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Taiwan baseball fans allowed inside stadium
Distance kept in crowd by sitting apart
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MLB to cut amateur draft from 40 rounds to 5
Clubs gained the ability to reduce the draft as part of their March 26 agreement with the players’ association and MLB plans to finalize a decision next week to go…
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2020 Denver Broncos schedule
Phillip Lindsay and the Denver Broncos will run into a tough 2020 schedule with high hopes after a draft focused on adding weapons to an offense that has been anemic…
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NBA players, staff asked to help virus researchers
Te Miami Heat and the Memphis Grizzlies practice before a basketball game in Miami, Fla. If so inclined, NBA teams like Miami, Denver, Orlando and Utah could all be back…
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Kicking off: Texans at Chiefs to open NFL season Sept. 10
The Chiefs will open defense of their Super Bowl championship by hosting Houston on Sept. 10 in the NFL’s annual kickoff game.Charlie Riedel/Associated Press file The Texans won a regular-season…
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Green flag: IndyCar to open delayed season in Texas
IndyCar has gotten the green flag to finally start its season in Texas. The race will be run June 6 without spectators at Texas Motor Speedway.Randy Holt/Associated Press file The…
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Woods, Mickelson match to raise $10 million to virus relief
Brady and Manning set to tee off with two of golf’s best May 24
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NFL sets rules for reopening team facilities
Teams must adhere to state requirements
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NBA is proceeding with extreme caution
It’s unclear how many — if any — players will be back on the floor Friday when the league ban gets lifted. Miami is allowed to open its doors for…
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German soccer’s Bundesliga given OK to resume in May
Big step forward despite recent players positive coronavirus tests
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Athletes harassed in Spain while practicing amid confinement
The long-awaited return to practice amid the coronavirus pandemic wasn’t as pleasant as some Spanish athletes had hoped. High-performance athletes were allowed to resume training in Spain this week after…
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Play ball: Korean baseball league begins in empty stadiums
After a weeks-long delay because of the coronavirus pandemic, umpires wore protective masks and cheerleaders danced beneath rows of unoccupied seats as professional baseball got back on the field. There…
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Baseball resumes in South Korea, bringing innings to a world starved for sports
The leathery pop of a strike into the catcher’s mitt was no different than before. A solid hit to center field still had that satisfying clap. But little else was…
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Planning normal season, NFL forms ticket refund policy
In a memo sent to the 32 teams by Commissioner Roger Goodell and obtained by The Associated Press on Tuesday, a uniform baseline for full refunds on any tickets purchased…
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Broncos game in London moved to Atlanta
NFL moving all international games back to U.S. stadiums
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Lucky Lock: Broncos QB excited by offense-focused draft
Elway’s endorsement goes long way for second-year QB
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USA Cycling could cancel mountain bike nationals
Durango athletes such as Riley Amos have dominated the junior mountain bike national championships in recent years. This year, juniors may not get a chance to race for stars and…
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Rory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson headline charity match
Golf stars go head-to-head for COVID-19 relief
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NFL coaching great Don Shula dies at 90
Shula won more games, including perfect 1972 Dolphins, than any other coach
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‘We’re going to run the Kentucky Derby in 2020’
Churchill Downs president promises event
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Duplantis, Lavillenie split gold in backyard pole-vaulting
It was for backyard bragging rights. So he raised his intensity. Lavillenie and Mondo Duplantis of Sweden shared the gold medal Sunday during a men’s pole vault competition held in…
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The USWNT finally found a foe it couldn’t beat: Male entitlement
All you have to know about Klausner’s ruling is that it leads with, and lingers on, the men’s national soccer team and what it doesn’t get. You stare at the…
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Broncos decline 5th-year option on Garett Bolles
Hold-prone tackle has drawn ire of fans
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NASCAR under watchful eye of sports world
Fans, other leagues eager to see what happens
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Hardrock 100 holding off decision on 2020 race
Organizers hope COVID-19 doesn’t lead to second consecutive cancellation
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Broncos’ Von Miller says he’s recovered from COVID-19
Denver Broncos outside linebacker Von Miller has been cleared of COVID-19 two weeks after he announced he had tested positive for the virus.Gregory Bull/Associated Press file “Got my results back.…
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No one to lose a PGA Tour card in 2020
A memo sent to players Thursday to outline the changes was another step in the tour trying to figure out what’s equitable in a season that will be without 13…