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There's no denying sports, as Sunday proves

Three months ago, you wouldn't have bet a farthing that there'd be a day like Sunday. A day in which your big screen sprained multiple pixels trying to keep up with all the games being played. A day that pushed the local couch-bound fan to the…

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Swiss F/A-18D Hornet Sports Markings For MQM-178 Target Drone Kill With AIM-120C-7 During Tests in Sweden

In September 2018, the Swiss Air Force sent two of its Hornets, from Emmen, Switzerland, to Vidsel Air Base, Sweden, for a testing campaign with the AIM-120C-7 AMRAAM (Advanced Medium Range Air to Air Missile). From Sept. 20 to Oct. 12, 2018, the…

Volkswagen Wants A Small Electric Sports Car

The reveal of the Volkswagen ID.4 is exciting in more ways than one. The first of VW's ID-branded electric vehicles to be offered in the United States will arrive September 23, launching a new affordable EV for the masses. But more importantly, its…

Chris Holtmann's agent Jason Belzer develops plan to improve minority hiring in college sports

One by one, the NFL's vacant head coaching positions were being filled, and the familiar pattern emerged yet again. This was in January, and Jason Belzer decided something needed to change. Despite the league's Rooney Rule requiring teams to…

Sports on Demand Sunday 9-20-2020

Published: Sep. 20, 2020 at 8:19 PM EDT|Updated: 53 minutes ago MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) - Top plays of the first high school football season, and a memorial archery shoot. Copyright 2020 WLUC. All rights reserved.

MAI Capital Management's game plan for growth features launch of sports and entertainment division

MAI Capital Management 's roots trace back to 1973, when IMG founder Mark McCormack started a firm to manage the finances of athletes. Working with stars in sports and entertainment, then, is old hat for Cleveland-based MAI. But when BC Investment…

Japan eases virus rule to allow more people at sports and movie venues

Japan on Saturday relaxed a rule limiting the size of crowds at professional sports matches, movie theaters and other events, in yet another sign of a gradual return to social and economic activities following the outbreak of COVID-19. A baseball…

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Published: Sep. 19, 2020 at 11:44 PM CDT|Updated: 23 minutes ago Copyright 2020 WTOK. All rights reserved.

Untracked: High school sports-specific COVID-19 exposures not tallied, reported

TRAVERSE CITY — Jason Carmien asks every competitor about their coronavirus screening protocols. It's just one thing he tries to do as the athletic director for Traverse City West Senior High School to keep students safe. But information is…

Government's push for 'Fantasy Sports' to strengthen Sports Eco-System in India | Businessfortnight

When Mr Amitabh Kant, CEO, Niti Aayog says, “Fantasy Sports provides exceptional opportunities, it is a reflection of how India's sports fans are fast building on the idea of sport, taking it from the field into their homes and using fantasy…

Premier League: Dele Alli's Tottenham future in doubt after being left out of squad to face Southampton - Sports News , Firstpost

Southampton: Dele Alli's Tottenham future is in doubt after he was dropped for their Premier League match at Southampton on Sunday as Jose Mourinho claimed he has 'too many players'. Alli was substituted at half-time of Tottenham's defeat against…

Klee with Three: Pro sports beating the coronavirus; Steelers 'D' is no joke; Send K.J. Hamler deep

Three with Klee: Paul Klee's three insights for Week 2 — Broncos at Pittsburgh Steelers Not enough has been written about the success of pro sports in the face of the coronavirus pandemic — and the hysterical response to the…

Barcelona club president Josep Bartomeu won't resign after 20,000 vote for board's censure - Sports News , Firstpost

Barcelona, Spain: Barcelona's embattled club president has no intention of resigning after more than 20,000 club members signed a petition for Josep Bartomeu and his board to face a censure vote. 'No one is thinking about stepping down,' Bartomeu…

Italian Open 2020: Novak Djokovic gets obscenity warning in semi-final victory over Casper Ruud - Sports News , Firstpost

Rome: Novak Djokovic knows it isn't model behavior when he loses his cool on the tennis court. Yet he just can't help himself. Exactly two weeks after he was defaulted from the US Open, and a day after he was warned by the chair umpire for breaking…