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Gammons: Prospects with major-league fathers navigate path to the draft, majors


With £2m at stake per finishing place, Palace’s season is far from over


Legitimacy is at the root of Marcelo Bielsa’s and Leeds’ resistance to PPG


What if … the Royals had drafted Chris Sale?


Twelve minutes in June: The Lakers-Blazers Game 7 that led to dynasty and disaster


What is Daniel Farke’s strongest Norwich line-up for the Premier League run-in?


12 Questions with William Byron (2020 edition)


By peacefully protesting in Minneapolis, Bria Hartley seeks better world for son


‘Chico’ Adrahtas, former hockey coach accused of sexual abuse, gets lifetime ban


How LSU receiver Ja’Marr Chase plans to build on his breakout 2019 season


Travis Green, Dean Evason discuss proposed Canucks-Wild qualifying-round matchup


Wulf: Eagles join chorus of NFL team statements that skirt the real issue


LeBrun : Que peuvent faire les sept équipes exclues du retour au jeu cet été?


Mandel’s Mailbag: What will be the college football teams of this decade?


Where do Rangers most need to strengthen this summer? | Wed 3rd Jun, 2pm UK


From defense to contract negotiations, Wes Unseld’s greatness was understated


The Alabama freshmen in the best position to make an instant impact


UFC-USADA changed the sport’s PED culture, but fighters see one lingering issue


Ozil not ‘dumped’ by Adidas – he wants to focus on ‘building own M10 brand’


Surgery ends Chris Archer’s 2020 season, and possibly his Pirates career


‘We’ll lend any support we can’: Kyle Whittingham is supporting Utah’s players


Why Philip Rivers’ arrival could mean a breakout year for Colts RB Nyheim Hines


Bills coach Sean McDermott on starting a dialogue with his team


‘Even when you miss, you make it’: Victor Oladipo’s message resonates with kids


Kravitz: Can somebody please sell me on new Colts QB Philip Rivers?


10 short stories with Jared Allen: His 22-sack season, curling career and more


The Boise State quarterback who left football to become a rodeo legend


The complicated legacy of the A’s five aces, 40 years later


Huddlestone wants to stay beyond June 30 but deal is some way off


Dolphins defensive end Shaq Lawson has shown promise, now he must show results


How would a 50-game schedule have helped or hurt past Giants teams?


As Rams share experiences with injustice, Sean McVay says he must listen, learn


Blue Jackets roundtable: Healthy CBJ could thrive in tournament


LeBrun: Summer options for 7 teams not taking part in NHL’s return this season


‘This has to be sustained fight’: Nuggets’ Michael Malone joins calls for change


A chilling emptiness: Canceled College World Series leaves Omaha incomplete


Louisville athletes, staff encounter a new normal as the return to campus begins


49ers’ Trent Taylor is running routes, getting back to his ‘squirrely ways’


Reed: COVID-19 impacted my family, sidetracked my transition to the Raiders beat


As protests continue around Wrigley, Cubs put it on the marquee: “END RACISM”


Marcus Freeman on #BearcatsUnited and taking a stand as a coach, father and son


Monty Williams drives race discussion to help those in ‘lonely, helpless place’


N’oublions jamais le rôle d’Evander Kane dans l’évolution du discours de la LNH


With 4 picks in first 3 rounds, Mariners look to add impact in deep MLB draft


How Virginia Tech’s new NFL defensive mindset landed Mattheus Carroll


This week in recruiting: Clay Helton and USC’s enviable 2-quarterback ‘problem’


Kirk Ferentz’s new stance on kneeling and how he plans to address race in future


Sides deadlocked after MLB rejects latest Players Association proposal


What happens now? How Tennessee football will resume operations


Ranking the Twins’ top 10 seasons ever by a righty SP: Our toughest list to pick


Marlon King: There’s no justification for what I did. I can’t run away from that


The risk coronavirus still poses to footballers


The Bowden Big Board: Ranking MLB’s top 10 catchers


A football nerd’s guide to the 2020 Chicago Bears’ season


USF gets to know the playbook and looks forward to getting to know each other


How Canadian basketball leaders suggest fighting racism in new, collective ways


Nemesis: The pitcher who dominated Coors Field still couldn’t escape heartbreak


Feedback: We want your nominations for deep, deep fantasy football sleepers!


