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Marco van Basten suspended following Nazi remark
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Italian sports daily under fire for Black Friday headline
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CMU sports broadcaster Don Chiodo dies in crash
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (AP) — Don Chiodo, a radio broadcaster for Central Michigan football and basketball, has died in a car crash. He was 54.Police say Chiodo died in a crash Wednesday on M-46 in Gratiot County, just a few days before CMU plays for the Mid-American Conference football championship in Detroit. Investigators are trying…
Bahamas counting on sports to aid Dorian recovery efforts
PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — Any concern about whether it was appropriate to be playing sports in the Bahamas while parts of the multi-island nation continue to dig out from devastation following Hurricane Dorian are quickly dismissed by officials.Bahamians not only want the games, they’re counting on them.One of those events is the Thanksgiving-week Battle…
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