Pro Sports
Looking for the latest updates in pro sports news? Here's where you'll find pro sports daily news.
Seahawks overcome 16-point deficit to stun Rams 38-37 in OT in NFC West showdown
SEATTLE (AP) — Mike Macdonald was in no mood to play for a tie, and the Los Angeles Rams’ defense had no interest …
Rhode Island Class of 2020 honored in special TV tribute
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Oscar-winning actor Viola Davis and New England Patriots receiver Julian Edelman are among the stars scheduled to deliver messages of encouragement to Rhode Island’s 9,000 graduating high sc…
TV money gives NFL leg up if fans can't fill teams' coffers
DALLAS (AP) — Timing favored the NFL over other major pro sports leagues in trying to figure out how to keep the coronavirus pandemic from wrecking the 2020 season.
Pat Tillman Foundation awards 60 scholarships
CHICAGO (AP) — The Pat Tillman Foundation is awarding scholarships to 60 U.S. service members, veterans and military spouses.
Fresh Swiss investigation targets ex-FIFA president Blatter
GENEVA (AP) — Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter is the target of a criminal investigation in Switzerland for suspected mismanagement of a $1 million payment from soccer funds.
A semi-private viewing of Ronaldo as Italian soccer resumes
TURIN, Italy (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo bellowed out a loud expletive when he missed a chance at the end of the first half in Italy’s first soccer match in more than three months. Everyone in the huge, empty stadium,…
Friday Sports in Brief
BASEBALL
'Black Lives Matter' replaces player names on EPL jerseys
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — English Premier League jerseys will feature “Black Lives Matter” instead of player names for the first 12 games after the competition's shutdown ends on Wednesday.
Sevilla wins derby as La Liga returns with video game look
MADRID (AP) — With a video game look for fans at home, the Spanish league resumed Thursday with Sevilla defeating Real Betis 2-0 in the Seville derby.
NBA gives teams, players more detailed schedule for restart
The NBA gave teams a more definitive timetable for the restart to the pandemic-interrupted season Friday, including required coronavirus testing that is set to begin this month and mandatory individual workouts in …
Inspired pick: New York Mets draft 2-time cancer survivor
NEW YORK (AP) — Eric Orze has already stared down a much tougher challenge than the professional hitters he could soon be facing.
List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic
AQUATICS
Nike, NFL and others to start giving workers Juneteenth off
NEW YORK (AP) — Nike, the NFL and other businesses will give their employees a day off for Juneteenth for the first time this year, the latest example of how American employers are responding to protests that have …
Wait continues for hundreds of undrafted baseball players
NEW YORK (AP) — They sat anxiously by their phones, computers and TVs, hoping to hear their names called by big league teams.
AP Sportlight
June 13
Veteran doc Müller-Wohlfahrt stepping down at Bayern Munich
Long-serving Bayern Munich doctor Hans-Wilhelm Müller-Wohlfahrt is stepping down after some 40 years at the club.