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USA Cycling announces long team for delayed Tokyo Olympics
Durango’s Blevins, Kuss selected
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Baseball owners, given a chance to get out of a jam, keep balking
Welcome back, golf! Hoorah! I see Justin Rose and Bryson DeChambeau on a leader board! But where the hell is baseball, devil take ‘em? Good ol’ golf – say hello…
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Confederate flag ban fallout: Now comes the tricky part for NASCAR
Reese Witherspoon tweeted a high-five emoji for her A-list stamp of approval that NASCAR banned the Confederate flag. NASCAR’s decision to ban the Confederate flag from its races and venues…
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U.S. Soccer repeals rule that banned kneeling during anthem
United States’ Megan Rapinoe, right, kneels next to teammates Christen Press (12), Ali Krieger (11), Crystal Dunn (16) and Ashlyn Harris (22) as the national anthem is played before the…
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Martin Truex ends 2020 winless skid with victory at Martinsville
Wallace in 11th on big night for NASCAR
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Tigers draft Arizona State slugger Torkelson with No. 1 pick
Rockies go with Veen with first pick
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Eli Tomac of Cortez finishes third in Salt Lake 4 Supercross
Podium finish pads Tomac’s overall lead as series winds down
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MLS to resume season with Florida tournament starting July 8
Atlanta United defender Jeff Larentowicz, left, and New England Revolution midfielder Scott Caldwell battle for a header during round one of an MLS Cup playoff soccer game in Atlanta.John Amis/Associated…
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USC welcomes back Reggie Bush after 10 years in NCAA exile
Southern California tail back Reggie Bush walks off the field holding the game ball after the Trojans defeated Fresno State, 50-42, at the Los Angeles Coliseum. The former star running…
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Brooks Koepka raises notion of not playing a Ryder Cup without fans
Brooks Koepka hits out of the sand on the 11th hole bunker during practice for the Charles Schwab Challenge golf tournament at the Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas.…
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Rights groups, athletes ask NCAA to move tournament from Idaho
BOISE, Idaho – Groups that advocate for civil rights and women’s rights have joined notable athletes in asking the NCAA to move 2021 men’s basketball tournament games out of Idaho…
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Golf passes initial test with no positive virus results
FORT WORTH, Texas – The PGA Tour is not simply picking up where it left off. Very little about the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial resembles the opening round of…
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NASCAR bans Confederate flag from races and properties
Wallace’s call for action heard
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Fans return to Montezuma County Speedway despite ordinance
Promoter implements safety precautions, limits audience
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MLB players cut to 89 games, want prorated money
Tony Clark, executive director of the Major League Players Association, answers questions at a 2017 news conference in Phoenix.Morry Gash/Associated Press file NEW YORK – Baseball players moved toward what…
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USOPC forming group to look into Olympic protests
DENVER – The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee is creating an athlete group that will look into loosening restrictions on protests at the games. CEO Sarah Hirshland tweeted the plans…
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Ban the Confederate flag? NASCAR could see end of an era
Wallace calls for action
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NASCAR set to allow fans back in Florida, Alabama
Kevin Harvick, third from left, celebrates with members of his crew after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday in Hampton, Ga.Brynn Anderson/Associated Press…
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UFC ‘Fight Island’ revealed in Abu Dhabi, will host 4 shows
Kamaru Usman poses during the ceremonial weigh-in event ahead of his fight against Colby Covington in UFC 245 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal The UFC’s mysterious…
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PGA Tour to hold minute of silence at 8:46 to honor Floyd
PGA Tour Commission Jay Monahan decided against a public statement on the civil unrest sparked by the police killing of George Floyd, instead sending a letter to players.Chris O’Meara/Associated Press…
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MLB proposes up to 16 teams for postseason
Shorter regular season, but a chance at glory for teams that get hot
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USWNT wants soccer federation to repeal national anthem policy
CHICAGO (AP) — The U.S. women’s national team wants the U.S. Soccer Federation to repeal the anthem policy it instituted after Megan Rapinoe started kneeling during the “The Star-Spangled Banner.”…
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Current, former NHL players form Hockey Diversity Alliance
Seven current or former black NHL players formed the Hockey Diversity Alliance on Monday, creating another avenue to fight racism and intolerance in the sport. Akim Aliu, whose story of…
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Building bubbles: Cautious 1st steps toward college football
Alabama defensive backs Jared Mayden (21) and Patrick Surtain II (2) break up a pass intended for Duke wide receiver Jalon Calhoun (5) during the first half a college football…
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France the next journey for Fort Lewis College basketball great DeAndre Lansdowne
Pro basketball star eager for LNB, Champions League play with SIG Strasbourg
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MLB offers 76-game season, up to 75% of player pay
Significant step in bargaining
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‘Create your own excitement’: Players ponder empty stadiums
The roar and emotion sure to be missed
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A look back at big hits, bad calls as MLB eyes new draft era
NEW YORK — Baseball’s amateur draft is about to enter the next phase of its ongoing development — same as all those young prospects picked every year. Even before the…
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College basketball coaches discuss racism, diversity
The NABC announced Frank Martin would chair a new committee designed to address issues of race and discrimination and not only within college sports.Mark Humphrey/Associated Press file Frank Martin remembers…