Opening day, finally. A baseball season that was on the brink before it started due to the virus outbreak will begin Thursday night when Max Scherzer and World Series champion Washington Nationals welcome prized ace Gerrit Cole and the New York Yankees. York. When it starts, the DC forecast calls …
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PHOENIX (AP) – Major League Baseball has not always been at the forefront of the social justice movement in recent years, with leagues like the NBA and NFL generally at the center. But in the wake of George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis, and due to the quirks of a coronavirus-altered …
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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) – The first exhibition games of the NBA restart will go a little faster than usual. The NBA is adjusting the rules for those initial matches, going with 10-minute quarters instead of the usual 12 minutes. The change is due to several reasons, including not …
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NEW YORK (AP) – Didi Gregorius peered over his face mask as his Washington ace puck Max Scherzer sailed to empty seats in the garden. False applause, meant to cheer on the hometown Nationals, accidentally passed through the stadium when the Philadelphia Phillies shortstop circled the bases. After touching the …
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PITTSBURGH (AP) – The Cleveland Indians took three separate buses to PNC Park ahead of Saturday’s exhibition against the Pittsburgh Pirates, a move designed to maintain proper social distancing while also attempting to conduct a Major League Baseball season. during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the club broke protocol for a …
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