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August 7, 2020 at 1:10 pm

No set guidelines for calling off US Open if COVID outbreak

A player testing positive for COVID-19 will be dropped from the U.S. Open, but the U.S. Tennis Association has not established how many infected participants... Updated 5:18 pm

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FILE – In this July 13, 2020, file photo Washington Nationals starting pitcher Max Scherzer throws during a baseball training camp workout at Nationals Park in Washington. Scherzer, Stephen Strasburg and the rest of the Nationals head into the 2020 season hoping to do something no major league club has done in quite some time: win back-to-back World Series. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) NY161 NY161

August 7, 2020 at 11:58 am

World Series MVP Stephen Strasburg to make 2020 debut Sunday

WASHINGTON (AP) — World Series MVP Stephen Strasburg is scheduled to make his season debut for the Washington Nationals on Sunday against the Baltimore Orioles...

August 5, 2020 at 6:00 pm

Scherzer exits; Porcello gets 150th win, Mets top Soto, Nats VIEW

WASHINGTON (AP) — Max Scherzer is the type who is going to try to play if he possibly can, even on a tweaked right hamstring...

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August 5, 2020 at 9:04 am

US Open singles champs to get $850K less prize money in 2020

Despite a loss in revenue from holding its marquee event without spectators amid the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. Tennis Association announced Wednesday that its overall...

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August 4, 2020 at 8:37 pm

Kendrick homers, Soto dances, Nats beat Mets 5-3 in return VIEW

WASHINGTON (AP) — Star slugger Juan Soto danced on the dugout roof to celebrate solo shots by Howie Kendrick and Josh Harrison, and the Washington...

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Washington Nationals’ Juan Soto (22) pauses while batting during the first inning of an exhibition baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles at Nationals Park, Tuesday, July 21, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) OTKAB OTKAB

August 4, 2020 at 1:02 pm

Juan Soto reinstated from COVID IL, but not in Nats’ lineup

WASHINGTON (AP) — Left fielder Juan Soto was reinstated by the Washington Nationals from the COVID-19 injured list Tuesday after missing the team’s first seven...

August 4, 2020 at 11:32 am

Defending champ Rafael Nadal to miss US Open amid pandemic

Defending champion Rafael Nadal will skip the U.S. Open because of the coronavirus pandemic, putting on hold his bid to equal Roger Federer’s men’s record...

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July 31, 2020 at 8:12 am

US Tennis Association says it’s still preparing for US Open

As coronavirus cases spike in other parts of the country a month before the U.S. Open is supposed to start in New York, the U.S....

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July 30, 2020 at 4:50 pm

Taylor, Suzuki lift Nats past Jays 6-4 before 4-day break VIEW

WASHINGTON (AP) — Starlin Castro is coming off a four-hit game. His Washington Nationals finally have their first consecutive wins of the season. So much...

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July 30, 2020 at 2:13 pm

Umpire Joe West misses 2 innings after getting hit by bat

WASHINGTON (AP) — Home plate umpire Joe West left in the bottom of the first inning of Thursday's game between the Washington Nationals and the...

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