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Nuggets star Nikola Jokic positive for coronavirus
Serbian center in quarantine in home country
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No charges in NASCAR noose incident involving Black driver
FBI finds no crime committed in Wallace’s garage
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No. 1 Novak Djokovic, wife have coronavirus after public exhibitions
Lack of social distancing at recent events
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MLB plans 60-game slate, shortest since 1878, as union balks
Six days after Commissioner Rob Manfred and union head Tony Clark negotiated to expand the playoffs from 10 teams to 16, widen use of the designated hitter to National League…
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Blaney wins at Talladega after NASCAR unites behind Wallace
Blaney nipped Ricky Stenhouse Jr. at the finish line for his fourth win and first since Talladega in October, albeit this time before a mostly empty venue. It was a…
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NASCAR rallies around Wallace as FBI investigates noose
The entire 40-driver field and their crew members followed. After the car came to a stop, Wallace climbed out, sat on the window ledge and sobbed. Richard Petty, his Hall…
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Balk in baseball coronavirus talks, July 19 start off
Major League Players Association Executive Director Tony Clark, answers questions in 2017 at a news conference in Phoenix. In email from baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred to union head Tony Clark…
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Eli Tomac wins AMA Supercross title in Salt Lake City
Rider from Cortez gets his first SX title at age 27
Outdoors
John Peel releases new edition of ‘Hiking Trails of Southwestern Colorado’
‘The bible of hiking for this part of the world’
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N.Y.-bred Tiz the Law wins barren Belmont Stakes
Tiz the Law (8), with jockey Manny Franco up, crosses the finish line to win the152nd running of the Belmont Stakes horse race Saturday in Elmont, N.Y.Seth Wenig/Associated Press The…
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Union leaders’ vote and coronavirus threat loom over MLB’s pitch for a 60-game season
The union’s 38-member executive board – an eight-member executive subcommittee and representatives from each of the 30 teams – met virtually Saturday to deliberate, according to multiple reports. Its options…
Outdoors
Burn the legs on Burnt Timber Trail
Arborglyph Grove and Burnt Timber Trail a warmup for the high-alpine season
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Fort Lewis College cycling funding hits steep downhill
BMX, track cycling eliminated as part of $60,000 budget cut
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NHL’s focus shifts to Canadian cities as possible hubs
The uncertainty raised by coronavirus pandemic leads to experts providing a bleak short-term assessment on the NHL’s financial bottom line, with some projecting revenues being cut by almost half.David Zalubowski/Associated…
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Around sports world, Juneteenth celebrated like never before
Athletes unite in time of activism
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Trump administration backs Idaho transgender sports ban
The Idaho House of Representatives in the Idaho Statehouse in Boise, Idaho.Keith Ridler/Associated Press file The support came in the form of a court filing submitted by the U.S. Department…
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U.S. Olympic training centers to start gradual reopening June 26
Only a small number of prospective Olympians will be permitted in the first phase of reopening following the shutdown to guard against the novel coronavirus at the centers in Colorado…
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Japan opens baseball season after 3-month pandemic delay
After a three-month delay caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the world’s second-most famous baseball competition opened a season Friday that will be shortened from its regular 143 games to 120.…
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Black MLS players form coalition to fight systemic racism
Toronto FC soccer player Justin Morrow speaks to the media during an end of season availability in Toronto.Chris Young/The Canadian Press file The coalition is the result of an Instagram…
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NCAA expands ban, joins SEC in targeting Confederate flag
Mississippi has big choice to make
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Southeastern Conference pushing Mississippi to change flag
Confederate-based flag has been under scrutiny for years
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Eli Tomac nearly clinches Supercross title
Cortez rider all but locks up crown going to Sunday’s finale
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Colin Kaepernick to join Medium as board member
Activist to lead new interview series
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MLB owners and players are so busy yelling, they can’t hear their fans’ frustration
Major League Baseball’s players and teams still can’t reach a deal on a 2020 season. What’s left hurt are the fans.Charles Rex Arbogast/Associated Press file Anyone still with me? Forgive…
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L.A. Story: Rams, Chargers to appear on HBO’s ‘Hard Knocks’
HBO and NFL Films announced Thursday that this year’s show will include the Rams and Chargers, which are both moving into SoFI Stadium in Inglewood and will be attempting to…
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Players counter with 70-game season, 10 more than MLB
2020 season remains uncertain despite recent progress
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Colorado’s Nathan MacKinnon an MVP contender
Makar a Rookie of the Year candidate for Avalanche
College Sports
Florida Sen. Rubio introduces bill to push NCAA changes
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., introduced a bill Thursday that would protect the NCAA from being challenged in court if the association changes its rules to allow athletes to earn money…