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As-it-happens update July 19, 2019
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ESPN
The past two years of Hall of Fame votes demonstrated that the mindset of the electorate has shifted to a bigger, more inclusive Hall that will reward recent players with the same generosity previous generations created in building a plaque gallery overstuffed ...
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NBCSports.com
If Josh Norman wasn't a cornerback for the Redskins, he could have become a world-class spy. In a hilarious clip from the Amazon Prime show "All or Nothing" which documented the Carolina Panthers during the 2018 NFL season, Norman is heard talking on ...
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ESPN
CHICAGO -- As Ryan Day prepares for his first season as coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes, he is following advice from another young coach who entered a similar situation in 2017: Oklahoma's Lincoln Riley. Day called Riley "a great resource" during his ...
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NHL.com
Jacob Trouba and the New York Rangers agreed to terms on seven-year, $56 million contract Friday. It has an average annual value of $8 million. The 25-year-old defenseman was a restricted free agent and was scheduled to have a salary arbitration ...
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CBSSports.com
When I envisioned a raucous standing ovation on the 18th hole of the 148th Open Championship this week for hometown conquering hero Rory McIlroy, I never imagined it would come on Friday. McIlroy shot a miserable 79 on Thursday that included a ...
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FOXSports.com
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos' revamped offense features a half-dozen key players coming back from injuries that ended their 2018 seasons prematurely. Advantage Broncos? Right guard Ronald Leary thinks so. Like receiver Emmanuel ...
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ESPN
The Sacramento Kings have hired former Duke and WNBA star Lindsey Harding as an assistant coach. "Lindsey is a rising star and I'm so excited to have her join our incredibly experienced team of coaches," Kings coach Luke Walton said. "Her basketball IQ ...
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Sporting News
The chaos of the 2019 offseason will shape the NBA for years to come. Think about how much movement we've seen since the Raptors defeated the Warriors in Game 6 of the NBA Finals. Anthony Davis to the Lakers. Zion Williamson to the Pelicans. Kemba ...
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NFL.com
The lineup for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2019 Enshrinement Ceremony was announced Friday, and no surprise, the game's greatest tight end is closing out the proceedings. Chiefs and Falcons great Tony Gonzalez will be the last of this year's ...
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ESPN
The Philadelphia Phillies have agreed to a deal with left-hander Drew Smyly pending a physical, manager Gabe Kapler confirmed to reporters Friday. If it goes through, the 30-year-old Smyly would move into the starting rotation and pitch Sunday against the ...
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CBSSports.com
Very rarely does a team as dominant as the 2019 Los Angeles Dodgers have such a glaring need. The Dodgers have the National League's best record at 64-35 and they've built a comfortable 14-game lead in the NL West. And yet, their bullpen stands out as ...
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CBSSports.com
A Chiefs fan who was facing up to a year in prison for pointing a laser at Tom Brady won't have to serve any jail time, but he will have to pay a small fine for the incident, which took place at the AFC Championship Game in January. Dwyan Morgan, the fan who ...
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Orlando Sentinel
SEC media members picked the Florida Gators to finish second to Georgia in the East this coming season. But a season after being picked third behind the Bulldogs and South Carolina, coach Dan Mullen's team is closing the gap on the rival Bulldogs.
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ESPN
Washington Nationals ace Max Scherzer said Friday he has an inflamed bursa sac in his back and received a cortisone shot on Tuesday to clear up inflammation. Scherzer told reporters he won't pitch Sunday but is hopeful it won't be too much longer.
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SB Nation
Major League Baseball suspended Yankees manager Aaron Boone for one game Friday, meaning he will miss the Bronx Bombers' series opener against the Rockies. But missing one game is worth it for producing one of the great managerial rants of all-time ...
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SB Nation
Tiger Woods does not seem particularly interested in playing golf right now. After missing just his third cut ever at The Open, Woods walked off Royal Portrush and announced he's skipping next week's WGC event in Memphis. The WGCs have been hospitable ...
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National Post
The Edmonton Oilers have traded Milan Lucic to the Calgary Flames for James Neal, according to multiple reports. Can confirm Lucic has been traded to Flames. Done. — Ryan Rishaug (@TSNRyanRishaug) July 19, 2019. Milan Lucic days as a ...
