The Kentucky Derby has been rescheduled for Sept. 5. The 146th Derby had been scheduled for May 2 but was postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak. The Churchill Downs stable area reopens May 11, with live racing was expected to resume May 16.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Commissioner Mike Aresco has announced that the American Athletic Conference Summer Kickoff and Media Days will not be held as scheduled in 2020. The American Summer Kickoff had been scheduled from July 12-14 in Newport, Rhode Island, but concerns for the well-being of the conference’s student-athletes, coaches, staff members and invited guests…
In the month of April, the Oklahoma Tourism & Recreation Department received six submissions for the Oklahoma Fishing Trail Grand Slam Challenge — the most of any month since the Oklahoma Fishing Trail launched. The department has also already received two submissions for the month of May. Twenty-three anglers have now completed Grand Slam Challenge,…
Pardon my cynicism, but with all the rules and protocols put into place in order for Major League Baseball to return, I wouldn’t be surprised if the players’ union decided it’s more hassle than what it’s worth, and that could doom the entire season from ever taking place. Major League Baseball clubs contend that playing…
Despite cancelation of the 25th Annual Golden ‘Cane Award Gala due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The University of Tulsa athletics still recognized recently the deserving student-athletes for the 2019-20 academic year with a Virtual Golden ‘Cane Awards. The annual awards are highlighted by the announcement of the “Ultimate Team”- which recognizes TU’s top-10 student-athletes based…
Throughout the past two months, without live sports to broadcast, the sports networks have been digging in their archives to show classic games. However, this past weekend, ESPN went beyond the usually classic sports format. The sports network aired some of the weirdest sports offerings you’ve ever seen. As was stated on the ESPN website…
ORU has signed five basketball players – two freshmen and three transfers. Coach Paul Mills signed freshmen Jamie Bergens (Almere, Netherlands) and Nate Clover (Port Arthur, Texas) along with transfers R.J. Glasper (Forrest City, Ark.), Sheldon Stevens (Grandview, Mo.) and Kareem Thompson (Florence, Ala.) to the program. Here are their profiles: Jamie Bergens, West Nottingham…
The National Basketball Association is modifying its guidance to teams concerning team practice facilities and player training in light of relaxed rules by some states concerning the coronavirus. On May 8, teams can make their practice facilities available to their players for workouts or treatments on a voluntary, individual basis if they are in a…
The NFL tentatively plans to unveil its 2020 schedule by May 9. The NFL is considering postponing the schedule’s release. Normally, the schedule comes out before the NFL Draft but it didn’t this year due to the coronavirus outbreak. Some tickets providers want that schedule pushed back until the league can actually schedule games this…
Major League Baseball is hoping to begin its coronavirus-delayed 2020 season sometime in July. An August return may be more realistic but league officials privately think that moving back to August from July would be simpler than trying to move an August schedule up to July. A tentative schedule would be spring training in June…