The Arizona Diamondbacks have laid off or furloughed about one-quarter of the team’s employees because of lost revenue due to the coronavirus pandemic.
FILE - In this March 12, 2020, file photo, Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby talks to the media after canceling the remaining NCAA college basketball games in the Big 12 Conference tournament due to concerns about the coronavirus in Kansas City, Mo. Big 12 schools still got a strong payout fro…
The Big 12's revenue distribution to its 10 schools decreased only slightly because of the pandemic that led to the cancellation of spring sports, though there is still plenty of uncertainty ahead.
FILE - In this Sept. 20, 2015, file photo, Oakland Raiders' Aldon Smith cools off during an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens in Oakland, Calif. Dallas Cowboys defensive end Smith had already been suspended from the NFL several years when his ailing grandmother implored him to c…
Dallas Cowboys defensive end Aldon Smith had already been suspended from the NFL several years when his ailing grandmother implored him to change his life before she died of complications from Lou Gehrig's disease.
NEW YORK (AP) — Major league teams have released hundreds of young players with the minor league season in doubt due to the coronavirus pandemic.
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s anti-money laundering agency said Friday it has frozen the personal accounts of some of the top directors of first-division soccer team Cruz Azul, saying that “unusual movements were detected" in bank transactions.
The NBA Board of Governors met again without a consensus opinion emerging on how many teams should be back on the floor for the planned late-July resumption of the pandemic-interrupted season, three people familiar with details of the call said Friday.
Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby announces no fans will be admitted to the rest of the Big 12 basketball tournament in Kansas City, Kan., Wednesday, March 11, 2020. The announcement came as fans gathered for the first round of the tournament.
The Power Five conference commissioners are asking Congress to move forward with federal legislation regarding compensation for college athletes.
FILE - In this Jan. 30, 2020, file photo, Switzerland's Roger Federer speaks during a press conference following his semifinal loss to Serbia's Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia. Federer leads the annual Forbes ranking of highest-paid athletes …
FILE - In this Oct. 27, 2019, file photo, Switzerland's Roger Federer holds the trophy aloft after winning his tenth title at the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament in Basel, Switzerland. Federer leads the annual Forbes ranking of highest-paid athletes with what the magazine says is $106.3 mill…
Roger Federer leads the annual Forbes ranking of highest-paid athletes with what the magazine says is $106.3 million in total earnings.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — USA Hockey president Jim Smith is the subject of two investigations surrounding his tenure as the president of Amateur Hockey Association Illinois.
Baylor and Minnesota went from unranked to conference title contenders in 2019.
FILE - In this Oct. 6, 2018, file photo, West Virginia players high-five fans after defeating Kansas 38-22 in an NCAA college football game in Morgantown, W. Va. The crippling coronavirus pandemic has brought the entire world — including the sports world — to a standstill, and it shows no si…
FILE - In this March 14, 2012, file photo, a player runs across the NCAA logo during practice in Pittsburgh before an NCAA tournament college basketball game. The number of teams facing postseason bans because of low scores on the NCAA's Academic Progress Rate has nearly doubled in one year.…
The NCAA released a long and detailed plan Friday to help schools bring athletes back to campus during a pandemic.
FILE - This Feb. 10, 2020, file photo shows slot machines at the Hard Rock casino in Atlantic City,N.J., that are controlled by gamblers over the internet. The coronavirus pandemic could lead to a quicker expansion of sports betting and internet gambling in the U.S. as states deal with huge …
FILE - In this Jan. 29, 2020, file photo, a gambler makes bets on the upcoming Super Bowl at Bally's casino in Atlantic City N.J. The coronavirus pandemic could lead to a quicker expansion of sports betting and internet gambling in the U.S. as states deal with huge budget deficits and look f…
FILE - In this Jan. 29, 2020, file photo, a gambler makes bets on the upcoming Super Bowl at Bally's casino in Atlantic City N.J. The coronavirus pandemic could lead to a quicker expansion of sports betting and internet gambling in the U.S. as states deal with huge budget deficits and look f…
This Feb. 10, 2020, photo shows slot machines at the Hard Rock casino in Atlantic City, N.J., that are controlled by gamblers over the internet. The coronavirus pandemic could lead to a quicker expansion of sports betting and internet gambling in the U.S. as states deal with huge budget defi…
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic could lead to a quicker expansion of sports betting and internet gambling in the U.S. as states deal with huge budget deficits and look for new tax revenue wherever they can find it.
