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Caitlin Clark Drafted to Indiana Fever In WNBA First Round Pick, Date of First Game Revealed

Caitlin Clark has officially been drafted into the WNBA, marking a dream come true!

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Prince William Returns To Social Media For First Time Since Princess Catherine Revealed Cancer Diagnosis

Prince William is breaking his social media silence… for something that has nothing to do with the royal family! LOLz!

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Yupun returns with hope of making Athletics a professional sport in Sri Lanka

COLOMBO (News 1st) – South Asia's fastest man & Commonwealth Bronze Medalist Yupun Abeykoon returned to Sri Lanka on Tuesday (18) morning.Sri Lankan sprinter Yupun Abeykoon won Bronze in the Men's 100m at the Commonwealth Games, clocking a time of 10.14 seconds. The first Asian to win a Commonwealth Games medal in the event, Abeykoon was only 0.01 seconds behind Olympic Games finalist Akani Simbine of South Africa who took SilverHe is currently ranked 20th in the world rankings, and this is the first time he visited Sri Lanka following the conclusion of the Commonwealth Games.Speaking to reporters Abeykoon said he was pleased to renew many recorded this years, and it also in talks with the Sports Minister to improve Sri Lankan Athletics to a professional sport.

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Kyle Schwarber goes deep for Phillies in 9-5 win over Athletics

Kyle Schwarber of the Philadelphia Phillies is congratulated by Bryce Harper after he hit a home run against the Oakland Athletics during the first inning of the Opening Day game at Citizens Bank Park. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images) PHILADELPHIA - Kyle Schwarber homered in his first at-bat with the Phillies, reigning NL MVP Bryce Harper knocked in a run and Aaron Nola struck out seven to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 9-5 win over the Oakland Athletics on Friday.Schwarber’s first opening day in Philadelphia was one to remember for the 29-year-old slugger. Fresh off the $79 million, four-year contract he signed last month, Schwarber crushed a 427-foot homer to right off A’s starter Frankie Montas (0-1) on just his seventh pitch of the game.

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Opening Day: Phillies set open season at home against the Athletics

PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Phillies will start their hunt for October baseball on Friday as they look to snap a postseason drought. The Phillies will take on the Oakland Athletics at Citizens Bank Park at 3:05 p.m. as they look to build on last season, their first winning season since 2011 that saw Bryce Harper named NL MVP. Over the offseason, the team spent $179 million on Nick Castellanos and Kyle Schwarber, surrounding reigning NL MVP Bryce Harper with two more powerful bats. The lineup is long and strong with All-Star catcher J.T.

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NCAA athletics not linked to increased COVID-19, data suggest

A cross-sectional study of more than half a million National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division 1 athletes and 3.5 million nonathletes suggests that participation in collegiate athletics was not tied to higher COVID-19 test positivity in the 2020-21 academic year.

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Oakland Athletics right-hander Chris Bassitt struck on head by line drive

CHICAGO - Oakland Athletics right-hander Chris Bassitt was carted off the field Tuesday night after he was struck on the side of the head by a line drive during the second inning of a 9-0 loss to the Chicago White Sox.With two on and no outs, Bassitt threw an 89.5 mph cut fastball that Brian Goodwin drove right back up the middle. Bassitt went down on the mound right after he was hit, holding his head, and his teammates quickly waved to the dugout for assistance.As players on each side looked on, Bassitt was attended to by an Oakland trainer and other personnel before he was helped into the back of a cart while holding a towel to his face.

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Athletics extend winning streak to 12, handle Orioles 3-1

BALTIMORE – The Oakland Athletics earned their 12th consecutive victory --- their longest winning streak in almost two decades --- defeating the Baltimore Orioles 3-1 on Friday night.

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ACAC to explore options to conduct post-secondary athletics this winter and spring

COVID-19 pandemic.The ACAC — the governing body for intercollegiate athletics in Alberta — made the decision during a special general meeting on Thursday.It comes as U Sports announced Thursday it has cancelled its 2021 national tournaments because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Men’s and women’s basketball, hockey, swimming, track and field, volleyball and wrestling are the impacted sports.

