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Dodgers' Cody Bellinger ready for 'once-in-a-lifetime' season LOS ANGELES -- Cody Bellinger is healthy, his mind is right and he's ready for whatever baseball's shortened 60-game season brings. Bellinger is looking to pick up where he left off after a stellar performance for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2019.
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Phillies All-Star catcher JT Realmuto 'not too worried' about next contract PHILADELPHIA -- J.T. Realmuto isn't worried about his contract situation. The All-Star catcher and the Philadelphia Phillies had preliminary discussions about a long-term deal before the coronavirus pandemic, but talks between the two sides haven't ...
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No regrets for Cubs' Javy Báez in not reaching extension deal before pandemic Cubs shortstop Javy Báez doesn't know any more than anyone else where baseball's economics and player salary markets are headed in the next year or two as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Yankees players are on board with filling stadium with artificial noise Zack Britton remembers hearing Orioles broadcaster Gary Thorn as he tried to pitch in an an empty ballpark back in 2015. The now Yankees reliever, would like to avoid that awkward situation this season when MLB tries to play it's 2020 season in the midst of ...
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Bengals' Joe Burrow Partners with Ohio Organizations to Start Hunger Relief Fund Quarterback Joe Burrow hasn't even taken a snap for the Cincinnati Bengals, but he is already making a massive difference in his home state of Ohio. On Thursday, the rookie signal-caller announced he partnered with the Athens County Food Pantry and ...
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DeJong shines in Cardinals' first intrasquad game of summer camp ST. LOUIS — Paul DeJong stole the show as the Cardinals held their first intrasquad game since returning from the COVID-19 shutdown on Thursday evening. While some major league clubs have utilized a mix of veterans and top prospects during their early ...
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NFL players rip league's postgame jersey swap policy for next season A tradition that became popular in international soccer has become a staple of NFL postgames in recent years, but it might not be allowed during the 2020 season. Swapping jerseys with an opponent is now commonplace in North American professional ...
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Healthy Gregory Polanco expects to have shoulder, psyche tested Gregory Polanco thinks he knows what to expect when the 2020 season starts. Whether it's the opening series in St. Louis or shortly thereafter, the Pirates right fielder believes opposing players will be eager to test his surgically repaired left shoulder, the ...
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IHSA alters return-to-play guidelines, prohibits physical contact at practices When the week started, Josh Lee was excited to get his team back into a normal routine for the start of the season. The Mascoutah High football coach and the rest of his counterparts around the state got a rude awakening Thursday when the Illinois High ...
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Bou scores lone goal and Revolution down Impact 1-0 LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) -- Gustavo Bou scored in the 56th minute to give the New England Revolution a 1-0 victory over the Montreal Impact in the MLS is Back tournament Thursday night. Bou maneuvered atop the penalty area before a blast that ...
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Steve Cohen, Alex Rodriguez-led group among those submitting bids for Mets, sources say Hedge-fund multibillionaire Steve Cohen, a group of investors fronted by celebrity couple Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez, and private equity duo Josh Harris and David Blitzer were among those to bid on the Mets on Thursday, sources said. The Wilpon ...
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Intrasquad game helps Astros get used to new normal The familiar first beats blared before Justin Verlander took the mound. Eminem's "Till I Collapse" doubles as the ace's anthem, though his longtime warmup music is often drowned out by thousands of fans screaming in adulation. All was quiet Thursday ...
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Marlins' Caleb Smith: Battles through stiff neck Thursday Smith said he was dealing with neck stiffness during the Marlins first simulated game Thursday, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports. The left-hander attributed his lack of command to waking up with a stiff neck Thursday morning and added that he ...
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A's Matt Chapman on Empty Stadiums: 'We're Used to Not Having Too Many Fans' Oakland Athletics third baseman Matt Chapman didn't miss an opportunity to zing his own team's fanbase on Thursday. He told reporters not having fans at games during the 2020 campaign could work in Oakland's favor since the team is not exactly ...
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SEE IT: Toronto Raptors arrive to NBA restart Orlando bubble in Black Lives Matter painted bus With the NBA restart on the horizon, there has been a sense that the recent acts of protests and raised awareness of the mistreatment of Black men and women in America would be lost in the basketball action. In order to combat that, the NBA and NBPA have ...
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Austin Cindric wins Xfinity race at Kentucky in overtime Austin Cindric won Thursday night's Xfinity race at Kentucky Speedway in overtime for his first victory of the season. Cindric beat Riley Herbst and Ross Chastain to claim the victory. While it is his third Xfinity Series win, it is Cindric's first NASCAR win on an ...
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Thierry Henry kneels for 8:46 while wearing BLM shirt during MLS tournament The Montreal Impact made their debut at the MLS is Back tournament on Thursday. Head coach Thierry Henry opened with a poignant social statement as play began against the New England Revolution.
