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As-it-happens update June 1, 2020
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The Major League Baseball Players Association delivered a return-to-play proposal to MLB on Sunday that includes a 114-game season, deferred salaries in the event of a canceled postseason and the option for all players to opt out of a potential 2020 ...
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Yahoo Sports
With the status of the minor league season looking increasingly in doubt, the Washington Nationals decided to cut their minor league players' weekly stipends from $400 to $300 amid the coronavirus shutdown, according to The Athletic. Obviously, $300 per ...
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Yahoo Sports
Sunday was a day of mostly peaceful protests in Los Angeles in the wake of the killing of George Floyd in Minnesota last week. However, some bad actors used the protests as camouflage to loot and vandalize businesses and property near the protests.
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Yahoo Sports
NBA teams use a variety of methods to evaluate prospects during the pre-draft process. Private workouts, one-on-one meetings and team-hosted scrimmages help front office personnel make their assessments on each player. In light of the coronavirus ...
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CBSSports.com
It was the trade heard around the world. In a completely unexpected move, the Houston Texans traded DeAndre Hopkins -- one of the best players in the NFL -- to the Arizona Cardinals along with a 2020 fourth-round pick. In exchange, they received running ...
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Yahoo Sports
Jadon Sancho described his first professional hat-trick as a "bittersweet moment" as the Borussia Dortmund star paid tribute to George Floyd. England international Sancho scored a hat-trick in Dortmund's 6-1 hammering of Paderborn on Sunday, becoming ...
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Minneapolis Star Tribune
This weekend, five days after a cop knelt on George Floyd's neck in bright daylight on a Minneapolis street, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell issued a statement. Either he took five days to toss a meaningless word salad, or he belatedly realized that he was ...
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ESPN
Australian Formula One driver Daniel Ricciardo has urged society to grow up and move away from the "toxic" and "disgraceful" racism many are subjected to on a daily basis. The comments come as protests and rioting ramps up in the United States following ...
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Sports Illustrated
Some of Major League Baseball's brightest stars in New York City are voicing their opinions on the killing of George Floyd and ongoing protests taking place across the United States. New York Mets' first baseman Pete Alonso posted a statement to his ...
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The Mercury News
Eric Reid, a safety who joined quarterback Colin Kaepernick in kneeling for the national anthem as a protest for police brutality, had some sharp words for his former boss Saturday night on Twitter. Torrey Smith, the recently retired former 49ers wide receiver, ...
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NBCSports.com
Just as his Boston Celtics teammate Jaylen Brown did Saturday in Atlanta, Marcus Smart participated in a peaceful protest Sunday in Boston in the wake of George Floyd's death. The C's guard was joined by teammate Vincent Poirier and countless others to ...
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Newsday
With protests, many violent and some peaceful, raging across North America in the aftermath of an unarmed black man dying while being held down by a white police officer in Minneapolis, the NHL joined others calling for racial justice. Statement from the ...
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ESPN
DALLAS -- Curtis Cokes, the Hall of Fame welterweight who became Dallas' first world champion in 1966, has died. He was 82. Erwin "Sparky" Sparks, Cokes' partner at Dallas' Home of Champions gym, told The Dallas Morning News that Cokes died Friday ...
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oregonlive.com
ATLANTA — The College Football Hall of Fame is boarded up and assessing damage from a destructive night of protests in downtown Atlanta. The facility's most valuable trophies and artifacts were moved to a secure facility in case additional trouble breaks ...
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WCYB
BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — Brad Keselowski has a new crew and is fighting for a new contract at Team Penske. His confidence is still intact and he's convinced he can compete for a championship this year. Being in the right place at the right time is helping.
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Bleacher Report
Pittsburgh Penguins CEO and President David Morehouse was seen protecting a local news cameraman named Ian Smith after the man was attacked during the ongoing protests in downtown Pittsburgh after the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man ...
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ESPN
The Sunwolves will not take part in Rugby Australia's proposed Super Rugby AU competition it was announced on Monday morning. RA and Japan-based Sunwolves had worked together for several weeks to provide the side the opportunity to participate in ...
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Brisnet.com
Not quite 12 hours after the SpaceX launch from Kennedy Space Center, another rocket achieved liftoff at Tokyo Racecourse – Shinji Maeda's undefeated Contrail. The 2-5 favorite ran away with Sunday's Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) (G1), setting himself ...
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The Reporter
There is much to like about Mike Pettine. The Green Bay Packers' defensive coordinator has boundless energy and is a straight shooter. His aggressive, attacking defensive schemes are creative and current. And the defense, which has ranged from average ...
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Henry Herald
Tennessee running back Tim Jordan faces gun and marijuana charges in Florida, according to police. A rising senior from Bartow, Fla., Jordan was arrested after a traffic stop at about 5 a.m. Saturday in Lakeland. He was charged with carrying a concealed ...
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The Sun
CRISTIANO RONALDO has been snubbed by his Brazilian namesake in a list of the players he most enjoys watching. CR7 was nowhere to be seen when Ronaldo revealed which players he likes watching play the beautiful game. Cristiano Ronaldo has ...
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