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• ‘Ghost runner’ in extra innings made permanent by MLB

Three seasons of use during the coronavirus pandemic led to a fixture moving forward....2023
• Top Five Must-See Films of 2022
After the coronavirus pandemic brought almost every industry to a standstill, there was a something of a draught of new......2022
• World Cup draw seedings skewed by war, pandemic

Next week's World Cup draw will have some of its seedings skewed because of Russia's war with Ukraine and the coronavirus pandemic....2022
• Kyle Busch relishes NASCAR Cup Series return to Auto Club Speedway
For the first time in two years, NASCAR is returning to Auto Club Speedway. The 2-mile Fontana, California, track hosted the next-to-last NASCAR Cup Series race before the coronavirus pandemic brought professional sports in the United States to a sudden halt. Alex Bowman was the winner of that race, picking up the second of his […]...2022
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• Colorado Avalanche draft Oskar Olausson 28th overall
DENVER, COLORADO - OCTOBER 06: General manager Joe Sakic of the Colorado Avalanche attends the first round of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft at Pepsi Center on October 06, 2020 in Denver, Colorado. The 2020 NHL Draft was held virtually due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic. | Photo by Kyle Harris/NHLI via Getty Images A gifted winger with room to grow. The Colorado Avalanche have drafted righ...2021
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• Cleveland's Terry Francona recently had surgery for staph infection in toe

Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona continues to deal with health setbacks not linked with COVID-19 infections amid the coronavirus pandemic....2021
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• Kobe Bryant murals the only good thing to spread worldwide in 2020
Somehow, everyone knew that 2020 was going to be a terrible year when Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant, along with his daughter Gianna and seven other people, passed away in a tragic helicopter crash in late January. Since then, everything has gone to the dumps. With the coronavirus pandemic, the police brutality, the U.S. […] The post Kobe Bryant murals the only good thing to spread...2021
• Nets GM: Durant's return is '$110M question'
Though the Nets originally expected Kevin Durant to miss the entire 2019-20 season as he recovers from an Achilles injury, a possible summer restart from the coronavirus pandemic has led to questions about whether the delay could allow Durant to return....2020
• Meeting crasher: Ferrell gives Seahawks a laugh
With NFL facilities shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Seattle Seahawks are holding video conferences in lieu of in-person meetings that would normally take place at the Virginia Mason Athletic Center....2020
• XFL suspends operations and lays off employees, currently has no plans to return in 2021, per report
The reincarnation of the XFL apparently lasted just five games due to the coronavirus pandemic...2020
• MLB Suspends Spring Training, Delays Start Of Regular Season By At Least Two Weeks
Major League Baseball has officially halted operations due as a response to the coronavirus pandemic. As per an announcement this afternoon, Spring Training has been suspended, and the start of the regular season will be delayed by at least two weeks. The league’s full statement… Following a call with the 30 Clubs, and after consultation…...2020
• NHL 'pausing' season due to coronavirus concerns
The NHL is following the NBA’s lead and suspending its season because of the coronavirus pandemic....2020
• Major League Baseball Expected To Suspend Spring Training
As sports entities throughout the world take action to minimize the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, Major League Baseball appears poised to cease play of Spring Training games. MLB Network’s Jon Heyman tweets that officials with Grapefruit League clubs in Florida are expecting games to be suspended, and ESPN’s Jeff Passan reports that executives throughout…...2020
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• Merkel, state governors meet to decide on pandemic rules
Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel and the country's 16 state governors are set to meet Tuesday to decide on how to handle measures against the coronavirus pandemic amidst a discussion about whether people who have been fully vaccinated or recovered from COVID-19 should have greater freedoms than those who aren’t vaccinated. While Germany has relatively low numbers of virus cases compared to other ...2021
• Colorado Avalanche draft Oskar Olausson 28th overall
DENVER, COLORADO - OCTOBER 06: General manager Joe Sakic of the Colorado Avalanche attends the first round of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft at Pepsi Center on October 06, 2020 in Denver, Colorado. The 2020 NHL Draft was held virtually due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic. | Photo by Kyle Harris/NHLI via Getty Images A gifted winger with room to grow. The Colorado Avalanche have drafted righ...2021
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• MLB average salary falls for 3rd straight year

The average Major League Baseball salary dropped for an unprecedented third straight year, even before the shortened season caused by the coronavirus pandemic....2021
• Source: Nats bring back Zimmerman for $1M

After opting out of the 2020 season amid the coronavirus pandemic, Ryan Zimmerman is re-signing with the Nationals on a one-year, $1 million contract, a source confirmed to ESPN....2021
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• Bucs' D. Smith: Not worth playing midst virus
Buccaneers starting left tackle Donovan Smith says, "Risking my health, as well as my family's health, does not seem like a risk worth taking" by playing during the coronavirus pandemic....2020
• Memo: Goodell not taking salary during pandemic
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has volunteered to forgo his salary during the coronavirus pandemic....2020
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• MLB allows teams to give refunds for lost games
MLB will allow teams to offer refunds to fans for games that haven't been played due to the coronavirus pandemic....2020
• Saints set up draft headquarters in brewery
With NFL facilities closed during the coronavirus pandemic, the New Orleans Saints have set up their makeshift draft headquarters in a brewery....2020

