CLEVELAND (AP) – The spotlight for change is shining on the Cleveland Indians. Now that the NFL Washington Redskins have withdrawn their controversial nickname and logo after decades of objection and amid a national movement calling for racial justice, the Indians appear to be the next major sports franchise that …
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The National Hockey League and NHL Players Association announced a tentative agreement Monday to return to play this season and extend their collective bargaining agreement for four years. The CBA deal, along with both sides’ agreement on protocols for training camps and games, paves the way for hockey to resume …
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NEW YORK (AP) – Thirty-one Major League Baseball players and seven staff members tested positive for COVID-19 during admission for resumption of training, a rate of 1.2%. MLB and the players’ association announced the results on Friday when teams resumed training for the first time since the coronavirus interrupted spring …
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The US Open will return to NBC starting this year on Winged Foot after Fox Sports requested to terminate its 12-year contract with the USGA, several people told The Associated Press on Sunday night. Three people with direct knowledge of the change say it occurred in the past two weeks. …
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BOSTON (AP) – Tucked under center field seats in Fenway Park, down a flight of stairs from Lansdowne Street in an area that was previously used as the visiting team’s batting cage, there’s a sports bar being prepared to reopen since the closure of the coronavirus. Largely windowless and decorated …
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