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Tigers draft Arizona State slugger Torkelson with No. 1 pick
Rockies go with Veen with first pick
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Eli Tomac of Cortez finishes third in Salt Lake 4 Supercross
Podium finish pads Tomac’s overall lead as series winds down
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MLS to resume season with Florida tournament starting July 8
Atlanta United defender Jeff Larentowicz, left, and New England Revolution midfielder Scott Caldwell battle for a header during round one of an MLS Cup playoff soccer game in Atlanta.John Amis/Associated…
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USC welcomes back Reggie Bush after 10 years in NCAA exile
Southern California tail back Reggie Bush walks off the field holding the game ball after the Trojans defeated Fresno State, 50-42, at the Los Angeles Coliseum. The former star running…
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Brooks Koepka raises notion of not playing a Ryder Cup without fans
Brooks Koepka hits out of the sand on the 11th hole bunker during practice for the Charles Schwab Challenge golf tournament at the Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas.…
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Rights groups, athletes ask NCAA to move tournament from Idaho
A letter sent Wednesday and signed by athletes including Megan Rapinoe, Billie Jean King, Jason Collins and Sue Bird calls for the NCAA to take all championship events out of…
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Golf passes initial test with no positive virus results
Very little about the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial resembles the opening round of The Players Championship on March 12, the last professional golf played before the COVID-19 pandemic shut…
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NASCAR bans Confederate flag from races and properties
Wallace’s call for action heard
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Fans return to Montezuma County Speedway despite ordinance
Promoter implements safety precautions, limits audience
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MLB players cut to 89 games, want prorated money
Tony Clark, executive director of the Major League Players Association, answers questions at a 2017 news conference in Phoenix.Morry Gash/Associated Press file The proposal by the players’ association, given to…
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USOPC forming group to look into Olympic protests
CEO Sarah Hirshland tweeted the plans for a new group, which is being formed in response to George Floyd’s death last month and the worldwide protests that followed. Floyd, a…
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Ban the Confederate flag? NASCAR could see end of an era
Wallace calls for action
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NASCAR set to allow fans back in Florida, Alabama
Kevin Harvick, third from left, celebrates with members of his crew after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday in Hampton, Ga.Brynn Anderson/Associated Press…
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UFC ‘Fight Island’ revealed in Abu Dhabi, will host 4 shows
Kamaru Usman poses during the ceremonial weigh-in event ahead of his fight against Colby Covington in UFC 245 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal The UFC revealed…
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PGA Tour to hold minute of silence at 8:46 to honor Floyd
PGA Tour Commission Jay Monahan decided against a public statement on the civil unrest sparked by the police killing of George Floyd, instead sending a letter to players.Chris O’Meara/Associated Press…
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MLB proposes up to 16 teams for postseason
Shorter regular season, but a chance at glory for teams that get hot
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USWNT wants soccer federation to repeal national anthem policy
The U.S. women’s team also wants the federation to state publicly that the policy was wrong and issue an apology to the team’s black players and supporters. “Further, we believe…
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Current, former NHL players form Hockey Diversity Alliance
Akim Aliu, whose story of racism in hockey in late 2019 brought the topic back to the forefront, and San Jose forward Evander Kane will head up the group. The…
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Building bubbles: Cautious 1st steps toward college football
Alabama defensive backs Jared Mayden (21) and Patrick Surtain II (2) break up a pass intended for Duke wide receiver Jalon Calhoun (5) during the first half a college football…
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France the next journey for Fort Lewis College basketball great DeAndre Lansdowne
Pro basketball star eager for LNB, Champions League play with SIG Strasbourg
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MLB offers 76-game season, up to 75% of player pay
Significant step in bargaining
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‘Create your own excitement’: Players ponder empty stadiums
The roar and emotion sure to be missed
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A look back at big hits, bad calls as MLB eyes new draft era
Even before the coronavirus pandemic, the 2020 version was ticketed for a move to Omaha, Nebraska, to coincide with the College World Series. The idea was to stage a bigger…
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College basketball coaches discuss racism, diversity
The NABC announced Frank Martin would chair a new committee designed to address issues of race and discrimination and not only within college sports.Mark Humphrey/Associated Press file “An officer walked…
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Massive sports corruption case finally heard at Paris trial
Former president of the IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federations) Lamine Diack arrives with his lawyer William Bourdon, right, at the Paris courthouse on Monday.Thibault Camus/Associated Press Wearing a face…
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Kevin Harvick cherishes Atlanta win, looks to help off track
Moment of silence for George Floyd led the race
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Scott Dixon wins again at Texas in IndyCar’s delayed season opener
Scott Dixon heads into Turn 2 during an IndyCar auto race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas on Saturday.Tony Gutierrez/Associated Press Dixon, a five-time IndyCar champion, took the…
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Gregg Popovich: ‘Embarrassed as a white person’
Spurs coach calls for systemic change
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Broncos players, coaches lead George Floyd demonstration in Denver
Civic Center Park rally remained peaceful