Masters Golf Tournament
FILE - American League pitcher Don Sutton of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches in the 48th All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium in New York, Tuesday, July 20, 1977. In 2021, baseball lost three notable former players, Hall of Famer Sutton, Ray Fosse and J.R. Richard. Sutton won 324 games with five teams. (AP Photo, File)
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FILE - In this April 10, 2019, file photo, Dustin Johnson and son Tatum stand on the ninth green during the par-3 golf tournament at the Masters in Augusta, Ga. The Par 3 Contest is out at the spectator-free Masters in November. ESPN's “College GameDay” is in. Augusta National announced Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020, more changes to a Masters tournament that will be unlike any of the previous 83. The most unusual of all is ESPN's popular college football pregame show taking place on a stage that overlooks Ike's Pond and the ninth green of the Par 3 course. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
Masters Tournament

Oct. 27, 2020 12:09 PM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 22, 2016, file photo, ESPN's Lee Corso wears Big Al's mascot head after picking Alabama to win over Texas A&M as Vern Lundquist, left, and Kirk Herbstreit laugh on the set of ESPN's College GameDay outside Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala. The Par 3 Contest is out at the spectator-free Masters in November. ESPN's “College GameDay” is in. Augusta National announced Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020, more changes to a Masters tournament that will be unlike any of the previous 83. The most unusual of all is ESPN's popular college football pregame show taking place on a stage that overlooks Ike's Pond and the ninth green of the Par 3 course. (Erin Nelson/The Tuscaloosa News via AP, File)
Par 3 Contest out, 'College GameDay' in at different Masters

By Doug Ferguson Oct. 27, 2020 11:50 AM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 15, 2019, file photo, Chicago Bears running back David Montgomery (32) is pursued by Denver Broncos defensive tackle Shelby Harris (96) during the first half of an NFL football game in Denver. The coronavirus pandemic has forced NFL teams to make free agent decisions without the benefit of meeting players face to face. That suppressed the market for plenty of lower-tier free agents such as Harris who signed a one-year deal for $2.5 million with a chance to earn another $750,000. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
Column: Virus will make the timeline for sports, too

By Tim Dahlberg Apr. 05, 2020 03:31 PM EDT

Minnesota Twins' Hammond Stadium is closed, Friday, March 13, 2020, in Fort Myers, Fla. Major League Baseball has suspended the rest of its spring training game schedule because of the coronavirus outbreak. The league is also delaying the start of its regular season by at least two weeks. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
The Latest: Big 12 cancels all spring athletic competitions

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