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Nebraska's defense, not offense, will be key in living up to preseason hype Nebraska is an offseason darling this offseason after a 4-8 season in 2018. The Huskers lost their first six games under Scott Frost last year, including a home loss to Troy, but rebounded to win four of their final six. That was good enough for a fifth-place finish ...
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MLB second-half preview: Answering baseball's biggest questions The All-Star break is over. Time to get back to work. With the season officially resuming tonight, we look at the contenders, the train wrecks, the trade deadline and more. The contenders. 1. Midseason predictions reset: Who are your picks for the wild cards, ...
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The case for and against the Chargers paying Melvin Gordon Melvin Gordon and the only NFL team he's ever known are at an impasse. The two-time Pro Bowler is facing the final year of his contract with the Chargers, and talks for a new deal have sputtered out. Now the dynamic running back has issued an ultimatum; ...
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The Patriots can't replace Rob Gronkowski with a tight end, but they can survive his absence in other ways The New England Patriots will remain the preeminent Super Bowl contender so long as Bill Belichick remains the team's coach and Tom Brady remains the team's quarterback, but there's no doubt their dynasty suffered a devastating blow this offseason when ...
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Armia agrees to two-year contract with Canadiens Joel Armia agreed to terms on a two-year, $5.2 million contract with the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday. It has an average annual value of $2.6 million. The 24-year-old forward, who was a restricted free agent, avoided a salary arbitration hearing scheduled ...
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Serena Williams vs. Simona Halep -- Key questions for the Wimbledon women's final LONDON -- Serena Williams and Simona Halep will be chasing two very different dreams when they face off in the women's singles final at Wimbledon on Saturday. For Williams, it is another opportunity to equal Margaret Court's Grand Slams singles title ...
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Josh Norman leaps over bull in Pamplona, Spain Washington Redskins corner Josh Norman is spending his offseason running and jumping. Over bulls. Norman ventured to Pamplona, Spain for the annual Running of the Bulls. Not only did the 31-year-old participate in the bull dash, but he also tested his ...
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NBA Rumors: Latest Trade Buzz on Russell Westbrook, Andre Iguodala, More Ever since the Oklahoma City Thunder agreed to trade Paul George to the Los Angeles Clippers, Russell Westbrook's name has been front and center on the rumor mill. The 30-year-old point guard has spent his entire professional career with the Thunder, ...
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Party of 5? NL Central competition heats up going into the second half PITTSBURGH (AP) — Joe Maddon didn't let the free time created by a rare ejection go to waste. Shortly after getting tossed by home-plate umpire Joe West on July 4 following an outburst in which the Chicago Cubs' manager appeared ready to take on any ...
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Jim Bouton, ex-Yankees pitcher and 'Ball Four' author, dies GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. (AP) — Jim Bouton, the former New York Yankees pitcher who shocked and angered the conservative baseball world with the tell-all book "Ball Four," has died. He was 80. Bouton's family said he died Wednesday at the Great ...
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Leclerc: Austria decision was fair but inconsistent SILVERSTONE, U.K. -- Charles Leclerc is happy to accept the stewards' decision in Austria that deprived him of his first Formula One victory two weeks ago as long as the FIA remain consistent in the way they apply the rules at future races.
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Hamilton vexed home race clashes with cricket, tennis finals SILVERSTONE, England (AP) — In a season of often mundane racing, the one time Lewis Hamilton can hope to grab the attention of home Formula One fans is the British Grand Prix. On Sunday, that will be a whole lot harder. Down in London, England's ...
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Bruce Cassidy on the mend after undergoing full knee replacement The annual list of injuries revealed at season's end is a rite of passage in the NHL, the sport's own confessional to the punishing rigors of a physical sport. The Bruins were no exception, their litany of groin strains and shoulder sprains, broken jaws to broken ...
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MLB Rumors: Astros, Padres Among Teams Interested in Mets SP Noah Syndergaard The MLB trade deadline looms as the next event on the baseball calendar following the All-Star Game on Tuesday, and the deadline could cause some major pieces to be moved throughout the league. The starting pitching market appears to be heating up in ...
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David Price's beloved French bulldog has died: Five things to know about Astro There were times during David Price's tenure in Tampa Bay when his dog, Astro, seemed a bigger celebrity than the Cy Young-winning pitcher himself. The French bulldog was a fixture at Price's side and a social media star in his own right. He accompanied ...
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Albert Haynesworth: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know Former football star Albert Haynesworth is suffering from kidney failure and took to Instagram to let the world know he's in "dire need" of a donor for a transplant. In the photo, he can be seen resting in a hospital bed and loaded up with intravenous therapy ...
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Ricciardo hoping for return to Renault 'sweet spot' at Silverstone Daniel Ricciardo says that Renault will take a step back at Silverstone and undo set-up changes that compromised his Austrian Grand Prix. "It wasn't a fun one for us really," said Ricciardo, as he reflected on the last race at the Red Bull Ring, in which he ...
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The biggest victory for women's soccer this year wasn't the trophy the US just lifted Four years ago, when the U.S. women hoisted the World Cup trophy above their heads in Vancouver, Canada, it felt like the culminating moment from a fairy tale. After 16 years of missing out and early struggles in the tournament, the U.S. dominated when it ...
