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A screenshot of Peacock’s interface that users will browse to watch coverage of the Tokyo Olympic Games. The NBC-owned streaming app will feature live event coverage of USA men’s basketball, track and field, and gymnastics. (Courtesy of NBCUniversal)
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A screen inside the dining hall at the Olympic Village in Tokyo displays crowd monitoring data of different areas around the complex. As part of COVID-19 safety protocols, the IOC is requiring foreign athletes and media at the Tokyo Olympics to have their locations monitored by a GPS-tracking mobile app. (Takashi Aoyama/Getty Images)
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Umpires observed the glove, hat and belt of Minnesota Twins pitcher Bailey Ober during Tuesday’s game against the Cincinnati Reds as part of MLB’s new protocols to prevent the use of foreign substances to enhance grip on baseballs. (David Berding/Getty Images)
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Baseball’s top prospect, Wander Franco of the Tampa Bay Rays, took batting practice at Tropicana Field on Tuesday before making his MLB debut against the Boston Red Sox. The 20-year-old is the first player born in the 21st century (2001 and later) to reach the majors. In his third at bat, he hit a three-run homer. (Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)
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Future baseball Hall of Famer Albert Pujols watched replays of his swing next to a batting cage at Chase Field in Arizona before the Los Angeles Dodgers took on the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday. (Norm Hall/Getty Images)
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Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib announced that he is gay in an Instagram post on Monday, becoming the first active NFL player to come out as gay. He will donate $100,000 to the Trevor Project, a suicide prevention organization for LGBTQ youth. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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Donald Greinke (l.), the father of Houston Astros pitcher Zack Greinke, and Carlos Correa Sr., the father of Astros shortstop Carlos Correa Jr., threw out first pitches to their sons on Father’s Day at Minute Maid Park. The younger Correa had two hits, including a homer, to help the Astros to an 8-2 win over the Chicago White Sox. (Bob Levey/Getty Images)
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Referee Ovidiu Hategan tested the goal line technology at Olimpico Stadium in Rome prior to Sunday’s Euro 2020 Group A match between Italy and Wales, which Italy won, 1-0. (Alberto Lingria/Getty Images)
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Michelle Wie West teed off on the 18th hole on a cloudy Thursday during the first round of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. The event is the first to feature KPMG Performance Insights, the new shot data and analytics platform of the LPGA Tour. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
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Electricity was in the air at the BMW International Open in Munich on Thursday as Japan’s Masahiro Kawamura prepared to tee off in front of a charging electric motor-powered BMW 745e at the 8th hole. Kawamura finished tied for first at -7 after 17 holes, but was unable to finish his round as play was suspended due to the threat of lightning. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)