• TREASURIES-Yields rise on record job openings, Fed taper talk
The benchmark 10-year yield, which hit its highest level since July 16 at 1.324%, was last up 2.9 basis points at 1.317%. On Friday, it climbed to a two-week high of 1.305% after July's solid employment report was seen as moving the U.S. Federal Reserve closer to a policy decision on unwinding stimulus measures put into place last year to combat the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic....2021
• Saudi Arabia's economy returns to growth after pandemic slump
Saudi Arabia's economy grew for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic in the second quarter fuelled by a 10.1% growth in the non-oil sector, according to flash government estimates on Monday. The data, which showed the economy growing 1.5% from a year ago, prompted economists to expect faster expansion in the second half of the year with the oil sector benefiting from higher output. "The...2021
• UPDATE 1-Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway recovering from coronavirus woes
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Saturday reported improved quarterly operating results, as many businesses owned by the billionaire's conglomerate recovered from the early depths of the coronavirus pandemic. Berkshire's manufacturing, service and retailing businesses had struggled a year earlier as economic activity plunged, job losses soared and shoppers stayed home. But in its lates...2021
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• Allianz sees rosier 2021 outlook after 46% rise in Q2 profit
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -German insurer Allianz on Friday posted a better-than-expected 46% jump in second-quarter net profit and provided a rosier outlook for the full year as it emerges from pressure on business caused by the coronavirus pandemic. More optimistic about the outlook for this year, the company said it now expects operating profit in 2021 to be in the upper half of a range of between 1...2021
• Colorado Avalanche draft Oskar Olausson 28th overall
DENVER, COLORADO - OCTOBER 06: General manager Joe Sakic of the Colorado Avalanche attends the first round of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft at Pepsi Center on October 06, 2020 in Denver, Colorado. The 2020 NHL Draft was held virtually due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic. | Photo by Kyle Harris/NHLI via Getty Images A gifted winger with room to grow. The Colorado Avalanche have drafted righ...2021
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• NASCAR: Daytona starting lineup – Chase Elliott takes pole
Chase Elliott took the pole position for the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season’s second race at the Daytona International Speedway road course. As a result of NASCAR‘s starting lineup formula, which was introduced in August of last year in response to a lack of qualifying sessions following the 10-week hiatus caused by the coronavirus pandemic, […] NASCAR: Daytona starting lineup ...2021
• NASCAR in the Time of COVID: Looking Back at Motorsports During a Pandemic
On the now-infamous date of March 12, 2020, I was at work. I was sitting in a radio studio when internet and various social media timelines began to light up with the cancellations of sports far and wide, of course a direct result of the worldwide coronavirus pandemic. Hitting closest to home was the shutdown …...2021
• NASCAR: Bubba Wallace to compete in the NFL Pro Bowl
NASCAR Cup Series driver Bubba Wallace is set to compete in this year’s NFL Pro Bowl after the in-person game was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. As a result of the ongoing threat of the coronavirus pandemic, the NFL made the decision several months ago to call off the traditional Pro Bowl. As a […] NASCAR: Bubba Wallace to compete in the NFL Pro Bowl - Beyond the Flag - Beyo...2021
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• Georgia softball enters 2021 with an unexpected surprise as a result of COVID-19
Georgia softball got some unexpected insurance after the 2020 season was cut short because of the coronavirus pandemic....2021
• NASCAR: Kyle Larson left Bubba Wallace a crying voicemail
Bubba Wallace recalled fellow NASCAR driver Kyle Larson leaving him a crying voicemail after he had used the N-word during an iRacing event. When the real-life racing world was shut down back in April as a result of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, many NASCAR drivers and drivers from other series around the world competed in […] NASCAR: Kyle Larson left Bubba Wallace a crying voicemail - B...2021
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• City of Groton Day returns with outdoor festivities
Aug. 7—GROTON — A festive event Friday evening at Washington Park celebrated Groton City. During the City of Groton Day, people were able to participate in family activities, visit information and food booths, and a COVID-19 vaccination clinic, among other festivities. The annual event was canceled last year due to the coronavirus pandemic. ___ (c)2021 The Day (New London, Conn.) Visit The Day ......2021
• Here's what COVID-19 contact tracers are seeing in southeastern Connecticut
Aug. 6—As a contact tracer for Uncas Health District, Sue Dubb has lately been seeing cases tied to the kind of large family gatherings people had put off earlier in the coronavirus pandemic, "whether it was a birthday celebration, baby showers, wedding showers." The public health nurse is seeing the impact of the higher transmissibility of the delta variant, saying it's no longer just one or ......2021
• Bucs' D. Smith: Not worth playing midst virus
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• Lakers’ Dwight Howard reveals mother of his 6-year-old son died during coronavirus pandemic
Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard told reporters on a conference call that the mother of his six-year-old son died during the coronavirus pandemic nearly six weeks ago. Howard said the tragic death wasn’t related to COVID-19, but she was dealing with epilepsy: Sad news. Dwight Howard said that the mom of his 6-year-old son […] The post Lakers’ Dwight Howard reveals mother o...2020
• Youth baseball tournament held in Missouri despite coronavirus pandemic
An estimated 550 kids took part in the tournament outside of St. Louis...2020
• Drew Brees, wife Brittany to donate $5M to aid Louisiana during coronavirus pandemic
The Saints quarterback and his wife will donate the money to several organizations "for as long as it takes" for those in need....2020
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• XFL suspends operations and lays off employees, currently has no plans to return in 2021, per report
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• Little League World Series canceled for first time
The Little League World Series will not be played this year for the first time since the organization began because of the coronavirus pandemic....2020
• Governor not happy Big Ben went for a haircut
Pennsylvania governor Tom Wolf isn't happy that Ben Roethlisberger got a haircut before barber shops have reopened during the coronavirus pandemic....2020
• Memo: Goodell not taking salary during pandemic
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• Sources: NBA reopening facilities where allowed
The NBA is reopening team practice facilities beginning on Friday for players in states and municipalities that are loosening stay-at-home restrictions amid the coronavirus pandemic, sources told ESPN....2020
• Major League Baseball Expected To Suspend Spring Training
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• President Donald Trump tells commissioners he believes NFL season should start on time, per report
As America continues to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic, Trump talked with sports leaders on Saturday...2020
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• Sources: Cowboys-Steelers HOF Game canceled
The Cowboys-Steelers Hall of Fame Game on Aug. 6 has been canceled and the Hall's Aug. 8 enshrinement ceremony has been postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic, league sources told ESPN....2020
• Blue Jays denied approval to play in Canada
The Canadian government will not permit the Blue Jays to play in Toronto amid the coronavirus pandemic, saying "the cross-border travel required for MLB regular-season play would not adequately protect Canadians' health and safety."...2020
• NFL bans jersey exchanges due to coronavirus
The NFL has banned jersey exchanges as part of the protocols to deal with the coronavirus pandemic....2020
• No fans at Eagles, Phillies games, per city officials
Philadelphia city officials say that no fans will be in the stands for Eagles and Phillies games in 2020, citing safety concerns amid the coronavirus pandemic....2020
• Lakers, Clippers, Kings and STAPLES Center Create Employee Fund to Benefit Hourly Event Staff
Fund Created to Help Part-Time Staff During Coronavirus Pandemic...2020
• Lakers’ Dwight Howard reveals mother of his 6-year-old son died during coronavirus pandemic
2020
• ESPN study: Fan desire for sports has increased
Despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, fans have expressed an overwhelming desire for the return of live sports in the latest round of an ESPN study....2020

