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The Coronavirus Disrupts Resumed High School Baseball And Softball Seasons In Iowa

3:56pm July 08, 2020

by Katie Peikes

Iowa became the first state to resume high school sports, allowing baseball and softball players to start competing on June 1. The coronavirus has already disrupted seasons for more than 40 teams.

Seattle Mariners players are gearing up for the start of a shortened regular season. At their home ballpark, summer training is underway this week with strict coronavirus restrictions.

Baseball Summer Camp - Sharpening Skills While Fending Off The Coronavirus

5:01am July 08, 2020

by Tom Goldman

Major League Baseball is getting ready to play ball once again. But it all depends on the coronavirus. Teams have begun 'summer training' before a shortened season that's supposed to begin on July 23.

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The WNBA announced it launched a Social Justice Council with a mission of raising awareness on issues concerning race, voting rights and LGBTQ+ advocacy.

WNBA Dedicates 2020 Season To Social Justice Initiatives. Senator Says She's Opposed

7:38pm July 07, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler, a co-owner of the Atlanta Dream, wrote a letter to the WNBA saying she was "incredibly disappointed" that the league would align itself with the Black Lives Matter movement.

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Major League Baseball To Start The 2020 Season At The End Of July

5:46pm July 07, 2020

by Tom Goldman

Major League Baseball is gearing up to begin its regular season later this month. For now, players have resumed their training — with a whole host of coronavirus safety protocols and restrictions.

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NASCAR Cup Series driver Bubba Wallace stands during the national anthem before a NASCAR auto race Sunday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis.

Trump Calls For NASCAR Driver Bubba Wallace To Apologize Over Noose 'Hoax'

11:44pm July 06, 2020

by Scott Neuman

The president follows up a pair of divisive speeches over the holiday weekend by castigating the racing body for banning the Confederate flag and saying Wallace should apologize to his fellow drivers.

"I dug my fingers there and here and stretched my arms like ropes. I threw my body through the air and caught myself in all the ways I'd imagined, a bright path of thinking."

This Book Teaches Kids 'How To Solve A Problem' Like A Rock Climber Would

11:16am July 05, 2020

by Samantha Balaban

Nineteen-year-old Ashima Shiraishi may be one of the most talented rock climbers in the world, but lofty titles aside, she wants kids to know that most of climbing — and life — is "just falling."

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Joey Chestnut Sets New Record With 13th Hot Dog Eating Contest Win

7:53am July 05, 2020

A record that's hard for most people to swallow: Joey Chestnut, has won his 13th Nathan's hot dog eating contest - 75 hot dogs. Oooft! At least there was social distancing.

Pictured from left to right: catcher O'Neal Pullen, pitcher Ajay Johnson, shortstop Biz Mackey and manager Lonnie Goodwin

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Opinion: Outplaying Segregation, Negro National League Hits 100-Year Milestone

2:33pm July 04, 2020

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the 100th anniversary of the Negro National League as a response to segregation in major league baseball.

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Week In Sports: Washington Football Team Agrees To Review Controversial Name

7:58am July 04, 2020

by Tom Goldman

The Washington football team is again under pressure to change its name. Former WNBA player Maya Moore helps free a man from prison. And, will basketball seasons take place this year?

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Washington's NFL franchise announced Friday that it will conduct a thorough review of its name. Head coach Ron Rivera said in a statement that the name issue "is of personal importance to me."

Washington Redskins And Cleveland Indians Are Rethinking Their Names

9:36pm July 03, 2020

by Jason Slotkin

Corporate sponsors and investors have put pressure on the D.C. football team. Cleveland's baseball team says it wants to embrace the need for social justice.