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As-it-happens update July 11, 2019
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New Orleans Saints rookie defensive end Carl Granderson was sentenced to six months in jail Thursday after a judge rejected the terms of his plea agreement on sexual assault charges. Granderson, who was accused of inappropriately touching two women ...
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CBSSports.com
Ever since Rob Gronkowski announced his retirement back in March, there's been non-stop speculation about whether or not he's actually going to stay retired, and that might be because Gronk himself seems undecided about what he's going to do.
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NBCSports.com
The World Series of Poker's main event in Las Vegas is the most prestigious poker tournament each year, with several celebrities and ex-athletes joining the fray in pursuit of the $10 million first-place prize. The most impressive performance from a ...
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CBSSports.com
Mike Vrabel hasn't had a ton of success as a head coach in the NFL thus far, but it certainly isn't for lack of caring. It seems like Vrabel would do just about anything to win a Super Bowl as a head coach, including chopping off his own genitals. If you're ...
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ESPN
Manny Pacquiao and Keith Thurman, who are in the home stretch of their training camps for their upcoming welterweight world title showdown, both exuded confidence and good spirits during their media workouts thousands of miles apart. Pacquiao spent the ...
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NBCSports.com
The first half of the 2019 campaign was an undoubtedly positive one for the White Sox. That doesn't mean it was exclusively positive, of course, as there was plenty of bad news, too, that would have been cause for great alarm if this rebuilding team had ...
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Sporting News
The NBA summer league is winding down, as the preliminary round of games ends Thursday. Only the top eight seeds will advance to a single-elimination tournament set to begin July 13, so quite a few prospects will have to wait until the preseason begins in ...
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ESPN
Ron Adams has turned down an assistant-coaching job with the Los Angeles Lakers and will remain in a revised role on the Golden State Warriors coaching staff, league sources told ESPN. Adams has been a key assistant coach for the Warriors. He just ...
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NBCSports.com
SAN FRANCISCO -- Before the final road game of the first half, a group of Giants hitters took the field at Petco Park to chat with some Padres before they began stretching for batting practice. With most of the members of the team's longtime core still indoors, ...
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The New York Times
CHAMPAGNEY, France — Two Tour de France rookies stole the show on the first mountain stage, with Dylan Teuns of Belgium winning Stage 6 and Giulio Ciccone of Italy taking the overall lead on Thursday. Geraint Thomas, the defending champion, also ...
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Tampa Bay Times
Baseball's commissioner says he wants to help 'preserve baseball in Tampa Bay.' At this point it's hard to believe MLB. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred rejected allegations that MLB has juiced says baseballs this season. [Times files (2017)]. By Martin ...
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Sporting News
Dak Prescott isn't worried about being the highest paid NFL player, or even the highest-paid quarterback. The Cowboys star said the way mega contracts and the salary cap for the NFL are trending, eventually every good player will be able to sign a lucrative ...
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NJ.com
The New York Mets begin the second half of the season with a 40-50 record, 13.5 games behind the first-place Atlanta Braves in the National League East and seven games back in the wild-card race. So it stands to reason that general manager Brodie Van ...
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Sporting News
Jimmy Garoppolo is looking forward to finally getting in a full season as the 49ers' starting quarterback. Although San Francisco has suffered some big injuries in two years under coach Kyle Shanahan - including the torn left ACL Garoppolo suffered in Week 3 ...
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Detroit Free Press
Casey Mize is the Detroit Tigers' top prospect, but ranked 10th in all of baseball by ESPN's Keith Law despite being ranked as high as No. 2 by MLB.com. Law revealed his midseason MLB top 50 prospects list, and Mize, Matt Manning and Riley Greene made ...
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NOLA.com
LAS VEGAS — The Zion effect must be experienced to be believed. The Pelicans' rookie needed just nine total minutes to demonstrate his outsized impact. Despite playing more than 1,700 miles from New Orleans, Zion Williamson has generated an ...
