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NASCAR bans Confederate flag from races and properties
Wallace’s call for action heard
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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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France the next journey for Fort Lewis College basketball great DeAndre Lansdowne
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
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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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
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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Broncos players, coaches lead George Floyd demonstration in Denver
Center Park rally remained peaceful
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Goodell says NFL wrong for not listening to players on racial equality
One day after 2018 NFL MVP Patrick Mahomes and several of his peers released a video demanding the league condemn racism, Goodell made his strongest statement on the issues many…
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MLB players say teams ‘depriving America of baseball games’
deal in sight to resume play
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More than half of NFL coaching staffs not at team facilities
were allowed to return Friday, including Fangio with Broncos
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Michael Jordan giving $100 million for racial equality, justice
In a joint statement Friday on social media, Jordan and the Jordan Brand said money will be paid over 10 years with the goal of “ensuring racial equality, social justice…
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Fans to return to watch golf in Ohio
Memorial Tournament at Muirfield gets approval
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MLB players reaffirm pay stance, no deal with teams in sight
More than 100 players, including the union’s executive board, held a two-hour digital meeting with officials of the Major League Baseball Players Association on Thursday, a day after their offer…