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Astros out to 'silence the haters' in ALDS against Athletics

LOS ANGELES – Josh Reddick and the rest of the Houston Astros heard the “cheaters” chants and banging on garbage cans as the team's buses pulled into Dodger Stadium for a series last month. They were greeted by Dodgers fans still angry that the Astros illicitly stole signs during the 2017 World Series, when Houston won in seven games and celebrated on the Dodgers' field.“I was kind of disappointed there wasn't enough out there," Reddick said.

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Astros head to hostile Los Angeles for ALDS vs Athletics

LOS ANGELES – The Houston Astros are returning to the scene of the crime. The Los Angeles Dodgers won't be there, but their fans surely won't let the visitors forget.While the Dodgers head to Texas for the NL Division Series, their ballpark is hosting the AL Division Series in a postseason relocated due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

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RHSAA allowing extra-curricular athletics only within individual schools

sports within their own schools.The decision was made after considering options, “especially in light of ministry and health authority COVID guidelines and student and staff safety,” read a press release on Thursday.

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Athletics clinch first AL West title since 2013

OAKLAND, Calif. – The Oakland Athletics clinched their first AL West title since 2013 on Monday night with an assist from the rival Houston Astros.Houston lost 6-1 to the Seattle Mariners, ending its three-year reign as division champion. The A's were off Monday before opening an interleague series at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday.Since last season ended, the slugging A's have emphasized the need to win the division given they won 97 games each of the last two years and lost the AL Wild Card game.Oakland is in the playoffs for a third straight year and the sixth time in nine seasons.

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University of Alberta residence COVID-19 outbreak affects athletics

An outbreak of COVID-19 in a University of Alberta student residence means there will be no varsity athletics on the campus for two weeks. Quinn Phillips reports.

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Mariners rally to topple Athletics 6-5 in DH opener

SEATTLE – Kyle Lewis sparked Seattle’s rally with a two-run homer and walked with the bases loaded in the sixth inning, helping the Mariners top the Oakland Athletics 6-5 on Monday in the opener of a doubleheader. Seattle trailed 5-0 after home runs by Sean Murphy and Marcus Semien off Marco Gonzales.

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Saskatchewan Huskies Athletics to focus on training and skill development

Saskatchewan Huskies athletes will be focusing on skill development while U Sport play is suspended.

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Huskies Athletics to focus on training and skill development

Saskatchewan Roughriders trying their luck south of the border “Typically, we would have about 390 student athletes for our 15 teams, and our coaches report that despite that we have no conference programming in the first term and uncertain in the second term, we expect to have 386 athletes training with their teams,” says Dave Hardy, Huskies chief athletic officer.Competition in the Canada West will not resume until 2021, however, they are trying to plan for some “non-conference” or exhibition games for their soccer teams in the fall.“We’ve got resources in place for non-conference play, in whatever sense that the health authority and the pandemic allows us to provide that experience to our student athletes.”The plan is for winter sports

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Coronavirus: Inter-school extracurricular athletics in the Kingston area have been put on pause

COVID-19 pandemic.Frank Halligan is the convener of KASSAA, the Kingston-area Secondary School Athletic Association.“If there was an opportunity we would have gone forward,” Halligan said.“But just to be safe, at this point in time the protocol suggests that we postpone all fall sports.”Not taking to the court will be girls’ basketball and boys’ volleyball. No football or field hockey.

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Peralta's 9th-inning single lifts D-backs past Athletics 4-3

PHOENIX – David Peralta slapped a bases-loaded single through the right side of the infield with one out in the ninth inning to push the Arizona Diamondbacks past the streaking Oakland Athletics 4-3 on Monday night.The Diamondbacks won their fifth straight game and are above .500 for the first time this season. They needed the ninth-inning rally after blowing a late lead.The A’s trailed 3-1 going into the eighth but came back to tie it after loading the bases with one out.

