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FILE - In this April 20, 2019, file photo, Teofimo Lopez, right, punches Finland's Edis Tatli during the first round of a boxing bout in New York. Lopez is symptomatic after testing positive for COVID-19, and his bout with mandatory challenger George Kambosos has been postponed until Aug. 14. Lopez and Kambosos were scheduled to fight Saturday night at the Miami Marlins' home stadium. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)
López positive for COVID-19; Kambosos fight moved to August

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FILE - Sky Brown, 11, celebrates after maxing out her time on her first run during the women's skateboard park qualifier round at the X Games in Minneapolis, in this Friday, Aug, 2, 2019, file photo. It’s understandable if names such as skateboarder Sky Brown, Denver Nuggets center Bol Bol or French Open champion Iga Swiatek don’t ring an instant bell. Just wait, though. By the time 2021 ends, they could be making an even bigger name for themselves. (Nicole Neri/Star Tribune via AP, File)
The name game: A few athletes primed for breakouts in '21

By Pat Graham Dec. 30, 2020 02:32 PM EST

List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Nov. 09, 2020 04:29 PM EST
AQUATICS Asian water polo championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, from Feb. 12-16 canceled. Diving Grand Prix in...

List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Jul. 20, 2020 04:18 PM EDT
AQUATICS Asian water polo championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, from Feb. 12-16 canceled. Diving Grand Prix in...

List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Jul. 13, 2020 02:30 PM EDT
AQUATICS Asian water polo championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, from Feb. 12-16 canceled. Diving Grand Prix in...

List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Jun. 30, 2020 12:12 PM EDT
AQUATICS Asian water polo championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, from Feb. 12-16 canceled. Diving Grand Prix in...

List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Jun. 23, 2020 11:54 AM EDT
AQUATICS Asian water polo championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, from Feb. 12-16 canceled. Diving Grand Prix in...

List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Jun. 18, 2020 12:59 PM EDT
AQUATICS Asian water polo championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, from Feb. 12-16 canceled. Diving Grand Prix in...

List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Jun. 12, 2020 03:06 PM EDT
AQUATICS Asian water polo championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, from Feb. 12-16 canceled. Diving Grand Prix in...

Shakur Stevenson stops Caraballo in boxing's return to Vegas

Jun. 09, 2020 10:28 PM EDT
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Shakur Stevenson ended the most unusual week of his boxing life with his usual dominance in another victory. Stevenson...

List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Jun. 09, 2020 12:09 PM EDT
AQUATICS Asian water polo championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, from Feb. 12-16 canceled. Diving Grand Prix in...

FILE - In this Feb. 22, 2020, file photo, Tyson Fury, of England, lands a right to Deontay Wilder, left, during a WBC heavyweight championship boxing match in Las Vegas. Boxing promoter Bob Arum says he plans to stage a card of five fights on June 9 at the MGM Grand. It's the first of a series of fights over the next two months at the Las Vegas hotel. A second fight card will be held two nights later. ESPN will televise both cards to kick off twice weekly shows at the hotel in June and July. The fights are pending approval of the Nevada Athletic Commission. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken, File)
Fury-Wilder III by end of the year, promoter says

By The Associated Press Jun. 08, 2020 01:44 PM EDT

FILE - In this June 15, 2019, file photo, Mikaela Mayer, right, lands a right to Lizbeth Crespo in a boxing match in Las Vegas. Junior lightweight contender Mayer has tested positive for COVID-19 and has been pulled from the co-main event of Las Vegas’ first major boxing card since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
Boxer Mayer tests positive for COVID-19, out of return bout

By Greg Beacham Jun. 07, 2020 04:02 PM EDT

List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Jun. 05, 2020 03:23 PM EDT
AQUATICS Asian water polo championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, from Feb. 12-16 canceled. Diving Grand Prix in...

List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press May. 29, 2020 02:09 PM EDT
AQUATICS Asian water polo championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, from Feb. 12-16 canceled. Diving Grand Prix in...

List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press May. 23, 2020 05:04 PM EDT
AQUATICS Asian water polo championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, from Feb. 12-16 canceled. Diving Grand Prix in...

FILE - This is an April 6, 2017, file photo showing boxing promoter Bob Arum speaking at a boxing press conference in Oxon Hill, Md. Arum says he plans to stage a card of five fights on June 9 at the MGM Grand. It's the first of a series of fights over the next two months at the Las Vegas hotel. A second fight card will be held two nights later. ESPN will televise both cards to kick off twice weekly shows at the hotel in June and July. The fights are pending approval of the Nevada Athletic Commission.(AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)
Lace them up: Boxing set for June 9 return in Las Vegas

By Tim Dahlberg May. 21, 2020 02:45 PM EDT

List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press May. 19, 2020 11:58 AM EDT
AQUATICS Asian water polo championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, from Feb. 12-16 canceled. Diving Grand Prix in...

List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press May. 09, 2020 04:37 PM EDT
AQUATICS Asian water polo championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, from Feb. 12-16 canceled. Diving Grand Prix in...

List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press May. 02, 2020 03:40 PM EDT
AQUATICS Asian water polo championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, from Feb. 12-16 canceled. Diving Grand Prix in...