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Sports Stories from April 5, 2020 (Change date)

Bears' failure with Butkus and Sayers was unforgiveable

By Mike McGraw
Apr 07, 2020 6:17 am - The first time you see a list of the top picks in the 1965 NFL Draft, it looks like a misprint. The Bears selected Gale Sayers and Dick Butkus - two of the greatest play...
Spanish players criticize league's call for furloughs

By TALES AZZONI
Apr 05, 2020 3:05 pm - MADRID (AP) - Soccer players in Spain on Sunday criticized the Spanish league's decision to ask clubs to put the footballers on government furloughs during the coronavir...
Ex-NFL kicker, Saints hero Tom Dempsey dies at 73

By BRETT MARTEL
Apr 05, 2020 10:00 pm - NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Tom Dempsey, the kicker born without toes on his kicking foot who made a then-record 63-yard field goal, died late Saturday while struggling with comp...
Texas hires Schaefer from Mississippi State

By JIM VERTUNO
Apr 05, 2020 4:01 pm - AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas moved quickly to hire a new women's basketball coach, luring Vic Schaefer away from powerhouse Mississippi State on Sunday. Texas athletic dir...
Player sentenced to 3 months at home for flouting curfew

The Associated Press
Apr 05, 2020 6:05 am - BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) - Serbian soccer player Aleksandar Prijovic has been sentenced to three months of home detention for flouting a curfew imposed to curb the spread o...
With 1 goal, first-ever MLS game was filled with promise

By ANNE M. PETERSON
Apr 05, 2020 2:05 pm - Before the first-ever Major League Soccer match, a group of San Jose Clash players went to a local restaurant for some pregame bonding. Four of them threw up after the m...
MLS 25th anniversary remains quiet milestone amid pandemic

By ANNE M. PETERSON
Apr 06, 2020 11:18 am - Sporting Kansas City coach Peter Vermes is cautiously optimistic that Major League Soccer can still have a full season. But what that might look like is anyone's guess. ...
This Date in Baseball

Compiled By The Associated Press
Apr 05, 2020 10:00 am - April 6 1972 - For the first time in history, the major leagues failed to open on schedule because of a player strike, which started on April 1. The traditional season o...
Pro day cancellations forcing changes to NFL draft process

By MICHAEL MAROT
Apr 06, 2020 1:35 pm - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Bill Polian simplified the NFL's draft process years ago. He studied film, relied on medical experts, checked the numbers and interviewed players. Wi...
England soccer star Walker sorry after 'lockdown party'

The Associated Press
Apr 06, 2020 1:35 pm - MANCHESTER, England (AP) - England defender Kyle Walker is facing disciplinary action from English Premier League team Manchester City after appearing to break lockdown ...

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