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Pelicans fire Gentry after missing playoffs
The New Orleans Pelicans fired head coach Alvin Gentry on Saturday after a disappointing end to the season. In their eight games in the NBA bubble near Orlando, the Pelicans were 2-6 and finished in 1...
Aug 15, 2020
Report: FDA approves use of NBA-funded COVID-19 test
A COVID-19 test funded by the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association has been given emergency authorization for public use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, ESPN reported Saturday...
Aug 15, 2020
Motor racing: No surprise at Perez’s pace after COVID absence, says Szafnauer
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Sergio Perez picked up where he left off on Saturday, qualifying fourth for the Spanish Grand Prix in his first race back from COVID-19 quarantine. The Mexican had also lined up ...
Aug 15, 2020
Bruins’ goalie Rask opts out of season, says needs to be with family
(Reuters) - Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask opted out of the National Hockey League (NHL) season on Saturday, saying he needed to be with his family. The announcement came hours before Game 3 of the ...
Aug 15, 2020
MLB: Reds, Pirates games postponed after COVID-19 positive
(Reuters) - Major League Baseball (MLB) postponed a Saturday and a Sunday game between the Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates after a Reds player tested positive for COVID-19. The two games - whic...
Aug 15, 2020
Halep sets up final date with Mertens at Prague Open
(Reuters) - Romanian top seed Simona Halep beat compatriot Irina-Camelia Begu in straight sets in the semi-finals of the Prague Open on Saturday to set up a final with third seed Elise Mertens of Belg...
Aug 15, 2020
Dillon tests positive, out for Daytona road race
Austin Dillon tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday morning and will miss Sunday's road race at Daytona due to self-quarantine. The Richard Childress Racing driver will be replaced by Kaz Grala in ...
Aug 15, 2020
NHL: Bruins G Rask opts out of rest of playoffs, leaves Toronto
Boston Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask announced Saturday he is opting out of the rest of the Stanley Cup playoffs, leaving the team just before their scheduled Game 3 of the quarterfinals. "I want to b...
Aug 15, 2020
MLB: Reds-Pirates weekend games postponed after positive test
The Saturday and Sunday games between the Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates were postponed in response to a positive COVID-19 test that was disclosed following Friday night's game in Cincinnati. ...
Aug 15, 2020
Motor racing: Hamilton on pole as Mercedes sweep Spanish GP front row
(Reuters) - Formula One leader Lewis Hamilton took pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix on Saturday with team mate Valtteri Bottas completing the Mercedes front row lockout at the Circuit de Catal...
Aug 15, 2020