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• ‘Ghost runner’ in extra innings made permanent by MLB
2023
• Raiders GM: Time to snap 4-year playoff drought

Raiders GM Mike Mayock says the team was unusually affected by the coronavirus pandemic last season and that Las Vegas needs to be a playoff team in 2021....2021
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• Colorado Avalanche draft Oskar Olausson 28th overall
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• Blue Jays will begin season in Florida due to COVID-19 restrictions

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays will play their first two homestands of the regular season at their spring training facility in Dunedin, Florida, because of Canadian government restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the announcement had not......2021
• Reports: Jays' first 2 homestands in Dunedin, Fla.

The Toronto Blue Jays will play their first two homestands of the regular season at their spring training facility in Dunedin, Florida, because of Canadian government restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic, according to multiple reports....2021
• NASCAR: Daytona starting lineup – Chase Elliott takes pole
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• NASCAR could end a streak that began in 1958
With Jimmie Johnson’s retirement, the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season could provide something the sport hasn’t seen since 1957. Seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson announced at the end of the 2019 season that the 2020 season would be his last, and despite the effect of the coronavirus pandemic on the 2020 schedule, he […] NASCAR could end a streak that began in 195...2021
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• NASCAR: How did Bubba Wallace do in the NFL Pro Bowl?
The NFC squad won the virtual 2021 NFL Pro Bowl on Madden NFL 21, and NASCAR Cup Series driver Bubba Wallace was a big part of it. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the NFL made the decision to scrap the traditional Pro Bowl from the schedule several months ago. That annual all-star game would have […] NASCAR: How did Bubba Wallace do in the NFL Pro Bowl? - Beyond the Flag - Beyond the Flag -...2021
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• Barca pres election rescheduled for March

Barcelona has announced a new date for presidential elections on March 7, with postal voting enabled due to the coronavirus pandemic....2021
• Wizards up to 5 postponements due to COVID-19 with Hornets game pushed back
The coronavirus pandemic has had a very real impact on NBA teams and the league schedule this month. But perhaps no team has been as affected as the Washington Wizards. The Wizards’ scheduled matchup with the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday was postponed, bringing Washington to five postponements due to COVID-19. Wednesday's Wizards-Hornets game has been postponed. […] The post Wiza...2021