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Hollywood Reporter
The show highlighted the year's achievements in sports, such as the U.S. women's national soccer team's World Cup win, as President Barack Obama, Kobe Bryant and more honored Bill Russell. Wednesday night's ESPY Awards, hosted by Tracy Morgan, ...
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AL.com
North Carolina State basketball coach Mark Gottfried gives instructions to his team during the game against the Louisville Cardinals at KFC YUM! Center on January 29, 2017 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images). 0. By Sam Blum ...
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Reuters
(Reuters) - FIFA is doubling its minimum ban for racist incidents to 10 games and will allow players to make victim statements and participate in the proceedings, world soccer's governing body said on Thursday. FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Serie A - Inter ...
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Los Angeles Times
Albert Haynesworth made a plea Wednesday on Instagram in hopes of finding a kidney donor. The two-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle posted a photo of himself in a hospital bed and described his situation as "dire." Advertisement. "Well this hard for me to say ...
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Sporting News
Kevin Durant likely won't play in 2019-20, but he's still contributing to the Nets' future. The Warriors sent the now-Nets superstar to Brooklyn as part of a sign-and-trade for D'Angelo Russell this summer. While the deal was initially meant to be a one-for-one ...
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Yahoo Lifestyle
In the midst of flying confetti and fluttering star-spangled flags in the air, thousands of U.S. Women's Soccer National Team (USWNT) fans packed around a stretch of lower Manhattan known as the "Canyon of Heroes" on Wednesday to see the World Cup ...
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Houston Chronicle
ARLINGTON — Major League Baseball suspended Houston Astros outfielder Jake Marisnick two games and an undisclosed fine for his collision with Los Angeles Angels catcher Jonathan Lucroy on July 7. "After thoroughly reviewing the play from all angles, ...
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GREEN BAY – People will try to make a market out of anything related to the Green Bay Packers, which might explain why a handful are trying to sell tickets to the annual shareholders meeting. There were at least six listings on Craigslist Thursday offering to ...
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DesMoinesRegister.com
Ashlyn Clark, the Humboldt senior who is playing softball this summer while battling Hodgkin's lymphoma, has inspired many around her community and the state of Iowa. She also caught the attention of one prominent major leaguer, too. Jon Lester, a ...
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CNN
(CNN) To those whose dreams seem unrealistic, Jimmy V award winner Rob Mendez has one thing to say: Keep dreaming. Born without limbs but owner of a deep love of football, Mendez decided early on that he wouldn't let his body limit his goal of ...
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Deadspin
Oakland Athletics reliever Liam Hendriks made his first All-Star team this season, and the native of Perth, Australia, pitched a three-strikeout inning, while he also allowed a solo shot to Charlie Blackmon. To commemorate their pitcher's all-star debut, the A's ...
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Formula 1
Lando Norris found himself battling world champion Lewis Hamilton at the start in Austria, after qualifying a spectacular fifth for a resurgent McLaren. Now, with his seat confirmed at the team for next year, the rookie is looking forward to fighting his fellow Brit ...
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SB Nation
The Houston Astros entered the all-star break with a 7-1 record over their last eight games, opening up a 7.5-game lead over the Oakland Athletics and a nine-game lead over the Texas Rangers for the top spot in the American League West. The Astros will try ...
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New York Post
Josh Norman has taken summer vacationing to an insane level. This week, the Washington Redskins cornerback took part in the running of the bulls, an annual tradition that takes place in Pamplona, Spain. In a video, Norman is shown leaping over a bull ...
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Bleacher Report
Former boxer Floyd Mayweather has laughed off the prospect of fighting UFC star Conor McGregor for a second time. The two went head-to-head in August 2017, with Mayweather, regarded as one of the best boxers of all time, taking his professional record ...
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E! Online
Serena Williams has Meghan Markle's back. The tennis pro came to the Duchess of Sussex's defense on Thursday after the royal made headlines over her Wimbledon appearance last week. As royal admirers will recall, the new mom attended The ...
