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NFL Kicks Off Its First 'Fully Virtual' Draft Tonight

7:28pm April 23, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

"Draft day 2020, much different than we ever imagined, but it's going to be fun," said NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell in a video tour of his basement where he'll preside over the three-day event.

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NFL Draft Moves Online Amid Pandemic

4:12pm April 23, 2020

by Tom Goldman

Tonight's NFL draft will be like no other in history. College's top football prospects won't meet in a big banquet hall. Instead, many will connect from home through TV and remote cameras.

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Routes To Make Art: Runner Mispells Message Of Hope

7:08am April 23, 2020

When the Boston Marathon was postponed because of COVID-19, Lindsay Devers decided to run alone, and to use her route to "write" Boston Strong. When she finished, the n was missing from strong.

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(From left) Boston Red Sox owner John Henry, chairman Tom Werner and CEO Sam Kennedy during a news conference at Fenway Park, Jan. 15. The team was told Wednesday about the penalty Major League Baseball was assessing for sign-stealing in 2018.

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MLB Punishes Red Sox In Sign Stealing Scandal

7:57pm April 22, 2020

by Hannah Hagemann

A league investigation found that J.T. Watkins, the team's video replay operator, was the major culprit in the 2018 scheme. The team has lost a draft pick and Watkins is suspended without pay.

What The U.S. Can Learn From Korean Post-Quarantine Sports

6:01pm April 21, 2020

by Tom Goldman

South Korea's top baseball league begins its preseason Tuesday — without fans and with strict rules for players. As U.S. sports leagues ponder restarting, what lessons can be learned from overseas?

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The Olympic rings displayed outside the National Stadium, a venue for the 2020 Olympic Games, in Tokyo on April 7. The games have been delayed until 2021 because of the coronavirus.

Japan, IOC Jostle Over Who Will Pay Billions To Delay 2020 Olympics Over Coronavirus

4:02pm April 21, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

The cost of moving the summer games to 2021 is expected to be massive. The International Olympic Committee said on Tuesday Japan would pay. Japanese officials said they didn't agree to foot the bill.

The Scripps National Spelling Bee is canceling its 2020 national finals, citing "uncertainty around when public gatherings will be possible or advisable." Here, Erin Howard, center, is cheered by her fellow co-champions during last year's finals in Oxon H

Scripps National Spelling Bee Finals Are Canceled Due To Coronavirus

2:34pm April 21, 2020

by Bill Chappell

Organizers say they considered several ways to hold the national finals in a "virtual" environment, before deciding it wasn't feasible.

Flowers and photos honor members of the Altobelli family outside Angel Stadium in Anaheim, Calif. Coach John Altobelli, 56 (far right) his wife, Keri, 43 (second from left) and his daughter Alyssa, 13 (left) died in a helicopter crash on Jan. 26 that als

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Family Members Of Four Killed In Kobe Bryant Crash Sue Helicopter Company

10:49pm April 20, 2020

by Hannah Hagemann

Two more lawsuits come two months after Vanessa Bryant filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Island Express Helicopters Inc. and Island Express Holding Corp., which operated and owned the aircraft.

The finish line of the Boston Marathon, normally freshly painted this time of year, is still visible on Boylston Street in Boston on April 16, 2020, just a few days ahead of the planned but now rescheduled date.

In Boston, April's Marathon Monday Is Moved To September

9:49am April 20, 2020

by Esteban Bustillos

For the first time since 1897, there will be no April marathon in Boston. Because of the coronavirus outbreak, it's been postponed until Sept. 14.

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Former XFL Player Reacts To League's Closure

5:11pm April 19, 2020

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with former XFL player, Kenny Robinson, about his reaction to the start-up league's closure.