The way players act, from celebrations to spitting to showering at the ballpark, will have to change for the season to start this summer.
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New MLB rules: No spitting or showering at the park
Major League Baseball will look somewhat like high school ball this year under protocols to deal with the new coronavirus, with showers at ballparks discouraged and players possibly arriving in uniform
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Lefty QB Tua Tagovailoa a rarity in the right-handed NFL
Miami Dolphins rookie is an oddity in the NFL, where a left-hander hasn’t started at quarterback since 2015 and fewer than three dozen southpaws have played the position in the NFL’s 100-year history,
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Whether to return to play or not is a thorny question for youth sports
Youth sports organizers are faced with the question of when to return to play as parts of the country begin to reopen amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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NASCAR ready to fire up its engines Sunday, hoping to lead sports’ return from quarantine
It’s easier for NASCAR to be a coronavirus guinea pig than contact sports such as the NFL and NBA, in which sweat and spit fly.
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The Shots: Craig Ehlo, Bryon Russell playing a role in ‘The Last Dance’
Ehlo still believes he played great defense and Russell insists he was shoved, but each served as a foil in one of Michael Jordan’s great moments.
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Patriots sign former Virginia Tech tight end Dalton Keene
New England agrees to deal with third-round pick, leaving only one member of their 2020 draft class unsigned.
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NASCAR’s return latest chapter in Darlington’s rich legacy
Darlington Raceway has had a long, rich history since its first NASCAR race 70 years ago
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Tokyo Olympic Games next year may not be ‘conventional’
The CEO of Tokyo Olympics says the postponed Summer Games might not look like what fans are accustomed to.
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NFL teams may be able to improve draft position by hiring minority coach or GM
If enacted, it would enable a team to move up six spots in the NFL draft’s third round for hiring a minority head coach, and 10 spots for hiring a minority GM.