MMA fighters overwhelmingly support unionization, despite no clear path forward


A long offseason could help Erik Karlsson get fully healthy for 2020-21


Nashville Superspeedway to host NASCAR Cup Series race in 2021


How the Bruins are preparing for the looming round-robin games


Listen: Packers’ Yosh Nijman talks peaceful protest, racial discrimination, more


The mystery man: The Titans are still waiting to get a look at Vic Beasley


Why Manny Diaz, Miami Hurricanes are not going to stop calling out ‘a wrong’


Fentress: Mario Cristobal’s participation in protest resonated with parents


What is your favourite moment since the CPFC2010 takeover? | Wed 3rd Jun, 1pm UK


Exclusive: Premier League teams won’t have to pay Sky back for a season


‘Real tough decision’: After 34 years, Stars won’t renew contract of Les Jackson


Who will get in? That’s a question Notre Dame can’t answer — yet


‘He’s a Tennessee treasure’: The far-reaching influence of Johnny Majors


How will NBA’s proposed return plan impact Celtics in the playoffs?


‘I just want to help’: Andrei Svechnikov donates to local Boys & Girls Clubs


What we learned today: How Suns fit into NBA’s 22-team return to play


Sam Pittman: We’re supporting Arkansas’ players in every way


Broncos coach Vic Fangio apologizes for comments about discrimination in NFL


From a whiteboard to a chess trainer, Sean Clifford adapts to a unique offseason


Future of the Celtics, 2.0: Is there a viable path to the NBA Finals this year?


Mock draft: Selecting 3 teams of Lady Vols players from the all-time roster


How Las Palmas and other teams in Spain want to have some fans in stadiums


The ADP Report: Mining for fantasy gold among the biggest risers in May drafts


Which players could be part of the Predators’ postseason taxi squad?


Who is Nottingham Forest’s worst overseas signing?


Finding fantasy football’s next breakout tight end (likely not who you think)


Why white NHLers are calling out racism now: ‘Hit me so deep that I was angry’


Time capsule: Recalling the low points of the Butch Hobson-era Red Sox


Basu: We should never forget Evander Kane’s role in changing the NHL discourse


‘We must do better’: Michigan’s college, pro teams call for change


Clemson assistant coach apologizes for using racist slur


How Auburn plans to safely restart its athletic activities


Sources: Eleider Alvarez, Joe Smith agree to ESPN fight in mid-July


Dan Hurley says UConn is ready to do what it can to ‘make change’


Mike Miller’s resignation leaves Memphis with a significant hole on the bench


From Steve Young to Jimmy Garoppolo: What the 49ers’ QB history says about 2020


Free agent Ryan Fraser could be one of the most in-demand players in the league


Liverpool’s chances of winning title on Merseyside raised by neutral venue confusion


How the Indians are preparing for a shortened (and remote) amateur draft


The Stars said they want to fight racism. Now we need to hold them accountable


Two hundred years of The Wednesday


Michael Cox: Chilwell’s acceleration offers Chelsea exactly what they need


How not being invited to Orlando could be detrimental for the Hornets


Who is West Bromwich Albion’s striker of the century?


Explained: Why Arsenal no longer have a chairman


Highly-rated left-back Luke Thomas training with Leicester’s first team


Breaking: MLS players approve return-to-play plan


Op-ed: Enough. Troy Vincent Sr. on harnessing this moment to change the future


“I have a horseshoe up my ass and I know it”: Inside the Beat, 2012 Orioles


Who will make the Blackhawks’ taxi squad and postseason roster?


Why OLB Darryl Peterson became latest recruit to spurn blue bloods for Wisconsin


‘It’s time we ruffled some feathers’: Why college coaches have to do something


Amid protests, college football coaches pledge to listen, lead and act


Personal journeys help Frank Martin, Dawn Staley understand civil unrest


Geoff Collins, Georgia Tech committed to continuing important conversations


Keith Law’s 2020 MLB mock draft: First-round projection 3.0


As protests continue, Broncos CEO Joe Ellis has open conversation with players


Net gain: Goalie prospect Erik Portillo looks to build off his first U.S. season


The Lions will have to adjust (again) after the NFL scraps joint practices


Shams: Sources reveal details of NBA’s proposal of 22-team restart plan


Texans’ Bill O’Brien speaks out on George Floyd: ‘Can I do more?’


Inside the Panthers: Matt Rhule on protests; latest on Wofford, Luke Kuechly


The inside story behind Ohio State football’s Black Lives Matter video


No matter how much the Wizards’ season extends, don’t expect John Wall to play


Five after five: Cardinal standouts who weren’t drafted in the first 5 rounds


With ‘a real sense of direction now,’ the Kings accelerate their offseason work