The LPGA Tour announced Wednesday that it is preparing to restart its 2020 season in mid-July. Tour officials said that they had informed athletes about the targeted date, and noted that these plans are subject to change, depending on conditions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. New LPGA Schedule Begins with […]
Tokyo Olympics May Be Unrealistic Without Vaccine, Won’t Happen if Delayed Past 2021
Japanese Medical Association President Yoshitake Yokokura told reporters on Tuesday that it will be difficult to hold the Tokyo Olympics before the development of an effective coronavirus vaccine. The International Olympic Committee and local organizers agreed to postpone the 2020 Summer Olympics until 2021 in the face of the COVID-19 […]
Blake Snell Takes No. 1 Seed into MLB The Show Players League Playoffs, Two Spots Still Up for Grabs
Blake Snell guided the virtual Tampa Bay Rays to a 24-5 regular-season record in the MLB The Show Players League, a mark that has clinched the No. 1 seed for the league playoffs. He’ll be joined by seven other MLB stars in the postseason, which will be broadcast live on […]
French Prime Minister Announces Major Sports Ban Until September, Ending Soccer Seasons
French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced that the country will prohibit major sporting events until at least September, a move that puts an end to the Ligue 1 soccer season. The order affects rugby and other league sports as well, though the soccer season will face the most dramatic impact. […]
Magnus Carlsen Invitational: Top Four on Verge of Knockout Berths Despite Upsets
Anish Giri and Alireza Firouzja each booked their first wins of the Magnus Carlsen Invitational on Sunday, but the top four players are still pulling away after the conclusion of the fifth round of the online chess tournament. Giri handed Magnus Carlsen his first loss of the event, while Firouzja […]
Los Angeles Lakers Return $4.6 Million from Federal Small Business Loan Program
You might not consider the Los Angeles Lakers to be a small business, but that didn’t stop the NBA franchise from qualifying for a loan from the federal government’s Paycheck Protection Program. The Lakers received approximately $4.6 million through the loan program, but say they will return the money. Hastily […]
Formula 1 CEO Optimistic About Starting Shortened Season This Summer
Formula 1 CEO Chase Carey says that the racing series is becoming “increasingly confident†about restarting its season sometime this summer, though he acknowledges that the first races will likely be held without fans. Carey shared his thoughts in a statement that appeared on the Formula 1 website on Monday […]
Little League World Series is on For Now, Won’t Play Without Fans
The Little League World Series remains on the schedule for the last week in August in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, but organizers are increasingly worried that the annual youth baseball tournament won’t happen this year. Currently, Little League programs are on hold worldwide until at least May 11 due to the COVID-19 […]
UFC Planning to Hold Three Cards Over Eight Days in Jacksonville, Starting with UFC 249
The UFC has announced plans to hold three shows in Florida over an eight-day period, starting with the delayed UFC 249 card on May 9. The UFC announced the May 9 card in an official statement released on the company’s website on Friday, while UFC president Dana White revealed the […]
DraftKings Settles Class Action Lawsuit Over 2019 Sports Betting National Championship
DraftKings has agreed to a $102,000 settlement to end a class-action lawsuit over its handling of the 2019 Sports Betting National Championship, a weekend-long tournament in New Jersey which left many contestants frustrated. Bettor Christopher Leong filed the lawsuit soon after the January 2019 event on behalf of nearly 200 […]
Chess: Magnus Carlsen Maintains Invitational Lead, Faces Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in Round 4
Magnus Carlsen maintained the lead in his namesake tournament thanks to a 3-1 victory over Fabiano Caruana in Round 3 of the Magnus Carlsen Invitational (MCI). Carlsen now has eight points after three rounds, a near-perfect score that puts him one point ahead of Hikaru Nakamura at the top of […]
University of Arizona President: Football, Other Fall Sports Likely to be Delayed or Canceled
University of Arizona President Dr. Robert Robbins told a local radio stadium on Wednesday that he doesn’t expect the school to play college football this fall — at least not on schedule. Robbins didn’t rule out a delayed start, and even floated the possibility that schools might play fall sports […]
Red Sox Lose Draft Pick, Replay Operator Suspended Following MLB Investigation into Sign Stealing
The Boston Red Sox lost their 2020 second-round draft pick, but emerged otherwise largely unscathed after Major League Baseball wrapped up its investigations into allegations that the team stole signs during the 2018 season. MLB also suspended Red Sox video replay system operator J.T. Watkins without pay through the 2020 […]
NWHL Adding Privately Owned Expansion Team in Toronto, Bringing League to Six Teams
The National Women’s Hockey League (NWHL) will add a sixth team for the 2020-21 season, as the league announced an expansion team in Toronto on Wednesday. Former Harvard women’s hockey captain Johanna Neilson Boynton leads the Toronto ownership group. The team is only the second privately-owned franchise in the league […]
Roger Federer Proposes Organizational Merger for Men’s and Women’s Tennis Tours
Twenty-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer asked his Twitter followers whether it’s time to merge the men’s and women’s tennis tours on Wednesday morning, a proposal that generated an overwhelmingly positive response from fans and fellow players. Federer called only for merging the ATP, which governs men’s tennis, with the […]
Report: Minor League Baseball Prepared to Cut 42 Teams in Negotiations with MLB
Minor League Baseball appears prepared to accept a modified version of a Major League Baseball proposal that would eliminate more than 40 teams as part of the new Professional Baseball Agreement (PBA), according to a Baseball America report. MLB officials advanced that proposal in November as part of a sweeping […]
Carlsen, Caruana Tied Ahead of Third-Round Clash in Magnus Carlsen Invitational Chess Tournament
World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen and American Fabiano Caruana are tied atop the standings after two rounds of the Magnus Carlsen Invitational, with the two rivals set to compete head-to-head in a Round 3 match on Wednesday. Caruana and Carlsen are the only two players in the eight-player field to […]
Study: Coronavirus Pandemic Will Eliminate Nearly Half of All Major Sporting Events in 2020
A new study by sports marketing agency Two Circles found that only about half of all major sporting events will go forward this year, a reality that will cost the sports industry tens of billions of dollars. The agency projects that 26,424 major sporting events will be held by the […]
Amanda Nunes Backs Out of May 9 UFC Card, Says June Date Possible
Amanda Nunes says she doesn’t want to fight without a full training camp, ending hopes that she might defend her featherweight title against Felicia Spencer as part of a loaded UFC card on May 9. Nunes revealed her intentions on Monday in an interview with CBS Sports, with other media […]
Adam Silver: NBA Committed to Resuming Season, But Too Early to See the Way Forward
NBA commissioner Adam Silver says the league is still committed to closing out the current season, but it’s far too early to tell when that might happen, or if it will even be possible. Silver made those comments to reporters on Friday after a video conference with the NBA board […]