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NFL reminds teams are off the hook if injury occurs off-site

By ARNIE STAPLETON - AP Pro Football Writer

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The Associated Press has obtained a memo from the NFL that reminds NFL teams that they aren’t obligated to honor contracts of players who get hurt working out on their own away from team facilities. The memo was spurred by the torn Achilles tendon suffered by Broncos tackle Ja’Wuan James this week while working out off-site. That injury puts his $10 million salary for 2021 in jeopardy. NFL players from several teams including the Broncos announced last month they were boycotting voluntary offseason workouts at team facilities over COVID-19 concerns. 

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MLB-SCHEDULE Winker’s single in 10th leads Reds over White Sox 1-0 CINCINNATI (AP) — Cincinnati’s Joey Votto (VAH’-toh) fractured thumb during a 10-inning, 1-0 win over the Chicago White Sox. Votto was hit by a Dallas Keuchel (KY’-kul) pitch in the fourth inning. Votto remained in the game, but in the sixth was replaced at first base by Kyle Farmer….

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MLB-SCHEDULE Winker’s single in 10th leads Reds over White Sox 1-0 CINCINNATI (AP) — Jesse Winker hit a winning single in the 10th inning after Chicago’s Leury García was caught stealing in the top half, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the White Sox 1-0 for a two-game split. Cincinnati’s Sonny Gray and Chicago’s Dallas Keuchel (KY’-kul) both pitched shutout ball,…

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MLB-SCHEDULE Ohtani starts for Angels ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani makes his fourth start on the mound this season for the Los Angeles Angels after a two-day delay because he got hit on the right elbow by a fastball in Seattle last Sunday. The two-way star is also expected to hit against the AL champion Rays. In other big-league…

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MLB SCHEDULE-DODGERS-CUBS Kershaw goes 1 inning in shortest start, Cubs top Dodgers UNDATED (AP) — Clayton Kershaw lasted just one inning in the shortest start of his stellar career while Kyle Hendricks pitched a complete game for the Chicago Cubs in a 7-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the opener of a split doubleheader. Exactly 11 years after…

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MLB SCHEDULE-DODGERS-CUBS Kershaw goes 1 inning in shortest start, Cubs top Dodgers UNDATED (AP) — Clayton Kershaw lasted just one inning in the shortest start of his stellar career while Kyle Hendricks pitched a complete game for the Chicago Cubs in a 7-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the opener of a split doubleheader. Exactly 11 years after…

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MLB SCHEDULE-DODGERS-CUBS Kershaw goes 1 inning in shortest start, Cubs top Dodgers UNDATED (AP) — Clayton Kershaw lasted just one inning in the shortest start of his stellar career while Kyle Hendricks pitched a complete game for the Chicago Cubs in a 7-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the opener of a split doubleheader. Exactly 11 years after…

Blackmon’s 3-run HR caps comeback as Rockies, Giants split

By DENNIS GEORGATOS - Associated Press

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Charlie Blackmon hit a three-run, two-out homer off Camilo Doval to cap a comeback from a four-run deficit in the final inning, giving the Colorado Rockies an 8-6 win over the San Francisco Giants  for a doubleheader split. Brandon Belt hit a go-ahead single and a grand slam in a 10-run first inning that propelled the Giants to a 12-4 victory in the opener, then homered again as the Giants built a 6-2, sixth-inning lead in the second game. Belt had seven RBIs in the doubleheader, shortened to seven-inning games under pandemic rules.

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MLB SCHEDULE-DODGERS-CUBS Kershaw goes 1 inning in shortest start, Cubs top Dodgers UNDATED (AP) — Clayton Kershaw lasted just one inning in the shortest start of his stellar career while Kyle Hendricks pitched a complete game for the Chicago Cubs in a 7-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the opener of a split doubleheader. Exactly 11 years after…

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MLB SCHEDULE-DODGERS-CUBS Kershaw goes 1 inning in shortest start, Cubs top Dodgers UNDATED (AP) — Clayton Kershaw lasted just one inning in the shortest start of his stellar career while Kyle Hendricks pitched a complete game for the Chicago Cubs in a 7-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the opener of a split doubleheader. Exactly 11 years after…