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Ashley Landis / Associated Press Although Mike Trout initially considered opting out of the 2020 season, the Los Angeles Angels star confirmed Wednesday that he will be on the field this year. “I’m playing,” he said, according to Dylan Hernández of the Los Angeles Times. Trout was previously concerned about …

There’s a good chance the NFL’s Washington franchise has found a new name. Formerly known as the Redskins, the Washington team looks like it could be renamed the Sentinels, which is the same name as the team in the movie called “The Replacements.” A Reddit user apparently discovered that the …

Illinois High School Association executive director Craig Anderson told state athletic directors on Wednesday that IHSA is poised to delay the start of the 2020-21 high school sports season, possibly until January, as some models have suggested it. “If we continue to be limited in our ability to offer all …

Twenty-one months ago, Mookie Betts shot out into the garden at Dodger Stadium, with a smile as broad as Chavez Ravine’s. He had just won the World Series. He threw himself into the arms of his Red Sox teammates. Across the field, the Dodgers entered their clubhouse to mourn a …

More and more state and local leaders are making similar requirements. In Indiana, masks will be required starting Monday. In Minnesota, the governor requires people to wear masks inside businesses and in public settings beginning Saturday. And the mayor of Washington, DC, has just tightened the district’s mandate. “We have …