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ESPYs 2019 winners: View the full list (CNN) ESPN's 2019 ESPY awards honored the world's finest athletes and their impact out of uniform. Take a look at the complete list of winners. Jimmy V Award for Perseverance: Rob Mendez. Mendez, a high school football coach born without arms or legs, ...
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Giulio Ciccone Takes Tour de France Lead as Dylan Teuns Wins Stage 6 As expected, Stage 6 of the 2019 Tour de France brought some changes to the top of the General Classification. But as riders reached the summit finish on La Planche des Belles Filles on Thursday, the result also came with a few surprises. Dylan Teuns ...
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A Spanish tennis player is missing his own bachelor party after unexpectedly reaching the Wimbledon semifinal 31-year-old Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut reached his first grand slam semifinal at Wimbledon this year with his win over Guido Pella on Wednesday. After the match, Agut admitted that he had not expected to make it this far in the tournament, and was ...
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Two types of prospects the San Francisco Giants should target With a 19-14 record since the beginning of June, the San Francisco Giants have looked like a solid Major League Baseball team. Veterans like Evan Longoria and Jeff Samardzija have started to perform closer to their career numbers, while a number of new ...
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Australia are the hunters turned the hunted in Netball World Cup After England beat the world champions at the Commonwealth Games final the Australian Diamonds look beatable. Erin Delahunty · @della79. Thu 11 Jul 2019 14.00 EDT. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter · Share via Email. Shares. 0. 0. The Australian ...
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Walt Michaels, former Jets head coach, dead at 89 Former Jets head coach Walt Michaels died Wednesday at the age of 89, his daughter Mary Ann told the Wilkes Barre Times-Leader. Michaels was the Jets' coach for six seasons from 1977-83. His final game was the infamous Mud Bowl AFC title game in ...
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Windhorst: Durant Forced Warriors to Include First-Round Pick in D'Angelo Russell Deal While Kevin Durant has faced charges of being a mercenary out for himself ever since he ended up as the final piece of the superteam Golden State Warriors, new details about his trade to the Brooklyn Nets prove that he has his new team's best interest at ...
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This Twitter exchange about space between NFL players will really make you think We may be in the middle of summer but that doesn't mean the NFL can't find ways to dominate headlines as two backup quarterbacks did on Wednesday with a discussion about space. It began when Jacoby Brissett of the Indianapolis Colts dropped this ...
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Dizzying 45-minute spell sends India out, NZ into cup final A dizzying 45-minute spell of high-class pace bowling sent India spiraling out of the Cricket World Cup. It also moved New Zealand, thriving once again as the underdog, back into another final — this time on the other side of the world. India never recovered ...
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How Jofra Archer's tweets foretold England's Cricket World Cup semi win The England's fast bowler's old tweets made it clear that his side were always destined to beat Australia. Tom Bryant · @TomBry. Thu 11 Jul 2019 13.33 EDT Last modified on Thu 11 Jul 2019 13.35 EDT. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter · Share via Email.
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Arsenal's Koscielny refuses to join pre-season tour - club (Reuters) - Arsenal captain Laurent Koscielny has refused to travel with the squad for their pre-season tour to the United States, the Premier League club said on Thursday. The 33-year-old French centre back has one more year on his contract and British ...
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Future Proteas crave leadership class of Kohli, Kane Manchester - The result aside, what happened at Old Trafford on Wednesday was special and the two-day affair turned into one of the most intriguing World Cup semi-finals you could ever hope to see. New Zealand, thanks to superb opening spells of bowling ...
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Africa Cup of Nations: Ivory Coast v Algeria heading for penalty shoot-out Algeria do bring on 14-goal Ligue 1 striker Andy Delort. Sofiane Feghouli comes off. Article Reactions. Like. 0 likes0. Dislike. 0 dislikes0. Article share tools. Facebook; Twitter. ShareView more share options. Share this post. Copy this link. Read more about ...
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BYU will face UCLA in first round of Maui Jim Invitational The college basketball season is a foreign concept right now, what with the doldrums of summer sports upon us. But there is some interesting news floating around out there on the interwebs. BYU and new coach Mark Pope will play UCLA in the first round of ...
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Report: Coyotes ticket sales soar after Phil Kessel trade Hockey fans are well aware of the impact Phil Kessel can have on the ice and the Arizona Coyotes are quickly learning of the financial impact Phil the Thrill can have on a team off the ice. According to statistics obtained by The Arizona Republic, Coyotes ...
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Serena Williams: Meghan couldn't be a better friend to me Serena Williams has said the Duchess of Sussex "could not have been a better friend" to her, as she clinched a spot in the Wimbledon final. The tennis star praised Meghan for coming to support her as she made an impromptu visit to Wimbledon last week to ...
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Callum Robinson: Preston North End accept Premier League bid for striker Preston North End say they have accepted a bid for striker Callum Robinson from a Premier League club. The 24-year-old has been allowed to leave the Championship side's training camp in Ireland to complete the move. Republic of Ireland forward ...
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Nathan Gorman out to silence 'basic' Daniel Dubois in all-British O2 clash - EXCLUSIVE In what's arguably the biggest all-British match-up of the year so far, Gorman and Dubois will put their undefeated records on the line for the sake of British title glory this weekend in east London. With high reward comes high risk, but Gorman believes it's the ...
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