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Nathan Eovaldi looks strong in Red Sox intrasquad opener With ongoing uncertainty surrounding Eduardo Rodriguez and his positive COVID-19 test, there's not a lot of optimism in the Red Sox' starting rotation right now. Nathan Eovaldi is doing his best to offer a glimmer of hope. Eovaldi, who is now expected to be ...
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College football season is on the endangered list; so are athletic programs as we know them: Issues & Answers It feels like we're at a tipping point for college football, doesn't it? I'm not talking about just this season. I don't think the season will be played -- at least, not as currently scheduled. The coronavirus pandemic is raging out of control in much of the southern part ...
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What experiments Phoenix Suns may try in NBA restart Phoenix Suns head coach Monty Williams won't try something new just for the heck of it in the 2019-20 NBA season resumption. "Everything we're going to do and will do will be based on winning games," Williams said last month. "So if I put Mikal (Bridges) or ...
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FHSAA: No changes to 2020-21 calendar yet, but it will consider delaying play until Aug. 10 The Florida High School Athletic Association recommended no changes to its current calendar for the 2020-21 school year during a Thursday meeting, but it will listen to other options. FHSAA officials pledged to consider a pitch from the independent Fall ...
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Wizards' Thomas Bryant: Tests positive for coronavirus Bryant tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday and did not travel with the Wizards to Orlando, Ava Wallace of The Washington Post reports. Bryant will now need to self-quarantine for at least 14 days and test negative twice before returning to participate in ...
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Alabama basketball forward enters transfer portal One of Alabama's top forwards from last season is set to leave the program. Javian Davis, who started 14 games as a redshirt freshman for the Crimson Tide last year, entered the NCAA transfer portal Thursday, AL.com has learned. The Mississippi native ...
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Lindy Ruff hired as Devils coach, Tom Fitzgerald stays on as GM Lindy Ruff impressed the New Jersey Devils with his experience from decades of coaching. Tom Fitzgerald wowed ownership with his moves in a few short months as general manager. The Devils on Thursday hired Ruff as coach and removed Fitzgerald's ...
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New Jersey Suspends Betting on Ukrainian Table Tennis over Match-Fixing Concerns It's tough out there for sports gamblers in New Jersey with the suspensions of almost all major American team sports amid the COVID-19 pandemic limiting their betting options. It reportedly got even tougher Thursday. According to David Purdum of ESPN, the ...
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Seahawks give season ticket holders a choice for 2020 SEATTLE - With so much uncertainty about the 2020 NFL season, the Seattle Seahawks are giving season ticket holders some options. They can receive a full refund for the upcoming season or use the money they've already paid as a credit for the 2021 ...
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Bruins re-start: Defense, goaltending are strengths The Bruins posted the best record in the NHL's coronavirus-shortened regular season in large part because they made it so difficult to score against them. There's no reason to expect coach Bruce Cassidy to make any changes as the B's prepare for training ...
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Simone Biles on Overcoming Abuse, the Postponed Olympics, and Training During a Pandemic ON a rainy afternoon in March, dozens of tween girls filed into an auditorium at New York's Lower Eastside Girls Club. They were there to hear Simone Biles talk about beauty standards. She arrived fresh off a plane from Indianapolis, where she had spent the ...
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Premier League confirms wrong penalty decisions in all Thursday games Incorrect penalty decisions were made by the video assistant referee in all three of Thursday's games, the Premier League has told BBC Match of the Day. Bruno Fernandes won a spot-kick which he scored in Manchester United's 3-0 win over Aston Villa.
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Cam Newton wants to 'stick it up everyone's a--' with Patriots AFC East teams, take note: The chip on Cam Newton's shoulder isn't going away anytime soon. After an ugly divorce with the Panthers and lengthy free agency left him with a veteran minimum contract, the newly minted Patriots quarterback is fired up to prove ...
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Quiet stadium setting for Jays' first intra-squad game the new norm TORONTO — Matt Shoemaker's first pitch of the game was high and tight to Danny Jansen, an offering that had the Toronto Blue Jays catcher — and on this night, leadoff hitter — turning his left shoulder and bracing for impact. As those pitches always do, ...
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NBC Sports to move all non-televised Premier League games to Peacock NBC Sports has announced it will move all non-televised Premier League games to NBCUniversal's new subscription-based, over-the-top video service Peacock beginning with the 2020-21 season. Peacock, which is debuting nationally in the United States ...
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Coronavirus testing hours extended through weekend in East Baton Rouge Coronavirus testing hours will be extended this weekend in East Baton Rouge Parish for the #GeauxGetTested Initiative. Anyone age 5 or older can get a free COVID-19 test on the expanded hours from 7 a.m. through 7 p.m. from Friday through Sunday, ...
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Anaheim Convention Center Becomes First West Coast Convention Facility to Receive GBAC Accreditation The Anaheim Convention Center became the first convention center on the West Coast to receive the Global Biorisk Advisory Council (GBAC) STAR accreditation. "This is an important step in the eventual, safe and responsible reopening of the Anaheim ...
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