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Argentine Soccer Legend Diego Maradona Dies at 60
Diego Maradona, the Argentine soccer great who was among the best players ever and who led his country to the 1986 World Cup title before later struggling with cocaine use and obesity, has died. He was 60.
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Mission for Ex-Jets Star Lyons Is Granting Ill Kids' Wishes
Former New York Jets defensive lineman and longtime radio broadcaster Marty Lyons has been on a mission for 38 years and counting to fulfill the wishes of children who have been diagnosed with a terminal or life-threatening illness
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Tampa Bay Outfielder Arozarena Arrested in Mexico's Yucatan
Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Randy Arozarena has been arrested in Mexico’s Yucatan state for a situation involving an apparent custody dispute, two weeks after he won the Babe Ruth award for the Most Valuable Player in the postseason.
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Pandemic Leaves Opening Week of College Hoops in Disarray
Wichita State landed in South Dakota on Monday afternoon, masked up and looking forward to playing in the Crossover Classic.
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NFL Makes History With All-Black Officiating Crew for MNF
An all-Black officiating crew worked an NFL game for the first time in league history when the Los Angeles Rams faced the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday night.
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Mets Abandon Search for President of Baseball Operations, Focus on Hunt for New GM
Sandy Alderson had stated he wanted to hire a president of baseball operations, but said Monday he had been thwarted in attempts to gain permission to speak with officials on other teams for lateral moves and another possible candidate had a family issue that prevented a move
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Reggie Bush on Heisman Trophy: ‘I Would Be Lying If I Said I Didn't Want It Back'
Reggie Bush wants his Heisman Trophy back, and he’s not afraid to talk about it.
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Bryce and Kayla Harper Welcome Their Second Child, a Baby Girl
The Phillies superstar’s family grew by one this weekend.
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15-Year-Old California Teen Makes NASCAR History
He’s too young to drive legally, but at 15, Jesse Love is already a champion behind the wheel. With three wins and top 10 finishes in10 of his 11 races this season, the Menlo Park teenager raced his way into the NASCAR history books.
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Tiger Woods to Play With 11-Year-Old Charlie in Father-Son
Turns out Tiger Woods has one tournament left this year
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Wolves Select Edwards With No. 1 Pick in Delayed NBA Draft
The Minnesota Timberwolves selected Georgia freshman guard Anthony Edwards with the No. 1 pick in the delayed NBA draft
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Mets 2B Robinson Canó Suspended 162 Games by MLB After Testing Positive for PED
The commissioner’s office said Canó, who was previously penalized 80 games for a positive test in 2018 while playing with Seattle, tested positive for the anabolic steroid Stanozolol.
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All NFL Teams to Enter Intensive COVID-19 Protocol Saturday
The NFL is placing all teams in intensive protocol starting Saturday to mitigate the risk of COVID-19 as the number of cases rises around the country
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Start Date for NY's High-Risk High School Winter Sports Pushed Back to January
Basketball, ice hockey, wrestling and competitive cheer would be able to start Jan. 4, contingent upon authorization from state health officials, after initially being scheduled to start in November
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NFL to Make History With All-Black Officiating Crew for Monday's Rams-Bucs Game
The NFL will have an all-Black officiating crew for the first time in league history when the Rams play the Buccaneers on Monday night
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Ex-Knick Charles Oakley Wins Right to Jury Decision on Assault Claim From MSG Ejection
Assault and battery claims Oakley made in a lawsuit brought against the team’s owners after his February 2017 removal from a Knicks game were reinstated by an appeals court
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Schilling, Clemens, Bonds Leading Candidates on HOF Ballot
Curt Schilling, Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds are the leading candidates returning to baseball’s Hall of Fame ballot in a year without any favorites among the new names.
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March Madness in One Place? NCAA Looking at Indianapolis
The NCAA says it plans to hold the entire 2021 men’s college basketball tournament in one location to mitigate the risks of the coronavirus
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Giants Beat Eagles 27-17, Tighten NFC East Race
Daniel Jones threw for 244 yards and ran for a touchdown, Wayne Gallman Jr. had two TD runs and the Giants beat the Philadelphia Eagles 27-17 on Sunday
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Syracuse Coach Jim Boeheim Tests Positive for Virus
Syracuse basketball coach Jim Boeheim has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, and the Orange have paused all team activities
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Dustin Johnson Buries Some Major Memories, Wins the Masters
Dustin Johnson has won the Masters for the first time, shooting a 68 in the final round to finish at 20-under par and win the pandemic-delayed tournament by five strokes.
