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3 former track athletes suing NCAA, coach over alleged abuse
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Former Olympic high jumper Erin Aldrich planned to die with a secret she kept quiet for two-plus decades: an affair with a college coach she began falling in love with as a teenager...
Mar 14, 2020
NBA suspends season until further notice, over coronavirus
MIAMI - The NBA has suspended its season "until further notice" after a Utah Jazz player tested positive Wednesday for the novel coronavirus, a move that came only hours after the majority of the leag...
Mar 14, 2020
Fate of NHL season unclear after NBA campaign suspended for positive coronavirus test
NEW YORK - The NHL says it is evaluating its options for the rest of the 2019-20 season after the NBA suspended its season until further notice on Wednesday night. The NBA made its decision after...
Mar 14, 2020
Mother of 3 of Floyd Mayweather Jr's children found dead
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. - An ex-girlfriend of boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. who was the mother of three of his children was found dead in a Southern California suburb, authorities said. The coroner's offic...
Mar 14, 2020
Toronto Raptors players, staff advised to go into self-isolation
TORONTO - Three days after the Toronto Raptors played in Utah, the players, coaches and travelling staff have gone into self-isolation amid the threat of COVID-19. The Raptors' 14-day isolation c...
Mar 14, 2020
Canada loses another world championship as figure skating event cancelled
For the second time in five days, a world championship in Canada for a major winter sport was cancelled because of the spread of COVID-19. One week before the start of competition, Quebec officials on...
Mar 14, 2020
North American soccer slams on the brakes in face of COVID-19 outbreak
TORONTO - North American soccer slammed on the brakes Thursday in the face of the growing COVID-19 outbreak. Major League Soccer suspended its season for 30 days, joining the NBA in downing tools...
Mar 14, 2020
Biden wins hard-fought Michigan, deals major blow to Sanders
WASHINGTON - Joe Biden decisively won Michigan's Democratic presidential primary on Tuesday, seizing a key battleground state that helped propel Bernie Sanders' insurgent candidacy four years ago. The...
Mar 14, 2020
Virus locks down Italy amid global push to contain outbreak
ROME - The boisterous hum of Rome dwindled to a whisper and police patrols kept people apart in cafes as Italy enforced an extraordinary, sweeping lockdown in hopes of not becoming the next epicenter ...
Mar 14, 2020
Saudi Aramco to boost capacity; Abu Dhabi to increase supply
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Saudi Arabia steamed ahead on Wednesday with its new energy play by directing the kingdom's oil company Aramco on Wednesday to increase its maximum production capacity, w...
Mar 14, 2020