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Ex-CART rookie of the year Bob Lazier dies at 81 from COVID-19
Bob Lazier made his lone Indianapolis 500 start in 1981, starting 13th and finishing 19th, dropping out after 154 of 200 laps due to engine failure. He finished ninth in the CART standings that season, with career-best finishes of fourth on the road courses at Watkins Glen and Mexico City.
South Dakota auto races go forward without fans due to coronavirus
Park Jefferson International and The New Raceway Park released statements saying the races would take place as scheduled Saturday and Sunday nights in Jefferson, near the Iowa border, but that fans wouldn't be allowed to attend.
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Bob Lazier made his lone Indianapolis 500 start in 1981, starting 13th and finishing 19th, dropping out after 154 of 200 laps due to engine failure. He finished ninth in the CART standings that season, with career-best finishes of fourth on the road courses at Watkins Glen and Mexico City.
South Dakota auto races go forward without fans due to coronavirus
Park Jefferson International and The New Raceway Park released statements saying the races would take place as scheduled Saturday and Sunday nights in Jefferson, near the Iowa border, but that fans wouldn't be allowed to attend.
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How the coronavirus will change soccer: Cheaper transfer fees, swap deals and takeovers
The coronavirus pandemic is the biggest crisis professional football has ever faced. The uncertainty about whether leagues will be able to finish the 2019-20 season is just the start of it; beyond that, football won't return to normal for a long time to come."Full stadiums will only be seen again when we are safe, and that is when we have a vaccine," says Sandra Zampa, undersecretary at Italy's health ministry. A vaccine is generally reckoned to be about 18 months away from being widely available. That means next season might be played behind closed doors, if at all.
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USTA warns players 'no Bryan brothers chest bumps' when tennis returns
The U.S. Tennis Association is warning folks: "No Bryan Brothers chest bumps.'' That was among the suggestions from the USTA on Wednesday when it offered return-to-play guidelines to help players and people running tennis facilities know when and how the sport should resume at the amateur level as the coronavirus lockdown restrictions ease. The group that runs the US Open went on to add: "If you do play doubles, avoid all incidental contact, no Bryan Brothers chest bumps and no whispering to each other from a close distance to strategize.'' American twins Bob and Mike Bryan have won 16 Grand Slam titles in men's doubles together and celebrate wins by jumping simultaneously and bumping chests. All professional tennis has been suspended at least until mid-July. The US Open is still scheduled to begin main-draw play in New York on Aug. 31.
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What to expect from Tiger/Peyton vs. Mickelson/Brady golf match
We don't yet know that much about it like where it will be played and when. But we do know that "The Match: Champions for Charity'' is planned for next month, likely in Florida, with Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Peyton Manning and Tom Brady as participants.
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Coronavirus: Liverpool vs. Atletico Madrid to be investigated by council
On the day the game was played, the World Health Organisation declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic. Meanwhile, schools in Madrid were closed and gatherings of over 1,000 people were banned, but 52,000 were in attendance at Anfield with around 3,000 fans making the trip from Spain.
Arsenal to return to training despite UK's coronavirus lockdown
They are the first Premier League club to make a tightly controlled return to training since the suspension of football in England due to the coronavirus on March 13.
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On the day the game was played, the World Health Organisation declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic. Meanwhile, schools in Madrid were closed and gatherings of over 1,000 people were banned, but 52,000 were in attendance at Anfield with around 3,000 fans making the trip from Spain.
Arsenal to return to training despite UK's coronavirus lockdown
They are the first Premier League club to make a tightly controlled return to training since the suspension of football in England due to the coronavirus on March 13.
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Wayne Gretzky, Alex Ovechkin battle to draw in NHL 20 fundraiser for coronavirus relief
With Gretzky's family and Ovechkin combining to match donations from fans watching the livestream, more than $40,000 will be split between the Edmonton Food Bank and MSE Foundation's Feeding the Frontlines fund.
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With Gretzky's family and Ovechkin combining to match donations from fans watching the livestream, more than $40,000 will be split between the Edmonton Food Bank and MSE Foundation's Feeding the Frontlines fund.
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Boxers in Nicaragua grateful for chance to earn a paycheck
Fighters on Saturday's boxing card at the Alexis Arguello Sports Complex in Managua, Nicaragua, are grateful to promoters and the Nicaragua Sports commission for giving them an opportunity to work. As the coronavirus pandemic stopped sports all over the world, they didn't know whether they'd bring home a paycheck anytime soon. Rosendo Alvarez, the promoter for Saturday's eight-fight card (ESPN Deportes, 11 p.m. ET) and a former two-division world titleholder, said the event will be conducted under strict health regulations. A crowd of up to 800 fans, or 10% of the arena's capacity, is expected.
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Fighters on Saturday's boxing card at the Alexis Arguello Sports Complex in Managua, Nicaragua, are grateful to promoters and the Nicaragua Sports commission for giving them an opportunity to work. As the coronavirus pandemic stopped sports all over the world, they didn't know whether they'd bring home a paycheck anytime soon. Rosendo Alvarez, the promoter for Saturday's eight-fight card (ESPN Deportes, 11 p.m. ET) and a former two-division world titleholder, said the event will be conducted under strict health regulations. A crowd of up to 800 fans, or 10% of the arena's capacity, is expected.
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Passan's 20 questions: There will be MLB in 2020. It's just a matter of when, where and how
The MLB season should have turned one month old Sunday. Rather than lament that, let's instead fill the emptiness with a discussion about when the season will start.
Rangers management feels North Texas could be an MLB hub if and when regular season opens
The season was to start March 26, two weeks after spring training was suspended because of the COVID-19 outbreak. North Texas has more to offer than just the new Rangers ballpark should MLB decide to start the pandemic-delayed 2020 baseball season with teams grouped together in different regions.
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The MLB season should have turned one month old Sunday. Rather than lament that, let's instead fill the emptiness with a discussion about when the season will start.
Rangers management feels North Texas could be an MLB hub if and when regular season opens
The season was to start March 26, two weeks after spring training was suspended because of the COVID-19 outbreak. North Texas has more to offer than just the new Rangers ballpark should MLB decide to start the pandemic-delayed 2020 baseball season with teams grouped together in different regions.
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NBA pushes back workout date amid uncertainty
The league had been planning to reopen facilities beginning on Friday, including the Atlanta Hawks' facility in Georgia, which was among the first states to loosen stay-at-home orders amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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The league had been planning to reopen facilities beginning on Friday, including the Atlanta Hawks' facility in Georgia, which was among the first states to loosen stay-at-home orders amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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