New England has a total of eight players who have chosen not to play – the most of any team – and the team captains support their decisions.
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Is it even worth trying to pull off a college football season?
Paul Newberry: The reduced, bubble-like schedules are effectively a Hail Mary to save a season that, frankly, may not be worth saving at this point.
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NFL notebook: Ex-Giants coach Coughlin recovering from broken ribs, punctured lung after bike accident
Tom Coughlin, 73, also needed stitches in his head and is looking at a four- to six-week recovery.
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U.S. Tennis Association says it’s still making preparations to hold U.S. Open
The U.S. Open is scheduled to run Aug. 31 to Sept. 13, and as officials move forward it’s still unclear how many top players will travel to New York.
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Cardinals-Brewers postponed with two positive tests in the St. Louis traveling party
There are now six teams that will not play on Friday as MLB scrambles with its schedule just nine days into the 67-day, 60-game season.
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Vazquez homers twice as Red Sox top Mets, 4-2
Martin Perez gets his first Red Sox win, allowing two hits in 5 2/3 innings.
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Blue Jays manager: Series at Philadelphia called off because of virus
More positive COVID-19 tests in Philadelphia prompt MLB to call off the weekend series, stranding the Blue Jays in Washington with no games to play.
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Documentary shows how system pushed Olympians into mental health issues
For Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympic athlete in history, one question kept hitting: “Who was I, outside of the swimming pool?”
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Red Sox hold off Mets 6-5 to snap four-game losing streak
Christian Vázquez hits a tying home run in the seventh inning and delivers a two-run single to help Boston win for the first time since Opening Day.
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Sports Digest: Officials urge runners to stay off Beach to Beacon course Saturday
The Cape Elizabeth police say they a discovered a large number of people planning to run the route Saturday, the date of the race before it was canceled due to the pandemic.