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Major League Baseball's Shorter Season May Have Big Effects

5:51am July 23, 2020

by Mike Pesca

Major League Baseball is back. Only this year, each team is scheduled to play 60 regular season games. The abbreviated schedule may affect the game more than any other sport.

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Adam Peri, sound supervisor with the broadcaster Sky UK, mixes recorded fan sounds into a Premier League soccer match.

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Baseball Stadiums May Be Empty, But You Can Still Hear The Crowds

11:15am July 22, 2020

by Melissa Block

The fans can't come back because of the coronavirus pandemic, so Major League Baseball will pump crowd sounds into the empty ballparks when its season begins on July 23.

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Behind The Scenes: 1 Man Creates Crowd Noise For Sporting Events

6:58am July 22, 2020

by Melissa Block

With soccer stadiums empty of fans because of COVID-19, broadcasters are juicing up their feeds with prerecorded sound of crowds. Major League Baseball will take a similar approach.

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Rare LeBron James Trading Card Auctioned For Record $1.8 Million

5:35am July 21, 2020

The card shows LeBron James on the court during his 2003 rookie season with the Cleveland Cavaliers. The card is also signed by James. The auction house says there were only 23 of the cards made.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases wore a Washington Nationals face mask before testifying at a congressional hearing on June 30. The team announced he will throw out the ceremonial first pitch at the

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Dr. Anthony Fauci To Throw First Pitch For Washington Nationals' Season Opener

8:45pm July 20, 2020

by Rachel Treisman

The baseball fan — and expert on infectious diseases — will make the ceremonial first toss when his hometown team gets the virus-delayed season underway against the New York Yankees in Thursday.

Patrick Mahomes (15) of the Kansas City Chiefs, shown here during a game in February, is one of the players speaking out on Twitter about the NFL's safety protocols.

NFL Players Blitz Social Media To Voice Virus Concerns Before Training Camps Start

1:20pm July 20, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

NFL players such as Russell Wilson and Patrick Mahomes are asking league officials to clarify coronavirus safety protocols. Some NFL players report to training camp on Monday.

Rubén Tejada of the Toronto Blue Jays is pictured at an intrasquad game at Rogers Centre earlier this month in Toronto. The team received permission for preseason training at the stadium but the Canadian government will not allow regular season games in

Canada Says No To Home Games For Toronto Blue Jays

8:09pm July 18, 2020

by James Doubek

The Canadian government told the baseball team that the coronavirus would make it unsafe for players to travel between the U.S. and Canada. All MLB teams are set to begin games without fans.

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Saturday Sports: Washington's NFL Team Faces Sexual Harassment Allegations

8:01am July 18, 2020

by Tom Goldman

After a troubling report on sexual harrassment at the Washington NFL club, can owner Dan Synder be forced out? Also - minor league baseball fans are enjoying games, with some pandemic modifications.

After a Washington Post story reporting multiple instances of sexual harassment against female employees, the Washington NFL team's owner Dan Snyder said the alleged behavior had "no place in our franchise or society," and hired independent investigators

Washington NFL Owner Says Reported Harassment 'Has No Place' in Franchise

5:11pm July 17, 2020

by Jason Slotkin

In a Washington Post report, 15 women alleged they were sexually harassed and verbal abused while working for the football team. Owner Dan Snyder and the NFL pledge action on the allegations.

The extent to which college sports will return this year is an open question. "If there is to be college sports in the fall, we need to get a much better handle on the pandemic," warns the NCAA's president.

NCAA President Warns 'The Data Point In The Wrong Direction' For Fall College Sports

2:24pm July 17, 2020

by Laurel Wamsley

"If there is to be college sports in the fall, we need to get a much better handle on the pandemic," said NCAA President Mark Emmert.