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Nadal pessimistic about return of competitive tennis in 2020
May 05, 2020 7:00 am - MADRID (AP) - If given the option, Rafael Nadal said he would scrap this season entirely so tennis could resume normally in 2021. The second-ranked Spaniard, who is 33 y...
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Spanish club says it mistakenly allowed Djokovic to train
May 05, 2020 7:00 am - MADRID (AP) - The tennis club where Novak Djokovic broke confinement rules in Spain said Tuesday it mistakenly allowed the top-ranked Serb to practice and apologized for...
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$6M virus relief fund for about 800 tennis players announced
May 05, 2020 7:00 am - More than $6 million has been raised by the governing bodies of tennis for a relief fund aimed at helping 800 players deal with the financial effects of the coronavirus ...
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Why sports have strengthened us for these timesMay 05, 2020 1:00 am - It's the tough times that allow us to truly appreciate the good times. It's not easy to write about sports when the games seem a distant memory, except for those played...
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Golf tip: Keep your wedge game sharp to save strokesMay 05, 2020 1:00 am - One of the easiest and quickest ways to lower scores is to improve distance control with your wedges. Bombing drives is fun, but what good does it do when a wedge shot m...
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AP Exclusive: Trout, Cole top 65 to earn $100,000 per game
May 04, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Mike Trout and Gerrit Cole aren't the only major leaguers with a big financial incentive to get back on the field. While they head a starry quartet that ...
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Djokovic appears to break confinement rules in Spain
May 04, 2020 7:00 am - MADRID (AP) - Novak Djokovic apparently broke confinement rules in Spain by going back to a tennis court on Monday. Djokovic posted a video on Instagram showing him exch...
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Tennis plans virus-related financial fund: 800 players, $6M
May 04, 2020 7:00 am - The governing bodies of tennis plan to announce as soon as this week they are launching a fund of more than $6 million aimed at lessening the financial effects of the co...
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Egyptian tennis pro joins brother with lifetime fixing ban
May 04, 2020 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - A 21-year-old Egyptian professional tennis player once ranked in the top 300 was banned for life - just like his older brother was in 2018 - after an inves...
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NCAA women's hoops committee moves away from RPI to NET
May 04, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The women's basketball committee will start using the NCAA Evaluation Tool instead of RPI to help evaluate teams for the tournament starting with the upc...