2020-05-28 11:16:04 {widget1} BERLIN (AP) — Schalke thought its troubles were over once the Bundesliga restarted. The Gelsenkirchen-based club was facing insolvency with no soccer being played because of the coronavirus pandemic, and had been pushing hard for the league to

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2020-05-28 06:02:53 {widget1} If the French Open were being held as scheduled right now — instead of postponed to September because of the coronavirus pandemic — Rafael Nadal would have been seeking a 20th Grand Slam title to equal Roger Federer’s record for men. While

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2020-05-28 06:10:55 {widget1} ATLANTA (AP) — Ahh, that name. No doubt, one of the greatest baseball monikers of all time. If having such a splendid, awe-inspiring name was the primary qualifier, he’d be enshrined in Cooperstown for sure. Biff Pocoroba. The former Atlanta

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2020-05-28 05:01:22 {widget1} It was a major factor in South Africa winning the World Cup last year, has long been part of the rugby DNA of national teams such as England and Argentina, and is a source of fascination — even bemusement — for many of the sport’s casual

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2020-05-28 03:14:14 {widget1} SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Basketball Hall of Fame chairman Jerry Colangelo told ESPN that the enshrinement ceremony for Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, Tim Duncan and five others will be delayed until 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic. The

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2020-05-28 00:20:32 {widget1} CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Rain washed out the Cup Series race Wednesday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway — a slight break for NASCAR teams taxed by a grueling return to racing. The race was rescheduled for Thursday night at 7 p.m., which in turn

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2020-05-27 22:57:35 {widget1} Concerns about Canadian coronavirus restrictions could push hockey south of the 49th parallel into the U.S. this summer. Seven of the 10 locations the NHL has zeroed in on to hold playoff games if it resumes are American cities not restricted by

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2020-05-27 20:51:47 {widget1} ATLANTA (AP) — Former Atlanta catcher Biff Pocoroba, who played in the 1978 All-Star Game and was a backup on the Braves team that won an improbable NL West title in 1982, has died at age 66. Tom Wages Funeral Services in suburban Snellville

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2020-05-27 18:30:36 {widget1} You didn’t think The Last Dance was the end of the Michael Jordan–Isiah Thomas feud, did you? On Tuesday, the saga between the two former superstars got a little deeper, when longtime Sports Illustrated writer Jack McCallum released the third

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2020-05-27 16:32:55 {widget1} NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL has clarified the rules proposal for an alternative to an onside kick. The Philadelphia Eagles have proposed allowing one fourth-and-15 scrimmage play from 25-yard line of the team kicking off. It can only be done in

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