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Cubs planning to show 'unified' support for racial justice before opener Friday against Brewers CHICAGO — Chicago Cubs President Theo Epstein was at the forefront of Major League Baseball's involvement in acknowledging groups that support the Black Lives Matter movement. And his players plan to make a collective statement Friday night before ...
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O'Neill finishes Cardinals camp like he started it way back when Five months to the day that the Cardinals started their exhibition season with a 2-0 win over the New York Mets in Florida, they ended it with a 6-3 win over Kansas City on Wednesday at Busch Stadium. On that Feb. 22 day, Tyler O'Neill homered off Marcus ...
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Rangers Drop Exhibition Finale to Rockies; Guzmán, Taveras Earn Spots on Opening Day Roster ARLINGTON, Texas — The Texas Rangers fell to the Colorado Rockies by a score of 7-3 on Wednesday night. The Rangers dropped both exhibition games against the Rockies at Globe Life Field this week. The Rangers were held without a baserunner ...
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Having a preseason without games could hinder the Patriots On the surface, scrapping the slate of preseason games isn't exactly a recipe for success for the Patriots. There's a notion that it puts them behind the proverbial eight-ball heading into the season. And in some ways, that may be true. Other teams in the AFC for ...
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Red Wings' 1990s all-decade team: Ushering in a championship era The Detroit Red Wings of the early 1990s were strong offensively and flourished in the regular season before fading in the playoffs due mainly to defensive deficiencies. Owner Mike Ilitch had gone through five head coaches in 11 seasons before hiring Scotty ...
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Mookie Betts Arrives as a Capstone to the Dodgers' Patient Project The last time he played at Dodger Stadium, in 2018, Mookie Betts hit a home run in the clinching game of the World Series. The next time he plays there, on opening night of the major league season Thursday, he will be the highest-paid player in the National ...
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Olympic Movement #StrongerTogether to mark one year until Tokyo 2020 Games Today, 23 July, marks one year to go until the postponed Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 begin in 2021. Throughout the day, the Olympic Movement will be coming together to mark this key date through a series of activities taking place worldwide on digital ...
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Is MLB's plan safe? As Giants hit the road, league faces coronavirus challenges SAN FRANCISCO — Dave Groeschner, L.J. Petra and Abe Silvestri aren't established major league players or high-level front office executives, but they rank among the most important members of the 2020 San Francisco Giants. If the Giants hope to find ...
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How to watch NASCAR night race at Kansas, plus the 3 drivers with the most on the line NASCAR is ready to return Thursday night for a Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway less than a week after the field cleared Texas. Then, the sport gets this Sunday off before resuming the playoff countdown at New Hampshire the following week.
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Report: NFLPA Pushing to Spread Out Financial Hit Caused by COVID-19 Pandemic The NFL Players Association is hoping to spread out any financial losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic over the duration of the 11-year collective bargaining agreement rather than absorbing it over the next two years. Tom Pelissero of NFL.com shared the ...
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Buffalo Bills training camp questions: No. 3, which tight end will emerge? This is the eighth in a 10-part preview series as the Buffalo Bills prepare for training camp, not at St. John Fisher College, but at their home base in Orchard Park. Sal Maiorana. Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. 0:00. 1:09. Flash back to just after the 2019 ...
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Oskar Lindblom signs 3-year extension with Flyers worth $9M Philadelphia Flyers forward Oskar Lindblom has signed a three-year, $9 million contract extension just weeks after completing radiation treatment for a rare form of bone cancer. Lindblom, 23, has not played since being diagnosed in December with Ewing's ...
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NY Jets' 10 most important players for the 2020 season: No. 2 Jamal Adams The Jets finished 2019 strong and will try to build on it this fall in the hopes of snapping their nine-year playoff drought, the second-longest in franchise history. But improvement is no given after a tumultuous and strange offseason. Here is our countdown of the ...
