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As-it-happens update June 8, 2020
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The NBA is back. Last week, the league's board of governors and the players' union both approved plans -- a 22-team, 8-game wrap-up to the regular season followed by a possible play-in tournament for the eighth seed and playoffs -- to resume the 2019-20 ...
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ESPN
It has been 88 days since the NHL hit the pause button on the 2019-20 season because of the coronavirus pandemic. As the cancellations and postponements around the world of sports continue, there also have been continuous nuggets of new information ...
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ESPN
For the week of April 13 -- a period that coincided with the height of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States, and the panic it engendered -- nine of the top-20-rated sports shows in the country were classic fights, according to ShowBuzzDaily. The oldest ...
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ESPN
For the first time in 90 days, PGA Tour players are gathering at a golf course to prepare for a tournament that begins Thursday and will be the first played since the coronavirus pandemic halted sports across the country. On March 12, the first round of the ...
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ESPN
UFC president Dana White didn't have long to celebrate another solid night of fighting on Saturday before Conor McGregor stole the thunder from UFC 250. McGregor abruptly announced -- for the third time on social media -- that he is retiring from MMA.
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Bleacher Report
President Donald Trump is once again taking aim at the NFL, this time questioning the recent message from commissioner Roger Goodell regarding protests: Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump. Could it be even remotely possible that in Roger Goodell's ...
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nj.com
On Sunday, ESPN will debut its latest 30 for 30 project: "Long Gone Summer," which focuses on the epic 1998 home run race between Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa. Both players would go one to pass the single-season home run record once held by New ...
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Yahoo Sports
Arsenal have been warned that their long-standing issues away from home are likely to scupper any top-four ambitions when Premier League football returns, with Martin Keown considering form on the road to still be the Gunners' "Achilles heel". Top-flight ...
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Yahoo Sports
Jordan Henderson admits the pain of losing major finals helped to feed Liverpool's hunger to get back on the trophy trail, with everyone at Anfield determined to establish another dynasty. Prior to lifting the Champions League crown aloft in 2019, the Reds had ...
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Yahoo Sports
The top three players in the world will spend some time together as the PGA Tour returns to competition this week for the first time in nearly three months. The Charles Schwab Challenge marks the first official event since The Players was canceled after the ...
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Forbes
After a near three-month hiatus, professional soccer returns to Spain this week. And the really good news is La Liga, the country's top division, has plenty to resolve in the remaining 11 matches of the season. Giants Barcelona and Real Madrid are in one of ...
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Baltimore Sun
Charlotte's two professional sports franchises and two universities have canceled their partnerships with a North Carolina home security company after the firm's CEO told an activist he should focus on black-on-black crime rather than the George Floyd ...
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Forbes
Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal have both expressed concerns about coming to the U.S. Open in New York later this summer due to the COVID-19 pandemic and possible restrictions flowing from it, but British No. 1 Dan Evans says they just need to deal ...
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Yahoo Sports
Anthony Joshua has responded fiercely to criticism he received for his protest speech on Saturday. The IBF, WBA and WBO heavyweight champion told critics: "If you think I'm a racist, go f*** yourself!" Joshua was referring to a backlash that he received for the ...
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247Sports
Fifth and last of a series. We now conclude our project that has been far more difficult than expected. It seemed as if every time we thought of one more player that needed to be considered for a former Alabama high school star who had gone on to excel for ...
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Washington Post
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___. English soccer club Brighton is offering fans the chance to have cardboard cutouts of themselves in the stadium when the Premier League resumes. Games in the league ...
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Still Curtain
The Steelers have several players with expiring contracts. Here is the Pro Bowl player most likely to sign with another team after the 2020 season. Seemingly every year, the Steelers are forced to deal with expiring contracts, but somehow it always seems to ...
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Yahoo Sports
Two members of the Washington Mystics 2019 title team, Natasha Cloud and Kristi Toliver, spent Saturday attending protests against racial injustice following the death of George Floyd. Cloud, a Broomall, Pa. native located just 10 miles outside of ...
