Sports roundup highlights varied events across leagues
TV sports schedule lists AFL boxing fishing golf KBO MLB rugby track and field with events from Richmond Collingwood to Charles Schwab Challenge. Tigers draft Spencer Torkelson No 1 while Manfred guarantees 100 percent season play. Ryder Cup with fans uncertain.
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NRL
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New Zealand
Penrith
Parramatta
NASCAR bans Confederate flag at races and venues
NASCAR announced a ban on the Confederate flag across all races and venues amid renewed focus on race relations after George Floyd. Bubba Wallace, the sport’s only Black driver, pushed for the policy and supported it publicly as he prepared for Martinsville race, wearing a Black Lives Matter design and an American flag mask.
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Nascar
Daytona
George Floyd
Alabama
Wallace
FSI
Terry Renna
Golf Returns Safely Without Positive Virus Result
In Fort Worth, the PGA Tour began the Charles Schwab Challenge under strict health rules after the COVID-19 pause. All 487 tests for players, caddies, and essential staff were negative, with players enforcing distancing on course and handling clubs themselves.
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David J. Phillip
Ben Hogan
Colonial Country Club
Richardson statue removed from Panthers stadium in Charlotte
A 13 foot statue of former Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson was removed from Bank of America Stadium amid safety concerns after allegations of sexual and racial misconduct surfaced in 2017. The team declined to state if the sculpture would be returned. Richardson's spokesman said he has not commented publicly since selling the team and is troubled by recent events. The NFL fined Richardson 2.75 million dollars over the misconduct allegations.
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The
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Koepka
Rory McIlroy
Whistling Straits
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Steve Stricker
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Carolina Panthers
Jerry Richardson
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Richardson
Jim Gray
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Gray
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