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Mike Shanahan elected to Broncos Ring of Honor
Broncos to honor two-time Super Bowl winning coach
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Safe at home? Off-field behavior decisive for MLB
Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw, right, talks with starting pitcher Walker Buehler during the restart of baseball spring training Sunday in Los Angeles.Mark J. Terrill/Associated Press “That was…
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WADA, Dick Pound push back on ‘inexplicable’ critique from U.S. government
The ONDCP sent a report to Congress last month, urging lawmakers to consider pulling back funding to WADA, the body charged with monitoring and investigating doping in international sport, if…
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Red Sox hammered by claims of racism, sexual abuse
“Torii Hunter’s experience is real,” the team said in a June 10 Twitter post, adding that there were at least seven incidents as recently as last year where fans used…
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Native American groups ask NFL to force Redskins name change
criticizes Washington for considering change
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Nationals, Astros, Cardinals cancel workouts over coronavirus testing delay
Washington Nationals’ manager Dave Martinez, left, and bullpen coach Henry Blanco walk together during a baseball training camp workout at Nationals Stadium on Sunday in Washington.Carolyn Kaster/Associated Press The defending…
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MLB releases pandemic-shortened schedule amid testing delays
The Minnesota Twins run drills on Target Field at a baseball camp Monday in Minneapolis.Bruce Kluckhorn/Associated Press file By the time MLB revealed each team’s 60-game slate Monday evening, the…
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NHL, players announce labor deal, plan to resume games Aug. 1
Edmonton Oilers goalie Mike Smith warms up for the team’s game against the Winnipeg Jets in Edmonton, Alberta.Jason Franson/The Canadian Press file The National Hockey League and the NHL Players’…
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Trump sideswipes NASCAR, Bubba Wallace over flag and noose
President criticizes NASCAR for removal of Confederate flag
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Tokyo Olympics seek COVID-19 defenses, but what exactly?
Tokyo’s newly reelected Gov. Yuriko Koike, right, meets Tokyo 2020 President Yoshiro Mori at Tokyo Metropolitan Government headquarters Monday in Tokyo.Kyodo News These include quarantines for athletes, and few fans…
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PGA Tour, Memorial remove plans to have spectators
8,000 fans had been considered before decision to nix fans
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WNBA players to spotlight Breonna Taylor on jerseys
Players will also wear warmup shirts that read “Black Lives Matter” on the front and “Say Her Name” on the back throughout the season, the league and players’ union announced…
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Money Mahomes: Chiefs sign star QB to 10-year, $503 million extension
Contract biggest in sports history
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Sports jump on PPP bandwagon, but big leagues take a pass
Data released Monday showed hundreds of thousands of Paycheck Protection Program recipients across a wide range of industries, and sports-related businesses were well represented. However, none of the four major…
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Trump criticizes Redskins, Indians for considering name changes
Trump tweeted, “They name teams out of STRENGTH, not weakness, but now the Washington Redskins & Cleveland Indians, two fabled sports franchises, look like they are going to be changing…
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FC Dallas withdraws from the MLS tournament because of coronavirus tests
10 players positive for COVID-19
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Kevin Harvick uses Denny Hamlin’s crash to win Brickyard 400
give out on leader late
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Bryson DeChambeau bombs way to 3-stroke win in Detroit
Mortgage Classic champ has beefed up to drive longer
Outdoors
Little Adventures: Fishing ‘for kids’ not ‘with kids’
Author Jenny Johnston throws a cast into a creek while her son, Huck, eagerly watches and plays on the bank.Jenny Johnston/Special to the Herald When my kids were born, I…
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Hot dog champs repeat as July 4 gluttony fest moves indoors
Chestnut downed 75 wieners and buns in 10 minutes and Sudo downed 48½ in the same span, setting new world records for both the men’s and women’s events. “I’m always…
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American Explorer: Howard Grotts discovers a drive beyond international mountain biking
longer chasing Olympics, new challenges energize Durango star
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Jimmie Johnson 1st NASCAR driver to test positive for coronavirus
Jimmie Johnson climbs into his car before the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla.John raoux/Associated Press file The 44-year-old Johnson is the first…
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MLB cancels All-Star Game for first time since 1945
Angeles hosting moved to 2022
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Novak Djokovic and his wife test negative for coronavirus
The top-ranked player tested positive for the virus after playing in an exhibition series he organized in Serbia and Croatia amid the pandemic. No social distancing was observed at the…
College Sports
Texas A&M, Jimbo Fisher handed recruiting penalties by NCAA
Fisher, who had just been hired by Texas A&M, and an assistant coach had impermissible contact with a recruit, the NCAA said without identifying the coaches by name. The assistant,…