Sports

UFC shifts cards, bars spectators at three events in face of COVID-19

The UFC is going ahead with its Fight Night card Saturday in Brazil but without spectators. And the mixed martial arts promotion is shifting future cards from Columbus, Ohio, and Portland to the UFC A...

Mar 12, 2020

Column: What will fans talk about without sports?

Going a week without watching sports used to be a dare. It's the new reality. A quick glance at today's TV sports listings provides all the confirmation you need. It looks like the departure screen at...

Mar 12, 2020

Impact fall to Honduras side in first leg of COCACAF quarterfinal

MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact learned the hard way that CONCACAF does not use video review. The Impact felt they should have been awarded a penalty kick late in a 2-1 defeat to C.D. Olimpia of Hondur...

Mar 12, 2020

No fans, now no players: PGA Tour shuts down for a month

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. - The PGA Tour decided Thursday night to scrap the rest of The Players Championship and shut down its other tournaments for the next three weeks. Commissioner Jay Monahan had s...

Mar 12, 2020

Arsenal-City game called off with players in self-isolation

LONDON - Members of Arsenal's playing squad went into self-isolation in a coronavirus precautionary move, forcing the postponement of the Premier League game at Manchester City later Wednesday. It is ...

Andrew Snook Mar 12, 2020

Forsberg's two-goal performance leads Predators past Canadiens 4-2

MONTREAL - A third-period rally wasn't enough to make up for a disastrous four-goal second period as the Montreal Canadiens lost to the Nashville Predators 4-2 at home on Tuesday. "Just as professiona...

Mar 12, 2020

Women's curling world championships still on in B.C. despite coronavirus

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's provincial health officer says the women's curling world championship in Prince George will go ahead as planned starting Saturday. Dr. Bonnie Henry said on Tuesday that ...

Andrew Snook Mar 12, 2020

Matthews, Andersen help Leafs snap three-game slide with victory over Lightning

TORONTO - The Maple Leafs had plenty of time to ponder their disastrous California road trip. A long flight, a day away from the rink, meetings and a practice all came on the heels of Toront...

Andrew Snook Mar 12, 2020

NBA says virus hiatus will likely last "at least" a month

MIAMI - NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said Thursday night that the league's hiatus because of the coronavirus pandemic will likely last at least a month, or roughly what would have been the remainder o...

Mar 12, 2020

F1 cancels season-opening Australian GP amid virus concerns

MELBOURNE, Australia - The first Formula One Grand Prix of the season was cancelled two hours before the first official practice was set to start Friday after organizers relented to pressure to call i...

Mar 12, 2020