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Packers sign 1st-round pick Love, 2nd-round choice Dillon

July 1, 2020 Associated Press

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers said Wednesday they have signed Utah State quarterback Jordan Love and Boston College running back A.J. Dillon, their top two draft […]

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University of Minnesota: 7 students test COVID-19 positive

July 1, 2020 Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The University of Minnesota said Tuesday that seven athletes from “multiple sports” have tested positive for the coronavirus. The Gopher Athletics Department conducted 170 COVID-19 tests during […]

MLB

Roster shuffle: Plans change in MLB because of health issues

July 1, 2020 Associated Press

PHOENIX (AP) — A small group of players, including Nationals slugger Ryan Zimmerman and Rockies outfielder Ian Desmond, have announced they plan to sit out this season. The Minnesota Twins […]

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Baseball’s minor leagues cancel 2020 seasons

June 30, 2020 Associated Press

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Baseball’s minor leagues canceled their seasons on Tuesday after Major League Baseball decided not to provide any players to its affiliated teams amid the coronavirus […]

NASCAR

Column: NASCAR rolls on, through crisis and controversy

June 30, 2020 Associated Press

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The one thing NASCAR has always gotten right is its ability to keep the wheels turning. In crisis or coronavirus, the show finds its way to […]

MLB

‘A dark past’: MVPs say time to pull Landis name off plaques

June 30, 2020 Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Something still bothers Barry Larkin about his Most Valuable Player award. The other name engraved on the trophy: Kenesaw Mountain Landis. “Why is it on there?” […]

MLB

Travel between US, Canada complicating MLB Toronto approval

June 30, 2020 Associated Press

TORONTO (AP) — The Ontario government says the necessity of frequent travel between the U.S. and Canada is the complicating factor holding up approval for Major League League Baseball to […]

MLB

Rockies OF Desmond, D-backs Mike Leake, Nationals Ryan Zimmerman decide to sit out this season

June 30, 2020 admin

Colorado Rockies outfielder Ian Desmond plans to sit out this season to be with his family and help grow youth baseball in his hometown in Florida. The 34-year-old Desmond wrote […]

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Netflix series to dramatize Kaepernick’s path to activism

June 30, 2020 Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Colin Kaepernick is joining with Emmy-winning filmmaker Ava DuVernay on a Netflix drama series about the teenage roots of the former NFL player’s activism. “Colin in […]