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As-it-happens update June 24, 2020
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ESPN
The NFL has insisted since March that it would play its full 2020 season, despite a coronavirus pandemic that froze sports around the world. For that to happen, the league must navigate an intricate labyrinth of policy changes, medical interventions, business ...
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ESPN
Major League Soccer is nearly back, with the aptly named MLS is Back Tournament kicking off July 8 in Florida. After the league suspended play on March 12 amid the coronavirus pandemic, the regular season will resume in a tournament format at the ESPN ...
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Sports Illustrated
Magic Johnson expressed concern over the Lakers losing Avery Bradley. Bradley opted out of playing in Orlando on Tuesday, telling ESPN that his six-year-old son has struggled with past respiratory illnesses and it could be dangerous if he contracted ...
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Yahoo Sports
He donned nicknames like Hot Hand Luke, the People's Champ and The Chalupacabra because he never failed to deliver Blazers faithful's their free chalupa when the Trail Blazers scored 100 points. That's right, we're talking about cult favorite Luke Babbitt.
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Golf.com
CROMWELL, Conn. — I'm on the ground this week at the Travelers Championship, my first week on the road since Bay Hill, in early March, when the prevailing attitude toward the coronavirus was merely a thing that was happening somewhere else.
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NBCSports.com
While Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Associated have finally come to an agreement on the 2020 season, it won't be like anything the league has seen before. Trending Now. 0:59 · Hathaway among latest Caps to return for training in Phase 2.
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CBSSports.com
FRISCO - Ezekiel Elliott says he feels "good'' as he deals with the aftereffects of COVID-19 while also voicing concerns about the NFL moving forward during the pandemic. "I got Corona(virus) and it really didn't affect me much,'' the Dallas Cowboys star ...
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ESPN
Guard Luguentz Dort signed a multiyear contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder, the team announced on Wednesday. Dort, 21, began the season on a two-way contract with the Thunder but after making a positive impact off the bench, became a full-time ...
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Sports Illustrated
"It was good to get back out on the grass." Pruitt reflects on day one of Vols' spring practice. Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt met with the media on Tuesday following the Vols' opening spring practice session. Live. 00:00. 04:20. 04:20. Volunteer Country Staff.
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Yahoo Sports
[ MORE: Full PL TV schedule ]. Martial scored twice in the first half and completed his treble after the break as he became the first Man United player since Sir Alex Ferguson was in charge to score a Premier League hat trick. FULL REPLAY MANCHESTER ...
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CBSSports.com
The 2019-20 NBA season came to a halt over three months ago when Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert tested positive for the coronavirus. In the time since, the league has formulated a plan to return to play at Disney World in Orlando. Twenty-two teams will ...
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Yahoo Sports
Everton beat Norwich 1-0 at Carrow Road to boost their European hopes and deal another hammer blow to Norwich's survival chances. [ MORE: Full PL TV schedule ]. Michael Keane headed home the only goal of a tight game in the second half, as the ...
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Yahoo Sports
Manchester City have no doubts over Gabriel Jesus' ability after Sergio Aguero suffered a knee injury that required surgery, says manager Pep Guardiola. Jesus has only started 14 Premier League games this season but is set to play a pivotal role in the ...
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NFL teams will be allowed to sell "camera-visible" signage to local sponsors in 2020, according the Sports Business Daily's Ben Fischer. Teams were not previously able to sell local signage near the field, but the policy has altered in the wake of the COVID-19 ...
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Yahoo Sports
With LaMarcus Aldridge out for the rest of this season, San Antonio was looking for a little frontcourt depth heading into the restart in Orlando. Enter Tyler Zeller. The journeyman big man, who had not played in the NBA this season and played just six games ...
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Yahoo Sports
Adama Traore set up Raul Jimenez for a goal as Wolves improved their top four stock with a 1-0 win over struggling Bournemouth at the Molineux Stadium. That's nothing new, by the way, as Traore's eight assists to Jimenez lead the Premier League for the ...
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Yahoo Sports
"The Bolts are back," whether it's a good idea or not. Five days after closing facilities upon learning that three players and multiple staff members tested positive for COVID-19, the Tampa Bay Lightning re-opened its two training facilities for Phase 2.
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Bleacher Report
New Orleans Pelicans rookie sensation Zion Williamson was off to a terrific start to his NBA career before the 2019-20 season was halted in March by the coronavirus pandemic, and one member of the organization is expecting big things with the campaign ...
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ESPN
Detroit Tigers general manager Al Avila says one player and one staff member have tested positive for COVID-19. Avila said on a video conference Wednesday that the player was living in Florida but was not working out at the team's spring training facilities in ...
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The New York Times
(Reuters) - The United States is threatening to cut off funding to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) unless it immediately enacts serious reforms, according to a report by the White House's Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP). If WADA does not ...
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Yahoo Sports
MILAN (AP) -- Inter Milan's title hopes diminished further as it again dropped points from a leading position to draw 3-3 against Sassuolo in Serie A on Wednesday. Inter had fought back from a goal down to lead 2-1 at halftime and also led 3-2 with four ...
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Bleacher Report
Jamal Adams' relationship with coach Adam Gase is reportedly a "major factor" in his requesting a trade from the New York Jets. Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News reported Adams is "uncomfortable" with his future with the franchise because of Gase, ...
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Yahoo Sports
When one thinks of race tracks that Kyle Busch is exceptional at, names like Bristol, Phoenix and Richmond are at the top of the list. But only in recent years has Pocono Raceway, where the Cup Series will hold two races this weekend, emerged as one of his ...
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CBSSports.com
We now know when the 2020 NBA Draft will be held. Oct. 16. That's a Friday night; it's the first time since the 1970s the NBA will hold its draft on that day of the week. By the time it gets here, we'll have waited nearly 16 months between drafts, making for the ...
