Sports

July 7

During the current pandemic references have been made to the “Spanish Flu” pandemic that hit the world in 1918. That was a horrific experience in which 50 million persons died worldwide and the death toll in the United States was 675,000.

The deals are done. The NBA is coming back. The season will resume on July 30 at Disney’s ESPN Wide World of Sports complex in Florida.

BOSTON (AP) — The New England Patriots have reached an agreement with free-agent quarterback Cam Newton, bringing in the 2015 NFL Most Valuable Player to help the team move on from three-time MVP Tom Brady, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press.

A VIEW OF Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort main entrance, at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Monday, June 22, 2020. The Villas at the Grand Floridian opened Monday as a part of select resorts in the first group to reopen since being shutdown by the coronavirus pandemic in March. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP)

USA Football has developed a phased approach for the return of youth football this year.

MAKING A throw to first base is Ponca City’s Allanah Florez during action Monday night in the Perry Summer League in Perry. The Lady Cats competed against Perry and Stillwater Monday. This photo was provided by Larry Williams.

GUTHRIE — Good friends Mark Collins and Max Vincent were moved to tears and long hugs after their $61,500 win in the first-ever Cactus 10.5. Over 40 roping during Wrangler BFI Week presented by Yeti, held at the Lazy E Arena in Guthrie, Oklahoma.

GUTHRIE — Because Wrangler BFI Week presented by Yeti had to be abruptly moved from Nevada to Oklahoma in order to happen in 2020, organizers decided to let the books stay open.

The USGA is leaning a little more on the world ranking and a lot more on tournament results over the next two months to fill the 144-man field for a U.S. Open that will be without open qualifying for the first time in nearly a century.