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Tennis anyone? With golf and other sports making a return to competition, the question begs why not tennis? This suburban Seattle tennis court hasn’t seen action in so long that weeds are cropping up along the playing surface.

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May 27, 2020 at 10:51 am

Golf is back from the coronavirus shutdown, but Seattle tennis courts remain closed. Why? | Matt Calkins

Golf courses are open in Washington, but open tennis courts in Seattle are difficult to come by during the coronavirus shutdown. Why is that?

May 23, 2020 at 2:07 pm

Emerald Downs announces schedule for stake races

Emerald Downs horse-racing track in Auburn announced its stakes-race schedule Saturday.Included in the dates is the running of the 85th running of the $100,000 Longacres...

Tuesday, May 5, 2020 Tom Boettcher of Seattle putts on the 2nd green at Interbay Golf Center on the first day golfers were allowed to play. “It feels exquisite to be back golfing” he said. 213885

May 20, 2020 at 6:28 pm

Foursomes are now allowed at Washington golf courses, but not in Seattle. Here’s why.

Gov. Jay Inslee's recent modifications to his coronavirus reopening plan for Washington courses allow foursomes of non-related players, but courses located in Seattle city limits...

Kevin Harvick arrives in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series auto race Sunday, May 17, 2020, in Darlington, S.C. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) SCMH221 SCMH221

May 17, 2020 at 4:47 pm

Kevin Harvick wins at Darlington as NASCAR returns to racing

When the engines fired at Darlington Raceway following a 10-week layoff during the coronavirus pandemic, it turned into a regular old race.

May 13, 2020 at 4:44 am

9-year-old boy in Tennessee catches 80-pound lake sturgeon

HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A nine-year-old boy in Tennessee became the third child in his family to catch a monster fish, reeling in an 80-pound...

May 8, 2020 at 3:34 pm

Emerald Downs will open 44-day season June 22

The Washington Horse Racing Commission approved a 44-day season Friday for Emerald Downs in Auburn. Racing will begin Monday, June 22. Initially races will be...

May 7, 2020 at 4:29 am

WBC setting up judging from home via video for pro boxing

LONDON (AP) — WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman expects professional boxing to return without spectators and with judges officiating by video from home. Sulaiman said the...

With a view of Interstate 5 in the distance, golfers Sam Cameron, left, and SanJuan Alvarado make their way down the 13th green at the Nile Shrine Golf Course
in Mountlake Terrace, Washington on Wednesday.

Photo taken May 6, 2020. 213886

May 6, 2020 at 5:31 pm

‘Like I was getting Taylor Swift tickets’: Washington golfers thrilled to be back on links after coronavirus shutdown | Matt Calkins

Folks were teeming with joy Tuesday at Bellevue Golf Course, which booked out within minutes of Gov. Jay Inslee's announcement last week that it was...

May 6, 2020 at 9:15 am

The ‘sweet science’ of boxing looking into spit science

The “sweet science” may adopt a bit of spit science under a plan to protect itself from the coronavirus when boxing resumes in Britain, possibly...

May 1, 2020 at 2:14 pm

Column: A look at some of the best sports documentaries

Sports and cinema have an uneasy alliance. For every “Raging Bull,” there are an abundance of flicks that get it wrong when they try to...

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