Hamlin wins Homestead Cup crown tying three
Denny Hamlin captured his third NASCAR Cup Series victory at Homestead, holding off Chase Elliott with 30 laps to go. He tied Tony Stewart and Greg Biffle as three time Homestead winners, posting his 40th career win and his third of the season as rain and heat added to a long week in Florida. Bubba Wallace emerged as a leading activist within the sport amid ongoing national calls for racial equality.
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Homestead- Miami Speedway
Hamlin
Chase Elliott
Homestead
Tony Stewart
Greg Biffle
Elliott
Darlington
Michael Jordan
Joe Gibbs
Toyota
Ryan Blaney
Tyler Reddick
Reddick
Bubba Wallace
Nascar
Princeton group forms plan for Mercer County girls softball league
Eight men met at the Princeton Elks shelter to organize a summer fast pitch league for Mercer County girls and nearby areas. Coaches, representing five potential teams, aim for at least eight squads with a two-branch format for ages 14 17 and 12 and under. Games may total 24 over eight weeks starting July 11 with tournaments, possible scheduling shifts due to pandemic, and potential field use at the Greater Princeton Little League complex.
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Princeton
Princeton Elks
Mercer County
Jeff
Gary Meadows
Mercer Softball Umpires Association
Gillard
West Virginia
Meadows
Lewisburg
Charleston
Greater Princeton
Gardner, Meadows
Gilliard
Woods Claims 17-18 BRJGT Title At Pete Dye Course
Jonathan Woods of Radford High School won the 17-18 age group at the Blue Ridge Junior Golf Tour event on Virginia Techs Pete Dye River Course with a 3 over par 75 aided by five birdies. Caleigh Street and Caleb DeBass tied for third, two strokes back. Grant McCall and others claimed divisional wins as the tour heads to the Greenbrier Resort next week.
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Radford
Jonathan Woods
Virginia Tech
Pete Dye
Woods
Radford High School
Caleigh Street
Jewel
Jake Albert
Blacksburg
Major Ewing
Liam Smith
Elliston
Blue Ridge
Reaves Signs Two-Year Extension With Golden Knights
Las Vegas detail of Ryan Reaves agreeing to a two year contract extension worth 3.5 million dollars, with 1.75 million cap hit annually. Reaves, 33, from Winnipeg, led the NHL with 316 hits in 71 games and reached 649 regular season games, part of Vegas 2018 Stanley Cup Final run. The team holds a bye into the expanded 24 team playoffs.
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Vegas Golden Knights
Ryan Reaves
Reaves
Golden Knights
Winnipeg
Leon Draisail
NHL
Vegas
WNBA Plans 22-Game Season At IMG Academy In 2020
The WNBA will play a 22-game season starting in late July without fans, using IMG Academy in Florida as the hub for training camps and most games. Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said teams and players would be housed at IMG, with pay preserved at 100 percent despite a shortened schedule and possible shifts in start date.
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NEW York
WNBA
IMG Academy
Florida
Bradenton
IMG
Cathy Engelbert
Engelbert
Tampa
St. Petersburg
Mountaineer football player tests positive for COVID-19
The WVU athletic department reported one Mountaineer football student athlete tested positive and will isolate for 14 days. Contact tracing led to exposed players who will self quarantine, with voluntary workouts for those testing negative resuming. Safety protocols align with CDC guidelines.
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West Virginia University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics
Mountaineer
Department
CDC
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