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Baseball from the United States: Apple also broadcasts live sports in Germany

Apple’s first attempt at sports TV is now also available in Germany: Since the end of last week, “Friday Night Baseball” has been available to subscribers of the TV+ video service, except for the US, Canada, Australia, Brazil, Japan, Mexico, Puerto Rico, South Korea and the UK , but also in other regions of the …

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Olympia: The return of baseball in Olympia: Japan’s home game

At the Tokyo Games, baseball has returned to the Olympics after a long break. The American sport is very popular in Japan, but it is interpreted like nowhere else. “The players must behave like gentlemen on the field.” This statement is one of the first things that comes to American reporter Robert Whiting’s mind …

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Major League Baseball: Without corona vaccination: Kepler misses games in Canada

Status: 06/04/2022 08:51 Because he has not been vaccinated against Corona, German baseball professional Max Kepler was not allowed to follow his Minnesota Twins team on their trip to the Toronto Blue Jays in the MLB. Kepler is not allowed to enter Canada due to missing vaccinations. The Twins placed the 29-year-old on the North …

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NBA: European Championship star Schröder returns to the Los Angeles Lakers

Dennis Schröder in action in a Lakers jersey. Photo: Carlos Osorio/AP/dpa Basketball star Dennis Schröder returns to the top NBA club Los Angeles Lakers. “We are very pleased to welcome Dennis Schröder back to the Lakers,” vice president Rob Pelinka said in a club statement. Los Angeles – Basketball star Dennis Schröder is returning to …

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NBA: Debate on Suns Owners: Vice Chairman of Board Calls for Resignation

Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver watches the team play. Photo: Ross D. Franklin/AP/dpa Phoenix Suns vice president Jahm Najafi has called for team owner Robert Sarver to resign. The NBA suspended him for one year and fined him $10 million for years of racist and sexist comments and unprofessional treatment of members of the basketball …

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Letters to the editor from USA: In love with baseball and country music – your SZ

“Miss you” from 6/7 August: Sensitive journalism I lived longer in the US – but nowhere near as long as Hubert Wetzel. Reading his wonderful article brought back old memories, made me wistful and sentimental. To me, it wasn’t baseball, it was (college) football (at the time, “Texas was #1 in the nation”). This article …

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