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball’s shortened amateur draft will remain at the MLB Network studios in Secaucus, New Jersey, for the first round on June 10.
ZACHARY, La. (AP) — A fight at a Waffle House in Louisiana landed a Tulane University football player in jail and a teenage girl in a hospital, police said.
FILE - In this Saturday, May 28, 2016 file photo Real Madrid's Sergio Ramos celebrates with the trophy after the Champions League final soccer match between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy. In the absence of the Champions League final on Saturday, The …
FILE - In this May 30, 1979 file photo Nottingham Forest's John Robertson, left, Ian Bowyer, center, and Kenny Burns, right, carry the European Cup in triumph after their 1-0 win against Malmo FF in Munich, Germany. N is for Nottingham Forest. Of all England's 13 wins Forest's consecutive tr…
FILE - In this Wednesday, May 24, 1995 file photo Ajax's Clarence Seedorf, partially hidden left, and Edgar Davids, right, hold on to goalscorer Patrick Kluivert, center, as he raises the trophy in joy after Ajax won the Champions League with a 1-0 victory over AC Milan in Vienna. Y is for Y…
FILE - In this Saturday, June 6, 2015 file photo Barcelona's Xavi Hernandez is carried by his teammates as he holds the trophy after the Champions League final soccer match between Juventus Turin and FC Barcelona at the Olympic stadium in Berlin. X is for Xavi. Four-time winner Xavi Hernande…
FILE - In this Wednesday May 28, 2003 file photo Juventus' Ciro Ferara, right, is challenged by AC Milan's Alessandro Nesta, left, and goalkeeper Dida, of Brazil, during the UEFA Champions League final between Juventus and AC Milan at Old Trafford, Manchester, England. W is for Worst. There …
FILE - In this Wednesday May 21, 2008 file photo Manchester United's goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar, left, celebrates after making the winning save from Nicolas Anelka to win the Champions League final soccer match at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. V is for Van der Sar. No player in history h…
FILE - In this Wednesday, March. 6, 2019 file photo PSG forward Kylian Mbappe reacts end of the Champions League round of 16, 2nd leg, soccer match between Paris Saint Germain and Manchester United at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, France. U is for Under-achievers. For PSG the Champi…
FILE - In this Saturday, May 26, 2018 file photo Real Madrid players celebrate with the trophy after winning the Champions League Final soccer match between Real Madrid and Liverpool at the Olimpiyskiy Stadium in Kiev, Ukraine. T is for Thirteen. Kiev 2018 was Real Madrid's thirteenth triump…
FILE - In this May 7, 1986 file photo jubilant Steaua Bucharest goalkeeper Helmuth Duckadam raises the European Champions Cup after the Romainian team defeated Barcelona in penalties in Seville, Spain. S is for Steaua Bucharest. Steaua beat hot favorites Barcelona on penalties with goalkeepe…
FILE - In this Saturday, May 26, 2018 file photo Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates with fans after winning the Champions League Final soccer match between Real Madrid and Liverpool at the Olimpiyskiy Stadium in Kiev, Ukraine. R is for Ronaldo. With his 128 goals and 5 titles Cristia…
FILE - In this Wednesday May 25, 2005 file photo AC Milan's Paolo Maldini, left, scores the opening goal during the Champions League Final soccer match between AC Milan and Liverpool at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Turkey, Istanbul. Q is for Quickest, as in the quickest goal scored in a Ch…
FILE - In this Saturday May 19, 2012 file photo Chelsea's Didier Drogba scores the decisive shootout penalty during the Champions League final soccer match between Bayern Munich and Chelsea in Munich, Germany. P is for Penalties. 11 finals have been decided in a penalty shootout. In this cas…
FILE - In this Saturday, May 28, 2016 file photo Real Madrid's Sergio Ramos, center, scores his side's first goal during the Champions League final soccer match between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy. O is for Offside. Many finals have thrown up contr…
