WNBA playoff picture comes into focus, teams clinch berths

Seattle, Las Vegas and Los Angeles have already clinched spots in the postseason with Minnesota and Chicago not far away from securing playoff berths. Both need just one more win to get in.

Third game of Oakland’s series vs. Seattle Mariners postponed

The third and final game Thursday of Oakland’s series at Seattle has been postponed to allow for additional testing and contact tracing after a member of the Athletics’ organization tested positive for the coronavirus.

2 Mariners games postponed after member of Oakland A's tests positive for COVID-19

The first two games of Oakland’s series at Seattle have been postponed to allow for additional testing and contact tracing after a member of the Athletics’ organization tested positive for the coronavirus.

French authorities harden COVID-19 rules at Tour de France

French authorities have made it harder for Tour de France teams to reach the finish line in Paris by deciding they will be expelled from the race if two or more of their staff members test positive for COVID-19 within a week.

NBA to form social justice coalition as playoffs resume following walk-off protests

The NBA playoffs will resume Saturday after the league and the National Basketball Players Association detailed commitments that made players comfortable continuing the postseason.

Stanley Cup Playoffs to resume with 3 games each Saturday, Sunday

The NHL's second-round playoff series will resume with three games each on Saturday and Sunday after players prompted the league to postpone two days of action to protest racial injustice.

Lute Olson, Hall of Fame coach, Arizona icon, dies at 85

Lute Olson, the Hall of Fame coach who turned University of Arizona into a college basketball powerhouse, has died. He was 85.

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An unprecedented NBA walkout over racial injustice postponed a second day of the playoffs Thursday, although players pledged to finish the postseason even as they wrestled with their emotions about wanting to bring change in their communities.

NHL postpones 2 days of playoff games following criticism from Black players

The NHL postponed two days of playoff games Thursday after withering criticism from Black players who said the league was slow to acknowledge the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin.

Myers' walkoff 3-run homer gives Padres 10-7 win over Mariners

Wil Myers hit a walkoff three-run homer with two outs in the seven-run seventh inning for the San Diego Padres, who got two homers and four RBIs from Manny Machado in beating the Seattle Mariners 10-7 in the first game of a doubleheader.