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Sports in 2020: Disruptions aplenty, only constant was loss
2020 reminded us that the show mustn't always go on. Disrupted by the coronavirus, sports stopped cold three months in and then started up again in emptied-out stadiums, stumbling, skidding and finally staggering across the finish line — all the while shadowed by loss.
NFL great Gale Sayers, whose story of friendship and race was told in movie Brian's Song, dies at 77
Hall of Famer Gale Sayers, who made his mark as one of the NFL's best all-purpose running backs and was later celebrated for his enduring friendship with a Chicago Bears teammate with cancer, has died. He was 77.
Karma: The secret juice behind sports' greatest moments in 2019
The Toronto Raptors weren't marked for greatness until that moment in Game 7 of a playoff series against Philadelphia, when Kawhi Leonard's buzzer-beating, fadeaway jumper bounced four times on the rim before capping a 92-90 win.
Loosen up: NFL to allow some flair in celebrations
The NFL wants to put some flair back into celebrations, allowing players to use the football as a prop, celebrate as a group and roll around on the ground again if they choose.
Falcons worried about 'excessive' painkiller use in 2009
An email chain released in court shows Atlanta Falcons officials in 2010 were worried about the team's "excessive" reliance on painkillers to treat players the previous year, and the potential embarrassment that could cause.
Michael Phelps says Ryan Lochte ignored warning to behave at Rio Olympics
Ryan Lochte is banned from swimming through next June and will forfeit $100,000 US in bonus money that went with his gold medal at the Olympics, part of the penalty for his drunken encounter at a gas station in Brazil during last month's games.
NFL medical staffs raided by U.S. drug officials
Federal drug enforcement agents showed up unannounced Sunday to check at least two visiting NFL teams' medical staffs as part of an investigation into former players' claims that teams mishandled prescription drugs.