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LA Dodgers Hall of Fame Manager Tommy Lasorda in Intensive Care
Former Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda, 93, has been hospitalized in Orange County, the team reported Suday.
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Former Met Doc Gooden Gets One Year Probation for 2019 Drug Arrest in New Jersey
Former New York Mets pitcher Dwight Gooden has been sentenced to a year of probation in connection with a drug arrest in New Jersey in 2019. Gooden appeared before a judge in a virtual proceeding on Thursday. He had pleaded guilty in August 2019 to one count of cocaine possession stemming from a traffic stop in June 2019. Gooden’s car…... -
Miami Marlins Hire 1st Female General Manager in Baseball History
The Miami Marlins made history Friday when the team named Kim Ng as the first female general manager in the history of professional baseball. Ng had been the Vice President of Operations for Major League Baseball since 2011. Ng spent seven seasons working with the Chicago White Sox organization before spending four seasons as the assistant general ... -
Jets Hit Bye Week With No Wins, Lots of Questions for Future
The rest of this lost season is about next season and beyond for the winless New York Jets
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Ivy League Cancels Winter Sports Because of COVID-19
The Ivy League became the first Division I conference to cancel all winter sports, including men’s and women’s basketball
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The Weeknd to Perform at Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime Show
The Weeknd will bring his popular falsetto vocals to the 2021 Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime Show. NFL, Pepsi and Roc Nation announced Thursday that the three-time Grammy winner will perform on Feb. 7 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida.
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New Mets Owner Steve Cohen Promises Splashes of Cash for Team — Within Reason
Four days after buying the Mets in a deal that valued the team at a baseball record $2.42 billion, Cohen unveiled his philosophy to turn around perennial underachievers he promised will act “like a major market team”
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Pitcher Ray Daviault, Member of Original Mets, Dies at 86
Ray Daviault, a pitcher who played his only season in the major leagues as a member of the 1962 expansion New York Mets died Friday at age 86
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Tokyo Olympic Officials Talk of Test Events Early Next Year
Tokyo Olympics organizers say they’re encouraged by a weekend gymnastics meet that featured 22 Russian, Chinese and American athletes entering Japan and competing in a one-day event with a few thousand fans attending.
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Notre Dame Mandates Virus Testing After Large Football Celebration
University of Notre Dame students are now subject to mandatory coronavirus testing with stricter penalties if they leave town before getting their test results after thousands of fans stormed the football field and threw parties to celebrate a double-overtime upset over Clemson.
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Patriots Storm Back to Beat Jets 30-27, End 4-Game Skid
Nick Folk kicked a 51-yard field goal as time expired, and Cam Newton and the New England Patriots rallied to beat the winless New York Jets 30-27 to end a four-game losing streak
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Syracuse's Jim Boeheim Facing Lawsuit in Fatal Crash
Syracuse basketball coach Jim Boeheim is being sued over a fatal accident he was involved in nearly two years ago. According to Syracuse.com, the family of Jorge Jimenez, who was struck and killed by an SUV driven by Boeheim in February 2019, alleged the coach’s actions were “negligent, reckless and wanton.” The four-page lawsuit was fil... -
It's Official: NBA Returning on Dec. 22 for 72-Game Season
The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association announced Monday night that they’ve struck a deal on rules for this coming season, setting the stage for what will be a frenzied few weeks before games resume.
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Bucks Player Agrees to $750K Settlement Over Arrest
Milwaukee Bucks guard Sterling Brown and the Milwaukee city attorney have agreed to a revised $750,000 settlement of a lawsuit Brown filed after getting taken to the ground, shocked with a Taser and arrested during an encounter with police in 2018
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Nats Make Their Pitch to Biden, Invite Him to Throw 1st Ball
The Washington Nationals are making their pitch to President-elect Joe Biden.
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Dodgers Organization Has 9 Positive Coronavirus Tests Days After World Series Win
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health initially reported that five members of the Dodgers organization tested positive, but by Saturday the number had grown to nine.
