Kelly, Calhoun lead Diamondbacks past Padres 5-1

After a rough start to the season, the D-backs have won six of nine games to improve to 9-11. The Padres fell to 11-10. It was already the eighth meeting between the teams in 2020 and the Padres still lead the series 5-3.

Suns top Mavs to finish 8-0 in bubble, but fail to advance to play-in

The Phoenix Suns defeated the Dallas Mavericks 128-102 on Thursday to keep their playoff hopes alive. The team is also the only undefeated team in the NBA bubble.

Dodger Stadium to serve as presidential voting center

Dodger Stadium will serve as a vote center for the presidential election in November, making the Dodgers the first Major League Baseball team to make their venue available for voting.

NCAA cancels fall championships as major football marches on amid COVID-19 pandemic

Last week the NCAA Board of Governors said championship events in a sport would canceled if fewer than 50% of the teams competing in that sports played a regular season.

When it comes to social justice, is the NFL ‘woke’ enough?

Many say the NFL implementing the 'Black National Anthem' during week 1 of play is a shallow gesture towards equity and that there are more substantive measures that can be taken.

Fans boo FC Dallas players kneeling during national anthem

FC Dallas got its season back underway Wednesday night at home in Frisco. But it was disrupted by fans who booed the players for kneeling during the national anthem.

Avalanche score 3 third-period goals to beat Coyotes 3-0

Nazem Kadri and J.T. Compher scored 10 seconds apart in the third period, Philipp Grubauer stopped 14 shots and Colorado opened the best-of-seven playoffs with a 3-0 victory over the Coyotes on Aug. 12.

Dbacks bop Rockies 13-7; Blackmon hitless, drops under .500

Starling Marte homered and drove in four runs as the Arizona Diamondbacks battered the Colorado Rockies 13-7 Wednesday in a Coors Field slugfest featuring 34 hits, but none by blistering Charlie Blackmon.

Big 12 moves ahead with fall sports beginning in September

The move came one day after the Big Ten and Pac-12 announced they would not play this fall. In the Big 12, fall sports will begin after Sept. 1 with the football schedule beginning league play Sept. 26. Schools also can play one non-conference opponent.

Big East Conference postpones fall sports season, joining Pac-12 and Big Ten

The Big East Conference said Wednesday that it will postpone its fall sports season, joining the Pac-12 and Big Ten in pausing play out of concern for the welfare of student-athletes during the coronavirus pandemic.

2020 Masters Tournament to take place without fans

Fred Ridley, Chairman of Augusta National Golf Club, announced Wednesday that the 2020 Masters tournament will take place November 9-15 without patrons or guests on the grounds. 

Blackmon raises batting average to .500, Rockies top Arizona

Charlie Blackmon raised his batting average to an amazing .500 with three more hits, including a key double during a six-run burst in the eighth inning that led the Colorado Rockies over the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-7 on August 11.

Pac-12, Big Ten officials put 2020 season on hold

The Big Ten and Pac-12 won't play football this fall because of concerns about COVID-19, taking two of college football's five power conferences out of a crumbling season amid the pandemic.

Diamondbacks get 18 hits in 12-8 win over Rockies

It was a winning night for the Arizona Diamondbacks as they played against the Colorado Rockies.

Mountain West delays football season, sources say

The Mountain West became the second conference in the NCAA's Football Bowl Subdivison to do just that, joining the Mid-American Conference in giving up hope on playing any sports in the first semester. Back east, Old Dominion canceled fall sports, too, becoming the first school in college football's highest tier to break from its league; the rest of Conference USA is going forward with plans to play.