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Las Vegas' WNBA team has a few Aces up its sleeve Ever since they arrived in Las Vegas two years ago, the Aces have been set up to contend for a WNBA title. Every level of the organization, from ownership to coaching to on-court talent, is championship caliber, yet a deep postseason run has eluded the team ...
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Pelicans vs. Nets: Watch 10 top highlights from opening scrimmage in Orlando Call it a scrimmage; call it practice; call it whatever you want. But the Pelicans are back to, what do you call it? Basketball. After more than four months since the NBA last took the floor the league ran its first scrimmages from the quarantined zone in Orlando, ...
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Mike Zimmer, Vikings finalizing multi-year extension Mike Zimmer won't enter a lame-duck season in Minnesota. NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reported Wednesday that the Vikings are finalizing a multi-year contract extension with the 64-year-old coach, per sources informed of the situation. Zimmer was ...
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Holm's opponent has virus, fight is postponed Mexico's Irene Aldana has tested positive for COVID-19, and that's a negative for Holly Holm. Aldana, who was scheduled to face the Albuquerque MMA fighter on a UFC card in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Aug. 1, posted Wednesday on Instagram that she has the ...
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Reddit user finds potential clue for name that'll replace Redskins At least Keanu Reeves could end up liking the new nickname of Washington's NFL team. Enlarge Image Keanu Reeves in "The Replacements" Keanu Reeves in "The Replacements"©Warner Bros/Courtesy Everett C. The former Redskins appear to strongly ...
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Daly's goal sends Dash to final with 1-0 win over Thorns SANDY, Utah (AP) — Rachel Daly scored on a header in the 69th minute and the Houston Dash advanced to the Challenge Cup title game with a 1-0 victory over the Portland Thorns on Wednesday. The fourth-seeded Dash, the highest remaining seed in the ...
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David Bell supports four Reds who kneeled during national anthem Cincinnati Reds manager David Bell stood near four players who knelt during the national anthem Tuesday before an exhibition game against the Detroit Tigers at Great American Ball Park. Bell did not know the players would kneel but supported the actions ...
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Pittsburgh's Roethlisberger, McDonald appear to help with Convoy of Hope trucks Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger will be at training camp next week with the team. On Wednesday, Roethlisberger was in Lawrence County to help give away food and supplies for up to 1,500 families at Shenango High School.
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What they're saying: Eagles' Miles Sanders poised for breakout season, could join 'elite tier' of fantasy RBs With Eagles rookies already having reported to the NovaCare Complex ahead of the official start of training camp next week, football coverage is really picking up and we have a lot more items than usual in today's edition of What They're Saying. Because of ...
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Ajayi: Super Eagles star revels in West Bromwich Albion's Premier League promotion The 26-year-old Nigeria international has expressed his delight after helping his side return to the English top-flight. Semi Ajayi has shared his feelings after West Bromwich Albion secured promotion to the Premier League on Wednesday evening.
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Gerhard Struber: Barnsley survival my 'biggest job' in football, says boss Gerhard Struber says keeping Barnsley in the Championship is the "biggest job he has done" in football. A dramatic win at Brentford, coupled with a draw for Wigan and defeat for Charlton, saw the Tykes finish a point clear of the bottom three. Austrian Struber ...
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Sam Presti Says Billy Donovan Should Get Consideration for Coach of the Year Wednesday, Sam Presti said Billy Donovan deserves consideration for NBA Coach of the Year. Nice to see the reserved Presti coming around to our way of thinking. We've been on the Donovan for COY bandwagon since February. Besides Nick Nurse, who ...
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TSSAA approves football contingency plan for 2020 season NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The TSSAA voting for the Option 2 Hybrid plan for high school football on Wednesday, which simply means teams will play eight regular season games with two teams advancing to the playoffs from each region, instead of four.
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Khabib's sorrow after father's death - I hope you were pleased with me Khabib Nurmagomedov has spoken of the sorrow he has felt following the death of his father, with David Beckham among those sending sympathies to the UFC star. The lightweight champion said he hoped father Abdulmanap, who died in early July at the ...
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