Sporting Updates from Around the World
Tuesday, June 23, 2015
NASCAR backs moves on Confederate flag (Yahoo Sports)
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- NASCAR is backing South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley's call to remove the Confederate flag from the Statehouse grounds in the wake of a massacre at a Charleston church.
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NHL salary cap to increase to $71.4 million for next season (Yahoo Sports)
TORONTO (AP) -- The NHL salary cap for the 2015-16 season will be $71.4 million - a $2.1 million increase from this season.
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Cavs pick up $5M 2016 option for center Timofey Mozgov (Yahoo Sports)
CLEVELAND (AP) -- The Cavaliers have picked up center Timofey Mozgov's $5 million contract option for next season.
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Brady appeal begins at NFL headquarters (Yahoo Sports)
Tom Brady and representatives from the players' union are meeting with Commissioner Roger Goodell at NFL headquarters as the New England quarterback appeals his four-game suspension. Brady was suspended by the league for his role in the use of deflated footballs in the AFC championship game win over Indianapolis. The NFL Players Association had asked Goodell to recuse himself from hearing the appeal because he could not be impartial and might be called as a witness.
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