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Kobe Bryant has been honored with a spot as a cover athlete on the NBA 2K21 video game in the aftermath of his death in a helicopter accident in January. https://twitter.com/NBA2K/status/1278689941233586176 The NBA 2K series, one of the highest-selling sports video games on the market and the only officially-licensed NBA game for the PlayStation and Xbox, has added Bryant as the...

The Chicago Cubs were dealt a bit of bad news on Thursday after learning that they will be without left-handed starting pitcher Jose Quintana at the beginning of the season after a freak injury. https://twitter.com/MDGonzales/status/1278729297721798656?s=20 Quintana, the Colombia native and veteran hurler, was forced to undergo surgery this week after suffered a severe cut on his left thumb while washing dishes...

Given the current COVID-19 situation in Mexico, the 16 teams of the Mexican Baseball League made the difficult decision on Wednesday to cancel the 2020 season. "The 16 teams of the circuit, together with the Mexican Baseball League, have made the difficult decision to not play the 2020 season. We will take advantage of the situation to return even stronger...

Star shooting guard Bradley Beal of the Washington Wizards revealed on Wednesday that he is still undecided when it comes to taking part in the restart of the NBA season in August. Beal, which has been recovering from some nagging injuries that limited him before the postponement of the season, said that both his small injuries as well as the...

Sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski that the Denver Nuggets have chosen to close their team's practice facility for several days after two members of the team's traveling party tested positive for the coronavirus. https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1277989389205938176 These people, reportedly staff members and not players, had been in the facility recently and as a precaution, the 43-22 Nuggets were forced to shut down their...

Brooklyn Nets center DeAndre Jordan has revealed that he has tested positive for the coronavirus and that he will opt out of the rest of the 2020 NBA season as a result of his illness. Jordan, who signed with the Nets as a free agent last summer on a 4-year, $40 million deal, cited health concerns for himself, family members,...

FC Barcelona drew with Celta Vigo in a 2-2 battle in Galicia on Saturday afternoon, further sinking the Blaugrana's ever-dwindling title hopes. https://twitter.com/FCBarcelona/status/1276921822601195521?s=20 Their loss, in combination with Real Madrid's 1-0 win against Espanyol on Sunday night, means that the two-time reigning La Liga champions now trail their bitter foes by two points in the standings with six matches left to...

Dallas Mavericks center Willie Cauley-Stein has informed his team that he will opt-out of the resumed NBA season due to the impending birth of his child in July. https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1276205601509474304?s=20 The NBA gave the players of the teams who will compete in the season resumption the option to opt-out of the games without receiving their salary. If a player opts out, his...

History was made on Thursday night as Liverpool FC clinched its first-ever Premier League title, an agonizing and embarrassing sore point for the Reds during the past three decades. https://twitter.com/LFC/status/1276261398608314368?s=20 The 2019 Champions League winner has been one of the top teams in the world over the past few seasons but had still been unable to break their league drought in...

Two of the giants of the football world, Juventus and FC Barcelona, have reportedly agreed to a huge deal that will send one of the world's top young players from Spain to Italy. https://twitter.com/brfootball/status/1275020036810379265?s=20 Arthur Melo, who was signed just two years ago by the Blaugrana for a $30 million fee from his native Brazil, will reportedly be on the move...