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Nashville Predators right wing Viktor Arvidsson (33) celebrates his goal against the Carolina Hurricanes with left wing Filip Forsberg (9) during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Nashville, Tenn., Monday, Jan. 18, 2021. (Andrew Nelles/The Tennessean via AP)

Carolina-Nashville 1st NHL postponement since season startedThe NHL has postponed its first game since the league’s season began

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FILE - H.E.R. performs at the Spotify Best New Artist 2019 Party in Los Angeles on Feb. 7, 2019. R&B star Jazmine Sullivan and country singer Eric Church will join forces to sing the national anthem at the next month’s Super Bowl, and Grammy-winning singer H.E.R. will perform “America the Beautiful.” (Photo by Phil McCarten/Invision/AP, File)

Jazmine Sullivan, Eric Church, H.E.R. to sing at Super BowlR&B star Jazmine Sullivan and country singer Eric Church will join forces to sing the national anthem at next month’s Super Bowl, where Grammy-winning singer H

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FILE - In this Friday, March 27, 2015, file photo, Simona de Silvestro, of Switzerland, walks to her car before practice for the IndyCar Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg auto race in St. Petersburg, Fla. Beth Paretta and Simona de Silvestro will be teaming up to put another woman on the Indianapolis 500 starting grid this May. On Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, Paretta Autosport and IndyCar officials announced they would work together to put a predominantly women-run team in the series' biggest race as part of an outreach to create more diversity in motorsports. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)

Women-led race team gearing up to run in Indianapolis 500Beth Paretta and Swiss driver Simona de Silvestro are teaming up to put a female-run team in this year's Indianapolis 500

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Dan Le Batard And John Skipper, Former ESPN Colleagues, Form Meadowlark Media; Skipper Remains Atop DAZN – Update

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Players in Strict Quarantine Before Aussie Open in 'Revolt'A "growing controversy" is brewing Down Under as the tennis world gears up for the Australian Open. The BBC reports three people have tested positive for COVID—two players and a "nonplaying participant," per Victoria state health officials—and quarantine protocols are frustrating players, while locals are spooked by having...

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New York Mets Fire GM in Sexting ScandalThe New York Mets fired their new general manager on Tuesday after he acknowledged sending explicit images via text to a female reporter in 2016, reports the New York Post . Jared Porter, who was hired during the offseason, got the boot after the story surfaced at ESPN on Monday night....

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This photo provided by the New Orleans Saints shows Terry Fontenot during an NFL football game against the Houston Texans in Houston in 2016. The Atlanta Falcons have named Terry Fontenot the team's general manager. The 40-year-old Fontenot becomes Atlanta's first Black general manager after spending 18 seasons with division rival New Orleans. (Michael C. Hebert/New Orleans Saints via AP)

Falcons name Saints' Terry Fontenot as general managerThe Atlanta Falcons have named Terry Fontenot the team’s general manager

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Barcelona's Lionel Messi walks out of the pitch after being shown a red card during the Spanish Supercopa final soccer match against FC Barcelona at La Cartuja stadium in Seville, Spain, Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Miguel Morenatti)

Lionel Messi suspended 2 matches for hitting opponentLionel Messi has been suspended for two matches after hitting an opponent in an incident away from the ball in the Spanish Super Cup final

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Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho wearing a protective face mask during the warm up before the English Premier League soccer match between Sheffield United and Tottenham Hotspur at the Bramall Lane stadium in Sheffield, England, Sunday, Jan.17, 2021. (Stu Forster/Pool via AP)

The Latest: NFL says 3 players positive in latest testing The NFL says the latest round of COVID-19 testing turned up three positive tests among players and six among other personnel as the Super Bowl nears

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New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees, left, plays with his children as Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady speaks with Brittany Brees after an NFL divisional round playoff football game between the New Orleans Saints and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021, in New Orleans. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers won 30-20. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

Analysis: Backup QBs saw plenty of action in NFL playoffsBackup quarterbacks stayed on the sideline in just one of the four NFL playoff games during the divisional round last weekend

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NBA Star Buys House for George Floyd's FamilyBrooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving—the basketball player who may be out nearly $1 million after violating the NBA's mask policy—has reportedly helped the family of George Floyd in a big way. Speaking on "The Rematch" podcast about the Minnesota man whose death at the hands of police in...

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Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry, top, celebrates a basket by Draymond Green during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Lakers, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, in Los Angeles. The Warriors won 115-113. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Warriors rally from 14 down in 4th, beat Lakers 115-113Stephen Curry scored 26 points, Kelly Oubre Jr. added 23 and the Golden State Warriors rallied from a 14-point, fourth-quarter deficit to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 115-113

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