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6-man rotations? Piggybacking starters? Pitching, post virus
MLB teams in tricky position when it comes to protecting arms
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Regional sports network employees left without pay uncertain what comes next
MLB broadcast crews in limbo
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Simone Biles on 2021 Olympics: ‘Nothing is set in stone’
Simone Biles is pressing on to the 2021 Olympics. While she’s confident her body will be fine next summer, she is concerned about the mental toll of another year of…
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NFL’s new 14-team playoff format creates massive advantage for top seeds
The NFL is awarding the top seed in each conference a first-round playoff bye with the addition of a seventh team into the playoffs from each conference. Now, the second…
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British man runs backyard marathon during lockdown
James Campbell, a former professional javelin thrower, spent his 32nd birthday on Wednesday doing 20-foot shuttles from one end of his small backyard to the other after promising to run…
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NCAA throws baseball coaches a curve with added eligibility
Ohio State’s Greg Beals said Tuesday he isn’t worried about 2021, when the 35-man roster limit will be relaxed to accommodate seniors choosing to return for another season. The problem…
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Study: racial graduation-rate gap grows for men’s NCAA teams
The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) at Central Florida released two annual studies this week examining graduation rates for men’s and women’s teams invited to the NCAA…
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Kevin Durant, Trae Young headline players-only NBA 2K tournament for ESPN
A reporter takes video of Kevin Durant during a training camp for USA basketball in 2018 in Las Vegas. Durant is one of the headline names for an NBA 2K…
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Wimbledon canceled for 1st time since WWII because of virus
Grand Slam event second of four to be canceled this year
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NFL team owners vote to expand playoffs to 14 teams
NFL vice president Troy Vincent sent a letter to several prospects inviting them to participate “live” in the NFL draft in three weeks.Brynn Anderson/Associated Press During a conference call to…
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Air Force brings back Joe Scott as men’s basketball coach
Falcons aim to rejuvenate basketball team
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Durango ultrarunners turn fitness into challenges instead of races
Curtin conquers ‘Everesting’ of Hogsback; Guterl changes pace
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Date set: Olympics to be held July 23 through Aug. 8 of 2021
Tokyo organizers said Monday the opening ceremony will take place on July 23, 2021 — almost exactly one year after the games were due to start. “The schedule for the…
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Confirmed: NCAA to give spring athletes extra year of eligibility
An athlete stands near a NCAA logo during a softball game in Beaumont, Texas.Aaron M. Sprecher/Associated Press file The NCAA Division I Council voted Monday to give spring-sport athletes regardless…
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Broncos add a punter, as raid of Lions roster continues
Martin joins former Detroit teammates Graham Glasgow and Jeff Driskel in Denver. Glasgow, a guard and center, signed a four-year, $44 million deal and Driskel signed a two-year, $5 million…
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Time has come for Durango Athletic Hall of Fame
In 1971 when Tom Mayer made a candy bar bet to his brother Jim, a brakeman on the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad, that he could ride his bike…
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For the marathon runners, what’s best in the long run isn’t great for long runs
The scrubbing of marathons from the spring calendar was to most people just another tiny shard in the virus-triggered implosion of normal life. But the consequences rippling through the quirky,…
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Carmelo Anthony tells how LeBron James saved him from drowning
Carmelo Anthony (7) and LeBron James (6) have a bond beyond basketball made only tighter with the time James jumped off a boat to save a struggling Anthony in the…
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Tokyo Olympics: Summer dates likely in 2021 for Games
Tokyo Olympic organizers seem to be leaning away from starting the rescheduled games in the spring of 2021. More and more the signs point toward the summer of 2021. Organizing…
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Derek Wolfe departs Denver Broncos, signs with Ravens
Baltimore fills defensive line need
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New cycle: USA riders face another year of training for Tokyo
Chloe Dygert of the United States competes during the qualification race during the Track Cycling World Championship on Feb. 29 in Berlin, Germany.Sebastian Gollnow/dpa Relief that a move had been…
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PLOEN: Beauty of an unknown final score
Every play, coaching instruction and bounce of a ball suddenly seems so fragile. It is absolute chaos in its unpredictability, and it’s what makes sports outright irresistible. There is beauty…
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Let’s race 2? NASCAR forced to consider schedule shakeup
The grandstands are empty as cars makes their way around past the Mahaffey Theater and head towards turn 10 at the IndyCar Grand Prix of St. Petersburg March 13 in…
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No games, big losses for governing bodies of U.S. Olympic sports
Money crisis faces U.S. Olympic sports
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Red Bull handup to hospital from cyclist Payson McElveen
Durango professional cyclist Payson McElveen droped off six cases of Red Bull at Mercy Regional Medical Center on Friday for medical staff who are working the front lines of COVID-19.…
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MLB final pitch could be closer to Christmas than Halloween
MLB final pitch could be closer to Christmas than Halloween
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Melvin Gordon using lessons of holdout as motivation for Broncos
New Broncos RB hungry for 2020
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Griego stays home: Fort Lewis College drops interim tag from women’s basketball coach
Durango alum no longer ‘interim’ coach of Skyhawks