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As-it-happens update April 16, 2019
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CHICAGO -- Bears tight end Zach Miller announced his retirement on Tuesday, more than a year and a half after suffering a catastrophic injury in Week 8 of the 2017 regular season that nearly cost him his left leg. zmiller86 Verified. 92.9k followers.
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ESPN
The New England Patriots have signed Demaryius Thomas with hopes his addition can bolster an otherwise thin receiving group. The team announced the moved Tuesday, less than a week after it had hosted Thomas on a free-agent visit. Thomas, 31, was ...
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ESPN
EAGAN, Minn. -- Everson Griffen offered an introspective look at his life over the last few months and discussed the difficulties that came with returning to the field while dealing with personal issues related to his mental health. At the start of offseason workouts, ...
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NFL.com
On the first day of the 2019 league year, six core members of the Dallas Cowboys were set to become eligible for some sort of free agency after the 2019 season: quarterback Dak Prescott, running back Ezekiel Elliott, receiver Amari Cooper, pass rusher ...
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ESPN
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Leonard Fournette will not face any punishment from the Jacksonville Jaguars after his arrest last week for driving on a suspended license. Coach Doug Marrone said he spoke with Fournette about the incident and that the arrest -- the ...
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NFL.com
Early Tuesday morning, Seattle Seahawks general manager John Schneider fidgeted inside a conference room at the team's luxuriant lakeside training facility, anxious to crack a celebratory beer. Standing between Schneider's desired toast with agent Mark ...
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NHL.com
TORONTO -- The Boston Bruins are keeping their top line together for Game 4 of the Eastern Conference First Round against the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday (7 p.m. ET; NBCSN, CBC, TVAS, NESN). While coach Bruce Cassidy ...
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ESPN
NEW YORK -- The Boston Red Sox recalled catcher Sandy Leon and designated catcher Blake Swihart for assignment, making Swihart the first roster casualty amid the team's early-season struggles. Leon, who spent the first few weeks of the 2019 season in ...
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NBCSports.com
Marquise "Hollywood" Brown is one of the most electrifying players in this draft class. There's no question about that. It has just been hard to figure out exactly where Hollywood (his hometown in Florida) will get drafted. Thanks to a lisfranc injury/surgery, we ...
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USA TODAY
Golden State Warriors star big man DeMarcus Cousins has been diagnosed with a torn left quadriceps muscle, the team announced in a news release. Cousins, who had an MRI on Tuesday morning, is out indefinitely and will begin rehabilitation immediately.
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ESPN
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Kentucky guard Tyler Herro says he plans to remain in the NBA draft after initially leaving open the possibility of returning to school. The 6-foot-5 freshman announced his decision in a news release Tuesday. Last week, he said he would ...
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USA TODAY
Reigning American League Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell will miss his next start after breaking a toe while getting out of the shower. The Tampa Bay Rays put their ace left-hander on the injured list Tuesday but are hopeful he'll be able to rejoin the ...
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Forbes
The influx of young quarterbacks in recent years indicates the game is changing dramatically and the next generation is taking over. Baker Mayfield was the best of last year's rookie class, but there's no reason Sam Darnold won't show the most improvement ...
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GolfDigest.com
The PGA Tour makes its lone stop in South Carolina this week for the RBC Heritage, held at Harbour Town Golf Links on Hilton Head Island since the tournament's inception in 1969. It is one of five tournaments given invitational status on tour, with a much ...
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USA TODAY
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Todd McLellan has been hired as the new head coach of the Los Angeles Kings. The Kings announced the decision Tuesday. McLellan replaces Willie Desjardins, who wasn't retained after he replaced John Stevens early in the ...
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Sports Illustrated
After a sensational effort in the NCAA tournament that led to getting named Final Four Most Outstanding Player, Virginia junior Kyle Guy announced Tuesday he will declare for the 2019 NBA draft. Guy announced his decision in a post on Instagram, writing ...
