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NHL, players’ union announce plan to resume play on Aug. 1
The National Hockey League and NHL Players’ Association announced a tentative agreement Monday to return to play this season and extend their collective bargaining agreement by four years.The CBA deal, coupled with both sides’ agreement on protocols for training camps and games, paves the way for hockey to resume in less than a month. Training……
Nationals, Astros cancel workouts over virus testing delays
Baseball’s two World Series teams canceled workouts Monday because of coronavirus testing delays that one executive worried could endanger the season.The defending champion Washington Nationals and reigning American League champion Houston Astros each called off training camp practices after not receiving test results from Friday. The cancellations come amid delays around Major League Baseball, with……
Native American groups ask NFL to force Redskins name change
More than a dozen Native American leaders and organizations sent a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Monday calling for the league to force Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder to change the team name immediately.The letter was signed by 15 Native American advocates and obtained by The Associated Press. It demands the team and……
Florida Department of Education orders all its schools to reopen campuses in August after coronavirus closures
The Florida Department of Education issued an emergency order on Monday mandating that all of its schools must reopen for the fall semester, following months of closure due to the coronavirus. The order, signed by Commissioner of Education Richard Corcoran, addresses all school boards and charter school governing boards. It says that all “brick and mortar schools”……
FC Dallas withdraws from the MLS is Back tournament
FC Dallas has withdrawn from the MLS is Back tournament in Florida after 10 players tested positive for coronavirus.The league said Monday that of the 557 players sequestered at a pair of Walt Disney World hotels, 13 have tested positive: 10 from Dallas, two from Nashville, and one from Columbus. Additionally, a Dallas coach also……
Andrew McCutchen believes Yankees need to get rid of haircut policy: ‘It takes away from our individualism’
Andrew McCutchen, a former National League MVP, believes that the New York Yankees need to get rid of their haircut policy, which doesn’t allow players to grow facial hair or have their hair length go below their uniform’s collar.“There should be some change there in the future,” McCutchen said.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMMcCutchen,……
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Firefighters in California county battled 67 fires on Fourth of July, some sparked by fireworks
The night sky may have been ablaze with fireworks on the Fourth of July across Northern California, but fire crews were busy on the ground as dozens of fires were reported.The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District said Sunday that between 7 p.m. on midnight on July 4, fire crews responded to 67 fires.”In spite……
Jeffrey Epstein’s confidant Ghislaine Maxwell transferred to NY prison after arrest
Ghislaine Maxwell, the confidant and ex-girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein, was transferred to a New York federal prison on Monday following her arrest in New Hampshire last week.“Yes, she is in BOP custody at MDC Brooklyn. We decline to comment further,” the Federal Bureau of Prisons told Fox News.Maxwell, the daughter of late British media magnate Robert Maxwell, has……
Fourth of July weekend shootings result in the deaths of at least 6 children
A group of American families and communities are in mourning Monday following shooting incidents over the Fourth of July weekend that resulted in the deaths of six children – the youngest just 6 years old.The fatal incidents come as shootings are on the rise in places like New York City – and continue to persist in Chicago, where a girl attending a holiday party was among the recent victims.“Tonight, a 7-year-old girl in……
Frederick Douglass statue vandalized in New York park on anniversary of famous Fourth of July speech
A statue of abolitionist Frederick Douglass was ripped from its base in Rochester, N.Y., on the anniversary of one of his most famous speeches, which he delivered in that city in 1852.The statue of Douglass was dismantled and taken on Sunday from Maplewood Park, a site along the Underground Railroad where Douglass and Harriet Tubman helped shuttle slaves……
New York police officer saves 4-year-old from drowning in backyard pool
A mother is thanking a New York police officer who jumped into a backyard pool and saved her 4-year-old daughter from drowning.Carly Shaffer of Rockland County says her daughter Ella would have drowned if not for the quick actions of Paul Munding, a member of the Clarkstown Police Department.Munding was off-duty when he rescued Ella over……
NYPD top cop pegs uptick in recent violence to Rikers inmates released
The New York City Police Department’s top cop is pointing to the city’s release of Rikers Island inmates as part of the reason shootings have spiked, data shows, by more than 200 percent since mid-June.NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea said Monday morning New York City is in the midst of what he called a “perfect storm,” with the impacts……