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Trump "postpone" idea shot down by Japanese Olympic minister
TOKYO - President Donald Trump's suggestion to postpone the Tokyo Olympics for a year because of the spreading coronavirus was immediately shot down by Japan's Olympic minister. "The IOC and the organ...
Mar 12, 2020
US Soccer president quits after gender discrimination suit
Carlos Cordeiro resigned as U.S. Soccer Federation president on Thursday night, three days after the organization sparked a backlash when its legal papers in a gender discrimination lawsuit claimed th...
Mar 12, 2020
Some US colleges cancel, postpone graduation over virus
BOSTON - Colleges across the U.S. have begun cancelling and curtailing graduation amid fears that the coronavirus pandemic will stretch into spring. Some are exploring "virtual"alternatives, while oth...
Mar 12, 2020
Florida could be knockout punch for Sanders’ 2020 campaign
MIAMI - Florida has never been known as a place of stability, especially in its politics. And yet stability is what has been on the minds of many Democrats in the state who say they'll vote for former...
Mar 12, 2020
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
Hockey Canada cancels all sanctioned games,activities
After a day of cancellations and postponements in higher leagues of the game, Hockey Canada announced late Thursday that it too would follow suite because of the risks associated with COVID-19. All sa...
Mar 12, 2020 (Website/Hockey Canada)
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
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
Allan Schoenborn case returns to B.C. Review Board for annual hearing
COQUITLAM, B.C. - The British Columbia Review Board is considering whether a psychiatric hospital director should have the discretion to allow limited, unescorted access into the community&n...
Mar 12, 2020
