NEW YORK — Something still bothers Barry Larkin about his Most Valuable Player award.

BOSTON — Tucked under the center field seats at Fenway Park, down some stairs from Lansdowne Street in an area previously used as the visiting team's batting cage, is a sports bar that is preparing to reopen from the coronavirus shutdown.

NEW YORK — So, where were we?

Now that the spring sports season has passed without ever getting started, athletics departments are counting their blessings that it wasn’t a fall or winter season that was canceled.

INDIANAPOLIS — Ken Snow, a two-time national player of the year, died Sunday, three days before his birthday. He was 50.

If all had gone as he hoped, Elijah Cabell and his Florida State teammates would have been playing for the College World Series championship this week.

NEW YORK — NFL players and coaches went home in March and stayed there for the next few months, along with most of the world.

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio introduced a bill Thursday that would protect the NCAA from being challenged in court if the association changes its rules to allow athletes to earn money for endorsement deals and personal appearances.

MIAMI — A Florida appeals court has granted Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson's motion to block his former marketing agent's effort to have the ex-Duke star answer questions about whether he received improper benefits before playing for the Blue Devils.

The rate of positive coronavirus tests in the Orlando, Florida, area has been soaring in recent days. The NBA hopes that doesn't matter.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. spent his whole life chasing meaningful rewards.

Illinois boys' basketball tournament returns to Champaign

Over the past two weeks, as college athletes have returned to campuses to work out and prepare for sports later this year, a handful of them have tested positive for the coronavirus.

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Colts will add career sacks leader Robert Mathis to their Ring of Honor this year.

WASHINGTON — The lone African American member of President Donald Trump's Cabinet said Monday he would work with the president on the issue of athletes taking a knee during the national anthem, though Trump has shown no signs of softening, tweeting over the weekend that he would not watch so…

Agent: Cowboys star Elliott tested positive for coronavirus

When he first contemplated the prospect of a U.S. Open without fans because of the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. Tennis Association's chief revenue officer figured there was no way it could work.

DYERSVILLE, Iowa — Spurred by a voice telling him, "If you build it, he will come," the Iowa farmer played by Kevin Costner dutifully carved a baseball field out of his cornfield and then watched as Shoeless Joe Jackson and his Chicago White Sox teammates strode out of the stalks and onto th…

EDITOR'S NOTE: Ryan Zimmerman is a two-time All-Star infielder who has played 15 years in the majors, all with the Washington Nationals. He holds most of the team's career hitting records, and his two homers and seven RBIs last postseason helped the Nationals win their first World Series cha…

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Aiming to recruit and engage more competitive video gamers, a dozen schools in the Mid-American Conference are creating a standalone esports conference to offer structured competition without the extensive rules that govern intercollegiate athletics.

Attorneys for Zion Williamson's former marketing agent are continuing their legal push to examine whether the former Duke All-American accepted improper benefits before playing for the Blue Devils, allegations the NBA rookie's attorney said are "baseless."

NEW YORK — The NFL and the Black College Football Hall of Fame will hold a virtual version of their quarterback coaching summit, a third-year project aimed at improving the league's diversity.

Maybe this might get Mike Trout back into the playoffs.

Never thought we'd see the day when typing the words "Roger Goodell" and "daring" in the same sentence wasn't the setup for a punchline. But here we are.

ALTAMAHAW, N.C. — A North Carolina sheriff said Monday he won't cite a local stock car speedway for violating the state's prohibition against mass gatherings due to COVID-19 after another large crowd gathered there for races.

NEW YORK — Baseball's amateur draft is about to enter the next phase of its ongoing development — same as all those young prospects picked every year.

The roar of the crowd has been such a staple of major sports, such an advantage for the home team, that NFL clubs have been accused at times of artificial amplification. The Atlanta Falcons even admitted to the mischief, leading to a 2015 punishment from the league.

The NBA's Board of Governors has approved a 22-team format for restarting the league season in late July at the Disney campus near Orlando, Florida, another major step toward getting teams back onto the court and playing games again.

JONESBORO, Ark. — Seven Arkansas State athletes tested positive for COVID-19 and are self-isolating for 14 days, chancellor Kelly Damphousse announced Thursday.

INDIANAPOLIS — To those who knew former Indiana University football player Chris Beaty, it was no surprise that he would participate in a protest over the death of George Floyd.

The NBA has told the National Basketball Players Association that it will present a 22-team plan for restarting the season to the league's board of governors on Thursday, a person with knowledge of the situation said.

Call it support. Call it pressure. However you describe it, the NFL is going to get it regarding playing games on schedule.

LAWRENCE, Kan. — Empty seats have been the norm the past few years at the University of Kansas, where a succession of football coaches has failed to turn around the flailing fortunes of the Jayhawks.

Wes Unseld, Hall of Famer dies at 74

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