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The Nationals will be without star Juan Soto as they open the 2020 season. He tested positive for the coronavirus and will miss the team’s Opening Day game Thursday night against the Yankees. Soto, still just 21, was not included in the team’s Opening Day 30-man roster. Despite previously testing negative, Soto was quarantined for …
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It’s another step in Greg Bird’s downfall. The former heralded Yankees prospect did not make the Texas Rangers’ Opening Day 30-man roster after hitting just .152 in 46 intrasquad at bats during spring training 2.0. Once expected to become the next franchise first baseman in the Bronx, Bird now finds himself with the practice squad …
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The New York Times in 2017 falsely reported that the Trump campaign had ‘repeated’ contacts with Russian intelligence officials during the 2016 campaign, and instead of being held accountable for publishing lies, the story’s authors received Pulitzer prizes. The FBI official who ran the investigation into whether the Donald Trump campaign colluded with Russia to …
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The 2020 baseball season, if it finishes, will go down as The Year of the Pandemic. The Year of the Sprint. The Year of the Unseemly Battle Over Finances. The Year of the Ace? Hard to see it. Except for one timeless reality: Whichever team’s pitchers throw like aces in October, those guys possess an …
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As the Jets get close to training camp, I am examining the roster and giving you my top 25 players. Each weekday, we will reveal another person on the list, leading right into camp. I am not including rookies on this list because I do not feel it is possible to fully evaluate them before …
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Fox will utilize virtual fans for its MLB game broadcasts beginning Saturday. The use of augmented reality is designed to make viewers feel as if telecasts are as normal as possible, despite the ongoing pandemic that has left ballparks empty. “The original concept sounds like something that would never even happen — pie in the …
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WASHINGTON — Earlier this month, we hit the 10-year anniversary of George Steinbrenner’s passing, and the truth is that the transformation of the Yankees’ culture was well underway by the time The Boss died. Pinstriped patience, a refusal to overreact to small samples, ranks as recognizable in The Bronx nowadays as a short right-field porch …
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New York Times reporter Julian Barnes implied on Tuesday that some intelligence officials believe that the Kremlin is fanning corruption allegations against Joe Biden’s son Hunter in order to “obscure” Russia’s ongoing election interference attempts. During an MSNBC interview, host Nicole Wallace referred to Russian disinformation campaigns that she said appear to have “infected” the …
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This promises to be a baseball season like we’ve never seen before. A 60-game sprint rather than our preferred 162-game marathon. Empty stadiums with cardboard cutouts where fans should be and masked managers in the dugouts. That’s the impact of COVID-19 on Major League Baseball. It’s dramatically changed the national pastime, for at least this …
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In the recent past, lead Knicks candidate Tom Thiboeau has been averse to having the front office dictate his coaching staff. He’s always picked his own guys. In this new era, the basketball operations staff has taken a lead role in constructing a coach’s staff. Knicks president Leon Rose said last month he wants a …
The Nationals will be without star Juan Soto as they open the 2020 season. He tested positive for the coronavirus and will miss the team’s Opening Day game Thursday night against the Yankees. Soto, still just 21, was not included in the team’s Opening Day 30-man roster. Despite previously testing negative, Soto was quarantined for …
