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File - In this Feb. 10, 2019, file photo, Matt DiBenedetto (95) makes his way through Turn 4 during qualifying for the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. DiBenedetto drove his Leavine Family Racing Toyota at the Sprint Cup Series auto race in Sonoma, Calif., Sunday, June 23, 2019, to his first top-five finish in the 156th career start of a career spent with underfunded, back-of-the-pack teams. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)
NASCAR Cup Series at Daytona
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Chase Elliott (9) drives through the area of the course called "The Bus Stop" during a practice run for the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Watkins Glen International, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019, in Watkins Glen, New York. (AP Photo/John Munson)
NASCAR Xfinity Series at Watkins Glen
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FILE - In this Aug. 5, 2018, file photo, Denny Hamlin (11), Chase Elliott (9) and Erik Jones (20) come around Turn 1 during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race in Watkins Glen, N.Y. New York will allow horse racing tracks and Watkins Glen International car track to reopen with the easing of the coronavirus outbreak. But Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Saturday, May 16, 2020, was quick to add a caveat: “No crowds. No fans." (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)
NASCAR Cup Series at Watkins Glen
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FILE - In this Feb. 2, 2020, file photo, Demi Lovato performs the national anthem before the NFL Super Bowl 54 football game in Miami Gardens, Fla. Bubba Wallace now counts Spike Lee and Demi Lovato – his admitted celebrity crush – as those loudly in his corner since he’s become the leader of NASCAR’s push for change. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
San Francisco 49ers at Kansas City Chiefs 2/2/2020
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FILE - In this Sunday, June 14, 2020, file photo, Schalke's German head coach David Wagner gives an interview before the German Bundesliga soccer match between FC Schalke 04 and Bayer Leverkusen in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Many familiar pregame sights won't be taking place when baseball and the NBA return later this month. Managers won't be exchanging lineup cards at home plate, first pitches will be in the top of the first instead of pregame and basketball lineup introductions might be a little more socially distant. (Ina Fassbender/Pool via AP, File)
Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs FC Schalke 04 6/14/2020
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Real Madrid's Sergio Ramos, left, celebrates after scoring the opening goal from a penalty shoot during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Athletic Club and Real Madrid at the San Manes stadium in Bilbao, Spain, Sunday, July 5, 2020. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
Real Madrid vs Athletic Bilbao 7/5/2020
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Manchester City's head coach Pep Guardiola gestures during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester City and Liverpool at Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England, Thursday, July 2, 2020. (AP Photo/Laurence Griffiths,Pool)
Liverpool FC vs Manchester City 7/2/2020
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Chelsea's Cesar Azpilicueta holds the ball during the English Premier League soccer match between Chelsea and Watford at the Stamford Bridge stadium in London, Saturday, July 4, 2020. (Matthew Childs/Pool via AP)
Watford FC vs Chelsea FC 7/4/2020
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Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver Kurt Busch waits in his garage before practice for the NASCAR Brickyard 400 auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019 in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
NASCAR Cup Series at Indianapolis
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FILE - In this June 27, 2020, file phohto, Chicago Red Stars' Julie Ertz, second from left, holds Casey Short, center, while other players for the team kneel during the national anthem before an NWSL Challenge Cup soccer match against the Washington Spirit at Zions Bank Stadium in Herriman, Utah. The National Women's Soccer League revised its anthem policy after most players knelt during the anthem before season-opening games last weekend at the Challenge Cup. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
Washington Spirit vs Chicago Red Stars 6/27/2020
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FILE - In this Oct. 19, 2017, file photo, from left, Paul George, Andre Roberson, Carmelo Anthony and Josh Heustis link arms during the playing of the national anthem before an NBA basketball game against the New York Knicks in Oklahoma City. Dallas Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle isn't sure what to expect from players during the national anthem when the NBA season resumes in empty arenas late this month in Florida. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)
New York Knicks at Oklahoma City Thunder 10/19/2017
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FILE - In this Feb. 17, 2019, file photo, former race car driver A.J. Foyt speaks at a news conference before the start of the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway, in Daytona Beach, Fla. The first IndyCar race of the season will mark returns to the track for both A.J. Foyt and paralyzed driver Robert Wickens. Foyt has not been to an IndyCar race since June because of poor health. The four-time Indianapolis 500 winner had back surgery in July and then acquired a staph infection, the third for the 84-year-old Texan. (AP Photo/Terry Renna, File)
NASCAR Cup Series at Daytona
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FILE - In this April 19, 2017, file photo, Washington Nationals' Ryan Zimmerman watches his grand slam off Atlanta Braves pitcher Ian Krol during the eighth inning of a baseball game in Atlanta. Zimmerman has been offering his thoughts, as told to AP in a diary of sorts, while waiting for baseball to return. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)
Nationals at Braves 4/19/2017
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FILE - In this Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020 file photo, Serena Williams returns a shot against Latvia's Anastasija Sevastova during a Fed Cup qualifying tennis match in Everett, Wash. On Friday, June 26, 2020, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly asserting in a Facebook post, tennis star Serena Williams said that she was sick of COVID-19, black versus white, gay versus straight and Democrats versus Republicans, and that people should “stop thrusting your beliefs on others.” This is a case of mistaken identity. Another Facebook user named Serena Williams shared the comments. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Fed Cup
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FILE - In this Dec. 15, 2019, file photo, Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott (21) warms up before an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams in Arlington, Texas. Ezekiel Elliott tested positive for the coronavirus, according to his agent. Rocky Arceneaux told the NFL Network on Monday, June 15, 2020, that Elliott was feeling OK and recovering.(AP Photo/Roger Steinman, FIle)
Los Angeles Rams at Dallas Cowboys 12/15/2019
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