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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
F1 cancels season-opening Australian GP amid virus concerns
MELBOURNE, Australia - As thousands of fans queued to get into the Australian Grand Prix for the first Formula One weekend of the season, the teams and drivers were packing up to leave. Concern over t...
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
Sophie Gregoire Trudeau tests positive for COVID-19: PMO
OTTAWA - The Prime Minister's Office says Sophie Gregoire Trudeau has tested positive for the novel corona virus.Following medical advice, the prime minister's wife is remaining in isolation for the t...
Mar 12, 2020 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Sophie Gregoire Trudeau arrive at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, Wednesday, Sept.11, 2019. Trudeau and his wife are in self-isolation over COVID-19 concerns, which has forced the cancellation of an in-person meeting of Canada's first ministers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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
MLB delays opening day at least 2 weeks because of virus
NEW YORK - Baltimore slugger Chris Davis was driving down Florida's west coast on Interstate 75 from Sarasota to Fort Myers for an exhibition game against the Minnesota Twins when he got the call. No ...
Mar 12, 2020