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Does Coronavirus Mean the End of Sports as We Know Them?
John Branch//43 views
on no sports Sports were supposed to calm us, distract us. Will the hiatus lead to a reboot, a cleanse? An empty soccer field in New York City’s Riverside Park ...
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The Financial Blow of the Coronavirus on Sports
Matthew Futterman, Kevin Draper, Ken Belson, Alan Blinder//30 views
Canceled games and tournaments were a major hit. Insurance policies and contracts can only help so much. No games mean no ticket sales and reduced media payment...
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Soccer the Sport Must Stop. Soccer the Business Probably Can’t.
Rory Smith//28 views/1 comments
Rory Smith On Soccer The sport’s hand was forced by the mounting number of cases within the game, but the decision to halt matches was slowed by the potential c...
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For Many Athletes, Coronavirus Means the End of College Careers
Billy Witz//29 views
“It feels like all the hard work — I don’t want to say it’s for nothing, but you want to compete.” LAS VEGAS — As the final seconds wound down, Utah State guard...
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An Important Year for Women’s Sports, Paused by Coronavirus
Talya Minsberg//32 views
Female athletes already fight for money, screen time and other resources. Work stoppages over coronavirus concerns threaten opportunities to move forward. This ...
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All The Sports Canceled by the Coronavirus
Victor Mather//36 views/2 comments
The Masters and the Boston Marathon join in the postponements. A day after nearly every major sporting event in the United States had been suspended or canceled...
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N.B.A. Stars and Owners Say They’ll Cover Workers’ Lost Wages
Sopan Deb//30 views
With the season suspended for at least 30 days because of the coronavirus, lower-paid workers at the league’s arenas are getting help from their famous colleagu...
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Dana Zatopkova, Champion Javelin Thrower, Is Dead at 97
Frank Litsky//35 views
She is best remembered for winning the gold medal at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, just an hour after her husband, Emil Zatopek, won the men’s 5,000-meter run. Da...
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Boston and London Marathons Postponed Until Fall
Matthew Futterman, Talya Minsberg//33 views
The Boston Marathon, which was scheduled for April 20, has been postponed until Sept. 14. The London Marathon has been rescheduled for Oct. 4, instead of April ...
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With Masters Postponed, Not Canceled, Golfers Hope for a Do-Over
Bill Pennington//36 views
Golf’s first major tournament of the season was postponed indefinitely on Friday because of the spread of coronavirus. The 2020 Masters Tournament, golf’s first...
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The Games Will Come Back. The Moments We’ll Miss Are Already Gone.
Michael Powell//38 views
Sports of The Times A March without its usual madness. Shots with no buzzers to beat. It’s not just games that sports is losing. It’s memories and, for some ath...
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In Coronavirus Outbreak, the High-Five Is Left Hanging
Andrew Keh//36 views
A staple of sports from the N.B.A. to the playground is now officially, and actively, discouraged. But getting athletes to stop doing it is harder than you thin...
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PGA Tour Shuts Down in Response to the Coronavirus
Bill Pennington//32 views/1 comments
The Players Championship was canceled hours after the end of its first round, and every other tournament up to next month’s Masters has been wiped off the sched...
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Del Shofner, Master Pass Receiver With the Giants, Dies at 85
Richard Goldstein//34 views
The long-distance throws he caught from Y.A. Tittle thrilled fans and led the team to three straight league championship games in the ’60s. Del Shofner, one of ...
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Formula One Opener Canceled as Coronavirus Casts Shadow Over Season
Ian Parkes//27 views
The Australian Grand Prix was shut down after a McLaren worker tested positive. The next three races have been postponed. Formula One was to begin its 70th seas...