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Let's race 2? NASCAR forced to consider schedule shakeup

It was bump day for the Indy 500. The Indianapolis 500 is now a summer event. The Monster Mile could be set for a monster-sized NASCAR weekend spectacle of racing. And a supersized shakeup of the sche...

Mar 27, 2020

Barcelona to reduce payroll during coronavirus stoppage

BARCELONA, Spain - Barcelona will reduce the salaries of its players amid the coronavirus outbreak. The Spanish club said late Thursday that its executive board decided to temporarily suspend player c...

Mar 27, 2020

Canadian swimmer Markus Thormeyer feels free and fast after coming out

Fear of the unknown was holding Markus Thormeyer back in the pool. When the Canadian swimmer told teammates he was gay, the walls he'd built up came down and Thormeyer felt liberated to swim fast...

Mar 27, 2020

Hold the elevator? How to stay safe in close quarters during COVID-19

It's becoming an increasingly ambiguous scenario: the elevator door opens and someone is already inside. Do you go in, or do you wait for the next one? Public health officials have been urging Canadia...

Mar 27, 2020

Alouettes starter Adams Jr. looking to build upon Alouettes' stellar '19 season

Montreal Alouettes quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. won't be heart-broken if training camp is pushed back due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Camps are scheduled to open May 17 but...

Mar 26, 2020

COVID-19 exposing thin financial margins of Canada's Olympic athletes

Any lingering hope Sarah Pavan had about competing on this season's professional beach volleyball circuit was crushed the day city workers came to cut down the nets on Hermosa Beac...

Mar 26, 2020

Crosby, Ovechkin fine if NHL goes directly into the playoffs post-COVID

Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin wouldn't mind the NHL going right into the playoffs if the league's able to resume the 2019-20 season in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking on s...

Mar 26, 2020

Pandemic fallout: NCAA slashes distribution by $375 million

The NCAA will distribute $225 million to its Division I members in June, $375 million less than had been budgeted this year because the coronavirus pandemic forced the cancellation of the men's basket...

Mar 26, 2020

Indianapolis 500 postponed until August because of COVID-19

The Indianapolis 500 has been postponed until August because of the coronavirus pandemic and won't run on Memorial Day weekend for the first time since 1946. The race will instead be held Aug. 23, thr...

Mar 26, 2020

Canadian teenager Sten (Sav) Valge-Saar waits on Lakers Gaming start

Taken seventh overall in the 2020 NBA 2K League draft by Lakers Gaming, Calgary teenager Sten (Sav) Valge-Saar was looking forward to honing his esports skills. But with the NBA 2K League season ...

Mar 26, 2020