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What we know and don't know about the boycotts that stopped sports The suspension of professional sports leagues in North America is an extremely rare occurrence -- 9-11, natural disasters, the recent COVID-19 outbreak -- and boycotts are unprecedented. On Wednesday, the unprecedented became a reality when the ...
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Stars confident they can rebound against Avalanche in Game 4 The Dallas Stars had the Colorado Avalanche where they wanted them, on the precipice of taking what is typically an insurmountable 3-0 lead in a best-of-7 Stanley Cup Playoff series. There were the Stars with a one-goal lead with less than 10 minutes ...
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Players denounce racism, show support for NBA protests NHL players and coaches voiced their support for NBA teams who opted to boycott games Wednesday to protest systemic racism and police brutality. The protests, which were also carried out in the WNBA and impacted some games in Major League Baseball ...
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Celtics-Raptors preview: Battle of the benches isn't all about scoring On paper, the Battle of the Benches in the Celtics-Raptors series is the most lopsided event between America and Canada since the War of 1812. Toronto's bench erupted for a playoff-record 100 points Sunday while polishing off a four-game sweep of the ...
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Cubs' Anthony Rizzo on social change: 'Politicians don't give af**k about us' Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo can't know firsthand what teammate and good friend Jason Heyward is experiencing as a Black man in this moment, but some of the larger real-life social and political issues these days hit home in a very personal way for ...
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Quick takes: Cubs' rally comes up short as season reaches halfway mark The Cubs reached the halfway point of their 60-game schedule with Wednesday's 7-6 loss to the Tigers at Comerica Park. Latest Cubs Talk. Inside Heyward's decision to sit out: 'I need to be a part of it' · Rizzo on social change: 'Politicians don't give a f**k ...
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The Bravery Of Paul George By Charlotte Wilder. This past Sunday, Paul George further entrenched himself in his narrative of failing to perform in the playoffs with a 3-for-14 performance against the Mavs. It was easy to poke fun at him – I did so when I wrote that while I probably wouldn't ...
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LEADING OFF: Racial justice protests reverberate through MLB A look at what's happening around the majors Thursday: PLAYER PROTESTS. After three games were called off while players used their platform to call attention to racial injustice, the question is whether more postponements or a wider boycott in baseball ...
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Athletics Play on Wednesday, but it's not Clear if Oakland Will Opt to Play Thursday On a night when six other Major League teams opted against playing as their way of protesting the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wis., the A's went ahead and played and beat the Texas Rangers 3-1. It wasn't a decision taken lightly. And, in fact, there ...
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Coyotes forfeit two draft picks for combine testing violations The Arizona Coyotes will forfeit their 2020 second-round pick and 2021 first-round pick for violating the NHL's combine testing policy, the league announced Wednesday. The punishment was determined by commissioner Gary Bettman, who held an Aug.
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Yankees' Gerrit Cole: Serves up three homers Cole (4-1) took the loss in Game 1 of Wednesday's doubleheader in Atlanta after surrendering five runs on five hits with nine strikeouts and two walks over five innings. Leadoff man Ronald Acuna hit a 473-blast on Cole's sixth pitch of the game, and things ...
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Report: 'Sizable' number of NBA players advocating for finishing season The Bucks – then Rockets, Thunder, Lakers and Trail Blazers – decided to boycott their playoff games today. In response, the NBA postponed those games. But players aren't united on sitting out long-term. Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports: ...
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No CL glory: PSG's focus on expensive strikers proves costly Paying for the world's most expensive strikers cost Paris Saint-Germain 402 million euros ($476 million), but Neymar and Kylian Mbappé failed to score a single goal during the final stages of the Champions League. Overall, the pair had 23 shots during the ...
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Cleveland Browns Sign Former Bengals Wideout Damion Willis From Waivers The Cleveland Browns have claimed Damion Willis off of waivers from the Cincinnati Bengals, moving Willis from one AFC North team to the other. Tom Pelissero of NFL Network had it first. Willis had a few offers out of high school, opted to go the JUCO route ...
