Daily sports TL;DR 2020

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July 23 headlines

• Dodgers sign Mookie Betts to record deal through 2032
• Anthony Rendon (oblique) out at least first 2 games
• Mets P Marcus Stroman has a torn muscle in calf
• Pennsylvania won't let Blue Jays make Pirates' park home
• Reports: MLB, union talk expanded playoffs for 2020
• NBA teams scrimmage with restart set for next week

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July 24 headlines

• Dodgers defeat Giants, 8-1, in season opener
• Gerrit Cole, Yankees win rain-shortened opener at Nationals
• MLB postseason expands to 16 teams for 2020
• Clayton Kershaw (back) placed on IL
• Washington will temporarily go by Washington Football Team
• Denny Hamlin wins Cup Series race at Kansas

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July 25 headlines

• A's beat Angels on Olson's walk-off Grand Slam in 10th
• Indians' Bieber strikes out 14 Royals in win
• Cubs' Hendricks has shutout against Brewers
• Max Muncy hits 2 HR as Dodgers down rival Giants
• QB Alex Smith cleared for full football activity
• Chiefs G Laurent Duvernay-Tardif opts out of season
• Zion returns to bubble, begins quarantine period

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July 26 headlines

• Jets trade safety Jamal Adams to Seahawks
• Knicks hiring Tom Thibodeau as head coach
• Nationals defeat Yankees; Strasburg scratched (nerve issue)
• Ozuna's HR helps Braves beat Mets as Díaz blows save
• Maddon, Girardi, Kapler get 1st wins with new teams
• Robert Whittaker wins in main event of UFC Fight Night

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July 27 headlines

• Verlander has forearm strain, denies report he's out for season
• Trout homers, but Ohtani fails to record an out in loss to A's
• Cruz homers twice as Twins blow past White Sox
• Braves trounce Mets behind big nights from Swanson, Albies
• Man United, Chelsea secure spots in Champions League
• Juventus clinches 9th straight Serie A title

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July 28 headlines

• Marlins' virus outbreak prompts 3 games to be postponed
• Rangers' Kluber out 4+ weeks with torn shoulder muscle
• Rays put up 19 strikeouts to blow past Braves
• Brewers overcome 4-run deficit to beat Pirates in extras
• Pete Alonso hits 1st HR of season as Mets beat Red Sox
• Lester throws 5 hitless innings as Cubs outlast Reds

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July 29 headlines

• Marlins games through Sunday PPD after virus outbreak
• Dodgers beat Astros; benches clear after 6th inning
• Báez goes deep twice as Cubs knock off Reds
• Oklahoma, coach Lincoln Riley agree to 6-year extension
• Lakers' Anthony Davis (eye) could miss Thursday's game
• Clippers' Montrezl Harrell unlikely to play vs Lakers

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July 30 headlines

• Dodgers outlast Astros in 13-inning battle
• ACC sets fall football plans, which include Notre Dame
• Yastrzemski's HR gives Giants walk-off win vs Padres
• Giants' Nate Solder, Chiefs' Damien Williams opt out of season
• Sonny Gray strikes out 11 as Reds top Cubs
• Dodgers P Joe Kelly suspended for 8 games
• NY Liberty fall to 0-2 despite 33 Pts from Ionescu

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July 31 headlines

• LeBron's late basket seals Lakers' win over Clippers
• Gobert hits 2 late FT; Jazz beat Pelicans in NBA's return
• Zion scores 13 in 15 minutes after being game-time decision
• Players, coaches kneel during anthems for both NBA games
• MLB, MLBPA reach deal to stage 7-inning doubleheaders
• Judge smacks 9th-inning HR to lead Yankees past Orioles
• LeSean McCoy agrees to deal with Buccaneers
• SEC goes to 10-game, conference-only football schedule

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Aug. 1 headlines

• Manfred to MLBPA: Season at risk unless virus handled better
• Judge homers for 3rd straight game as Yankees top Red Sox
• Clayton Kershaw to make 2020 debut Sunday at Diamondbacks
• Rockets down Mavs 153-149 in OT; Harden drops 49 Pts
• Antetokounmpo (36 Pts, 15 Reb) leads Bucks past Celtics
• NFL suspends Antonio Brown 8 games
• Liberty's Ionescu (ankle) taken to hospital for X-rays
• Pac-12 to play 10-game, conference-only football schedule

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Aug. 2 headlines

• TJ Warren drops 53 points to propel Pacers past 76ers
• Raptors run away from Lakers behind Lowry's 33 Pts
• Clippers hit 25 3-pointers in win over Pelicans
• Judge homers in 4th straight game as Yankees beat Red Sox
• Angels tie game in 9th, walk off in 10th to beat Astros

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Aug. 3 headlines

• Judge continues HR tear as Yankees sweep Red Sox
• Celtics, Tatum hold on to defeat Trail Blazers
• Rockets beat Bucks despite Giannis' 36 Pts
• Suns survive against Mavericks as Doncic drops 40 Pts
• Mets OF Yoenis Céspedes is opting out of season
• Angels send Shohei Ohtani (arm discomfort) for MRI
• Eagles head coach Doug Pederson positive for virus

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Aug. 4 headlines

• Lakers clinch top seed in the West with win over Jazz
• Zion scores 23 as Pelicans top Grizzlies
• Nuggets, Jokic power past Thunder in OT
• Yankees win 7th straight game in Gerrit Cole's home debut
• Angels' Ohtani won't pitch for 4-6 weeks; day-to-day as DH
• Braves P Mike Soroka (Achilles) out for season
• Connor McDavid's Hat Trick leads Oilers past Blackhawks
• Big 12 approves 10-game schedule with 9 conference games

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Aug. 5 headlines

• Mike Trout hits HR in return from Paternity Leave
• A's win on walk-off Grand Slam for 2nd time this season
• Grizzlies' Jaren Jackson Jr. (torn meniscus) done for season
• Devin Booker sinks buzzer-beater to lead Suns past Clippers
• Doncic has monster game in Mavericks' win over Kings
• Nets surprise Bucks, win as 19-point underdogs
• Rafael Nadal says he will not play in US Open amid pandemic

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Aug. 6 headlines

• Celtics score their most points in 25 years, bash Nets
• Cold Lakers score season low in loss to Thunder
• Simmons leaves 76ers' win; no pain or swelling in knee
• NBA reports 0 positives in latest round of testing
• Cubs (10-2) win again; best 12-game start since 1969
• Trout homers twice in Angels' loss to Mariners
• Big Ten to play 10-game, conference-only schedule