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Bryson DeChambeau bombs way to 3-stroke win in Detroit
Rocket Mortgage Classic champ has beefed up to drive longer
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Outdoors
Little Adventures: Fishing ‘for kids’ not ‘with kids’
Author Jenny Johnston throws a cast into a creek while her son, Huck, eagerly watches and plays on the bank.Jenny Johnston/Special to the Herald When my kids were born, I…
Sports
Hot dog champs repeat as July 4 gluttony fest moves indoors
Chestnut downed 75 wieners and buns in 10 minutes and Sudo downed 48½ in the same span, setting new world records for both the men’s and women’s events. “I’m always…
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American Explorer: Howard Grotts discovers a drive beyond international mountain biking
No longer chasing Olympics, new challenges energize Durango star
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Jimmie Johnson 1st NASCAR driver to test positive for coronavirus
Jimmie Johnson climbs into his car before the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla.John raoux/Associated Press file The 44-year-old Johnson is the first…
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MLB cancels All-Star Game for first time since 1945
Los Angeles hosting moved to 2022
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NFL to play Black anthem before national anthem
Week 1 will feature special pregame
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Novak Djokovic and his wife test negative for coronavirus
The top-ranked player tested positive for the virus after playing in an exhibition series he organized in Serbia and Croatia amid the pandemic. No social distancing was observed at the…
College Sports
Texas A&M, Jimbo Fisher handed recruiting penalties by NCAA
Fisher, who had just been hired by Texas A&M, and an assistant coach had impermissible contact with a recruit, the NCAA said without identifying the coaches by name. The assistant,…
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Mike Trout not comfortable about MLB season
AL MVP and wife expecting a child in August
High School Sports
Bayfield volleyball cancels camps with CSU, NAU coaches
Plans being made for 2021
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FedEx puts heat on Redskins to change name
Nike removes team merchanidse from website
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Doc Redman in 3-way tie for lead at Rocket Mortgage Classic
Redman shot a 7-under 65 on Thursday to share the first-round lead with Scott Stallings and Kevin Kisner in the Rocket Mortgage Classic. Bryson DeChambeau, the only player with top-10…
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NASCAR meets with Drumwright in push for racial equality
Less than three weeks later, Drumwright has a seat at NASCAR’s leadership table and he said he is ready to disrupt the industry’s social hierarchy and get more Blacks involved,…
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Zooming in to start unprecedented MLB summer camp amid virus
A workout area sits idle in the concourse under the first base stands at Fenway Park on Thursday in Boston.Jimmy Golen/Associated Press When the New York Mets resume practice, 60-year-old…
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Missouri man freed from prison with help from WNBA’s Maya Moore
Moore was on hand when Jonathan Irons, 40, walked out of the Jefferson City Correctional Center. She clapped as Irons approached a group of people waiting for his release. She…
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MVP plaque presenters to discuss Landis’ name on MLB trophy
“The issue is being addressed,” Jack O’Connell, longtime secretary-treasurer of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, said Wednesday. “It will definitely be put up for discussion.” Former NL Most Valuable…
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PGA Tour makes a coronavirus policy change
The decision Wednesday was the latest change to an evolving “Health and Safety Plan” as the tour enters its fourth week back from the COVID-19 shutdown. Champ is among six…
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AP Source: NFL cutting preseason in half, pushing back start
Denver Broncos outside linebacker Von Miller greets Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald after an NFL preseason football game in Denver.Jack Dempsey/Associated Press file The person spoke Wednesday on condition…
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Asterisk on the NBA title? Coaches, players say not a chance
College players scrimmage during an NBA pre-draft basketball camp at the Disney Wide World of Sports complex in Kissimmee, Fla.John Raoux/Associated Press file It is a season like none other.…
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Cardinals replace Yankees to play at Field of Dreams
White Sox still to host on special field Aug. 13
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MLB players begin reporting for tests, workouts
The bronze statue entitled “The Player,” by sculptor George Lundeen stands in front of the main gate of Coors Field, home of Major League Baseball’s Colorado Rockies.David Zalubowski/Associated Press file…
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LeBron James’ group touts sports arenas as mega-voting sites
If NBA star LeBron James gets his way, NBA arenas and other sports venues around the country will be mega polling sites for the November general election.Marcio Jose Sanchez/Associated Press…
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USA Cycling cancels seven national championship events
Mountain bike, road nationals all eliminated in 2020