In Sports
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NBPA Announces $400K in Matching Player Grants for COVID-19 Pandemic Relief
The National Basketball Players Association announced it will make $400,000 worth of donations to match grants provided by players over the past two months
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Rapoport: Washington NFL Team Name Change 'Likely' Amid Mounting Pressure
Washington 's NFL team is reportedly "likely" to change its nickname because of mounting pressure amid a nationwide anti-racism movement. Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network reported the update Friday
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Navy vs. Lafayette Football Game on Sept. 12 Canceled Amid COVID-19
Navy announced Friday its Sept. 12 football game against Lafayette has been canceled. Lafayette College made the decision, determining it wouldn't have enough time to prepare for the game once football players are brought onto campus
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MLB Cancels 2020 All-Star Game amid Pandemic; Dodgers to Host in 2022
With the 2020 MLB season getting shortened to 60 games because of the coronavirus pandemic, the 2020 MLB All-Star Game originally scheduled for July 14 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles was officially canceled Friday
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Celtics' Gordon Hayward Says Foot Injury Still Bothering Him Ahead of Restart
Boston Celtics star Gordon Hayward said Friday that he is still feeling the effects of a left foot injury that hampered him earlier in the season
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Angels' Mike Trout: 'I Still Don't Feel That Comfortable' Playing Amid COVID-19
Los Angeles Angels superstar outfielder Mike Trout expressed concern Friday about taking part in the 2020 MLB season amid the coronavirus pandemic because his wife, Jessica, is pregnant with the couple's first child
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Two-time London Marathon winner Wilson Kipsang hit with FOUR-YEAR ban for anti-doping violations.
The 38-year-old Olympic bronze medalist had four whereabouts failures between April 2018 and May 2019. Three missed tests or filing failures in a 12-month period triggers a charge.
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Indians OF Delino DeShields 'Doing Well' After COVID-19 Diagnosis
Cleveland Indians outfielder Delino DeShields has tested positive for COVID-19 but is reportedly "doing well," according to Tom Withers of the Associated Press
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Nike pulls Washington Redskins gear from store amid name review
The team was conspicuously absent Friday from the section of Nike's online shop where shoppers can snag NFL-branded T-shirts, jerseys and sneakers.
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Understanding Why The Redskins Name Must Change. And It Will.
It took a seismic racial quake to make it entirely likely that Dan Snyder will have no choice but to drop the Redskins name. Here's why it must change.
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Redskins to have 'thorough review' of name amid race debate
The Washington Redskins are undergoing what they say is a “thorough review” of their nickname
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West Ham confident they will NOT face sanction after Eintracht Frankfurt complain to FIFA
The 26-year-old forward cost the Hammers £45 million when they signed him from the Bundesliga outfit last summer, with an agreement struck that the fee would be paid in instalments.