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Minnesota Twins donate $25M, Vikings $5M to racial, social justice campaigns MINNEAPOLIS -- Two professional sports franchises in the Twin Cities have made significant contributions to racial and social justice campaigns in light of the killing of George Floyd while in custody of the Minneapolis Police on May 25. The Minnesota Twins ...
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Dwayne Haskins is losing weight and increasing his focus to ensure 2020 goes the way he wants During Dwayne Haskins' arduous rookie season with the Redskins, questions emerged about his commitment. One wouldn't know that, though, by watching and listening to the quarterback in the Zoom call he held with reporters on Wednesday.
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Patrick Mahomes on players' video: Why not use my platform? Patrick Mahomes, at 24 years old, is one of the most prominent faces of the NFL. He's the reigning Super Bowl MVP. He's won a league MVP and a Super Bowl. In the last week or two, he's focused more on using his platform built by such achievements to help ...
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NFL Fantasy: Which Indianapolis Colts Receiving Options Should Owners Consider? When assessing from an NFL fantasy perspective an Indianapolis Colts offense led by quarterback Philip Rivers, how much does that boost the stock of his weapons for 2020? Last year wasn't just a down season for four-time Pro Bowl wide receiver T.Y. ...
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Trail Blazers founder Harry Glickman has passed away Portland Trail Blazers founder and president emeritus Harry Glickman died today, June 10, 2020. He was 96 years old. Glickman has long been considered the father of professional sports in Oregon, having brought a wide variety of sporting and ...
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The Confederate flag is finally gone at NASCAR races, and I won't miss it for a second The stars and bars have been banned from NASCAR racetracks. Finally. On Wednesday afternoon, three days after the Cup Series showed a unified front against racism at Atlanta Motor Speedway, and only a few hours before Bubba Wallace's No. 43 Chevy ...
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Lions CB Justin Coleman remembers growing up alongside Ahmaud Arbery One of the several deaths of unarmed Black people in the United States hit close to home for multiple members of the Detroit Lions. Lions cornerback Justin Coleman talked to reporters on Wednesday about his memories of Ahmaud Arbery, who was shot and ...
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MLB Draft: White Sox pick left-handed pitcher Garrett Crochet at No. 11 Garrett Crochet is the newest member of the White Sox plan for long-term contention. The White Sox spent the No. 11 pick in this year's MLB Draft on the left-handed pitcher out of the University of Tennessee on Wednesday night, adding him to a collection of ...
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5 things to know about Orioles No. 2 overall pick Heston Kjerstad It's not Austin Martin. It's not Spencer Torkelson. It's not Asa Lacy or Nick Gonzales, either. Trending Now. 1:13 · DMV athletes join fight against police brutality · 0:27 · Ron Rivera and coaching staff return to Redskins Park · 0:56 · Mic'd Up: Vanderbilt third ...
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Red Sox say Torii Hunter's experience of facing racism at Fenway Park is real: 'We are listening' The Red Sox released a statement through their Twitter account late Wednesday afternoon captioned, "This is real," which describes complaints about racism at Fenway Park. Trending Now. 1:13 · DMV athletes join fight against police brutality · 0:27 ...
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MLB Draft Tracker: Breaking Down Every Team's First-Round Pick Amid all the uncertainty swirling around baseball over the last several months, at least one thing on the sport's calendar remained a certainty: the draft. Every organization has the opportunity to add top-shelf talent Wednesday night and we're here to break ...
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DeAndre Hopkins Defends Clemson's Dabo Swinney amid Racism Allegations Arizona Cardinals wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins defended Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney in a Twitter post Wednesday. Hopkins, who played for the Tigers from 2010 through 2012, said Swinney isn't a racist and helped him "become a man" during ...
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Manfred says there's a '100%' chance 2020 MLB season will take place NEW YORK — Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred says there is a "100%" chance of big league ball this year. Major League Baseball will make another proposal to start the pandemic-delayed season in empty ballparks, but Manfred vowed Wednesday to ...
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Angels select pitcher Reid Detmers with the 10th pick in the draft At the onset of MLB's 2020 amateur player draft, the Angels broke with a recent organizational trend and selected pitcher left-hander Reid Detmers from the University of Louisville with the 10th overall pick. The last time the Angels selected a pitcher in the first ...
