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Report: Kobe Bryant pilot may have been disoriented in fog
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Report: Kobe Bryant pilot may have been disoriented in fog

June 17, 2020

National Transportation Safety Board investigators Adam Huray, right, and Carol Hogan examine wreckage as part of the NTSB’s investigation of a helicopter crash near Calabasas, Calif.James Anderson/National Transportation Safety Board…

Olympic sports fall short of gender equality
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Olympic sports fall short of gender equality

June 16, 2020

A man jogs past the Olympic rings in Tokyo.Jae C. Hong/Associated Press file Men were able to stay in high office because more than one-quarter of governing bodies had no…

Roger Goodell encourages team to sign Colin Kaepernick
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Roger Goodell encourages team to sign Colin Kaepernick

June 16, 2020

The NFL commissioner said during ESPN’s “The Return of Sports” special on Monday that he is encouraging teams to sign the 32-year old quarterback, who hasn’t played the past three…

Commissioner Rob Manfred says baseball season in jeopardy
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Commissioner Rob Manfred says baseball season in jeopardy

June 16, 2020

Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred speaks to the media at the owners meeting in Arlington, Texas.LM Otero/Associated Press file The league also revealed several players on big league rosters have tested…

Ben Carson thinks Trump will ‘get there’ on athletes kneeling
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Ben Carson thinks Trump will ‘get there’ on athletes kneeling

June 16, 2020

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson testifies before a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington.Astrid Riecken/The Washington Post Housing and Urban Development…