Tom Goldman
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NBA Arenas Have Been Opening — With A Rash Of Fan Incidents Toward Players
The NBA playoffs are underway. And, for the first time in a year, fans are part of the experience. Teams are opening arenas to more spectators and it's led to a curious problem: fans behaving badly.
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Sports
Batters Try To Keep Up In The MLB's "Year Of The No-Hitter"
It's the year of the no-hitter in the MLB. Pitchers are dominating the game and worrying officials about the lack of offensive excitement. How are the experts who train hitters fighting back?
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Sports
Saturday Sports: NBA Playoffs Begin, Tokyo Olympics, MLB
We discuss just what is going on with all these no-hitters in the MLB, the start of NBA playoffs, and how the Summer Olympics will move ahead despite a pandemic-induced state of emergency in Tokyo.
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Sports
Calls To Cancel Both Tokyo And Beijing Olympics Grow Louder
The drumbeat for canceling the Tokyo Summer Olympics gets louder every day. There are also strong calls to boycott the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics because of China's alleged human rights abuses.
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Sports
NFL Wants Draft To Symbolize A Return To Normal Amid Pandemic
The NFL Draft is in person again, and after last year's virtual event, the league wants it to represent a return to normal. But there will be plenty of reminders of a still present pandemic.
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Sports
Saturday Sports: Start-Up League Eyes NCAA's Turf, Unlikely Pro Teams' Hot Streak
The NCAA may soon find itself in competition with another collegiate league, and some professional teams — the New York Knicks and the Oakland A's — are on a winning streak.
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Sports
Saturday Sports: Normalcy Returns To Sports World After Year Of Canceled Games
Sports schedules seem to be slowly going back to normal while the scrutiny on the NCAA persists beyond March Madness.
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Sports
Gonzaga's Undefeated Season Ends As Baylor Is Crowned Champion
The Gonzaga Bulldogs went into the men's championship basketball game undefeated. After the final buzzer, it was the Baylor Bears who were victorious. Baylor beat Gonzaga 86-70.
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Gonzaga To Battle Baylor For Men's College Hoops Title
The game should be two complete, deep basketball teams going at each other. Fans hope that's how it turns out.
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Major League Baseball Is Back Under COVID-19 Restrictions
Despite a reduced audience due to the pandemic, excitement was in the air as "Play Ball!" was heard at all of Major League Baseball's stadiums yesterday.