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NBA Board approves restart, late July, start 2020-21

(AP) The NBA’s Board of Governors has approved a 22-team format for restarting the league season in late July at the Disney campus near Orlando, Florida. The notion passed “overwhelmingly,” said a person familiar with the situation. The person spoke to The Associated Press Thursday on condition of anonymity because […]

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Famous Boston Marathon cancelled

(AP) — Organizers have canceled the Boston Marathon for the first time in its 124 year history due to social distancing requirements of the coronavirus outbreak. The race had endured through two World Wars, a volcanic eruption and a previous pandemic. The race draws a field of 30,000 and already […]

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Jamestown & Dickinson split Babe Ruth Baseball

Jamestown  (CSi)  Babe Ruth baseball season started  Thursday  May 28, hosting Dickinson in a 2-p.m., double header at Jack Brown Stadium. Opener: Dickinson 8, Jamestown 2 Second Game: Jamestown 9, Dickinson 5 Previously The opening games for Jamestown were originally scheduled to take place this Friday but have since been […]

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Golf telecast sets record cable TV viewing

ATLANTA (AP) — Two of the biggest names from the PGA Tour and the NFL proved to be must-see TV. Turner Sports said the Sunday telecast of “The Match: Champions for Charity” attracted an average of 5.8 million viewers across four of its networks. Turner says it was the most-watched […]

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Pandemic means changes at Jmst Speedway, 2020

Jamestown  (CSi)  The opening races at Jamestown Speedway for the  2020 season is on June 6 with  a limited number of fans on hand  for both safety and sustainability. Ticket sales will initially be kept to about 750 fans, who will  be asked to socially distance themselves in family groups […]

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HOF Basketball Coach, Jerry Sloan passes, 78

(AP) The Hall of Fame basketball coach Jerry Sloan has died. His death was announced by the Utah Jazz, the team he took to the NBA Finals in 1997 and 1998. The Jazz say he died Friday from complications related to Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementia. Sloan spent 23 […]