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Tokyo Olympics, IOC conflict over who pays for postponement

TOKYO - An open conflict broke out between Tokyo Olympic organizers and the IOC on Tuesday over who will pay for the unprecedented year-long postponement. Tokyo spokesman Masa Takaya said the organizi...

Apr 21, 2020

Families sue helicopter company in deadly Kobe Bryant crash

LOS ANGELES - Family members of four of the eight passengers killed in a helicopter crash with Kobe Bryant and his daughter have joined the NBA star's widow in filing wrongful death lawsuits against t...

Apr 20, 2020

MLB players say pay shouldn't be cut if empty ballparks

NEW YORK - Major League Baseball players are upset over the prospect teams may seek additional pay cuts if games are played in empty ballparks due to the coronavirus outbreak. Their anger was stoked l...

Apr 20, 2020

Pandemic strikes at a pivotal time in women's professional hockey

Women's professional hockey, already in upheaval, is facing the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Jayna Hefford, the leader of the Professional Women's Hockey Players' Association (P...

Apr 20, 2020

Blue-chip NFL prospects Gallimore, Claypool top CFL scouting bureau list

TORONTO - Oklahoma defensive lineman Neville Gallimore and Notre Dame receiver Chase Claypool - both blue-chip prospects for this week's NFL draft - top the final CFL scouting bureau top-20 list....

Apr 20, 2020

University of Lethbridge axes men's and women's hockey teams, citing budget cuts

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - The University of Lethbridge has shut down its men's and women's hockey teams citing three straight years of cuts to its operating grant. "The elimination of the hockey programs is...

Apr 20, 2020

Doug Flutie Jr. a source of inspiration for former CFL quarterback

For much of his life, Doug Flutie has been in the football spotlight. Be it winning the Heisman Trophy, six CFL top player awards, three Grey Cup MVPs or playing 12 seasons in the NFL, accolades and s...

Apr 20, 2020

Canadian soccer star Alphonso Davies signs contract extension with Bayern Munich

MUNICH - Canadian soccer star Alphonso Davies has signed a two-year contract extension with Bayern Munich that will keep the teenager with the German powerhouse through June 2025. A winger who has fou...

Apr 20, 2020

Professional Fighters League calls off 2020 season, will resume MMA shows in 2021

The Professional Fighters League has called off its 2020 season due to the global pandemic, saying it will resume its mixed martial arts schedule in the spring of 2021. The PFL is home to veteran...

Apr 20, 2020

Japan scientist 'very pessimistic' Olympics will happen

TOKYO - A Japanese professor of infectious disease says he is "very pessimistic" the postponed Tokyo Olympics can open in 15 months. "To be honest with you, I don't think the Olympics is likely to be ...

Apr 20, 2020