Tag: Sports governance
6 officials out of NCAA Tournament after 1 tests positive
INDIANAPOLIS — Six officials won’t be working the NCAA Tournament because one tested positive for COVID-19 and five others were deemed close contacts after...
6 officials out of NCAA Tournament after 1 tests positive
INDIANAPOLIS — Six officials won’t be working the NCAA Tournament because one tested positive for COVID-19 and five others were deemed close contacts after...
NCAA rules panel recommends change to shorten overtime games
The NCAA Football Rules Committee on Friday recommended a slight change to overtime rules that would require a team to try a two-point conversion...
Auston Matthews lifts Maple Leafs past Jets in OT
TORONTO — Auston Matthews scored his NHL-leading 21st goal of the season 59 seconds into overtime and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Winnipeg...
Olympic host Japan will not take part in China vaccine offer
TOKYO — Japan will not take part in China's offer — accepted by the International Olympic Committee — to provide vaccines for “participants" in...
Olympic champion Vezzali to oversee sports in Italy
ROME — Six-time Olympic fencing champion Valentina Vezzali was named the Italian government’s cabinet undersecretary in charge of sports on Friday.
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Russian folk song rejected as substitute Olympic anthem
GENEVA — Russia's wish to use a patriotic Soviet-era folk song as a replacement anthem for the Tokyo Olympics was rejected by the Court...
Rights groups and Olympic leaders in Beijing Games stalemate
GENEVA — Activists protesting the 2022 Beijing Olympics hoped China’s record on human rights would get on the agenda this week at a major...
IOC members worry about banning foreign fans from Olympics
TOKYO — Several IOC members on Thursday reminded Tokyo Olympic organizers about the potential negative consequences of banning overseas fans from attending the postponed...
NBA fines Meyers Leonard $50,000 for anti-Semitic slur
MIAMI — The NBA has fined Meyers Leonard $50,000 and suspended him from all Miami Heat facilities and activities for one week, in response...
