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A visitor to the Pro Football Hall of Fame pauses to take a photo of the sign in front in Canton, Ohio. The NFL has canceled the 2020 Hall of Fame game that traditionally opens the preseason and is delaying the 2020 induction ceremonies because of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Gene J.

NFL cancels Hall of Fame game, delays inductions until 2021

A visitor to the Pro Football Hall of Fame pauses to take a photo of the sign in front in Canton, Ohio. The NFL has canceled the 2020 Hall of Fame game that traditionally opens the preseason and is delaying the 2020 induction ceremonies because of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Gene J.

June 25, 2020, 3:05pm National Sports

The NFL on Thursday canceled the Hall of Fame game that traditionally opens the preseason and is delaying the 2020 induction ceremonies for a year because of the coronavirus pandemic. Read story

The main gate of Coors Field, home of the Major League Baseball team the Colorado Rockies, is locked early Tuesday, June 23, 2020, in Denver. The league is waiting for the players&#039; union to respond Tuesday to whether it will agree to health protocols for a 60-game regular-season slate and if players will report for training camp by July 1.

MLB sets opening day: July 23 or 24

The main gate of Coors Field, home of the Major League Baseball team the Colorado Rockies, is locked early Tuesday, June 23, 2020, in Denver. The league is waiting for the players&#039; union to respond Tuesday to whether it will agree to health protocols for a 60-game regular-season slate and if players will report for training camp by July 1.

June 23, 2020, 8:04pm National Sports

Major League Baseball issued a 60-game schedule Tuesday night that will start July 23 or 24 in empty ballparks as the sport tries to push ahead amid the coronavirus following months of acrimony. Read story

Tiz the Law (8), with jockey Manny Franco up, crosses the finish line to win the152nd running of the Belmont Stakes horse race, Saturday, June 20, 2020, in Elmont, N.Y.

NY-bred Tiz the Law wins barren Belmont Stakes

Tiz the Law (8), with jockey Manny Franco up, crosses the finish line to win the152nd running of the Belmont Stakes horse race, Saturday, June 20, 2020, in Elmont, N.Y.

June 20, 2020, 3:33pm National Sports

Tiz the Law won an unprecedented Belmont Stakes, claiming victory Saturday at the first race of a rejiggered Triple Crown schedule and crossing the finish line in front of eerily empty grandstands. Read story

The Washington Redskins logo is seen at FedEx Field in Landover, Md.

Washington Post calls on Skins’ owner or NFL to change name

The Washington Redskins logo is seen at FedEx Field in Landover, Md.

June 19, 2020, 7:35pm National Sports

The Washington Post editorial board is calling on Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder to change his football club’s name. Read story

MLB tells players at most 60 games; 50 or fewer possible

June 19, 2020, 6:08pm National Sports

The players’ association was told by Major League Baseball on Friday that teams will not agree to more than 60 games in the pandemic-delayed season, leaving open the possibility of an even shorter schedule of perhaps 50 games or fewer. Read story

Portland Trail Blazers&#039; Damian Lillard, center, joins other demonstrators in Portland, Ore., during a protest against police brutality and racism, sparked by the death of George Floyd, who died May 25 after being restrained by police in Minneapolis.

Around sports world, Juneteenth celebrated like never before

Portland Trail Blazers&#039; Damian Lillard, center, joins other demonstrators in Portland, Ore., during a protest against police brutality and racism, sparked by the death of George Floyd, who died May 25 after being restrained by police in Minneapolis.

June 19, 2020, 3:39pm National Sports

Bradley Beal grabbed a microphone and asked the crowd that joined the Washington Wizards and WNBA’s Washington Mystics on a march to collectively raise a fist into the air and join together in saying “Together we stand.” Read story

Major League Players Association Executive Director Tony Clark.

Players at 70 games, MLB at 60, Manfred says deadline near

Major League Players Association Executive Director Tony Clark.

June 18, 2020, 2:35pm National Sports

Baseball players proposed a 70-game regular-season schedule Thursday, a plan immediately rejected by baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred with the sides 10 games and about $275 million apart on plans to start the coronavirus-delayed season. Read story

Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred addresses reporters before a baseball game between the Seattle Mariners and the Houston Astros on Tuesday, June 4, 2019, in Seattle.

MLB commissioner, union chief meet, develop possible agreement to start baseball season

Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred addresses reporters before a baseball game between the Seattle Mariners and the Houston Astros on Tuesday, June 4, 2019, in Seattle.

June 17, 2020, 1:20pm National Sports

Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred and players’ union head Tony Clark have developed a framework that Manfred said Wednesday could form the basis of an agreement as the two sides try to start the pandemic-delayed season. Manfred said he met with Clark at his… Read story

Daniel Berger poses with the championship trophy after winning the Charles Schwab Challenge golf tournament after a playoff round at the Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, Sunday, June 14, 2020. (AP Photo/David J.

A safe return for golf as Berger wins Colonial in a playoff

Daniel Berger poses with the championship trophy after winning the Charles Schwab Challenge golf tournament after a playoff round at the Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, Sunday, June 14, 2020. (AP Photo/David J.

June 14, 2020, 5:13pm Latest News

Daniel Berger was playing some of the best golf that no one noticed. Three months away because of the COVID-19 pandemic didn't slow his momentum, and he made it pay off Sunday with a victory at Colonial. Read story

Cincinnati Reds&#039; Tucker Barnhart, left, talks with Josh VanMeter during a workout at Grand Park, Friday, June 12, 2020, in Westfield, Ind. Proceeds from the event will go to Reviving Baseball in the Inner City of Indianapolis.

Baseball players say talks futile, tell MLB to order return

Cincinnati Reds&#039; Tucker Barnhart, left, talks with Josh VanMeter during a workout at Grand Park, Friday, June 12, 2020, in Westfield, Ind. Proceeds from the event will go to Reviving Baseball in the Inner City of Indianapolis.

June 13, 2020, 5:54pm National Sports

Baseball players told Major League Baseball additional talks to start the season during the coronavirus pandemic are pointless and said owners should order a return to work, which likely would spark lengthy litigation and the sport’s return to labor wars. Read story