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The grandstand near the finish line at Pimlico Race Course is seen empty, Friday, May 15, 2020, in Baltimore. The Preakness would have been run Saturday, May 16, 2020, in Baltimore. But Pimlico Race Course and many tracks across North America remain dark because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Preakness rescheduled for Oct 3, one month after Derby

May 16, 2020, 3:44pm National Sports

The 145th Preakness Stakes has been rescheduled for Oct. 3, an announcement delivered Saturday less than hour before the original post time for the Triple Crown race. Read story

Former Los Angeles Laker Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna pictured here in July 2018.

Autopsy shows pilot in Kobe Bryant crash had no alcohol, drugs

May 15, 2020, 6:34pm National Sports

The pilot flying Kobe Bryant and seven others to a youth basketball tournament did not have alcohol or drugs in his system, and all nine sustained immediately fatal injuries when their helicopter slammed into a hillside outside Los Angeles in January, according to autopsies released Friday. Read story

Former Washington Redskins cornerback Quinton Dunbar (23), now a member of the Seattle Seahawks, has an arrest warrant out on Thursday, May 14, 2020, for armed robbery in Florida.

Attorney says he has affidavits clearing Seahawks’ Dunbar

May 15, 2020, 5:47pm National Sports

The attorney for Seattle Seahawks cornerback Quinton Dunbar says he has five signed affidavits from witnesses that exonerate his client in an armed robbery. Read story

FILE - In this Dec. 3, 2012, file photo, Bob Watson talks about the selections made to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the pre-integration era committee, at the baseball winter meetings in Nashville, Tenn. Watson, a two-time All-Star as a player who later became the first African American general manager to win a World Series with the Yankees in 1996, has died. He was 74.

Bob Watson, All-Star slugger and executive, dies at 74

May 15, 2020, 8:50am National Sports

Bob Watson, an All-Star slugger who became the first black general manager to win a World Series with the New York Yankees in 1996, has died. He was 74. Read story

Ryan Newman (6) goes airborne after crashing into Corey LaJoie (32) during the Daytona 500 on Feb. 17. Newman, who suffered a head injury, will race Sunday when NASCAR resumes its season at Darlington Raceway.

Newman eager to race again

May 14, 2020, 2:52pm National Sports

Ryan Newman says he has no memories of his harrowing accident on the final lap of the Daytona 500. He doesn’t remember being in the hospital, who came to visit or anything else about his two-night stay for treatment of a head injury. Read story

Chargers top pick Herbert focusing on playbook at minicamp

Quarterback Justin Herbert would have walked on to the Los Angeles Chargers practice field for the first time Friday. But with the coronavirus pandemic shutting down NFL facilities, he is using other ways to try and work with future teammates.

Justin Herbert should have been walking onto a Los Angeles Chargers practice field Friday for the first time. But with the coronavirus pandemic shutting down NFL facilities, the former Oregon standout quarterback is finding other ways to work with future teammates. Read story

Brady’s move to Tampa Bay posed late challenges for networks

Former New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady will have his regular-season debut as a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers against Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints on Sept. 13 -- the first matchup of 40-plus quarterbacks in NFL history.

Tom Brady’s move to Tampa Bay didn’t just create ripples with fans. It caused networks to drastically rework their last-minute requests with the NFL scheduling office to make sure the Buccaneers got as many high-profile dates as possible. Read story