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Seahawks confident in Sam Darnold after he flopped in his playoff debut last season
RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Sam Darnold has all of one game of playoff experience, and the Seattle Seahawks would benefit…
COVID-19 cases at Swiss soccer club raise league doubts
ZURICH (AP) — Swiss top-tier soccer club Zurich said it had
German club plans mass virus testing to fill stadium again
BERLIN (AP) — German soccer club Union Berlin is offering free coronavirus tests for more than 20,000 fans as part of a plan to hold games in a full stadium in September.
England World Cup winner Jack Charlton dies at 85
Jack Charlton, an uncompromising central defender who won the 1966 World Cup with England alongside his brother, Bobby, before coaching Ireland to its first major tournaments, has died. He was 85.
Friday's Sports in Brief
NHL
Posey out for 2020 as MLB teams deal with churning rosters
PHOENIX (AP) — San Francisco catcher Buster Posey became the latest well-known player to opt out of the abbreviated 2020 season because of concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, joining Dodgers pitcher David Price…
Nets sign veterans Beasley, Crawford as substitute players
NEW YORK (AP) — The Brooklyn Nets plugged a couple holes in their roster Thursday with a pair of well-traveled veteran scorers.
Delayed start should help Brewers' Knebel play all season
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers reliever Corey Knebel believes the pandemic-imposed hiatus will enable him to be ready for the start of the season as he returns from Tommy John surgery.
Blue Jays player expresses concern about bubble isolation
TORONTO (AP) — Blue Jays infielder Travis Shaw says he's not interested in confining himself to the hotel attached to the Rogers Centre for the summer if major league baseball is granted an exemption from the Canad…
Police: 2nd man charged in death of 11-year-old girl
ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) — A second man has been arrested in connection to the shooting death of an 11-year-old South Carolina girl last year, authorities said.
Practices begin at Disney, as teams begin restart routines
Nikola Vucevic had to raise his voice a bit to answer a question. He had just walked off the court after the first Orlando Magic practice of the restart, and some of his teammates remained on the floor while engage…
Veteran forward Salomon Kalou joins Brazil’s Botafogo
SAO PAULO (AP) — Former Ivory Coast forward Salomon Kalou has joined Brazilian club Botafogo after leaving Hertha Berlin in Germany.
Fans, coach Landon Donovan return to pitch for USL relaunch
Fans get to watch U.S. pro team sports in person for the first time in four months when Landon Donovan resumes his fledgling coaching career in a United Soccer League match.
Polanco's push; Pirates RF ready to shake injury bug in 2020
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The tools are there. They have been from the moment Gregory Polanco crashed into the big leagues six years ago as a raw mix of power and potential.
German Bundesliga to start Sept. 18, winter break shrinks
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Germany will start the 2020-21 season with cup games on Sept. 11 before the Bundesliga resumes Sept. 18. The winter break has been cut short to fit the season between postponed European to…
NBA teams at Disney had tough travel-party decisions to make
The 22 teams participating in the NBA restart were all at the Disney campus together for the first time Friday.