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Giants Draft Bailey With 13th Overall Pick The San Francisco Giants selected NC State catcher Patrick Bailey with the 13th overall pick of the Major League Baseball draft Wednesday, making him the ninth Wolfpack player taken in the first round. The switch-hitting junior was the first catcher taken in ...
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PGA TOUR Returns Thursday with 11 Consecutive Hours of Live Tournament and Wraparound News Coverage on ... In celebration of the PGA TOUR's return to competition this week, GOLF Channel will carry 11 consecutive hours of live tournament and wraparound news coverage tomorrow, from 9 a.m. until 8 p.m. ET. The PGA TOUR is set to resume its season (after being ...
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Chicago Cubs 2020 MLB draft picks: Cubs select Mount Carmel shortstop Ed Howard in the 1st round This year's Major League Baseball amateur draft was trimmed from 40 rounds to five. Here are the Chicago Cubs' scheduled picks. No. 16; No. 51; No. 88; No. 117; No. 147. No. 16: Ed Howard, shortstop, Mount Carmel High School. Dan Kantrovitz put his ...
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NASCAR at Martinsville live updates: Jimmie Johnson looks comfortable in the lead NASCAR's past 24 hours have had no shortage of news. Tuesday, the sport's governing body announced steps to brings fans back to races in a limited capacity beginning this weekend, and Wednesday, NASCAR banned the display of the Confederate flag.
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UFC's "Fight Island" is very real — and helps show how sports are getting creative Despite what they say, fortune doesn't always favor the brave, especially when life has been shifted to a state that even the science-fiction writers would have had trouble imagining. Yet if luck smiles upon those who are at least prepared to experiment and ...
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Royals select Texas A&M lefty Asa Lacy with fourth overall pick in MLB Draft The Kansas City Royals added to their growing collection of high-end minor league pitching depth on Wednesday night, selecting Texas A&M left-hander Asa Lacy with the fourth overall pick in the 2020 MLB Draft. Lacy, who stands 6-foot-4 and 215 pounds, ...
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Cincinnati Reds take high school outfielder Austin Hendrick with 1st-round MLB Draft pick The Cincinnati Reds added one of the top high school power hitters in the country Wednesday when they drafted outfielder Austin Hendrick with the No. 12 pick in the 2020 MLB Draft. Hendrick, a 19-year-old from West Allegheny High School (Pennsylvania), ...
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Six women sue USA Swimming over sexual abuse by coaches Six women have filed civil lawsuits against USA Swimming, its local associations in California and three now-banned coaches claiming that the national governing body failed to protect them from abuse by those coaches. Debra Grodensky, Suzette Moran ...
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Mississippi State infielder Justin Foscue picked by Texas Rangers in MLB Draft STARKVILLE – What a rapid rise. Two years ago, Justin Foscue went 1-for-15 in the 2018 College World Series as Mississippi State was eliminated from Omaha in four games. Now, Foscue has joined the elite ranks of MSU Bulldogs who have been selected ...
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Georgia pitcher Emerson Hancock goes No. 6 to Seattle Mariners Emerson Hancock wasn't quite ready to leave Georgia. But Major League Baseball made it worth his while. Hancock intended to be playing in the College World Series on Wednesday. But he also grew up hoping to play in the big leagues one day, and ...
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College players, SEC dominate early MLB draft picks What was sure to be a historic MLB draft was quick to make history Wednesday night. For the first time in the draft's 56 years, no high school players were taken among the first seven picks. The Tigers opened the draft by grabbing Arizona State first baseman ...
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Diary of historical Broncos offseason DENVER — There have been lockouts and strikes, but never a pandemic stay-at-home shutdown. There have been civil rights protests but never before have the Broncos as a team participated in a protest march against police brutality and racial inequality.
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Roger Federer Won't Play in 2020 After Knee Surgery As the tennis world debates when it will be safe to resume official competition, Roger Federer has made it clear he will not return to the courts in 2020. On Wednesday, he announced that he recently had a second operation on his right knee and that he would ...