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Justin Turner Will Not Be Disciplined by MLB for Return to Field
Justin Turner will not be disciplined by Major League Baseball for coming onto the field last week to celebrate the World Series title with his Los Angeles Dodgers teammates after testing positive for COVID-19. The third baseman was removed after seven innings of Game 6 on Oct. 27 after MLB informed the Dodgers of the test result. He returned to...... -
Mets GM Van Wagenen, Others Out as Cohen Completes $2.4M Purchase of Team
New York Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen and many of his top aides are out, moves announced less than an hour after hedge fund manager Steve Cohen completed his $2.4 billion purchase of the team Friday. Special Assistant to the general manager Omar Minaya, assistant general managers Allard Baird and Adam Guttridge and executive director of ... -
NBA Players Approve Plan to Start Season on Dec. 22
The NBA’s player representatives have voted to support the notion of starting this coming season on Dec. 22, the date that the league has been targeting in its talks about how and when to get teams back on the floor for a planned 72-game season
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In Virus Era, Bubbles Provide Game-Changing Lessons Learned
The NBA wants to be back in December
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Horse Racing Seeking to Implement Variety of Safety Reforms
A movement is underway in horse racing to clean up the sport by enacting uniform safety standards that everyone in the industry would have to abide by
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Brady's 2 TD Passes, Succop's 4 Field Goals Just Enough to Lift Bucs Over Giants, 25-23
Lackluster for much of the game, Tom Brady did what he does best in the second half Monday night. Brady threw touchdowns passes to Rob Gronkowski and Mike Evans, lifting Tampa Bay to a 25-23 victory over the New York Giants, and giving the Buccaneers quarterback the career lead in TD throws once more. The Saints’ Drew Brees had passed…... -
Stanton Keeps Contract, $218M for 7 Years, Stays With Yanks
Giancarlo Stanton is keeping the remaining $218 million and seven guaranteed years in his New York Yankees contract rather than opt out after a pair of injury-decimated seasons
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NFL Recommends Some Sideline Players Wear Masks During Games
The NFL is recommending that players on the sidelines who are not participating in a game or about to go on the field wear protective masks
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MLB Owners, NYC Approve Sale of Mets to Steve Cohen
The New York Mets have a new owner in billionaire hedge fund manager Steve Cohen after receiving majority approval from owners and a sign-off from Mayor Bill de Blasio. Major League Baseball owners on Friday approved the purchase of 95 percent of the Mets by Cohen. The current Mets ownership group is headed by Fred Wilpon, brother-in-law Saul Katz ... -
Craig Carton Rejoins WFAN After Prison Stint for Fraud
Craig Carton, the former morning sports talk show host who was convicted of carrying out a multimillion-dollar fake ticket scam, has rejoined his old station WFAN following his release from prison. Carton was ex-NFL quarterback Boomer Esiason’s on-air partner for years on WFAN’s “Boomer and Carton” show. He left the program ... -
Mayor De Blasio Mum on Review of Proposed Mets Sale to Hedge Funder Steve Cohen
Asked about the proposed sale at a news briefing, de Blasio said the city law department is legally obligated to review the sale because Citi Field, where the Mets play, is on city land.
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Clemson QB Trevor Lawrence Tests Positive for COVID-19
Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence has tested positive for COVID-19, putting into doubt whether the face of college football will be available to play the top-ranked Tigers’ biggest game of the season.
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Giants' Daniel Jones Regrets Taking Mask Off While With Others In Closed NYC Bar
Speaking for the first time since a video at the bar was released, Jones did his best to avoid discussing the incident that left some wondering if he had violated NFL protocols for dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic
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Giants Player Tests Positive for COVID-19, Rest of Team Will Keep Practice Schedule
A New York Giants player tested positive for COVID-19, the team said Thursday, and the player’s close contacts have been told to stay home. The team did not identify the player, nor did they say how many of the player’s contacts are now working remotely. The infected player is now in isolation. The Giants’ training center will sta... -
AP Source: MLB Owners to Vote Friday to Approve Mets Sale
Major League Baseball owners will vote Friday to approve the sale of the New York Mets to billionaire hedge fund manager Steve Cohen, according to a person familiar with the situation
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Raptors' Davis Charged With Assaulting Girlfriend in NYC
Toronto Raptors rookie Terence Davis has been arrested in New York City on charges including assault after police say he hit his girlfriend in the face
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MLB Says Turner Violated Protocols When He Returned to Field
Justin Turner violated coronavirus protocols when he celebrated on the field with his Los Angeles Dodgers teammates and he refused instructions from security to leave the field, behavior that Major League Baseball said risked the safety of others
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Justin Turner Returns to Field for Dodgers' Celebration, Takes Off Mask After Testing Positive for COVID-19
Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner was pulled from the World Series-clinching game Tuesday after testing positive for the coronavirus.
