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Tito Jackson buried at the same cemetery as brother and Jackson 5 bandmate Michael
Read full article: Tito Jackson buried at the same cemetery as brother and Jackson 5 bandmate MichaelTito Jackson has been buried at the same Southern California cemetery as his brother Michael Jackson and father Joe Jackson.
Betting scandals for MLB's Marcano and NBA's Porter are hardly the first in pro sports
Read full article: Betting scandals for MLB's Marcano and NBA's Porter are hardly the first in pro sportsSports and gambling are once again in the spotlight following lifetime bans handed to San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano and Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter.
Betting scandal with Ohtani's interpreter is far from the first in professional sports
Read full article: Betting scandal with Ohtani's interpreter is far from the first in professional sportsSports and gambling are once again in the spotlight in the wake of the Los Angeles Dodgers firing Ippei Mizuhara, the interpreter and close friend of newly acquired star player Shohei Ohtani.
Colman Domingo will play Joe Jackson in 'Michael,' the Michael Jackson biopic
Read full article: Colman Domingo will play Joe Jackson in 'Michael,' the Michael Jackson biopicFresh off his Oscar nomination, Colman Domingo has joined the upcoming Michael Jackson biopic “Michael” to play the pop star’s domineering father, Joe Jackson.
Duvall homers twice, Braves beat Bucs for 11th straight win
Read full article: Duvall homers twice, Braves beat Bucs for 11th straight winAdam Duvall homered twice off José Quintana, William Contreras and Matt Olson also connected, and the Atlanta Braves won their 11th straight game, 5-3 over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Changing to Guardians: Indians close with 6-0 win at Texas
Read full article: Changing to Guardians: Indians close with 6-0 win at TexasAaron Civale allowed only three singles while pitching six scoreless innings and the Cleveland Indians closed out their 107th and final season under that name with a 6-0 win against the Texas Rangers.
The Latest: Mississippi pauses football activities thru Wed
Read full article: The Latest: Mississippi pauses football activities thru WedThe Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:___Mississippi has paused football team activities until at least next Wednesday because of new COVID-19 cases. Ole Miss will work with the Southeastern Conference to determine the effects of the pause on those games. ___The Cleveland Browns got two more players back from the COVID-19 list, activating starting linebacker Sione Takitaki and defensive end Joe Jackson on Friday. Earlier this week, the team activated star defensive end Myles Garrett, who missed the past two games after getting sick. He was placed on the COVID-19 list Nov. 24.
Packers without leading rusher Aaron Jones vs. Texans
Read full article: Packers without leading rusher Aaron Jones vs. Texans(AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)The Green Bay Packers are without their leading rusher for Sunday's game at Houston after Aaron Jones was ruled out with a calf injury. Cam Erving is back at left tackle with Connor Williams at left guard. Washington will be without left tackle Geron Christian because of a knee injury, so journeyman Cornelius Lucas starts in that spot. ___GREEN BAY AT HOUSTONPackers: QB Jordan Love, CB Kevin King, S Darnell Savage, RB Tyler Ervin, RB Aaron Jones, T David Bakhtiari, DL Tyler Lancaster. Texans: WR Keke Coutee, CB John Reid, LB Peter Kalambayi, T Charlie Heck, TE Jordan Akins.
Undefeated Titans getting healthy after COVID-19 outbreak
Read full article: Undefeated Titans getting healthy after COVID-19 outbreakThe undefeated Titans are healing up from the NFL’s first COVID-19 outbreak. DeCastro will miss his third game of the season after sustaining an abdominal injury last week against Philadelphia. Johnson, Pittsburgh’s second-leading receiver, is out because of a back injury suffered on a punt return last week. Cincinnati also will be missing starting defensive tackle D.J. Eagles: RT Lane Johnson, WR DeSean Jackson, WR Alshon Jeffery, CB Avonte Maddox, S Marcus Epps, LB Duke Riley, QB Nate Sudfeld.
Baseball plans game at Field of Dreams, but will they come?
Read full article: Baseball plans game at Field of Dreams, but will they come?Visitors play on the field at the Field of Dreams movie site, Friday, June 5, 2020, in Dyersville, Iowa. Small town Iowa, baseball is still a big thing here, he said. The Field of Dreams site is open to visitors, who at no charge can run the bases and see if they can smack a ball into cornstalks that now stand about a foot tall. For Go the Distance Baseball, the company that now owns the Field of Dream site and plans to build a complex of youth baseball and softball fields, the talk of playing a game began five years ago. We understand the best choice for Major League Baseball in 2020 comes first.___Follow Scott McFetridge on Twitter: https://twitter.com/smcfetridge