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July 17 1939 — Henry Picard beats Byron Nelson 1-up in 37 holes to win the PGA championship. 1941 — Joe DiMaggio’s hitting streak of 56 games is stopped by … Click to Continue »
This Date in Baseball
July 17 1924 — Jesse Haines of the St. Louis Cardinals pitched a 5-0 no-hitter against the Boston Braves. 1936 — Carl Hubbell’s 24-game winning streak over two years began … Click to Continue »
American sprinter Stevens banned 18 months for missed tests
Olympic finalist sprinter Deajah Stevens was banned for 18 months on Thursday for missing doping tests and will miss the Tokyo Games. The Athletics Integrity Unit, which prosecutes cases in … Click to Continue »
The Latest: Russian soccer game off after 9 virus positives
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ A top-division Russian soccer game has been called off after nine people at FC Sochi … Click to Continue »
NCAA approves bowl eligibility adjustment for FCS victories
Major college football teams will be permitted to count two victories against second-tier Division I teams toward bowl eligibility this season. The NCAA Division I Council’s blanket waiver loosens current … Click to Continue »
Court drops split-jury verdict in killing of NFL’s McKnight
An appeals court has granted the killer of NFL player Joe McKnight a new trial because his manslaughter conviction was delivered by a split jury. Ronald Gasser’s 30-year sentence and … Click to Continue »
After Man City, UEFA back in court for Trabzonspor ban case
Another European soccer club banned from the Champions League for breaking financial monitoring rules challenged UEFA at sport’s highest court on Thursday. Three days after Court of Arbitration for Sport … Click to Continue »
Every high school basketball player who picked G League had Kentucky recruiting ties
With a commitment from longtime No. 1-ranked recruit Jonathan Kuminga on Wednesday night, the G League’s new preps-to-pros program now has five high-profile players for the 2020-21 season. The revamped … Click to Continue »
Archer excluded by England for 2nd test for isolation breach
England fast bowler Jofra Archer was excluded from the second test against the West Indies hours before the start of the match on Thursday for breaching strict isolation protocols put … Click to Continue »
Alabama Senate race shapes up to be a contentious slugfest
With control of the U.S. Senate on the line, Alabama’s race is shaping up to be a contentious showdown between a college football coach backed by President Donald Trump and … Click to Continue »
Keeping horse racing going, even without fans, proving a pandemic problem
No one said trying to conduct a sport during a worldwide pandemic was going to be easy. Just ask horse racing. Ask Del Mar. The “Where the Turf Meets the … Click to Continue »
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