Obituaries: July 9, 2020
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‘Heartbreaking day’: Stanford drops 11 sports to cut costs
Stanford was already facing some difficult financial choices as it tried to support one of the nation’s largest athletics departments.
Ivy League suspends fall sports due to coronavirus pandemic
The Ivy League on Wednesday became the first Division I conference to suspend all fall sports, including football, leaving open the possibility of moving some seasons to the spring if the coronavirus pandemic is better controlled by then.
Giants return, so do some players, but Padres’ infielder Mateo out
As Major League Baseball cautiously tiptoes closer toward beginning its delayed 2020 season, several teams welcomed back players who might have been exposed to the coronavirus and the San Francisco Giants resumed workouts Wednesday after finally receiving the results of COVID-19 tests administered over the weekend.
MLS returns to action after poignant moment of silence
KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Nani called it beautiful and emotional.