Tom Goldman

The NFL draft has passed, which usually means it is time to look ahead toward the season. But the coronavirus pandemic has left players and fans uncertain whether the season will happen at all.

The NFL draft does a great job of distracting fans who've been missing sports. Plus: Notre Dame's Muffet McGraw retires after coaching women's basketball for 33 years.

Tonight's NFL draft will be like no other in history. College's top football prospects won't meet in a big banquet hall. Instead, many will connect from home through TV and remote cameras.

The Korean Baseball Organization will begin its new season on May 5, initially without fans. The KBO hopes this week's start of preseason games leads to a smooth opening of the regular season.

South Korea's top baseball league begins its preseason Tuesday — without fans and with strict rules for players. As U.S. sports leagues ponder restarting, what lessons can be learned from overseas?

Major League Baseball plans to test up to 10,000 players, employees and their families to detect COVID-19 antibodies. The hope is to see how prevalent the infection rate is in the general population.

The XFL is no more once again. The fledgling pro spring football league has folded just five games into its return season because of the coronavirus pandemic. The league played one season in 2001.

The shutdown of sporting events due to the coronavirus pandemic has put athletic careers on hold and interrupted the flow of money that makes sports such a big business.

The pandemic has shut down U.S. sports, stemming money flows that make athletics a big business. College sports are in for more financial pain if the shutdown affects their big moneymaker: football.

With sports leagues on hiatus due to the coronavirus, most athletes are still getting paid. But not all. Minor League Baseball players have no guaranteed pay when they're not playing regular season.

NPR sports correspondent Tom Goldman and sports medicine expert Dr. Benjamin Levine answer listener questions about the safety of exercise and playing sports during the coronavirus pandemic.

People sheltering-in-place because of the coronavirus are looking for ways to stay fit. Solitary ideas like pushups and treadmills are good ideas. But if you need to get outside, here are some tips.

Schools have been authorized to offer spring sport athletes whose schedule was shut down by the coronavirus an extra year of eligibility so they can play an extra season.

We take a look at how different sports are responding to the coronavirus pandemic, and remember Curly Neal, the Harlem Globetrotters legend who died at 77 on Thursday.

Japan and the International Olympic Committee have delayed the 2020 Summer Olympics because of the coronavirus pandemic. The decision has huge financial and societal implications.

The International Olympic Committee is under increasing pressure to postpone the Summer Olympics in Tokyo due to the coronavirus pandemic.

For weeks, Olympics officials have maintained that the Tokyo Games will be held as scheduled — as other sports leagues cancel competitions. Athletes are training even though the games may not happen.

Student athletes normally are ineligible to continue playing after graduation. But with college careers cut short by the coronavirus, the NCAA may allow Division 1 seniors to play next year.

The National Football League and its players reached agreement on a new contract over the weekend. Some notable changes include the possibility of a longer season and additional playoff teams.

In an effort to stop the spread of the coronavirus, sports events across the country, and the globe, are being canceled or postponed.