July 10 (UPI) — Less than 24 hours after the Big Ten announced it would have a conference-only schedule for all fall sports this year, the Pac-12 Conference voted Friday to follow that same blueprint amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Pac-12 CEO Group’s decision also will delay the start of fall seasons — including football, men’s and women’s soccer and ...

July 10 (UPI) — The NHL and the players’ union ratified plans to resume the 2019-20 season in August and approved a four-year extension of the collective bargaining agreement, the sides announced Friday. The NHL Players Association on Wednesday started a full-membership vote on both the return-to-play plan and the CBA, and the voting concluded Friday. “Today, the NHL and ...

July 10 (UPI) — NASCAR’s Justin Allgaier and Ronnie Bassett Jr. were involved in a fiery wreck on the last lap of an Xfinity Series race at Kentucky Speedway. Allgaier’s No. 7 Chevrolet broke loose at the end of the Shady Rays 200 Thursday in Sparta, Ky. The car slid into Bassett’s No. 90 Chevrolet and sent the car nose-first ...

July 9 (UPI) — Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes will have to make some sacrifices after he agreed to a 10-year, $503 million extension. The pact includes clauses that will keep him off jet skis and basketball courts. Mahomes spoke about the specifics of his NFL-record contract Tuesday on 610 Sports Radio. The Chiefs star — who has already ...

July 8 (UPI) — Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson has accepted an invitation to tour the Horwitz-Wasserman Holocaust Memorial Plaza in Philadelphia after he was criticized for anti-Semitic social media posts and apologized. Jackson on Monday posted an image of a quote falsely attributed to Adolf Hitler. He posted additional messages supporting Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, who ...

July 7 (UPI) — Golf fans will get to see Tiger Woods in his prime face Jack Nicklaus in his prime after British Open organizers in Scotland launched a virtual version of the major championship that will air July 16 to 19. The event, The Open For The Ages, was created by British Open organizers and will broadcast globally on ...

July 6 (UPI) — United States National Team star Lindsey Horan scored one of the best goals ever at the NWSL Challenge Cup to help the Portland Thorns obtain a draw against Rose Lavelle’s Washington Spirit in the eight-team tournament. Horan’s score came in the 69th minute of the 1-1 tie Sunday in Herriman, Utah. The Thorns are now in ...

July 5 (UPI) — Serpentine, a 25-1 long shot, led the field a merry chase in the Investec Derby on Epsom Downs and kept on running, winning by 5 1/2 lengths to give both his trainer and his sire records for Derby wins. It was no surprise that Serpentine got off to the lead in Saturday’s race. But as the ...