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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TORONTO (AP) – The Blue Jays have been denied Canadian government approval to play in Toronto amid the coronavirus pandemic. Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino announced in a statement Saturday that the federal government had denied the request, confirming what an official familiar with the matter had told The Associated Press …
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PHOENIX (AP) – Major League Baseball’s sweep of COVID-19 evidence appears to have some success, even as large swaths of the United States continue to fight to contain the rapidly spreading virus. MLB and the players union released statistics on Friday saying six of 10,548 samples were new positives in …
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