Masked fans at Grant Field highlight 1918 football amid pandemic
The 1918 pandemic shaped college football with masks in the stands and travel limits as teams wrestled through a canceled Army-Navy game and a shortened season. Historians note a postwar boom in the 1920s with bigger stadiums and more money, while modern fans face similar questions about safety and attendance.
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Five rule changes proposed Baseball
The NFL is weighing five rule proposals including an extra sky review and a modified onside kick. Eagles seek fourth and 15 option and permanent expanded replay for scoring plays and fouls. Chargers and Ravens push a booth umpire and a senior technology adviser. Dolphins want clock start on referee signal after late defensive penalties. Competition committee eyes defenseless player protection on returns and stopping clock manipulation by dead-ball fouls.
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European Tour eyeing UK bubble amid August resume plan
The European Tour aims to restart in early August with a four event bubble in England and Wales starting at the British Masters July 30 to August 2. Events at Forest of Arden Hanbury Manor and Celtic Manor offer 1 million euros each. Also notes include a Dynamo Dresden positive case and leadership changes in U S Soccer. Syracuse lacrosse coach Desko elected to National Lacrosse Hall of Fame with a storied career and five titles.
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Browns add Goodson to new run defense plan
Browns safety Karl Joseph and cornerback Sheldon Day discuss new roles as training camp approaches. Coach Kevin Stefanski stresses a versatile defense while free agent addition Fred Goodson says he is eager to prove he can cover and run support in Woods' system. Goodson trains in South Carolina and adapts to virtual offseason routines.
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Walls Hired as National Scout for Browns Front Office
Browns general manager Andrew Berry continues shaping his personnel department by hiring Charles Walls as a national scout sources say. Walls spent seven seasons with the Packers most recently as Southwest area scout after earlier duties at Old Dominion as an assistant coach and player.
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