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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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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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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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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
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MLB leaders offer 60-game schedule, full prorated player pay
Manfred, Clark met Wednesday morning
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Report: Kobe Bryant pilot may have been disoriented in fog
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…
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World TeamTennis changes policies for COVID-positive players
WTT CEO Carlos Silva told The Associated Press in a telephone interview Wednesday that he also planned to tell participants he was adjusting a rule that would have pulled someone…
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Prepping on a new court, Serena Williams will enter U.S. Open
Halep does not plan to attend August tournament
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After 100-day wait, English soccer returns and takes a knee
The Premier League, the richest soccer league in the world with massive worldwide viewership, was suspended on March 13 after Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta tested positive. The virus had been…
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World’s fastest man suspended for missing doping tests
Coleman contends a call would have prevented missed tests
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An ‘intriguing’ format change for mountain bike nationals possible
Time trial style could be implemented at Winter Park for social distancing
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. leads NASCAR’s 2021 Hall of Fame class
Dale Earnhardt Jr. celebrates in Victory Lane after winning a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pa.Matt Slocum/Associated Press file He waited longingly for…
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Olympic sports fall short of gender equality
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…
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World TeamTennis players testing positive for COVID lose pay
Someone testing positive once competition has started would be held out for the rest of the season but still be compensated on a prorated basis. The health plan released Tuesday…
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2021 Pro Bowl to be played at new Las Vegas stadium
The NFL announced Tuesday that the 2021 all-star game will be played at the new Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Sunday, Jan. 31 — one week before the Super…
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‘Watch it on TV’: Gov. Cuomo OKs no-fan U.S. Open tennis in New York
Tournament gets OK, but will players come?
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Redskins’ name is the shameful statue of the NFL. Tear it down.
Washington Redskins helmets rest on the field as players warm up prior to an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles in Philadelphia.Matt Rourke/Associated Press file Which brings us to…
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Roger Goodell encourages team to sign Colin Kaepernick
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…
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Don’t let MLB owners cry poor. They can afford to do what’s right for baseball.
The difference between Major League Baseball’s last rejected offer to its players for a return to play and the cost in salaries to have a reasonable 81-game season at full…
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Commissioner Rob Manfred says baseball season in jeopardy
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…