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Judge: Maskless Daniel Jones and Other Giants Players to Be Handled Internally
New York Giants coach Joe Judge has spoken with quarterback Daniel Jones and several other players about a video taken last weekend in which they were shown without masks during the current spike in COVID-19 cases
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Dodgers Win 1st World Series Title Since 1988
Mookie Betts came to the Dodgers to make a World Series difference. With a mad dash to home plate, he put Los Angeles over the top.
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Kershaw Stops Steal of Home, Hands Dodgers 3-2 Series Lead
Dodgers star Clayton Kershaw beat the Tampa Bay Rays for the second time in six days, escaping a fourth-inning jam with a quick reaction throw to cut down a runner trying for a rare steal of home plate, and Los Angeles held on for a 4-2 win and a 3-2 World Series lead
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Stumbling Stunner! Rays Shock Dodgers in 9th, Tie Series 2-2
The Tampa Bay Rays have gotten even in the World Series after a wild game-ending play for an 8-7 win in Game 4 over the Los Angeles Dodgers
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Unbeaten Khabib Announces Retirement Due to Father's Death After Victory on UFC's Fight Island
Unbeaten lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov retired from mixed martial arts after stopping Justin Gaethje with a triangle choke early in the second round at UFC 254 on Saturday night.
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Buehler Leads Dodgers Over Rays 6-2 for 2-1 Series Lead
Los Angeles ace Walker Buehler set down the Tampa Bay Rays with dominance and ease that brought flashbacks of Orel Hershiser during the Dodgers’ last title run
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NBA Targeting Dec. 22 as Start to Coming Season, Source Says
A person with knowledge of the situation says the NBA’s board of governors is considering a December start to the 2020-21 season, with Dec. 22 being the initial target for opening night and the season being trimmed to somewhere around 70 or 72 games.
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MLB Players Extend Streak of No COVID-19 Positives to 54 Days
Major League Baseball’s postseason bubble succeeded as a defense against the novel coronavirus. MLB players extended their streak of consecutive days with no new COVID-19 tests to 54 through Thursday during a time of rising cases in the United States. Players did not have positive tests in 62 of the previous 63 days, the commissioner’s office said ... -
More Than 30 Colleges Await Connecticut Basketball ‘Bubble'
Mohegan Sun, a resort casino on tribal land in Uncasville, Connecticut, is finalizing plans to host more than 30 college basketball teams as it becomes a modified bubble for several early-season tournaments, including two being moved from New York. The Mohegan Sun has teamed up with the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, which holds its men... -
Mayors of Big Ten Cities Voice COVID-19 Concerns as College Football Kicks Off
The Big Ten says it’s ready to play some football this weekend, but the mayors of the college towns where these teams are based have “humbly” requested in an open letter to conference officials that they take measures to help combat the spread of COVID-19, NBC News reports.
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Giants Blow 11-Point Lead to Eagles in Final Five Minutes, Lose 22-21
On the verge of a second straight win and getting back in the NFC East race, the Giants blew a late lead — probably what one would expect from a team that opened the season by losing five straight games
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Bill Mathis, Original Member of Jets Franchise, Dies at 81
Bill Mathis, a versatile running back and an original member of the New York Jets franchise, has died at 81
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Former NFL Star Sentenced to 15 Years to Life for Rape
Former San Francisco 49ers and Oakland Raiders player Dana Stubblefield on Thursday was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison for raping a disabled woman in his home while using a gun in April 2015.
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Lowe Homers Twice, Rays Hold Off Dodgers 6-4 to Even Series
Brandon Lowe homered twice and the Tampa Bay Rays held off the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-4 to square the World Series at one game apiece
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Olympian Missy Franklin Says She ‘Really Can't' Swim After Devastating Injuries
Olympian Missy Franklin is diving deep into her life after sports.
