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As-it-happens update July 24, 2020
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- After he saw the video of a Minneapolis police officer killing George Floyd, Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Andrew McCutchen felt compelled to do something. His first instinct was to kneel during the national anthem when baseball ...
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ESPN
The official opening of Globe Life Field was expected to be packed with fans at the start of a 162-game season that spanned six months. Instead, a truncated 2020 campaign will break in the new home for the Texas Rangers. Things will be much different than ...
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Yahoo Sports
LeBron James grabbed the rebound and raced up the court, past every member of the Dallas Mavericks. He elevated to the right of the basket and dunked with his right hand, before his momentum took him into a stanchion just in front of LED screens with ...
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MLSsoccer.com
Of the eight teams at the MLS is Back Tournament who failed to qualify for the knockout stages, perhaps none exit as painfully as the Houston Dynamo. La Naranja produced one of the event's early head-turning results with their wild 3-3 draw with favorites ...
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MLSsoccer.com
Jeremy Ebobisse scored an equalizer in the 81st minute, salvaging a 2-2 draw with LAFC and clinching the Portland Timbers the first-place spot in Group F on Thursday. Jaroslaw Niezgoda scored the opener for Portland, while Bradley Wright-Phillips and ...
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Communities Digital News
For the Houston Astros, the only things more familiar than their standing as one of the premier teams in the American League are the names that dot the star-studded roster responsible for past success and future promise. The Astros will host the Seattle ...
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Golf.com
The golfer who had the day's best round is 248th in the world golf rankings. The golfer who had the day's worst round is the highest-ranked player in the field. TPC Twin Cities played as an equal-opportunity golf course. Here are three things you should know ...
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Washington Post
Hours before the truncated, jury-rigged, pandemic-delayed 2020 baseball season finally got underway Thursday night, with no paying spectators in the seats, an avid fan named Sophia Kaounas, who lives near Nationals Park, stood in her jogging clothes on ...
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Yahoo Sports
Players for the Washington Nationals and New York Yankees took part in a demonstration for racial unity before the first game of the MLB season. Players for both teams all knelt along the foul lines holding a black ribbon, holding a moment of silence following ...
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ESPN
The NHL will have a five-second delay on broadcasts and artificial crowd noise when it restarts its season in Toronto and Edmonton beginning Aug. 1. The league distributed "Phase 4" information to teams and media this week, detailing life in the bubbles for ...
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STLtoday.com
A month ago as he readied to return to St. Louis and baseball's attempt to start a season unlike any before it, Matt Carpenter surveyed the quiet of his isolated ranch in Texas and thought about playing in a big-league stadium with only slightly fewer people ...
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Yahoo Sports
Hamlin ended a streak of three sub-par finishes by passing Kevin Harvick for the lead with 13 laps to go and held off a furious challenge from Brad Keselowski to win Thursday night's Cup Series race at Kansas. "This race team is such a dream," Hamlin said ...
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Washington Post
The long NBA layoff because of the coronavirus has actually helped the Portland Trail Blazers. That's because two key pieces of the team, big men Jusuf Nurkic and Zach Collins, are healthy and ready to play. Nurkic broke his leg last season and hadn't ...
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Yahoo Sports
David Law made up for lost time in the first round of the British Masters with seven birdies in the space of eight holes to take a one-shot lead. Close House Golf Club on the outskirts of Newcastle is the venue for the first full European Tour event since March, ...
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Yahoo Sports
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) -- The Minnesota Vikings will begin training camp with their entire 15-player draft class under contract after finalizing rookie deals Thursday, including first-round picks Justin Jefferson and Jeff Gladney. The Vikings announced they signed ...
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Jon Heyman reports that the Royals are expected to sign free agent pitcher Matt Harvey. It will likely be a minor league deal. Harvey expressed interest in prolonging his career back in May. MLB.com's Jeffrey Flanagan notes that the Royals are looking ...
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New York Daily News
The Knicks would be getting a "a hell of a coach" in Kenny Atkinson. That's according to one of Atkinson's former players – Nets center Jarrett Allen – who acknowledged it'd be strange to see a mentor resurface with a crosstown rival. Advertisement. "It'd be ...
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Minneapolis Star Tribune
Minnesota United faces the streaking Columbus Crew SC on Tuesday in its first game of the knockout rounds in the MLS is Back Tournament. Or maybe not. "Well, we probably won't turn up because everybody's crowned them champions already," United ...
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Washington Post
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox reinstated Yoán Moncada from the injured list on Thursday, clearing the way for their star third baseman to open the season in the lineup after missing the start of summer camp because he contracted COVID-19.
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Yahoo Sports
West Ham – Aston Villa on the final day of the season on Sunday (start time, 11am ET on NBCSN and online via NBCSports.com) will be nerve-wracking for every single Villa fan across the globe. WEST HAM – ASTON VILLA STREAM. Dean Smith's side beat ...
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Goal.com
New footage has emerged of Frank Lampard's altercation with Jurgen Klopp and Liverpool on Wednesday, with the Chelsea boss telling the German to "f*** off" and "sit down" as part of a first-half row. The two sides met on Anfield on Wednesday to precede ...
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Las Vegas Sun
Quarterback Sam Huard, Sports Illustrated All-American candidate and Washington Huskies commit, will not enroll in college early after high school football in his state was delayed six months. It was a tough decision for the senior from Kennedy Catholic High ...
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Sporting News
Ryan Preece walked away from a big-impact crash Thursday night in the NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway. Preece's car was sent sliding at high speed into the inside barrier after Christopher Bell and Ryan Newman made contact ahead of him.
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Colorado Springs Gazette
A Colorado Avalanche star reappeared Thursday, but it wasn't all good news. Calder Trophy hopeful Cale Makar, the team's second-leading scorer during the regular season, skated on his own before practice. He exited practice Saturday and it wasn't known ...
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The Crimson Quarry
Man, it's been a while! The last time we turned our attention to IU football recruiting was June 26. Well, here's the deal folks: Hoosier 'crootin is back. Jordan Grier, a three-star defensive back from Georgia, announced his commitment to Indiana on Thursday ...
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Yahoo Sports
The Dodgers released their official 30-man opening day roster Thursday morning with few surprises as they embark on the pandemic-shortened 60-game season. The roster includes 16 pitchers, six infielders, six outfielders, and two catchers. Reliever Dustin ...
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Sportsnet.ca
TORONTO – Throughout the 2019 season, all Santiago Espinal wanted was to go home and spend time with his mother, Ingrid Rivera. Over and over, she told him to focus up on the field, to not worry about her as she fought cancer in New York. "She literally ...
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PhillyVoice.com
Just over 24 hours before the players arrive at Citizens Bank Park to host the Miami Marlins in what will be the first game of their abbreviated 60-game 2020 season, the Philadelphia Phillies announced their Opening Day roster on Thursday afternoon.
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