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FILE - Cardboard cutouts of fans sit in seats at Oracle Park before a baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the San Diego Padres in San Francisco, in this Tuesday, July 28, 2020, file photo. Fake sounds simulated clapping or yelling. Sometimes it worked. Sometimes it didn't.(AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

No fans? Some? A mix? Odd sights, sounds of pandemic sports

by Howard Fendrich Associated PressMarch 10, 2021March 10, 2021

FILE - In this Sept. 26, 2020, file photo, Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Jon Lester throws to a Chicago White Sox batter during the first inning of a baseball game in Chicago. Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez said Lester, who signed with the team in January, has been playing catch on flat ground and soon should be able to throw off a mound again to work his way into form for the regular season, which begins April 1. The Nationals left-hander had surgery to remove a...

‘I hit a brick wall’: Sluggishness led to surgery for Jon Lester

by Howard Fendrich Associated PressMarch 10, 2021March 10, 2021

FILE - Then-Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Jon Lester delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Pittsburgh, in this Monday, Sept. 21, 2020, file photo. Washington Nationals left-hander Jon Lester will have surgery to have a thyroid gland removed, manager Dave Martinez said Wednesday, March 3, 2021. Lester will leave spring training in West Palm Beach, Florida, and fly to New York for the procedure.(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Washington Nationals say lefty Jon Lester to have thyroid gland removed

by Howard Fendrich Associated PressMarch 3, 2021March 3, 2021

Japan's Naomi Osaka, left, is congratulated by United States' Serena Williams after winning their semifinal match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021.(AP Photo/Andy Brownbill)

Naomi Osaka eyes 4th Slam title in Australian Open final vs Jennifer Brady

by Howard Fendrich Associated PressFebruary 18, 2021February 18, 2021

United States' Serena Williams hits a forehand return to Romania's Simona Halep during their quarterfinal match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021.(AP Photo/Andy Brownbill)

On the move: Serena Williams’ court coverage brings her near No. 24

by Howard Fendrich Associated PressFebruary 16, 2021February 16, 2021

Serbia's Novak Djokovic receives treatment during his third round match against United States' Talyor Fritz at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Feb. 12, 2021.(AP Photo/Andy Brownbill)

Tennis: At Australian Open, players can reveal, or hide, injuries

by Howard Fendrich Associated PressFebruary 15, 2021February 15, 2021

United States' Tennys Sandgren reacts during his match against Australia's Alex De Minaur during their first round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021.(AP Photo/Hamish Blair)

Australian Open’s hard quarantine ‘took a toll’ on players

by Howard Fendrich Associated PressFebruary 9, 2021February 9, 2021

United States' Venus Williams celebrates after defeating Belgium's Kirsten Flipkens in their first round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, Feb. 8, 2021.(AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

Analysis: Only Venus Williams gets to decide when she leaves

by Howard Fendrich Associated PressFebruary 8, 2021February 8, 2021

File - In this Oct. 10, 2020, file photo, Sofia Kenin, of the United States, plays a shot against Poland's Iga Swiatek in the final match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, France. Kenin is the top-seeded woman in Abu Dhabi, where the first women’s tour-level tennis event of 2021 begins main-draw play on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)

TENNIS ’21: COVID questions key; Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal eye records

by Howard Fendrich Associated PressJanuary 5, 2021

FILE - In this Sept. 12, 2020, file photo, Naomi Osaka, of Japan, holds up the championship trophy after defeating Victoria Azarenka, of Belarus, in the women's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York. Osaka has been selected by The Associated Press as the Female Athlete of the Year.(AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Activist, champion: Naomi Osaka is AP Female Athlete of Year

by Howard Fendrich Associated PressDecember 27, 2020