Sports Stories from June 19, 2020 (Change date)
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Patriots: Fans at COVID risk can skip 2020, come back in '21Jun 19, 2020 3:50 pm - FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - The New England Patriots are offering season ticket holders at an elevated risk of COVID-19 infection the chance to skip the 2020 season entirel...
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Lakers' director of racial equity will help educate staffJun 19, 2020 6:00 pm - LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Los Angeles Lakers are looking for new ways to understand racism as an organization, and Karida Brown has joined them to help. The 16-time NBA cha...
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Report: 49ers player tests positive for COVID-19Jun 19, 2020 2:50 pm - An unidentified San Francisco 49ers player has reportedly tested positive for COVID-19 after an informal workout with teammates in Tennessee. The NFL Network reported Fr...
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Tennis umpire suspended for not reporting corruption triesJun 19, 2020 5:05 pm - LONDON (AP) - A tennis chair umpire who has officiated at the U.S. Open and Paralympics was suspended for 2 1/2 years for failing to report that he was approached about ...
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NHL's focus shifts to Canadian cities as possible hubsJun 19, 2020 9:20 pm - Canada has approved the NHL's return-to-play proposal that could lead to one or more cities north of the border serving as host sites for the league's 24-team playoff fo...
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This Date in BaseballJun 19, 2020 11:00 am - June 20 1912 - The New York Giants outslugged the Boston Braves 21-12 with the teams scoring a total of 17 runs in the ninth inning. The Giants scored seven runs to take...
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Back to school: MLB may have college vibe with short seasonJun 19, 2020 1:30 pm - PHOENIX (AP) - John Stuper remembers some of the first advice he got from veterans when he joined the St. Louis Cardinals as a rookie pitcher in 1982: Don't get too high...
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AP source: MLB spring training sites close amid virus worryJun 20, 2020 3:00 am - Every team in Major League Baseball will shut its spring training camp over concerns about the coronavirus pandemic, a move that came in the wake of the Philadelphia Phi...
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Marseille fined by UEFA but keeps Champions League placeJun 19, 2020 11:05 am - NYON, Switzerland (AP) - French club Marseille was ordered to pay a fine of 3 million euros ($3.4 million) to UEFA on Friday for breaking rules that monitor club finance...
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Clemson sees 23 football players test positive for COVID-19Jun 19, 2020 6:30 pm - CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) - Clemson said 23 football players have tested positive for coronavirus since returning to campus this month. Clemson announced the results Friday. I...