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NFL teams lost over $500M to injuries in 2019
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NFL teams lost over $500M to injuries in 2019

January 29, 2020

The New York Jets finished the season with a league-high 21 players on injured reserve and had so many other injuries the organization is studying every step from practice to…

Without stars, Austrian slalom team longs for new success
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Without stars, Austrian slalom team longs for new success

January 29, 2020

Austria’s Marco Schwarz speeds down the course during an alpine ski men’s World Cup slalom on Tuesday in Schladming, Austria.Giovanni Auletta/Associated Press Marco Schwarz took the lead after the first…

Broncos hire former agent as new salary cap director
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Broncos hire former agent as new salary cap director

January 29, 2020

Hurtado’s duties as the Broncos’ vice president of football administration are the “three Cs” – managing the team’s salary cap, negotiating player contracts and ensuring the club’s compliance with the…

Pilot of Kobe Bryant helicopter tried to avoid heavy fog
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Pilot of Kobe Bryant helicopter tried to avoid heavy fog

January 29, 2020

Fingerprints were used to confirm the identity of Bryant, 41, along with John Altobelli, 56; Sarah Chester, 45, and the pilot, 50-year-old Ara Zobayan, the Medical Examiner-Coroner reported. While the…

Halep, Muguruza to meet in Australian Open semifinals
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Halep, Muguruza to meet in Australian Open semifinals

January 28, 2020

Romania’s Simona Halep celebrates after defeating Estonia’s Anett Kontaveit during their quarterfinal match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia.Dita Alangkara/Associated Press Both have already won Wimbledon and…

Durango pinned in duals in Farmington
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Durango pinned in duals in Farmington

January 28, 2020

Durango’s Austin Albrecht grabs hold of Bloomfield’s AJ Garcia in a 182-pound division match during Tuesday’s wrestling duals at Hermosa Middle School in Farmington. Durango competed against Bayfield and Farmington…

Los Angeles is grieving, can’t believe it lost Kobe Bryant
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Los Angeles is grieving, can’t believe it lost Kobe Bryant

January 28, 2020

Bob Bjerkaas, pastor at the small Presbyterian church in Calabasas, California, immediately surmised that the accident was fatal and led his 75-member congregation in a parking-lot prayer. First responders and…