Sports
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MLB Scraps 2 Games Amid Coronavirus Spread Just 5 Days Into Season
At least 14 people with the Miami Marlins have tested positive for the disease in recent days
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Trump Cancels Plan to Throw Opening Pitch at Yankees Game
President was set to appear at game on Aug. 15
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Tom Hanks Hawks Hot Dogs in Virtual Major League Baseball Games
The Oakland Athletics have recorded the Oscar winner’s voice, which will be piped into at-home games
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NBA Will Put Real Fans in Fake Seats for Season Restart
Around 300 virtual spectators will be “present” inside the Orlando bubble each game
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Fox Sports to Put ‘Virtual Fans’ in the Stands for MLB Games (Video)
Fake crowd comes from Silver Spoon Animation and SMT using Pixatope software
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‘Cheer’ Director Greg Whiteley on How Coronavirus ‘Complicated’ a Season 2 Renewal
“We’re still trying to figure that out,” he tells TheWrap of Netflix show’s future
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Remote Studio or Life Inside a Bubble: How to Broadcast Sports During a Pandemic
“The pictures people see of empty ballparks and people wearing masks beg for explanation,” ESPN’s Matt Vasgersian says
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What WWE Superstar Paul ‘The Big Show’ Wight Learned About Acting From Peter Dinklage, Thanos
Wight’s family sitcom “The Big Show Show” streams on Netflix
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Sports Media Company WAVE.tv Raises $32 Million in Funding
The LA-based company caters programming to Millennial and Gen Z sports fans across platforms like TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram
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WWE Superstar The Big Show Knows He’s an ‘Attraction’ at This Point, and He’s Fine With That
“When Big Foot cuts through your backyard once in a while, that’s me,” pro wrestler and actor tells TheWrap
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Veteran Sportscaster Bob Costas Joins CNN as Contributor
Costas will provide commentary on the “frequent intersection of sports with larger societal issues,” according to network statement
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Inside ESPN’s Push Toward Narrative Podcasts and Shows
“Across the board, podcasts have been a bright spot not just for ESPN but across the industry,” ESPN vice president of audio strategy Tom Ricks tells TheWrap
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Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya, Olympic Figure Skater, Dies of Apparent Suicide at 20
“This news is something you can never prepare for,” her skating partner Harley Windsor writes
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Jeremy Roenick Accuses NBC of Heterosexual Discrimination in Wrongful Termination Lawsuit
NBC Sports analyst was fired in February for making inappropriate comments about a co-worker
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How WWE Wrestler Alexa Bliss Became a Bowling for Soup Song (Video)
Plus: What Vince McMahon, the guy who owns the Alexa Bliss trademark, thought of the whole thing