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Los Angeles Times
Nobody knows if the latest chapter of Roger Federer versus Rafael Nadal will be an instant classic, but their Friday semifinal certainly is priced that way on the secondary ticket market. As of Thursday afternoon, the lowest-priced Centre Court ticket was $7,335 ...
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WKYC.com
CLEVELAND — Cleveland Browns running back Duke Johnson Jr. did not have to wait long in order to find new representation. Just two days after it was reported that Johnson Jr. parted ways with south Florida entertainment and sports attorney Kristin ...
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The Guardian
The Swansea striker Wilfried Bony missed from the spot as Algeria edged past Ivory Coast in a dramatic penalty shootout to reach the Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals. Sofiane Feghouli had fired Les Fennecs into a 20th-minute lead and then saw his ...
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WILX-TV
Michigan State squares off against Duke in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge in December, but the Spartans won't have to wait that long to get a shot at an Atlantic Coast Conference foe. Michigan State will open the Maui Invitational on Nov. 25 against Virginia ...
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Stuff.co.nz
The Blues have hailed the signing of All Blacks star Beauden Barrett on a new four-year deal as the most significant in the history of New Zealand professional rugby. Barrett, the 73-test All Black first five-eighths, is ending an eight-year association with the ...
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Telegraph.co.uk
Back when she was first appointed England head coach on an interim basis in March 2015, Tracey Neville's brief was twofold. The immediate aim was to convert her posting into a permanent role, which she achieved when the team finished third at the World ...
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For The Win
The island team of Madagascar has looked in a league of their own at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, stunning the masses with a run to the quarterfinals in their maiden appearance. Both they and quarterfinal foe Tunisia won penalty shootouts in the round of ...
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SuperSport
Nigeria and Algeria will battle for a place in the final of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations when they meet at the Cairo International Stadium on Sunday 14 July. Kick-off is at 9pm CAT (SA, GMT+2). Nigeria earned their place in the semifinals with a 2-1 win over ...
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Mirror.co.uk
Former world champion Khan faces blown-up super-featherweight Billy Dib for a welterweight title few have heard of. Share. Comments. By. David AndersonFootball and boxing correspondent. 22:30, 11 JUL 2019. Sport. Amir Khan meets fans in Saudi Arabia ...
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Indianapolis Star
Legendary Indiana University basketball coach Bob Knight -- who left the university in controversy and for years didn't return publicly -- has bought a home just three miles from Assembly Hall, where he coached for 29 years. Robert M. Knight and his wife, ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald
Swimming's governing body FINA would rather starve one of its key federations of live coverage of next week's world championships in Korea than budge on a rights deal estimated to be in excess of half a million dollars. Australian swimming officials remain ...
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Express.co.uk
Serena Williams and Simona Halep will meet in Saturday's women's singles final after overcoming Barbora Strycova and Elina Svitolina respectively on Thursday. Williams, whose mixed doubles journey with Andy Murray ended on Wednesday, needed just ...
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INDYCAR
Colton Herta definitely knows how hard the tight and twisty Honda Indy Toronto street circuit can bite. The concrete walls made the No. 88 GESS Capstone Honda driver's visit to Toronto in Indy Lights became an experience in pain last year after the first of ...
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Sportsnet.ca
The Washington Capitals have inked right winger Brett Leason to a three-year, entry-level contract, the team announced Thursday. The deal carries an AAV of $842,500 with a $92,500 yearly signing bonus factored in. Leason was the Capitals' second-round ...
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BBC Sport
Communique was a surprise winner of the Princess of Wales' Stakes at Newmarket as 2018 Derby winner Masar finished last. The 11-1 winner, ridden by Silvestre de Sousa for trainer Mark Johnston, won from 100-30 shot Mirage Dancer with 25-1 outsider ...
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