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£134m spent and Havertz to come: How Chelsea defied the pandemic to rule the transfer window The arrival of Ben Chilwell is just the latest sign that the Blues are operating in a different way to many of their rivals at home and abroad. When Covid-19 brought the footballing world to a shuddering halt, there was quickly a realisation that the next transfer ...
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Bubba Wallace on his whirlwind 2020 season: 'There's a lot of positive that has come out of this' Bubba Wallace has had quite a year. Racing for Richard Petty Motorsports, he has quickly become one of the biggest names in NASCAR. Part of that is because of the season he is having on the track. The other part is the impact Wallace has had on the sport ...
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Bet on the Bucs to Go 16-0 in 2020? It's rarely smart money to bet on any NFL team going undefeated for an entire regular season, but this year's odds might just have a bet worth taking. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have just as many reasons to go undefeated this year as any other team, ...
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Kim scheduled to start for St. Louis against Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pirates (7-19, fifth in the NL Central) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (11-9, second in the NL Central). St. Louis; Thursday, 3:15 p.m. EDT. PITCHING PROBABLES: Pittsburgh: Chad Kuhl (1-1, 2.84 ERA) St. Louis: Kwang Hyun Kim (1-0, 1.69 ERA). BOTTOM ...
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Lightning's Mikhail Sergachev: Snaps point drought Sergachev scored a power-play goal and added two assists in Wednesday's 7-1 victory over Boston. He also had four shots and four hits. Sergachev unleashed a one-timer from the point early in the second period to push Tampa Bay's lead to 3-0. He also ...
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Inter Miami home game vs. Atlanta United postponed as part of Black Lives Matter protest Inter Miami, fired up to play Atlanta United at home Wednesday night after its historic first win, will have to wait. Minutes before kickoff, after both teams had warmed up, the game was called off as part of the Black Lives Matter protest that postponed NBA, ...
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ATP Match of the Day: Novak Djokovic v. Roberto Bautista Agut, W&S It's been smooth sailing for Novak Djokovic so far at the Western & Southern Open, but if history is anything to go by, he may have his work cut out for him in his semifinal. His opponent will be No. 12-ranked Roberto Bautista Agut, who took out Richard ...
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UFC's White will address GOP convention on Thursday WASHINGTON — Ultimate Fighting Championship President Dana White is scheduled to speak Thursday at the fourth and final night of the Republican National Convention, ahead of President Donald Trump's acceptance speech delivered from the White ...
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Addition of Adams shows Seattle believes it can win NFC West New faces: S Jamal Adams, RB Carlos Hyde, T Brandon Shell, C/G B.J. Finney, T Cedric Ogbuehi, G Chance Warmack, LB/DE Bruce Irvin, DE Benson Mayowa, CB Quinton Dunbar, TE Greg Olson, WR Philip Dorsett, LB Jordyn Brooks, DE Darrell Taylor, ...
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'Rising Phoenix' Review: Carrying the Paralympic Torch The documentary "Rising Phoenix" opens with triumphant imagery: stone statues of Paralympians in a dim room, illuminated by beams of light. In voice-over, a competitor compares his fellow athletes to Marvel's Avengers; like the characters, they excelled in ...
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LSU Coach Will Wade Suspected of Offering Improper Benefits to 11 Recruits BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – NCAA enforcement officials say LSU basketball coach Will Wade is suspected of offering or providing "impermissible benefits" to 11 prospective recruits or people associated with them. Wade is a former head coach for the ...
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Barcelona still hoping Messi will stay with the club MADRID (AP) — Barcelona hasn't given up on Lionel Messi just yet. A day after the Argentine great told the club he wants to leave, Barcelona said its restructuring project still revolves around the player. "We want to rebuild for the future together with the best ...
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OKC Thunder – Rockets will boycott Game 5 in protest of Jacob Blake shooting OKC Thunder boycott Game 5 in protest. The Milwaukee Bucks are the team located the closest to Jacob Blake of Kenosha Wisconsin. That they elected to boycott their game in protest was presumably a last-minute decision given the Orlando Magic players ...
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NBA players considering boycotting games in protest of police brutality The NBA, its teams and players have all worked together well in hopes of completing the 2019-20 season at Walt Disney World in Orlando amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Though, there's another major backstory surrounding the resumption of the NBA season ...
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