Sports Stories from March 31, 2020 (Change date)
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6-man rotations? Piggybacking starters? Pitching, post virusMar 31, 2020 7:00 am - SEATTLE (AP) - Even with major leaguers likely to receive some semblance of another spring training to get ready, teams are going to have to be creative with how they ha...
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Analysis: USA Basketball may face roster challenges for 2021Mar 31, 2020 7:00 am - Knowing when the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics will be solves one problem for USA Basketball. And it creates a few others. Let's assume that the 2020-21 NBA season is over ...
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Colts looking for ways to get most out of Rivers, BrissettMar 31, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indianapolis Colts coach Frank Reich understands Jacoby Brissett's predicament. Twice, Brissett emerged as Indy's starting quarterback. Twice, he's l...
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Steelers not concerned about limited pre-draft preparationMar 31, 2020 7:00 am - PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert isn't concerned about the COVID-19 pandemic from altering his team's preparations for the 2020 draft....
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Former Astros star Jimmy 'The Toy Cannon' Wynn dies at 78Mar 31, 2020 7:00 am - Jimmy Wynn, the diminutive Houston slugger whose monster shots in the 1960s and '70s earned him the popular nickname 'Ε“The Toy Cannon," has died. He was 78. The Astros s...
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How paths might have changed under expanded NFL playoffsMar 31, 2020 7:00 am - Lovie Smith's coaching tenure in Chicago might not have ended had the Bears made the playoffs his final three seasons instead of missing out by one spot his last two yea...
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Barcelona won't reach record revenue because of virusMar 31, 2020 7:00 am - MADRID (AP) - Barcelona had been on track for a record season in revenues, set to surpass 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) for the first time in club history. A month late...
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This Date in BaseballMar 31, 2020 7:00 am - April 1 1931 - Pitcher Virne Mitchell, 17, signed with the Chattanooga club of Tennessee, becoming the first woman to play for an otherwise all-male baseball team. 1972 ...
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Georgia's search for new QB on hold with no spring practiceMar 31, 2020 7:00 am - Georgia coach Kirby Smart says the cancellation of spring football across the nation due to the coronavirus pandemic hurts quarterbacks more than any position. For Smart...
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Most NFL teams extend ticket payment deadlines due to virusMar 31, 2020 7:00 am - At a time when America is trying to cope with the financial fallout created by the deadly coronavirus, the renewal of NFL season tickets is not exactly a high priority. ...