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2 days ago in Sports

The Latest: Fenerbahce basketball player positive for virus

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:

2 days ago in Sports

Let’s race 2? NASCAR forced to consider schedule shakeup

The Indianapolis 500 is now a summer event. The Monster Mile could be set for a monster-sized NASCAR weekend spectacle of racing.

2 days ago in Sports

AP source: MLBers keep service time in deal; draft may trim

Players agreed to a deal with Major League Baseball that would preserve service time in the event this season is canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic...

2 days ago in Obituaries, Sports

Former Astros star Jimmy ‘The Toy Cannon’ Wynn dies at 78

Jimmy Wynn, the diminutive Houston slugger whose monster shots in the 1960s and '70s earned him the popular nickname "The Toy Cannon," has died. He was 78.

2 days ago in Obituaries, Sports

Bill Bartholomay, who moved Braves to Atlanta, dies at 91

Bill Bartholomay, the former baseball owner who moved the Braves from from Milwaukee to Atlanta in 1966 to become Major League Baseball's first team in the South, has died. He was 91.

2 days ago in Sports

MLB uniform maker switches to producing medical masks, gowns

The Bryce Harper jersey that could have been worn this baseball season by the biggest Philadelphia Phillies fan is now a protective mask in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.

2 days ago in Sports

NFL keeping its draft in April as scheduled

The draft will still take place April 23-25. It was originally scheduled for a big outdoor production in Las Vegas, but those plans were scrapped because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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2 days ago in Entertainment

Stars of ‘Contagion’ reunite to offer coronavirus advice

The stars of the 2011 virus thriller "Contagion" — a prescient film these days — have reunited for a series of public service announcements to warn about COVID-19.

2 days ago in Music, Entertainment

Taylor Swift surprises some of her fans with money donations

Taylor Swift is helping fill the blank space where incomes have gone for several of her fans. Some have gotten thousands of dollars from the "Lover" and "1989" hit maker.

2 days ago in Entertainment, Obituaries

Political historian-commentator Richard Reeves dies at 83

Richard Reeves, an author and syndicated columnist who wrote about politics for more than 50 years and published books on Richard Nixon, John F. Kennedy and other American presidents, has died at age 83.

2 days ago in Entertainment

If you don’t laugh, you cry: Coping with virus through humor

Are we allowed to chuckle yet? We'd better, psychologists and humorists say. Laughter can be the best medicine, they argue, so long as it's within the bounds of good taste.

3 days ago in Entertainment, Trending

Harlem Globetrotters great Curly Neal dies at 77

Fred "Curly" Neal, the dribbling wizard who entertained millions with the Harlem Globetrotters for parts of three decades, has died. He was 77.

3 days ago in Entertainment

TV viewership climbing with people stuck at home by virus

A fixture on television, actress Julie Bowen of "Modern Family" is doing the same thing as millions of other people during the widespread coronavirus shutdown

3 days ago in Entertainment

MMA, esports, The Apprentice _ Chatri’s options in pandemic

As his mixed martial arts promotions go audience free, One Championship founder Chatri Sityodtong says he's finding ways to thrive during the coronavirus pandemic...

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2 days ago in Coronavirus Updates, National

INTERACTIVE MAP: Total ICU beds by county; Smaller communities prepare for onslaught of virus patients

Albany is already out of intensive-care beds. Louisiana authorities estimate that New Orleans could be inundated by the end of next week. The Wisconsin governor projects 1,000 deaths before Easter. Click here to view an interactive map of Total ICU beds by county in the United States

2 days ago in Coronavirus Updates, National

INTERACTIVE CHART: 3.3 million seek US jobless aid, nearly 5 times earlier high

Nearly 3.3 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week — almost five times the previous record set in 1982 — amid a widespread economic shutdown caused by the coronavirus.

2 days ago in Coronavirus Updates, National, Trending

House plan on $2.2T virus relief bill hits last-minute snag

House leaders' plan for swift action on a $2.2 trillion package to ease the coronavirus pandemic 's devastating toll on the U.S. economy and health care system ran into complications Friday...

2 days ago in Coronavirus Updates, National, Trending

Tourists stranded in Asia by canceled flights, shut borders

From the sun-soaked beaches of Thailand to the foothills of Mount Everest in Nepal, tourists across Asia are finding their dream vacations have turned into travel nightmares...

2 days ago in Coronavirus Updates, National, Trending

Congress locks Trump oversight into $2.2 trillion package

President Donald Trump declared that "I'll be the oversight" as lawmakers were in the final days of drafting what became a $2.2 trillion rescue plan for American businesses.

2 days ago in Coronavirus Updates, National, Trending

Virus test results in minutes? Scientists question accuracy

Some political leaders are hailing a potential breakthrough in the fight against COVID-19: simple pin-prick blood tests or nasal swabs that can determine within minutes if someone has, or previously had, the virus.

2 days ago in Coronavirus Updates, National, Trending

Couples in quarantine: Stress, anxiety, fear of the unknown

For another couple, in the midst of a separation, the bitterly fought issue is the kids and whether they can safely see friends...

2 days ago in Coronavirus Updates, National, Trending

Not all or nothing: Anti-virus lockdowns could lift slowly

For the millions of Americans living under some form of lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus, not knowing when the restrictions will end is a major source of anxiety...

2 days ago in Coronavirus Updates, National, Trending

Coronavirus cases hit 2 largest US cities differently

Los Angeles recorded its first case of coronavirus five weeks before New York City, yet it's New York that is now the U.S. epicenter of the disease. Public health officials are keeping a wary eye...

2 days ago in Coronavirus Updates, National, Trending

Are gun shops ‘essential’ businesses during a pandemic?

In some parts of the U.S., authorities say gun shops aren't essential businesses and should close during stay-at-home orders meant to slow the coronavirus...

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