BREWERS

New extra-inning format stirs debate as teams plot strategy

July 10, 2020 Associated Press

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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Baseball has its answer to penalty kicks, overtimes and shootouts, and it figures to stir just as much debate as all those other tiebreakers. Major League Baseball […]

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COLLEGE

Big Ten scraps nonconference football games due to pandemic

July 10, 2020 Associated Press

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The Big Ten Conference announced Thursday it will not play nonconference games in football and several other sports this fall, the most dramatic move yet by a power conference because […]

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NEWS

NFL players are banned from exchanging jerseys after games

July 10, 2020 Associated Press

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NFL teams will be prohibited from postgame interactions within 6 feet of each other, which means players won’t be allowed to exchange jerseys after games as part of the guidelines […]

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MLB

Baseball players get a peek at playing without fans

July 9, 2020 Associated Press

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Baseball players got a sense of what the game will be like without fans in the stands upon returning for workouts last week. They’re getting a more realistic glimpse this […]

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NBA

NBA practices begin at Disney, as teams begin restart routines

July 9, 2020 Associated Press

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Nikola Vucevic had to raise his voice a bit to answer a question. He had just walked off the court after the first Orlando Magic practice of the restart, and […]

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NEWS

Northwestern FB moves Wisconsin game from Wrigley to Ryan Field

July 9, 2020 Rick Solem

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EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Northwestern University’s football game against Wisconsin scheduled for Nov. 7 at Wrigley Field in Chicago is being moved to Ryan Field because of uncertainties due to […]

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TWINS

Over the Hill? Recovered lefty on track for Twins rotation

July 8, 2020 Associated Press

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — When the Minnesota Twins signed Rich Hill from the bargain aisle of free agency last winter, they expected the left-hander to be available around midseason after his […]

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COLLEGE

‘Heartbreaking day’ — Stanford drops 11 sports to cut costs

July 8, 2020 Associated Press

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Stanford was already facing some difficult financial choices as it tried to support one of the nation’s largest athletics departments. The coronavirus pandemic forced a dramatic and painful decision: Faced […]

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MLB

Healed Twins speedster Byron Buxton: ‘I’ve got no limit’

July 8, 2020 Associated Press

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An array of injuries was largely responsible for the blight on the first five years of Byron Buxton’s still-promising major league career, with surgery last fall to […]

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BUCKS

SORRY FOLKS, PARK’S CLOSED: Lopez twins scheming to sneak out of NBA bubble, to check out Disney World

July 8, 2020 Rick Solem

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Mickey Mouse better look out. Robin Lopez has it in for mascots. Two 7-footers roaming Walt Disney World. It’s happened before. It could happen again, only the theme park might […]

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