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Washington Post
NEW YORK (AP) — Rick Shapiro left his job as a top negotiator for the Major League Baseball Players Association on Friday after 9½ years. He worked as a consultant on salary arbitration starting in the 1980s and joined the staff full time in 2010, a month ...
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NBCSports.com
Giants starter Madison Bumgarner didn't "give a s--t," when asked about the continued trade rumors circling around him on Thursday night. But whether he knew it or not, there was representation from the Boston Red Sox and Minnesota Twins watching him, ...
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Sports Illustrated
Authorities in Arizona say that a man tried to sell two Super Bowl rings stolen from former Washington Redskins offensive lineman Mark May at the pawn shop featured in the television show "Pawn Stars." According to Tempe, Arizona police, Marcel Behnert, ...
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ESPN
After appearing at the final prefight news conference Wednesday, welterweight John Molina withdrew from his bout with Sergey Lipinets on Thursday night because of a back problem. "Very frustrated right now. My back went out last night," Molina told ESPN ...
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CBSSports.com
Tommy Fleetwood dressed to impress at Royal Portrush, the only problem is, not everyone is impressed. The English golfer is getting roasted on social media for his Round 2 attire at the British Open. His shirt can best be described as "loud", and fans had a ...
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ESPN
It's the most complicated time of the year for MLS teams, with the weather steamy, the transfer window open and nothing yet secure when it comes to playoff places. This week the intrigue kicks up just a small notch more with a United vs. United showdown in ...
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NBCNews.com
A 32-year-old former New York Giants offensive lineman and Super Bowl winner died of heat stroke after working outside in triple-digit temperatures in his native Arkansas, officials said Friday. Mitch Petrus, who played three seasons in the NFL, was ...
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New York Post
Last week, Chris Paul was shipped to the Oklahoma City Thunder in a trade that brought Russell Westbrook to the Houston Rockets. Following the trade, Chris Paul's future has remained a hot-button topic. While Paul was part of the deal that reunited Russell ...
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Bleacher Report
'I'm really happy to be here with the team. It feels good.' Hear the thoughts of @cpulisic_10, following his first minutes in a Chelsea shirt! #CFCinJapan https://t.co/BQAB1hv5ll. Lampard Impressed by Pulisic. Pulisic Makes Chelsea Debut logo. Pulisic Makes ...
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Detroit Free Press
Matt Allen hopes to do something neither of his brothers, Jack and Brian, did during their Michigan State football careers. Or any other Spartan for that matter. Win the Rimington Trophy. The junior second-year starter was one of 80 players named to the watch ...
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Forbes
Philippine boxer Manny Pacquiao (L) and US boxer Keith Thurman pose during their final press conference at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino on July 17, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada, ahead of their July 20th WBA welterweight fight. - Keith Thurman vowed to ...
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Bleacher Report
The Philadelphia Phillies have reportedly shown interest in Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Marcus Stroman, according to MLB Network's Jon Morosi. Stroman, 28, is in the midst of one of his best MLB seasons at 5-10 with a 3.25 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and 88 ...
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Forbes
The general message of the Boston Celtics' press conference to introduce Kemba Walker and Enes Kanter on Wednesday seemed to be "these players want to be here." In normal circumstances, this would be a rather underwhelming way for a team to sell its ...
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Kansas City Star
Missouri was picked Friday to finish third in the Southeastern Conference's Eastern Division behind Georgia and Florida, and the Tigers landed five players on the preseason all-conference teams. Tight end Albert Okwuegbunam was MU's lone preseason first ...
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Vegas Odds
James Harden is already focused on the 2019-20 season. According to Jonathan Feigen of The Houston Chronicle, Harden is withdrawing from the United State national team that will be competing in the FIBA World Cup in China next month. The Houston ...
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ESPN
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills have signed safety Kurt Coleman to replace Rafael Bush after Bush unexpectedly announced his retirement less than a week before the start of training camp. The Bills announced the moves Friday in placing ...