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Likely No. 1 pick Alexis Lafreniere wins top CHL award for second straight year Alexis Lafreniere, the likely No. 1 pick for the 2020 NHL draft, received the Canadian Hockey League's Dave Branch Player of the Year Award for the second consecutive season. The Rimouski Oceanic winger joins former Oceanic star Sidney Crosby as the ...
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Mid-American Schools Create Separate Conference for Esports FILE - In this March 12, 2020, file photo, Mid-American Conference commissioner Jon Steinbrecher speaks to the mediain Cleveland. Aiming to recruit and engage more competitive video gamers, a dozen schools in the Mid-American Conference are creating ...
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Track is back at Brown after outcry about lost opportunities Brown University has reinstated its men's varsity track and cross country programs, with the school president saying dropping the teams to club status would have had a negative effect on efforts to build and maintain diversity on campus, particularly for African ...
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Red Sox release statement addressing racist incidents at Fenway Park There have been a number of reported incidents involving racism at Fenway Park over the years, and in the wake of comments made by former MLB outfielder Torii Hunter this week about his own experiences in Boston, the Red Sox released a statement ...
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Marcus Mariota immortalized on a pair of Nike Air Force Ones Marcus Mariota and Delanie Walker were teammates and close friends during their five years together with the Tennessee Titans. The Nashville connection between the quarterback and tight end ended when Mariota signed a two-year, $17.6 million free ...
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Pirates pick New Mexico State shortstop Nick Gonzales in first round of MLB Draft 8 minutes ago. The Pittsburgh Pirates selected New Mexico State shortstop Nick Gonzales with the No. 7 overall pick Wednesday night in the first round of the MLB Draft. A former walk-on, the 5-foot-10, 190-pounder played second base his first two seasons in ...
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A look inside the reopening of the Lions practice facility The NFL has begun preparations for football to return, starting with the practice facilities. As teams prepare for the start of training camp in July, and the start of the season in September, the league has issued guidelines that will be implemented to make that ...
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Chicago Bears linebacker Roquan Smith: "I feel 100 percent" CHICAGO,Ill. — Roquan Smith's second year in the NFL didn't go as planned for the former first-round pick, missing a game early in the season due to personal reasons and then suffering a shoulder injury in Week 14 causing him to miss the final three games ...
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Luka Doncic 'not in the best shape,' according to trainer It's been four months since the NBA suspended its 2019-20 season. Now, games are scheduled to resume at the end of July. With training camp looming, Dallas Mavericks Star Luka Doncic's conditioning isn't where it needs to be, according to his trainer.
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'That's funny': Bottas shrugs off Vettel Mercedes link London (AFP) - Valtteri Bottas said Wednesday he thinks it is "funny" that four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel has been rumoured to take his seat at Mercedes in 2021. The Finnish driver, who like six-time world champion Lewis Hamilton is out of ...
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Browns Kevin Stefanski proving a strong leader early in head coaching career CLEVELAND, Ohio -- In January, after Kevin Stefanski held his introductory press conference at FirstEnergy Stadium, Chief Strategy Officer Paul Depodesta spoke to the media in the Browns locker room. He said something kept coming up in their research ...
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Tony Hawk Tweets X-Ray Photos of Gruesome Finger Injury, Says Ring Was Cut Off Skateboard legend Tony Hawk suffered a gruesome dislocated finger over the weekend that required his wedding ring to be cut off before his bones were set "to their full upright and locked position," he revealed alongside his X-rays Wednesday: Tony Hawk ...
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Rockets looking to increase tempo in Orlando Houston Rockets head coach Mike D'Antoni said the team needs to play at a faster pace when the season resumes in Orlando next month. What It Means: The Rockets had the fourth-highest pace (103.6 possessions per game) in the league before the hiatus.
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Phillies select high school pitcher Mick Abel in first round of MLB draft A new scouting director brought a change in the Phillies' approach in the Major League Baseball draft on Wednesday night. After five consecutive years of selecting a hitter in the first round under erstwhile scouting director Johnny Almaraz, the Phillies went ...
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UFC: Khabib Nurmagomedov-Justin Gaethje title fight targeted for UFC 253 on Sept. 19 Arguably the most anticipated UFC title fight of 2020 is getting closer to being official. Combate is reporting that the UFC is close to finalizing the lightweight title fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov (28-0) and Justin Gaethje (22-2). The anticipated matchup ...
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