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Spring training roundup: Joc Pederson hits two more home runs as Cubs top Rockies
Joc Pederson hit two home runs to give him five on the spring as the Chicago Cubs earned an 8-6 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday at Scottsdale, Ariz. A free-agent addition in the offseas...
Mar 11, 2021
Report: NFL revenue dropped by $4 billion in 2020
The NFL lost $4 billion in revenues in 2020 compared to the prior year, the Sports Business Journal reported Thursday. Citing a source, the publication said revenues in 2020 totaled $12 billion, down ...
Mar 11, 2021
Garcia to sit out week before Masters to minimize COVID-19 risk
By Frank Pingue (Reuters) - Sergio Garcia will not compete in the final Masters tune-up event in a bid to avoid potential COVID-19 exposure with fans ahead of the year's first major, the former champi...
Mar 11, 2021
Qatar was a ‘stepping stone’ says Federer with eye on grass court swing
(Reuters) - Roger Federer's hopes of winning a fourth title in Qatar were dashed after Wednesday's quarter-final exit but the Swiss said his first event after two knee surgeries was just a "stepping s...
Mar 11, 2021
Basilashvili ends Federer’s comeback in Qatar Open quarter-finals
(Reuters) - Roger Federer's comeback to the tour after nearly 14 months out ended with a 3-6 6-1 7-5 loss to Nikoloz Basilashvili in the Qatar Open quarter-finals on Thursday. Georgian Basilashvili sa...
Mar 11, 2021
Justin Rose withdraws from The Players Championship
Justin Rose of England withdrew from The Players Championship mere hours before his scheduled tee time on Thursday. Rose had been slated to begin play at 1:11 p.m. ET alongside Robert Streb and Austra...
Mar 11, 2021
Block aid: Chiefs release starting OTs, save $18M
Starting offensive tackles Eric Fisher and Mitchell Schwartz were released by the Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday. The move will save the Chiefs more than $18 million against the 2021 salary cap, inclu...
Mar 11, 2021
Sao Paulo suspends football as COVID-19 deaths rise
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - The Sao Paulo state championship will be suspended after the governor of Brazil's most populous state halted football for at least two weeks on Thursday with the COVID-19 death t...
Mar 11, 2021
Heat’s Leonard fined, suspended for anti-Semitic slur
(Reuters) - Miami Heat's Meyers Leonard has been fined $50,000 and suspended for a week from team facilities and activities after he made an anti-Semitic comment while playing a video game on a live s...
Mar 11, 2021
Mississippi governor signs law banning transgender athletes from women’s sports
(Reuters) - Mississippi's Republican governor on Thursday signed legislation banning transgender athletes from competing in women and girls' sports, the first U.S. state to pass such legislation this ...
Mar 11, 2021
