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Danny Emerman is a Yahoo Sports contributor. He currently studies journalism at Syracuse University.
Yahoo SportsKillian Hayes is the anti-LaMelo Ball, and that’s a good thing
Whichever team circles Killian Hayes’ name on Nov. 18 knows it’s not getting LaMelo Ball. It’s possible they’re getting someone safer. A quiet, strong, composed bulldog ready to produce as a rookie.
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On streets around Fenway Park, a baseball-centric economy tries to celebrate opening day
An iPhone propped up on a ketchup bottle. A half empty store. Baseball is back in Fenway Park, but the famous streets outside Boston's storied park are still struggling.
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Loss of Cape Cod Baseball League leaves incalculable void
This is the first summer without Cape League baseball since World War II interrupted the 1945 season. With no baseball, there are no “celebrities.” No new tales to pass down. Just empty fields, picturesque signs of the time.
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The first wave of female football coaches is here. Heather Marini is making sure it’s not the last.
Marini, who got promoted in March from offensive quality control coach to quarterbacks coach at Brown University, knows the underrepresentation of women on the sidelines won’t vanish overnight. But she and several other prominent women are finally getting opportunities.
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Spartan hosted the first race since COVID-19 hit, and the industry is watching
On June 13, 1,400 athletes monkey bar-swung, spear threw and barbed wire-crawled their way through a five-kilometer obstacle course. The race was hosted by Spartan, which holds over 250 events in 40 countries annually as the biggest endurance brand in the world.
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‘Everything has halted’: Canceled road races could spell dire reality for fundraising charities
About 90% of an annual average of 35,000 events have a charitable component. Now, many charities are bracing for an uncertain and possibly dark reality with their signature fundraising events either suddenly unfamiliar or nonexistent.