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List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Aug. 03, 2020 04:07 PM EDT
AQUATICS Asian water polo championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, from Feb. 12-16 canceled. Diving Grand Prix in...

US Soccer hires NASCAR's Leetzow as chief legal officer

Jul. 31, 2020 02:55 PM EDT
CHICAGO (AP) — The U.S. Soccer Federation has hired Karen Leetzow as Chief Legal Officer. Leetzow spent 20 years at NASCAR, where she most...

List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Jul. 27, 2020 04:55 PM EDT
AQUATICS Asian water polo championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, from Feb. 12-16 canceled. Diving Grand Prix in...

A security guard peers out from behind NHL-branded fencing at the entrance where players arrive at Toronto's Royal York hotel, which is acting as the "bubble" ahead of the return of the league's season following disruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Sunday, July 26, 2020. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)
The Latest: 49ers wide receiver James on COVID-19 list

By The Associated Press Jul. 27, 2020 10:38 AM EDT

Austin Dillon crosses the finish line to win the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, Sunday, July 19, 2020. (AP Photo/Ray Carlin)
AUTO RACING: Auto Racing Glance

By The Associated Press Jul. 25, 2020 10:08 PM EDT

Denny Hamlin (11) battles Josh Bilicki (53) during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., Thursday, July 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Denny Hamlin downright dominant as NASCAR season pushes on

By Dave Skretta Jul. 25, 2020 12:46 PM EDT

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Jul. 24, 2020 10:27 AM EDT
July 25 1902 — Jim Jeffries knocks out Bob Fitzsimmons in the eighth round to retain the world heavyweight title. 1941 ...

Mick Hoffman, executive director of the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association, poses for a photo, Thursday, July 16, 2020, sitting in the empty stands of the Renton School District's Renton Memorial Stadium, which is used for high school football, soccer, and track events in Renton, Wash. Hoffman and other administrators across the country are facing difficult decisions regarding the overwhelming uncertainty of whether high school sports can go forward this fall as the clock ticks closer to the start of the 2020-21 school year with little clarity in place for an obvious and safe path moving forward for athletics. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
The Latest: Big Sky delays start of fall Olympic sports

By The Associated Press Jul. 24, 2020 10:24 AM EDT

List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Jul. 20, 2020 04:18 PM EDT
AQUATICS Asian water polo championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, from Feb. 12-16 canceled. Diving Grand Prix in...

A ball carrier wears a face mask prior to the friendly soccer match between Paris Saint Germain and Le Havre, in Le Havre, western France, Sunday, July 12, 2020. For the first time since the coronavirus shut down sports and chased away spectators, Neymar, Kylian Mbappe and other soccer stars are going to play again in front of fans. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
The Latest: Dodgers CF Pollock considered skipping season

By The Associated Press Jul. 17, 2020 12:49 PM EDT

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Jul. 16, 2020 12:45 PM EDT
July 22 1921 — Jim Barnes wins the U.S. Men’s Open golf championship by edging Walter Hagen, Leo Diegel, Jock Hutchinson and Fred McLeod. ...

AUTO RACING: Auto Racing Glance

By The Associated Press Jul. 14, 2020 08:14 PM EDT
All Times Eastern NASCAR CUP SERIES All-Star Race Site: Bristol, Tennessee ...

List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Jul. 13, 2020 02:30 PM EDT
AQUATICS Asian water polo championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, from Feb. 12-16 canceled. Diving Grand Prix in...

New York Yankees relief pitcher Aroldis Chapman, left, leaves the field after a bullpen session with catcher Gary Sanchez after a bullpen session during a baseball summer training camp workout Sunday, July 5, 2020, at Yankee Stadium in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
The Latest: Pop keeping eye on Japan, and Olympic hopes

By The Associated Press Jul. 11, 2020 03:07 PM EDT

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Jul. 10, 2020 10:06 AM EDT
July 11 1914 — Babe Ruth makes his major league pitching debut for the Boston Red Sox against Cleveland, getting the 4-3 victory over the...

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Jul. 09, 2020 12:38 PM EDT
July 11 1914 — Babe Ruth makes his major league pitching debut for the Boston Red Sox against Cleveland, getting the 4-3 victory over the...

China cancels all international sports events for the year

Jul. 09, 2020 08:43 AM EDT
BEIJING (AP) — China says it will not stage any international sports for the rest of the year, apart from trials for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing...

FILE - In this Aug. 3, 2019, file photo, Jimmie Johnson (48) drives through the area of the course called "The Bus Stop" during a practice run for the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Watkins Glen International, in Watkins Glen, N.Y. Three months after its opening day was canceled by the coronavirus pandemic, Watkins Glen International is hosting car clubs again as NASCAR weekend looms in mid-August. “Everybody is excited about getting back in the saddle. I know we are," track president Michael Printup said. (AP Photo/John Munson, File)
The Latest: D-Backs' Guerra returns after negative test

By The Associated Press Jul. 08, 2020 03:32 PM EDT

FILE - In this July 2, 2020, file photo, Mercedes drivers Valtteri Bottas of Finland, left and Lewis Hamilton of Britain speak during the drivers news conference the at the Red Bull Ring racetrack in Spielberg, Austria. As sports prepare to resume, journalists are facing the same reckoning that their colleagues who cover politics, education and entertainment have encountered — coming up with new approaches to coverage with reduced access and resources. Professional leagues closed media access to locker rooms and clubhouses in early March.(Mark Sutton/Pool via AP, File)
Games are restarting, but few reporters will be there

By Joe Reedy Jul. 08, 2020 12:36 PM EDT

Kevin Harvick, second from left, and some members of the team's crew climb the fence after Harvick won the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Sunday, July 5, 2020. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
AUTO RACING: Auto Racing Glance

By The Associated Press Jul. 07, 2020 06:10 PM EDT