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Sky Sports
(deletes extraneous word in first para). June 8 (Reuters) - Promotion hopefuls Fulham and Brentford will kick off the action at Craven Cottage when the second-tier Championship season resumes on June 20 following the COVID-19 disruption, the English ...
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Yahoo Sports
Paris (AFP) - Lamine Diack, the former head of athletics' world governing body, went on trial in France on Monday facing a potential 10-year prison sentence on charges of accepting millions of dollars to cover up Russian doping tests. The 87-year-old ...
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New York Post
The Knicks were ambivalent about being part of the NBA restart in Disney World, as they didn't want to significantly delay their head-coaching search. However, in lieu of playing in the Mickey Mouse tournament, James Dolan's club is anxious about having an ...
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Sky Sports
Officials may be able to take charge of friendly matches ahead of the return of the Premier League on June 17. Last Updated: 08/06/20 1:18pm. Premier League match officials will be tested for coronavirus for the first time this week. Premier League referees ...
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Sky Sports
Williams: "It's hard. It's something that, unfortunately, has become normal for us. It's normal to go to different places and feel unaccepted. I entered a sport that was all white, and it definitely wasn't easy, looking back" ...
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BBC Sport
England centre Alex Lozowski will join French side Montpellier on loan for 2020-21 after signing a new two-year deal with Championship-bound Saracens. Lozowski will spend next season in the Top 14, making him ineligible for selection for the national ...
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Hindustan Times
Former India all-rounder Ajit Agarkar holds a batting record that some of the greatest have not been able to achieve: A Test match hundred at Lord's. Getting on the Lord's honours board is something even the likes of Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting ...
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Times of India
World Rugby has announced the qualification process for the 2023 World Cup in France aimed at promoting a "genuine opportunity" for all unions, the game's global body said on Monday. Twelve teams -- South Africa, England, New Zealand, Wales, Japan, ...
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autosport.com
Pascal Wehrlein says he has "no issues at all" with losing the Formula E Race at Home Challenge Esports title after a first-lap collision with championship rival Stoffel Vandoorne. The Mahindra driver held a 14-point lead entering the Berlin finale of the series, ...
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Metro
Arsenal's on-loan midfielder Dani Ceballos has opened the door to leaving Real Madrid permanently but has made it clear he needs to feel 'important' at whichever club he joins next. The Spaniard made a strong early impression at the Emirates after arriving ...
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The Falcoholic
This has been quite a week for the NFL and the Falcons. After years of blackballing Colin Kaepernick, we saw Roger Goodell change his tune and come out for players' rights to protest racism and systemic oppression. Matt Ryan donated $500,000 and is ...
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Samaa News
Lahore, June 8 (IANS) Former Pakistan speedster Wasim Akram revealed an interesting anecdote featuring former South Africa fast bowler Allan Donald. The former left-arm pacer spoke about how he wanted revenge after a Donald delivery left a big gash on ...
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newframe.com
The naked eye didn't see it, nor did the 34 high-definition cameras that captured every second of that match along with the numerous photographers able to freeze moments down to a millisecond. But the man who lived it swears it happened. For a moment ...
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INQUIRER.net
MANILA, Philippines — Bob Arum won't be surprised if Manny Pacquiao goes for the presidency in 2022. In fact, Arum, the Filipino ring legend's former promoter, thinks Pacquiao could be the first fighter ever to become president of a country.
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The Sun
NEYMAR'S mum and her toyboy lover Tiago Ramos have been quizzed by police as part of an investigation into a domestic "accident" which led to the model being rushed to hospital. The incident first came to light last Wednesday after 23-year-old Ramos ...
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Independent Online
London - Six-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton has called on governments to remove statues of "racists" who made money selling slaves. This comes after a British monument was torn down on Sunday. "Our country honoured a man who ...
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India.com
The cyclone left scores of people dead and devastated in various coastal cities and towns after it made landfall on May 20, lashing the area with ferocious wind and rain. Published: June 8, 2020 3:19 PM IST. By India.com Sports Desk Email Edited by Ankit ...
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