Sports Stories from March 19, 2020 (Change date)
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Soccer's paralysis sparks questions about player contractsMar 19, 2020 5:05 am - It was the dream scenario for David Silva at the end of his trophy-filled, decade-long career at Manchester City. Picture it: 'œEl Mago'ť (the Magician), as fans fondly ...
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Inside the week that has left the NBA and NHL shut downMar 20, 2020 11:52 am - It has been just one week. That's all. Just one full week since Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19, just one full week since the NBA became the f...
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Twilight Time: Long-lost Rod Serling baseball comedy on deckMar 19, 2020 1:30 pm - Years before he journeyed to "The Twilight Zone," Rod Serling made a brief detour to the strike zone. To many, he's the foreboding figure in black and white who gave the...
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NBA CalendarMar 19, 2020 9:00 am - (All dates set before season was suspended until further notice) April 15 - Regular season ends. April 18 - Playoffs begin. May 19 - Draft lottery, Chicago. May 21-24 - ...
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Business as unusual: NFL free agency pushes through pandemicMar 19, 2020 6:40 pm - The NFL's off-the-field business has joined most of the rest of the country in full work-from-home mode, turning signings and trades into tests of patience and technolog...
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Ionescu headlines AP All-America women's basketball teamMar 20, 2020 6:20 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Sabrina Ionescu has joined an elite group, becoming a three-time All-American. The Oregon senior shattered the NCAA career triple-double mark and became ...
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Soccer leagues plan for games they can only hope to playMar 19, 2020 5:05 pm - GENEVA (AP) - Top soccer leagues across Europe are searching for the earliest possible dates to resume games if the coronavirus pandemic allows. They must make such a pl...
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Mariners latest club to shut down spring training operationsMar 19, 2020 2:00 pm - SEATTLE (AP) - The Seattle Mariners have shut down their spring training facility in Arizona because of the virus and told their players to view the coming weeks as thou...
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MLB to pay minor leaguers through April 8; salaries TBDMar 20, 2020 11:52 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Philadelphia Phillies minor leaguer Logan O'Hoppe got the news from his agent and relayed it immediately to teammate Vito Friscia. Friscia, a 40th-round ...
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NBA shuttering facilities, as more teams face positive testsMar 20, 2020 11:52 am - The number of known coronavirus cases within the NBA doubled to 14 on Thursday, when Marcus Smart of the Boston Celtics pleaded with people to take social distancing mor...