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Minneapolis Star Tribune
Leading into the NFL Draft starting Thursday, April 25th, the Star Tribune will assess the Vikings roster, draft history and college prospects during this eight-part series. Need No. 8: Quarterbacks No. 7: Running backs. Dalvin Cook is a critical factor in the ...
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New York Post
Strike two. St. John's whiffed on its first choice, Arizona State's Bobby Hurley, and now it has swung and missed on No. 2, Loyola-Chicago's Porter Moser, according to sources. The 50-year-old Moser, an Illinois native who was offered the Queens school's ...
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Pacers.com
BOSTON – You don't have to be John Wooden to understand what went wrong for the Pacers at TD Garden on Sunday. A simple glance at the box score tells you all you need to know about Game 1 against the Celtics. But if you really want confirmation, you ...
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Sporting News
Did Noah Syndergaard rub a substance onto the baseballs during Monday night's game against the Phillies? That question is being asked after a video started spreading on Twitter that appeared to show the Mets pitcher using two fingers on the base of his ...
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Sacramento Bee
New coach, same old Dolphins dysfunction. Two-time Pro Bowl safety Reshad Jones skipped the first practice Tuesday under new coach Brian Flores, who declined to specify a reason for the absence of the team's highest-paid player. Flores, hired in ...
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Washington Post
BOSTON — Sometimes a race is both a marathon and a sprint. Lawrence Cherono paced himself for 26 miles from Hopkinton to Boston, making the turn from Hereford Street for the last 600 meters on Boylston shoulder-to-shoulder with two other runners.
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Heavy.com
Charles Barkley still believes that the Portland Trail Blazers are going to the NBA Finals. "I tell you what, I'm all in on the Trail Blazers," Barkley said Sunday after Portland's 104-99 Game 1 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. "I like Portland. I thought before ...
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
With his Penguins looking to avoid a stunning sweep at the hands of the New York Islanders on Tuesday, coach Mike Sullivan is going back to what worked. During Tuesday's morning skate, Sullivan put Jared McCann back on the top line with Sidney Crosby ...
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The Denver Post
Close your eyes, step into the skates of an Avalanche player and contemplate your decision Monday night in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs: Establish dominance or turn the other cheek? Colorado held a four-goal lead in the third period of their 6-2 ...
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Washington Post
NEW YORK — The Yankees have placed first baseman Greg Bird on the 10-day injured list with a left plantar fascia tear, giving the team a dozen players on the shelf less than three weeks into the season. New York announced the move Tuesday, hours ...
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San Francisco Chronicle
WASHINGTON - The Giants, who have had rotten luck with broken hands the past few seasons, took another blow Tuesday when top prospect Joey Bart was diagnosed with a fracture in his left hand. Bart was injured Monday night when hit by a pitch from ...
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Jackie Lacey on Tuesday announced the creation of a task force that will investigate conditions at Santa Anita Park after 23 horses died at the racetrack over a three-month period. The task force will include deputy district ...
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Washington Post
An average of 10.8 million people watched the CBS coverage of the final round of the Masters as Tiger Woods got his first victory in a major in 11 years. CBS said in a release that it was the most-watched morning golf broadcast since 1987, which is the ...
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For The Win
Tom Brady has only been on Twitter for a few weeks now but so far he's been really good at it. He's also probably still in a honeymoon faze with the whole thing, too, so it's only a matter of time before he learns how terrible and negative of a place that it can be.
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Call to the Pen
When MLB players honor Jackie Robinson each year on April 15th, they're honoring someone who broke the color barrier when he debuted with the Brooklyn Dodgers on the same day in 1947. More from Call to the Pen. 2019 MLB Season: The Triumph ...
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Reuters
(Reuters) - Everton midfielder Andre Gomes was suspended for three matches on Tuesday after accepting a Football Association (FA) charge of violent conduct. Gomes, on loan from Barcelona, appeared to stamp on Fulham striker Aleksandar Mitrovic in ...