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247Sports
Virginia Tech head coach Justin Fuente, flanked with senior rover Reggie Floyd and junior tight end Dalton Keene, wrapped up their ACC Kickoff on Thursday afternoon in Charlotte, NC. A variety of questions were thrown at the three Virginia Tech ...
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Deadspin
Baseball writer Jonah Keri, who works for The Athletic, Sportsnet, and DraftKings, was arrested Thursday and charged after an alleged assault on his wife, as reported today by CTV Montreal. Keri faces three counts of assault as well as one count of uttering ...
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Sports Illustrated
ESPN radio host Dan Le Batard not only ignored ESPN's "no politics" talk during his show Thursday, he doubled down and ripped the policy to shreds. SI reached out to ESPN Friday morning for a comment on Le Batard's monologue, but a network ...
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Clipperholics
Following their failed free agency pursuit of Kawhi Leonard, the Lakers and Raptors apparently have hard feelings towards the LA Clippers' forward. The LA Clippers won the free agency sweepstakes this summer, securing Kawhi Leonard who was the ...
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MLive.com
Sean McKeon is on the national radar for tight end of the year again. For a second straight year, McKeon cracked the preseason watch list for John Mackey Award, handed out annually to the nation's best tight end. McKeon enters his senior season at ...
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LEX18 Lexington KY News
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) — Philanthropist, socialite and horse-racing enthusiast Marylou Whitney, known as the "Queen of Saratoga," has died at her Saratoga Springs estate after a long illness. She was 93. The New York Racing Association ...
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Camden Chat
The Boston Red Sox may be 22.5 games ahead of the Baltimore Orioles, but the scorn they've received would indicate a far closer gap than that. While the O's have had their own fair share of detractors, the Red Sox have faced a no-less-ardent wall of ...
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The Mercury News
They say laughter is the best medicine. Klay Thompson's dog Rocco might lift his leg on that old saw. On Thursday, Thompson, the Warriors' binge-scoring guard, posted a photo to Instagram. Thompson, currently rehabbing from knee surgery, is lying on an ...
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The Guardian
Three European gold medals raised expectations but the sprinter views Anniversary Games as a step on the way to bigger titles. Paul MacInnes. Fri 19 Jul 2019 17.30 EDT. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter · Share via Email. Shares. 0. 0.
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Reuters
GWANGJU, South Korea (Reuters) - Losing is not something Adam Peaty does, or thinks about, very often but even if the Olympic breaststroke champion comes up short at the world swimming championships in South Korea it is unlikely to dent his confidence ...
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Telegraph.co.uk
The most observant of viewers will have noticed a subtle but groundbreaking change at this year's Open. The players can all be seen sipping on their own rather stylish, laser engraved and personalised stainless steel water bottles that have been introduced ...
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CBC.ca
Canada's Leah Kirchmann came within three seconds of a stunning victory at La Course on Friday. The Winnipeg native was part of the final pack that sprinted toward the finish, but ultimately was unable to hold off three-time world champion Marianne Vos of ...
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BBC Sport
Australian Andrew McDonald is to coach the Birmingham-based men's side in the new competition, The Hundred, in 2020. The 38-year-old Victorian, who achieved a domestic coaching treble down under last winter, will take charge of the as yet unnamed ...
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Independent Online
JOHANNESBURG – Springbok captain Eben Etzebeth says the team selected for their Rugby Championship opener against Australia at Ellis Park on Saturday is not second-string in comparison to the one sent to New Zealand. Coach Rassie Erasmus has ...
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Telegraph.co.uk
Dillian Whyte is accustomed to taking risks and the heavyweight with burning ambition to claim a world title is back in the firing line against undefeated Colombian Oscar Rivas on Saturday night at the O2 Arena, the victor set to be installed as interim champion ...
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Sportspress Northwest
Finally, good Mariners news: Edgar Martinez joins the Baseball Hall of Fame Sunday. Just when you think you know the story, along comes this book . . . Edgar Martinez bid farewell to Mariners fans in his final hime game of 2004. / Getty Images. Just about all ...
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Nothin' But Nets
The dust has settled, the makeup of the Eastern Conference is now visible to the naked eye—so how do the Brooklyn Nets fare against their inner conference foes? The power has shifted in the NBA, the feudal system has altered from a season ago.
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