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Yahoo Sports
SHOWS: STOKE D'ABERNON, ENGLAND, UK (JUNE 24, 2020) (CHELSEA HANDOUT - ACCESS ALL). 1. (SOUNDBITE) (English) CHELSEA MANAGER, FRANK LAMPARD, ON BAYER LEVERKUSEN'S KAI HAVERTZ, SAYING: "He's obviously a top ...
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ESPN
The USL Championship announced its return-to-play format for the 2020 season on Wednesday. - Watch and stream USL matches on ESPN and ESPN+. The league, which has been shut down since March 12, remains tentatively scheduled to return on July ...
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NBCSports.com
A number of the nation and world's greatest marathons have been canceled over the past new months due to the coronavirus pandemic, including, most recently, the New York Marathon, which was canceled Wednesday morning. The race is the world's ...
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Cincinnati.com
On a very hot day, sometime in the summer of 1991, my father and I were driving to a. destination of which escapes my memory. Inside his blue Ford Ranger, he had the. air-conditioning on high and his country music to match it. A typical Cincinnati summer of ...
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Kansas City Star
The Chiefs' annual trek to St. Joseph for training camp is officially off. Despite their best efforts. Aligning with a new NFL policy during the pandemic, the Chiefs will hold training camp at their own training complex neighboring Arrowhead Stadium. But they ...
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Golf.com
Brooks Koepka is a tough competitor, both on and off the golf course, and has a reputation for speaking his mind and not watering down his opinion for fear of consequences. The four-time major champ is also known to get frustrated when reporters pepper ...
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Yahoo Sports
On the day that F1 cars returned to action around the Imola track, with Pierre Gasly and Daniil Kvyat conducting a filming run and test for AlphaTauri, its chief has made clear that his desire for a race remains strong. With Mugello looking increasingly likely to ...
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Baltimore Sun
Angela Madsen, world-renowned Paralympic rower, died Tuesday as she sought to become the first paraplegic and first openly gay athlete to row across the Pacific. She was 60. Advertisement. Her wife, Deb Madsen, confirmed her partner's death, according ...
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Buffalo News
Leslie Frazier would like to see black assistant football coaches climb the career ladder on the basis of skill rather than race and has concerns about the NFL's tabled proposal to incentivize teams to hire black coaches and general managers. "I don't know ...
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Seattle Times
NEWCASTLE, England (AP) — Ahmed Elmohamady came off the bench to score an equalizer and give Aston Villa a 1-1 draw at Newcastle that boosts the visitors' hopes of avoiding relegation from the Premier League. Newcastle looked to be heading for a ...
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Oddschecker
(Adds Dyche quotes). By Simon Evans. BURNLEY, England, June 24 (Reuters) - Burnley full-back Phil Bardsley has signed a contract extension to keep him at Turf Moor until the end of next season but midfielder Jeff Hendrick is set to leave, the Premier ...
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Bucs Nation (blog)
It's NFL Rivalry Week at SB Nation, so we over here at Bucs Nation have decided to do a feature on why we hate the other teams in the NFC South. If you haven't already, be sure to check out similar posts about the New Orleans Saints (by James Yarcho) and ...
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Toledo Blade
It wasn't pretty, but they finally did it. Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association reached agreement on a 60-games season after excessive wrangling and silliness had us all doubting if we would see baseball in 2020. We don't know the ...
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The Trentonian
With the NFL offseason nearly over and training camps appearing likely to start on time in late July, The Trentonian is examining the Giants position by position. So far the series has featured the quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers, tight ends, ...
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The Fayetteville Observer
DALLAS — The NHL could be deciding this week on the two hub cities where its postseason tournament will be played, according to The Athletic. According to the report, the NHL has narrowed the possible cities from 10 to six: Las Vegas, Toronto, Vancouver, ...
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Around the Foghorn
The San Francisco Giants and MLB's 29 other teams will soon be able to begin inking and trading players again. Signing Yasiel Puig is still firmly on their radar when that happens. The Athletic's Jim Bowden wrote on Twitter, "Giants expecting to be players for ...
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SuperSport
Rassie Erasmus coached the Springboks to 2019 Rugby World Cup glory in Japan while battling a life-threatening illness, according to South African media reports. The 47-year-old who transformed the national team from a laughing stock to world champions ...
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KPRC Click2Houston
HOUSTON – Baseball is back! Houston Astros players said they are excited to get back on the field in July after an agreement was made between the MLB and the Players Association Tuesday evening, which allows players to return to training camps on July ...
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BBC News
An investigation by Burnley Football Club to identify those responsible for flying a "White Lives Matter" banner will continue despite police saying no crime is thought to have taken place. The banner was flown over Manchester City's Etihad Stadium at the start ...
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ProSoccerTalk (blog)
Anthony Martial scored a dazzling hat trick for Manchester United against Sheffield United on Wednesday. The Frenchman twice combined with Marcus Rashford to score the first treble of his career, as Martial became the first Manchester United player in ...
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ESPN
Going into this London derby, Tottenham Hotspur had not won any of their last seven games in all competitions. Jose Mourinho and his side will be pleased that run has come to an end, with a 2-0 victory over West Ham United. Son Heung-Min thought he had ...
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CTV News
OTTAWA -- Could 2020 be the year former Ottawa Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson becomes a hall of famer? The NHL will reveal its inductees into the Hockey Hall of Fame (HHOF) at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday. Advertisement ...
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Sportsnaut
Baseball is back. In about a month, a shortened MLB season will kick off with Opening Day. The regular year will take us through the end of September after a drawn-out battle between the league and players resulted in an agreement earlier this week.
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