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Outdoor enthusiasts reject wholesale changes to Wisconsin deer season

May 6, 2020 Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Outdoor enthusiasts overwhelmingly rejected Wisconsin wildlife officials’ proposals to dramatically reshape the state’s gun deer hunting structure to bolster the waning sport, a survey released Wednesday […]

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Packers fans “America’s most passionate” according to new Top 10

May 6, 2020 Rick Solem

No sports, but plenty of rankings. The newest one by Forbes has determined what professional sports team in the US has the most passionate fans, and that team is, of […]

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Minnesotans urged to fish close to home to slow COVID-19

May 6, 2020 Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesotans should fish close to home to help curb the coronavirus pandemic when the walleye season opens this weekend, avoiding overnight stays and driving no further than […]

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Auditor: Favre received welfare money for no-show speeches

May 6, 2020 Associated Press

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A nonprofit group caught up in an embezzlement scheme in Mississippi used federal welfare money to pay former NFL quarterback Brett Favre $1.1 million for multiple […]

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Fitness clubs, sports, make case to re-open, masks in courts

May 6, 2020 Associated Press

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Representatives of fitness clubs, amusement parks and youth baseball on Tuesday told a task force on reopening New Hampshire’s economy that they are prepared to make […]

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Planning normal season, NFL still forms ticket refund policy

May 6, 2020 Associated Press

While planning to play a full regular-season schedule, the NFL has formulated a ticket refund plan for canceled games or those held without fans. In a memo sent to the […]

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Athletes harassed in Spain while practicing amid confinement

May 5, 2020 Associated Press

MADRID (AP) — Some got jeered. Others were yelled at by people on their balconies. Many received disapproving looks. The long-awaited return to practice amid the coronavirus pandemic wasn’t as […]

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Play ball: Korean baseball league begins in empty stadiums

May 5, 2020 Rick Solem

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Cheerleaders danced beneath rows of empty seats and umpires wore protective masks as a new baseball season began in South Korea. After a weeks-long delay […]

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AP study: MLB average at around $4.4M for 5th year in row

May 5, 2020 Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball’s average salary ahead of a postponed opening day remained at around $4.4 million for the fifth straight season, according to a study of […]

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Column: Shula should be remembered for more than wins

May 4, 2020 Associated Press

Success for athletes and coaches usually is measured by numbers. That’s a too-limited way to encapsulate the impact of Don Shula on professional football. Sure, the numbers are astounding: — […]

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