Talladega Superspeedway. Chase Elliott won last April ahead of a race-ending crash that flipped Kyle Larson a half-dozen times. Larson was fired last week by Chip Ganassi after using a racial slur during a live-streamed virtual race. (AP Photo/Greg McWilliams, File)
What Would Have Been: MLB's Fiers in Houston, NBA playoffs
By Stephen Hawkins
Apr. 20, 2020 09:56 AM EDT
FILE - In this Feb. 13, 2020, file photo, William Byron celebrates after winning the second of the two NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying auto races at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. Byron won his second consecutive NASCAR virtual race Sunday, April 19, 2020, by holding off Timmy Hill — the driver who moved him out of the way to win an earlier iRacing event — in a race finally low on dramatics. (AP Photo/Terry Renna, File)
Byron wins 2nd NASCAR virtual race in a drama-free event
By Jenna Fryer
Apr. 19, 2020 04:46 PM EDT
GOP senators ask NC governor to allow racing at Charlotte
Apr. 19, 2020 04:06 PM EDT
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Five Republican state senators are asking North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper to allow NASCAR races — without fans — next month at Charlotte...
FILE - In this Dec. 10, 2017, file photo, former Edmonton Oilers great Wayne Gretzky speaks to media about the upcoming NHL Centennial Greatest Team celebration hockey game and being voted the greatest team of all time in Toronto. Possibly losing as many as 13 games with the NHL on hold because of the coronavirus pandemic could leave Alex Ovechkin two short of another 50-goal season and threaten his ability to break Gretzky’s all-time record. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
The Latest: Leclerc wins virtual Chinese GP
By The Associated Press
Apr. 19, 2020 03:46 PM EDT
FILE - In this May 11, 2019, file photo, Simon Pagenaud, of France, celebrates after winning the Indy GP IndyCar auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis. Pagenaud has won IndyCar’s virtual race at Twin Ring Motegi in Japan. It is Pagenaud’s second consecutive win in the virtual racing series and third for a Team Penske driver in the four races that have been staged since sports was shutdown during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)
Pagenaud beats Penske teammates to win another virtual race
By Jenna Fryer
Apr. 18, 2020 04:43 PM EDT
MLS to get its kicks with 5-week video game tournament
By Anne M. Peterson
Apr. 18, 2020 12:19 PM EDT
Sporting Kansas City midfielder Wan Kuzain is more than your average gamer. He's got street cred. That's because when he was 17, Kuzain...
Gates stand locked outside the closed Manchester City Etihad Stadium, in Manchester, northern England, as the English Premier League soccer season has been suspended due to coronavirus, Thursday, April 9, 2020. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
The Latest: Scully ponders when opening day will arrive
By The Associated Press
Apr. 17, 2020 08:11 PM EDT
FILE - In this image taken from video provided by iRacing IndyCar, Pato O'Ward, foreground, heads into a turn during the opening lap of the American Red Cross Grand Prix virtual IndyCar auto race at Watkins Glen International. The mind-boggling success of virtual racing has put motorsports out front in the race to create competition during the sports shutdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic. (iRacing IndyCar via AP)
Virtual racing drama dulls shine on popular NASCAR platform
By Jenna Fryer
Apr. 17, 2020 04:46 PM EDT
FILE - In this Feb. 24, 2019, file photo, a NASCAR Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series auto race starts at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Ga. NASCAR and IndyCar have each called off their races this weekend. NASCAR was scheduled to run Sunday at Atlanta Motor Speedway without spectators but said Friday, March 13, 2020, it is calling off this weekend and next week’s race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. IndyCar was scheduled to open its season Sunday on the streets of St. Petersburg, Florida, but suspended it’s season through the end of April.(AP Photo/Scott Cunningham, File)
NASCAR postpones next race, eyes return without spectators
By Jenna Fryer
Apr. 17, 2020 01:25 PM EDT
List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic
By The Associated Press
Apr. 16, 2020 01:49 PM EDT
ARCHERY ISSF International Solidarity Championships in Dhaka, Bangladesh from Feb. 22-28 postponed. Pan American...
Gates stand locked outside the closed Manchester City Etihad Stadium, in Manchester, northern England, as the English Premier League soccer season has been suspended due to coronavirus, Thursday, April 9, 2020. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
The Latest: Start of women's soccer in Belarus delayed
By The Associated Press
Apr. 15, 2020 05:08 PM EDT