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Kershaw, LA Stars Shine, Dodgers Top Rays 8-3 in WS Opener
Clayton Kershaw, Cody Bellinger, Mookie Betts and the Los Angeles Dodgers left the Tampa Bay Rays stuck in neutral to open a surreal World Series
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AP Source: Ownership Committee Approves Mets Sale to Cohen
A person familiar with the decision tells The Associated Press that the proposed purchase of 95% of the New York Mets by an entity of billionaire hedge fund manager Steve Cohen has been approved by Major League Baseball’s ownership committee
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Gase, Frustrations and Struggles All Remain for 0-6 Jets
Frustrated fans woke up Monday morning to the reality that things remain the same for the New York Jets
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Murphy Vetoes Expanded Stadium Raffle Bill, Eyes Changes
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy conditionally vetoed a bill Monday that would have expanded charitable groups’ ability to sell raffle tickets online based around sporting events, determining it was too close to internet gambling
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NASCAR Clears Kyle Larson to Return After Suspension for Using Racial Slur
NASCAR has cleared the way for Kyle Larson to return, lifting a suspension Monday imposed after the budding superstar used a racial slur during an April virtual racing event, NBC News reports.
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Few Fans, Masked Umps, Muted Celebrations for World Series
A World Series like no other opens Tuesday night with Clayton Kershaw’s Los Angeles Dodgers pursuing redemption, Kevin Kiermaier’s Tampa Bay Rays seeking acclaim and Major League Baseball relieved just to reach the championship of the pandemic-delayed season.
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Mickelson, Barkley to Face Manning, Curry in Golf Match
Phil Mickelson will team up with Charles Barkley to face Stephen Curry and Peyton Manning in an exhibition golf match next month highlighting diversity, equality and inclusion.
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New Low for Gase's Jets — They're Shut Out by Miami, 24-0
The winless Jets have reached a new low
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LA Dodgers to Face Tampa Bay in 3rd World Series in 4 Years
Game 7 of the National League Championship did not disappoint for Dodgers fans. Enrique Hernandez and Cody Bellinger both homered as Los Angeles came from behind in the series to beat the Atlanta Braves, 4-3, advancing to the World Series for the third time in four years.
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Giants and Judge Finally Win, Beat Washington on Fumble TD
Joe Judge and the New York Giants have finally won, and they have rookie Tae Crowder and a risky gamble by Washington coach Ron Rivera for making them relevant again
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Dodgers Beat Braves 3-1 to Stay Alive and Even NLCS at 3-3
His fist was raised high in the air in triumph. The ball hadn’t even landed yet, but it was as if Walker Buehler already knew what was about to happen. Over 300 feet away Mookie Betts was hastily backpedaling before leaping up at the last second. His eyes closed as he crashed into the wall. He had just made the…
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Patriots Place 3 More Players on Reserve/COVID-19 List
The Patriots have placed three more players on the reserve/COVID-19 list, according to ESPN. ESPN’s Field Yates reports that running back Sony Michel, guard Shaq Mason and defensive end Derek Rivers are all being placed on the COVID list. That does not necessarily mean that they have tested positive for the coronavirus; they could have just b... -
Former Angels Employee Indicted in Overdose Death of Pitcher Tyler Skaggs
A former Angels employee has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Texas in connection with the death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs.
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Patriots Cancel Practice After 5th Player Tests Positive
From New England to Atlanta to Indianapolis, the focus was not on football
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Jets' Adam Gase: Back in Miami and Again on the Hot Seat
The season is trending so badly for Adam Gase that he might hear boos Sunday
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Former Jets RB Le'Veon Bell Signs With Chiefs Two Days After Release
Bell joins the defending Super Bowl champions in a backfield with Clyde Edwards-Helaire, and gives Andy Reid another potentially explosive weapon should he find his form from his time with the Pittsburgh Steelers
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NFL Will Be Cautious With Players, Coaches Who Have Symptoms
The NFL plans to take a cautious approach that may force players and coaches reporting flu symptoms to miss games without testing positive for COVID-19
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ELIte Tribute: Eli Manning Honored With Craft Beer Ahead of NJ Hall of Fame
It’s going to be a weekend to remember for acclaimed former New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning. Not only will the two-time Super Bowl winner be inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame on Sunday — via a virtual ceremony, but a returning craft beer by Source Brewery will honor Manning’s legacy. Source Farmhouse Brewery on Rou... -
Alabama Coach Nick Saban, AD Greg Byrne Test Positive for COVID-19
Alabama coach Nick Saban and athletic director Greg Byrne have tested positive for COVID-19, three days before the second-ranked Crimson Tide is set to face No. 3 Georgia in a clash of Southeastern Conference and national powers.
