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FILE PHOTO: Nov 29, 2019; Raleigh, NC, USA; Nashville Predators head coach Peter Laviolette looks on from behind the players bench against the Carolina Hurricanes at PNC Arena. The Nashville Predators defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 3-0. Mandatory Credit: James Guillory-USA TODAY Sports Former Nashville Predators coach Peter Laviolette was named head coach of Team USA

MONTREAL (Reuters) – For this year’s Tokyo Olympics to be canceled or postponed over the coronavirus outbreak, the world’s health would have to be at stake, International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Dick Pound said on Wednesday. FILE PHOTO: Giant Olympic Rings are installed at the waterfront area, with the Rainbow Bridge in the background, ahead

Tennis – ATP 500 – Dubai Tennis Championships – Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates – February 25, 2020 Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas in action during his first round match against Spain’s Pablo Carreno Busta REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani (Reuters) – Stefanos Tsitsipas has been mowing down the opposition without dropping a set in recent

ROME (Reuters) – It is not yet clear whether Euro 2020 will be affected by the coronavirus outbreak which has struck Italy, one of the 12 host countries, a vice-president of European soccer body UEFA said on Tuesday. FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football – Serie A – AS Roma v Lecce – Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy

The Dallas Cowboys are set on retaining pending free agent quarterback Dak Prescott, but the sides haven’t negotiated since September and still won’t for at least a few more days. Dec 29, 2019; Arlington, Texas, USA; Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott (4) rolls out in the first quarter against the Washington Redskins at AT&T Stadium.

FILE PHOTO: Mourners gather outside Staples Center before a Los Angeles Lakers home game to pay respects to Kobe Bryant after a helicopter crash killed the retired basketball star and his daughter Gianna, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., January 31, 2020. REUTERS/Patrick T. Fallon/File Photo Los Angeles (Reuters) – Thousands of Kobe Bryant fans will

(Reuters) – Patrick Reed’s week began on a sour note with Brooks Koepka stoking the embers of a cheating allegation against him but the Texan ended it in a blaze of glory with victory at the WGC-Mexico Championship on Sunday. Feb 23, 2020; Mexico City, MEX; Patrick Reed gestures after playing his shot from the

Athletics – World Athletics Indoor Tour – Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais – Stade Couvert Regional, Lievin, France – February 19, 2020 Sweden’s Armand Duplantis applauds fans after winning the Pole Vault Men’s event REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol PARIS (Reuters) – Armand Duplantis cleared 6.01 meters easily to win an indoor meeting in Clermont Ferrand on Sunday but for the

Tennis – ATP 500 – Rio Open – Jockey Club Brasileiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – February 22, 2020 Austria’s Dominic Thiem in action during his match against Italy’s Gianluca Mager REUTERS/Sergio Moraes (Reuters) – Top seed Dominic Thiem missed a chance to pass Roger Federer and become the world’s third-ranked player when he was

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Emperor Naruhito said on Sunday that he was looking forward to the Tokyo Olympics in summer but that he was concerned about the spread of the new coronavirus, which has killed three in Japan and is slowly spreading across the country. Japan’s Emperor Naruhito speaks during a news conference on the

(Reuters) – The NFL Players Association (NFLPA) board of representatives decided against holding a vote on the owners’ proposed terms of a new collective bargaining agreement on Friday after its executive committee recommended they reject the deal. FILE PHOTO: The NFL logo is pictured at an event in the Manhattan borough of New York City,

FILE PHOTO: Boxing – Deontay Wilder & Tyson Fury Press Conference – The Grand Garden Arena at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States – February 19, 2020 Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury go head to head during the press conference REUTERS/Steve Marcus (Reuters) – Heavyweights Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder, who will clash in a

TOKYO (Reuters) – Shigeru Aoki weathers the assault by his young student, who whacks him on the head with her bamboo sword until she suddenly stops, takes a few steps back and, slightly out of breath, bows. Children practice kendo with their teacher at the gymnasium of a primary school in Fukuoka, Japan February 6,

BARCELONA (Reuters) – Racing Point’s new Formula One car looks a lot like Lewis Hamilton’s title-winning 2019 Mercedes painted pink but technical director Andy Green says the team have taken a big risk with it. Formula One F1 – Pre Season Testing – Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain – February 20, 2020 Racing Point’s Sergio

The Los Angeles Kings traded defenseman Alec Martinez to the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday, parting ways with another veteran. FILE PHOTO: Feb 15, 2020; Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA; Los Angeles Kings defenseman Alec Martinez (27) controls the puck against the Colorado Avalanche in the first period during a Stadium Series hockey game at U.S.

LONDON (Reuters) – Aston Martin said on Wednesday it was putting on hold a planned entry into the World Endurance Championship (WEC) and Le Mans 24 Hours with its Valkyrie hypercar. FILE PHOTO: The new Aston Martin Valkyrie is displayed at the 89th Geneva International Motor Show in Geneva, Switzerland March 5, 2019. REUTERS/Pierre Albouy