FILE - In this Wednesday, May 25, 2005 file photo, Liverpool's Luis Garcia, right, celebrates after his teammate Xabi Alonso, behind him at right, scored his team's 3rd goal, during the Champions League Final between AC Milan and Liverpool at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey. …
FILE - In this May 22,1963 file photo, AC Milan soccer team captain Cesare Maldini, bottom right, lifts the European Cup after AC Milan defeated Benfica 2-1 in the final at Wembley Stadium in London. A is for AC Milan, the first Italian winners of the trophy. In the absence of the Champions …
FILE - In this May 28, 2011 file photo, Barcelona's Lionel Messi celebrates scoring against Manchester United during their Champions League final soccer match at Wembley Stadium, London. L is for Lionel Messi. The driving force behind Barcelona's most recent successes, Lionel Messi's current…
FILE - In this May 11, 1978 file photo, Kenny Dalglish of Liverpool, dark shirt, centre, scores the only goal of the match against Bruges during the European Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, London. K is for King Kenny. Dalglish's years at Liverpool were among the club's most successful periods…
FILE - In this June 2, 1971 file photo, Ajax striker Johan Cruyff, centre, in action during the during the final of the European Cup against Greece's Panathinaikos, at Wembley Stadium, in London. J is for Johan. Johan Cruyff was the most high profile player in the Dutch rise towards the top …
FILE - In this Saturday June 3, 2017 file photo Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon and Juventus' Giorgio Chiellini react at the end of the Champions League final soccer match between Juventus and Real Madrid at the Millennium stadium in Cardiff, Wales. I is for Italy. Despite as a country …
FILE - In this May 29, 1985 file photo soccer fans are crushed against a collapsing wall in the Brussels Heysel stadium just prior to the European Cup Final soccer match between Liverpool and Juventus. H is for Heysel. The Heysel stadium disaster of 1985 shocked the world when 39 soccer supp…
FILE - In this May 25, 1967 file photo players of the Scottish football club Glasgow Celtic throw up their arms in celebration after Stevie Chalmers scored their second goal in the European Cup Final soccer match against Inter Milan, in Lisbon, Portugal. G is for Glasgow Celtic, who became t…
FILE - In this Wednesday, May 17, 2006 file photo Barcelona forward Samuel Eto'o is fouled by Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann during their Champions League final soccer match in the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, outside Paris. F is for Foul. Lehmann was given a red card for this foul and d…
FILE - In this Saturday, May 24, 2014 file photo Real Madrid's Gareth Bale celebrates with teammates after scoring his side's second goal in extra time during the Champions League final soccer match against Atletico Madrid at the Luz Stadium in Lisbon, Portugal. E is for Extra Time. 17 Europ…
FILE - In this May 18, 1960 file photo, Alfredo Di Stefano, far right, scores the first goal for Real Madrid in the European Cup Final, against Eintracht Frankfurt, at Hampden Park Stadium, in Glasgow. D is for Di Stefano. One of the games all time greats Di Stefan was instrumental in Real M…
FILE - In this Wednesday, May 26, 1999 file photo Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson, 2nd left, celebrates with his players after they won the Champions League final soccer match at the Nou Camp Stadium in Barcelona, Spain. C is for Comeback. Manchester United's 2-1 win in the 1999 fina…
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball told players their prorated salaries would contribute to an average loss of $640,000 for each game over an 82-game season in empty ballparks, according to a presentation from the commissioner’s office to the union that was obtained by The Associated Press.