Sports & Outdoors

IndyCar gets through well-screened, delayed opener in Texas

BY STEPHEN HAWKINS AP SPORTS WRITER FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Through all of the uncertainty and unknowns…

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‘Create your own excitement’: Players ponder empty buildings

BY DAVE CAMPBELL AP SPORTS WRITER The roar of the crowd has been such a staple of major…

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A look back at big hits, bad calls as MLB eyes new draft era

BY MIKE FITZPATRICK AP BASEBALL WRITER NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball’s amateur draft is about to enter the…

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The Latest: NC high school sports allowed to resume June 15

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:…

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AP sources: MLB offers 76-game season, up to 16 playoff teams

BY RONALD BLUM AP BASEBALL WRITER NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball teams have proposed a 76-game…

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What to make of the return to sports

If one reads the daily stories that flood the AP Sports wire, it is often confusing as to…

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MLB players reaffirm pay stance, no deal with teams in sight

BY RONALD BLUM AP BASEBALL WRITER NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball players reaffirmed their stance for full prorated…

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MLB rejects 114-game schedule, threatens plan of about 50

BY RONALD BLUM AP SPORTS WRITER NEW YORK (AP) — If Major League Baseball and its players take…

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NASCAR ready for a long-term commitment in Nashville

BY DAN GELSTON AP SPORTS WRITER Here’s what NASCAR hopes is the honky-tonk truth — that a Nashville…

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Brees says he ‘completely missed the mark’ in flag comments

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Drew Brees apologized Thursday for comments that were “insensitive and completely…