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Philadelphia Public League suspends athletics until 2021, impacting thousands of athletes

PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Public League is suspending all fall sports until January 2021. The Philadelphia Public League is the interscholastic sports league for the public high schools in Philadelphia.The decision, which impacts thousands of young athletes, including those working towards college scholarships, was made after Pennsylvania Gov.

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Philadelphia Public League suspends athletics until 2021

(Photo by: Visions of America/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Public League is suspending all fall sports until January 2021. The Philadelphia Public League is the interscholastic sports league for the public high schools in Philadelphia.In the wake of that announcement, the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) put their fall sports plans on pause for two weeks.

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Astros, Athletics clear benches as rivals' tempers flare

OAKLAND, Calif. – Benches cleared during the seventh inning of the Astros-Athletics series finale Sunday, tempers flaring at last between the AL West rivals months after Houston's sign-stealing scandal was brought to light by Oakland pitcher Mike Fiers.Oakland's Ramon Laureano was hit by a pitch from Humberto Castellanos with one out in the seventh. He began exchanging words with Astros hitting coach Alex Cintron, then left first base, threw down his batting helmet and began sprinting toward Cintron.Astros catcher Dustin Garneau tackled Laureano before the A's outfielder got to the hitting coach.

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British Athletics says sorry after sold-out national champs move behind closed doors

Athletics chiefs have apologised to fans after the sold-out British Championships were rescheduled for behind closed doors.

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European Athletics president Hansen dies at age 74

OSLO – Svein Arne Hansen, the president of European Athletics and longtime organizer of the Bislett Games in Norway, has died. He was 74.The Norwegian Athletics Association confirmed Hansen's death on Saturday, saying there had been several complications with his health after he suffered a stroke on March 15.“Many are mourning the loss of one of the sports leaders who has left indelible marks for 50 years in the service of sports,” the federation said.Hansen spent 24 years as director of the Bislett meet in the Norwegian capital, Oslo — often a venue for distance-running world records — and 12 as president of Norway's track and field federation.

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'It's hard to sum up how many lives he changed for the better': Tributes to beloved Stockport athletics coach and youth worker - manchestereveningnews.co.uk

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'It's hard to sum up how many lives he changed for the better': Tributes to beloved Stockport athletics coach and youth worker

Tributes have been paid to a former athletics coach and youth worker who is credited with having changed hundreds of children's lives.Granddad Ray Fitzpatrick was a fixture at Stockport Harriers for over three decades.A former lorry driver, mechanic and engineer, he also volunteered at local scout groups and he and his wife of 54 years Winifred fostered dozens of children.He also once made national headlines after protecting renowned long distance runner Zola Budd from protesters at a top race meeting.Ray, also known as Fitzy, died last month at the age of 74 after a short illness.His death is not believed to be related to coronavirus.His friends and family have now paid a moving a tribute saying 'he only ever thought of others' and that

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Athletics resumes with one-off international pole vault clash in stars' gardens

Athletics will get around lockdown restrictions tomorrow by staging an international competition - in back gardens almost 5,000 miles apart.

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University of Alberta athletics facing financial shortfall

With the provincial budget cuts, the University of Alberta athletics department already had to make make some changes. Add in the impact of COVID-19 and athletics director Ian Reade felt compelled to let athletes, coaches and alumni know about the financial trouble the department is facing.

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D-Nice's Club Quarantine Instagram Live parties have been the place to be.

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Tokyo 2020 Olympics postponement urged by UK Athletics chairman Nic Coward

New UK Athletics chairman Nic Coward believes the Tokyo 2020 Olympics should be postponed due to the coronavirus.

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UK Athletics boss insists the 'moment has arrived' to postpone Tokyo Olympics

The boss of UK Athletics has called for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics to be postponed due to the "intense" mental strain the uncertainty is having on athletes.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0