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Arizona’s Hall of Fame coach Olson dies aged 85
(Reuters) - Hall of Fame basketball coach Lute Olson, who guided the Arizona Wildcats to their only NCAA championship in 1997, has died aged 85, the university confirmed on Thursday. Olson was hospita...
Aug 28, 2020
MLS to investigate Salt Lake owner’s alleged racist comments
(Reuters) - Major League Soccer (MLS) said on Thursday it will investigate allegations made in a report that Real Salt Lake owner Dell Loy Hansen used racist language. "We are deeply concerned about t...
Aug 28, 2020
Japan, eyeing Olympics, lines up half-billion doses of COVID-19 vaccine
By Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is making an aggressive move to grab enough coronavirus vaccine to inoculate its population four times over, a push the government hopes will instil confidence t...
Aug 28, 2020
MLB roundup: Reds post DH sweep of Brewers
Wade Miley allowed one hit over four strong innings, while Nick Castellanos and Jesse Winker provided offensive help as the visiting Cincinnati Reds completed a doubleheader sweep of the Milwaukee Bre...
Aug 28, 2020
Mets GM Van Wagenen apologizes for Manfred criticism
After a video surfaced of him criticizing Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred, New York Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen apologized Thursday for misconstruing the situation. In a vid...
Aug 28, 2020
A week to change my life’: Lawlor on European Tour debut
(Reuters) - Brendan Lawlor shot a 12-over-par 84 in the first round of the UK Championship but the 22-year-old, who became the first golfer with disabilities to compete on the European Tour on Thursda...
Aug 28, 2020
Reports: Hall of Fame coach Olson dead at 85
Hall of Fame college basketball coach Lute Olson, who won 776 games over 34 seasons and led the Arizona Wildcats to the 1997 NCAA championship, died Thursday, multiple outlets reported. He was 85 year...
Aug 28, 2020
Racial injustice hits home for U.S. athletes
By Rory Carroll LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - When former NBA star Robert Horry's son showed him the video of a police officer shooting Jacob Blake in the back in Wisconsin on Sunday, he said he felt compel...
Aug 27, 2020
Matsuyama grabs first-round lead on tough day at Olympia Fields
(Reuters) - Japan's Hideki Matsuyama drilled a 67-foot birdie putt on his last hole to grab a one stroke lead at the BMW Championship on Thursday, a day when only three players managed to break par. M...
Aug 27, 2020
Seven MLB games postponed on Thursday
Seven Major League Baseball games were postponed Thursday night as part of an athlete boycott following the recent shooting of a Black man in Wisconsin. Led by Dominic Smith and Billy Hamilton, the Ne...
Aug 27, 2020