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Fox News
The Carolina Hurricanes waited 10 long years to finally bring the playoffs back to town. They almost seemed determined to cram a decade's worth of goals and hits into one game. Rookie forward Warren Foegele had two goals and an assist, Dougie Hamilton ...
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GolfDigest.com
Down 31 points with 7:31 remaining in the third quarter and staring a 2-0 series deficit to the Golden State Warriors in the teeth, the Los Angeles Clippers made NBA history on Monday night. They didn't roll over and die or take a tactical L to save their legs for ...
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247Sports
The Los Angeles Chargers are ensuring that their dangerous deep threat will be sticking around for the future. Tuesday morning, Field Yates of ESPN reported that the Chargers and wide receiver Travis Benjamin have agreed to a one-year contract extension.
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Deadspin
There are many things a pitcher can do on the mound that are cool as hell—we're talking about throwing bending sliders and disappearing splitters, here. But the absolute cruelest thing a pitcher can do is smoke three guys with one 99 mph fastball.
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247Sports
Following an upset loss on their home court in Game 1 of the 2019 NBA Playoffs, the Toronto Raptors will look to even their first-round series against the Orlando Magic when the clubs meet in Game 2 on Tuesday. Tipoff is set for 8 p.m. from Scotiabank Arena.
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Stuff.co.nz
International Gay Rugby has applauded the sport's quick and decisive response to Wallabies star Israel Folau's homophobic stance. Folau has been given a breach of contract notice by Rugby Australia and told to attend a please explain meeting following ...
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BBC Sport
Adam Peaty won the 100m breaststroke at the British Championships in Glasgow to seal his place on the British team for this year's World Championships. The Olympic champion eased to victory in 57.87 seconds, with Commonwealth gold medallist James ...
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Independent.ie
TOULOUSE could yet be without powerful lock Joe Tekori for Sunday's Heineken Champions Cup semi-final against Leinster. Tournament organisers EPCR are seeking clarification from World Rugby and Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR) regarding the ...
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LA Sports Hub
The Los Angeles Rams are already one of the best teams in the NFL but cannot downplay the importance of the 2019 NFL Draft. The Los Angeles Rams made a stratospheric jump up the NFL ranks over the last few seasons as the team has gone from one of ...
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The42
A BRILLIANTLY CONSISTENT start to the 2019 season continued for Irish cyclist Sam Bennett on Tuesday afternoon, as the 28-year-old secured the opening stage at the Tour of Turkey. Already this year the Belgian-born sprinter has won the final stage at the ...
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Independent.ie
The board of the Football Association of Ireland has indicated it will step down, Minister for Sport Shane Ross has told a parliamentary committee. The FAI has been in the eye of a political storm since it emerged that ex-chief executive John Delaney provided ...
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euronews
PARIS (Reuters) - Former captain Fabien Galthie will become France coach after this year's World Cup, French sports daily L'Equipe reported on Tuesday. Galthie, who skippered Les Bleus at the 2003 World Cup, will support current boss Jacques Brunel ...
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CBC.ca
Fewer Winnipeg Jets fans will have the chance to take to the streets to party at the team's next home playoff game. True North Sports and Entertainment is cutting capacity for the third Whiteout street party of the 2019 playoff season on Thursday down to ...
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Sportstar
It is only April, but it would be safe to say that one of the greatest sporting stories of 2019 has already unfolded at Augusta in the United States. Surely, Tiger Woods winning the Masters, at the age of 43, will take some beating. A few hours before the golfing ...
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WRUF
The hard work doesn't stop in the off-season for Patrick Mahomes. The young Kansas City Chiefs quarterback isn't missing a single beat on the road to improving his game after a career second-year with the Chiefs. After a crushing defeat in the Chiefs' first ...
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98.5 The Sports Hub
By Matt Dolloff, 985TheSportsHub.com. If you'll allow me to get silly for a moment. ... I'm not above some good old-fashioned fart humor. As long as it's not gratuitous, a well-timed or well-conceived fart joke can hit the ball farther than a lot of thinking man's ...
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