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Basketball: NBA top scorer Harden arrives, while Barnes tests positive
This solves the mystery, as it was known that a fourth member of the Kings' traveling party tested positive for the coronavirus right before the team was set to travel to Orlando. Barnes hadn't yet joined the team in Orlando but intends to do so when he is cleared to do so. I'm quarantined and am abiding by the safety protocol until I'm cleared for action. [Full Article...]
Australian tennis star Sam Stosur welcomes lovely baby girl
Stosur won the US Open in 2011 and has six grand slam doubles titles to her name, three mixed doubles and three women's doubles, including last year's Australian Open that she won in partnership with China's Zhang Shuai . Stosur, who still plays professionally and has done since 1999, has won three doubles major titles and has been ranked number one in doubles. In addition, she finished runner-... [Full Article...]
Dak Prescott Doesn't Reach Long-Term Deal With Cowboys, Turned Down $100 Mil?!
Now, Prescott heads into his first franchise tag season, joining Drew Brees , who played under the tag for the San Diego Chargers in 2005 and Kirk Cousins , who played under two consecutive tags for the Washington football club in 2016 and 2017. [Full Article...]
Odell Beckham almost retired after gruesome Giants injury
The 27-year-old recently joined newly-signed New England Patriots quarterback Cam Newton , Atlanta Falcons running back Todd Gurley and retired former Giants team-mate Victor Cruz to discuss a range of topics from the coronavirus pandemic to the Black Lives Matter movement on his YouTube channel . [Full Article...]
Jeff Sessions loses Alabama Senate primary runoff
Sessions was the first sitting senator to endorse Trump in the 2016 primary campaign, but even that didn't necessarily mean Trump had the approval of a heavyweight. Maine's Democratic Senate primary featured three candidates and voters had the chance to rank all of them by preference in the state's ranked-choice voting system, which was used at the federal level in ME for the first time in 2018. [Full Article...]
Top Premier League managers slam 'disgraceful' decision to overturn Manchester City's ban
One thing for certain is Manchester City will have a seat at the very head of that table and continue to chart the course for European football for many seasons to come, fair play or not. "If Man City is not guilty of it, to be punished by some million is a disgrace". The decision also has ramifications for the conclusion of the Premier League season. [Full Article...]
Washington Redskins to retire controversial name after 87 years
The Washington Redskins on Monday said that the team is to change its name following pressure from sponsors over a word widely criticized as a racist slur against Native Americans. Baseball also has some team names that could come under pressure as well. Back in the 70s and 80s, Washington fans would wear hog noses to the games. [Full Article...]
Patriot League cancels fall college sports
The decision does not yet impact winter or spring sports. The Ivy League announced on July 8 that its member schools will not compete in fall sports and the start of its hockey and basketball seasons is pushed back to January of 2021 at the earliest. [Full Article...]