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2016 World Cup of Hockey provides lessons...

July 19, 2020

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Sidney Crosby was two months removed from lifting the Stanley Cup when he turned his attention to winning another championship. It was early September 2016, and the Pittsburgh Penguins captain stepped on the ice in Ottawa for Canada’s training camp ahead of the World Cup of Hockey. Players had gone four months since any game action when NHL camps opened July 13 and they started preparing to jump right into the Stanley Cup playoffs. A lengthy, unscheduled break because...

Dress rehearsal: MLB holds first COVID-era exhibitions

July 19, 2020

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NEW YORK (AP) — Didi Gregorius watched over the top of his face mask as his drive off Washington ace Max Scherzer sailed into empty outfield seats. Fake cheers — meant to encourage the hometown Nationals — accidentally piped through the stadium as the Philadelphia Phillies shortstop rounded the bases. After touching home plate, he pantomimed air-fives to teammates. “This is 2020 baseball,” Scherzer said. “Embrace it and have fun with it.” Exhibition games in Washington, New York and...

No Canada: Blue Jays barred from playing...

July 19, 2020

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TORONTO (AP) — The Blue Jays won’t play their home games in Toronto this year because Canada’s government doesn’t think it’s safe for players to travel back and forth from the United States, one of the countries hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic. Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino said Saturday the federal government had denied the Blue Jays’ request to play at Rogers Centre, confirming what an official familiar with the matter had told The Associated Press ahead of the...

Portland reaches knockout stage after 2-1 win...

July 19, 2020

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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Jeremy Ebobisse and Diego Valeri scored and the Portland Timbers clinched a spot in the knockout round of the MLS is Back tournament with a 2-1 victory over the Houston Dynamo on Saturday night. With a pair of wins to open the World Cup-style tournament, the Timbers have secured one of the top two spots in Group F going into Thursday’s match against the Los Angeles Football Club. “It feels good to win....

4 private sector teams seeking Maryland highway...

July 18, 2020

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This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. All four of the private-sector teams seeking to build “express toll lanes” in the D.C. suburbs have cleared their first hurdle. The Maryland Department of Transportation and the Maryland Transportation Authority announced late Friday that the four consortia who sought “shortlist” status have been granted it. The designation means they can respond to the state’s “request for...

MLB’s testing sweep brings some success but...

July 18, 2020

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PHOENIX (AP) — Major League Baseball’s COVID-19 testing sweep appears to be having some success even as large swaths of the United States continue to struggle with containing the fast-spreading virus. MLB and the players’ union released statistics Friday saying six of 10,548 samples were new positives in the week ending Thursday, a rate of 0.05%. In addition to five players, one staff member tested positive. That’s fairly good news for a sport that’s trying to begin its abbreviated...

DC-area swimming pools reopen with restrictions

July 18, 2020

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Miss lounging by the pool and sipping a frosty drink this summer? You may still get the chance, while observing coronavirus restrictions. Here’s what you need to know. Many local government facilities had some closures or limited access due to stay-at-home orders and states of emergency, leading to the closures of recreation centers, parks, playground, swimming pools and others earlier during the season. But as restrictions are eased, swimming pools and water attractions are starting to reopen. Here are...

The Latest: Atlanta major questions timing of...

July 17, 2020

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ATLANTA — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp sued the city of Atlanta over its face-mask requirement just after President Donald Trump arrived in the city without wearing a mask, says Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms. In an interview on CBS “This Morning,” Bottoms questioned the timing of the lawsuit filed shortly after Trump’s visit on Wednesday. “I pointed out that Donald Trump violated that order when he landed at our airport and did not wear a mask,” said Bottoms, who was...

The Latest: Australia tries to contain outbreak...

July 17, 2020

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MELBOURNE, Australia — Australia’s Victoria state has reported a daily record of 428 new COVID-19 cases as authorities move to increase testing in the state to monitor for any spread of the coronavirus from the Melbourne area. Most of the new cases and three deaths reported Friday were in Melbourne. Melbourne and neighboring semi-rural Mitchell Shire have been locked down since last week and authorities hope the restrictions will soon bring a plateauing of infections. Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews...

Finau leads Memorial at 65 as Woods...

July 17, 2020

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DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) — Tiger Woods was back on the PGA Tour for the first time in five months Thursday and saw Muirfield Village like never before. It was practically empty. Woods opened with a 10-foot birdie and there was silence. He finished with a 15-foot birdie for a 1-under 71, leaving him five shots behind Tony Finau in the Memorial, and he walked to the side of the green and stood with Rory McIlroy, chatting briefly before they...

How to help your pet with their...

July 16, 2020

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This content is sponsored by Rocky Gorge Animal Hospital. If you are like us, you absolutely HATE seeing your fur-kid shake in terror the moment that first firework or thunder boom hits. Or maybe you just haven’t noticed the fear that your pet exhibits because you’re not really sure what it looks like! We’re going to go through some common signs of fear and anxiety and discuss why addressing that fear and helping to manage it is often an overlooked...

Los Angeles in ‘dangerous phase’ as virus...

July 16, 2020

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Coronavirus cases have surged to record levels in the Los Angeles area, putting the nation’s largest county in “an alarming and dangerous phase” that if not reversed could overwhelm intensive care units and usher in more sweeping closures, health officials said Wednesday. The situation is so uncertain organizers of the 2021 Rose Parade in Pasadena canceled the New Year’s Day tradition for the first time in 75 years out of concern that even six months...

Despite coronavirus, 1 musical is holding auditions,...

July 15, 2020

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NEW YORK (AP) — Most theaters in America may be closed, but one musical isn’t letting the coronavirus pandemic stop it from getting prepared to put on a show. “KPOP,” a musical exploring the world of Korean pop, is conducting a video-based global casting call in hopes of being ready whenever live performances resume. “We want to polish the jets so that it’s ready to take off,” said Jason Kim, the show’s playwright. “We really hope as soon as...

Virus concerns spur renewed efforts to fight...

July 14, 2020

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LONDON (AP) — Britain and France announced Tuesday they will require people to wear face masks in public indoor spaces and an Australian state threatened to jail anyone caught violating quarantines, amid rising global fears about a resurgence of the pandemic. “We are not out of the woods yet, so let us all do our utmost to keep this virus cornered and enjoy summer safely,” British Health Secretary Matt Hancock told lawmakers in the House of Commons. British officials...

US grapples with pandemic as its origins...

July 13, 2020

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ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (AP) — The United States was grappling with the worst coronavirus outbreak in the world on Monday, as Florida shattered the national record for a state’s largest single-day increase in new confirmed cases and the World Health Organization warned that the pandemic is worsening globally and that “there will be no return to the old normal for the foreseeable future.” The WHO director-general said that while numerous countries have now brought their previously explosive outbreaks under...

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