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As-it-happens update August 19, 2019
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ESPN
During the offseason, 2,880 human beings (32 teams x 90 players) can be rostered by an NFL team. Once Week 1 rolls around, that number is cut down to 1,696 (32 x 53). The ESPN Fantasy player database includes nearly 2,500 players. You can't be ...
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CBSSports.com
Things seemed to be trending up for the Tennessee Titans entering the 2018 season. They had won their first playoff game since 2003, finally hired a coach they seemed confident in and also released new uniforms. While they again had postseason ...
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NBCSports.com
We've reached the midway point of the preseason, and although the Seattle Seahawks still have nearly two weeks until cut down day (Sat. Aug. 31 at 1:00 p.m. PT), we're still getting a clearer picture at who will be on the 53-man roster. Below is an initial ...
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NFL.com
Josh Gordon is back from suspension after being reinstated by the NFL on a conditional basis. How long the talented but troubled New England Patriots receiver will remain active is undoubtedly one of the first questions that comes to mind, as he's been ...
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ESPN
We are into Week 3 of Antonio Brown's ongoing attempts to find an NFL-approved helmet that the Oakland Raiders wide receiver is also willing to wear. How could this be possible? Glad you asked. Here's everything you need to know to get up to speed.
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ESPN
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State coach Ryan Day named Justin Fields as the Buckeyes' starting quarterback on Monday. Fields, who played last season at Georgia before electing to transfer and gaining a waiver from the NCAA to be eligible to play right away, ...
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SB Nation
Stephen Curry and Howard University announced Monday that they would be bringing back the school's golf program for both men and women at the Division I level for the 2020-21 academic year. Curry's pledge to help fund the program runs for six years, ...
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CBSSports.com
Not that it comes as much of a surprise, but No. 4 Oklahoma on Monday formally announced graduate transfer Jalen Hurts as its starting quarterback for the 2019 season. Hurts, who spent the first three years of his college career at Alabama and started at ...
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NBCSports.com
Rhys Hoskins is in a slump. An ill-timed slump, given the time of year and the Phillies' position in a crowded but still somehow winnable wild-card race. Hoskins made four more outs Sunday. He's 1 for his last 24. He's hit .148 over his last 30 games. This rut ...
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CBSSports.com
Ryan Fitzpatrick was named the starting quarterback for the Miami Dolphins' third preseason game, a move which appeared to indicate he would be the starting quarterback for Week 1 of the regular season. Head coach Brian Flores has something else up his ...
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New York Post
When the Mets play well in the second half they generally make the playoffs. The Mets have reached the postseason nine times, never producing worse than a .588 winning percentage after the All-Star break in any of those years. Nine of their best 11 second ...
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Forbes
Texas A&M wide receiver Quartney Davis (1) celebrates after catching a touchdown pass during the seventh overtime of a 74-72 win against LSU last season. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip). ASSOCIATED PRESS. The Associated Press released its preseason ...
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NJ.com
I don't know if this will get me on Paul Finebaum's show, but I figure a few mean tweets are coming my way. So let's get right to it. Yes, I ranked Michigan State ninth and Ohio State 10th in my Associated Press preseason Top 25 ballot (click here for the entire ...
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Los Angeles Times
Rapper and businessman Jay-Z said last week "we've moved past kneeling" when it comes to NFL player protests during the national anthem. Colin Kaepernick, who started the movement in 2016 and hasn't been able to land a job in the league since the ...
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CBSSports.com
The Oakland Athletics entered the new week 1 1/2 games behind the Tampa Bay Rays in the hunt for the American League's second wild card spot. The next time the A's play -- and that, for those without their pocket schedule, will be on Tuesday against the ...
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Forbes
The easiest summary of what Sky Blue FC, the national women's soccer league and the larger women's soccer conversation in America learned from Sunday's game at Red Bull Arena was as simple as it was jarring, compared to the space Sky Blue has ...
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CBSSports.com
Wisconsin was the only major college Quintez Cephus could have played for this season. The school took him back Monday after Cephus was acquitted earlier this month on sexual assault charges. Yes, it was complicated. Cephus, a Badgers wide receiver ...
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CBSSports.com
Want to get your hands on a game-worn jersey that once belonged to the 44th President of the United States? Well, get ready to shell out a pretty penny. Barack Obama's high school basketball jersey hit the auction block this summer with the bidding starting ...
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Forbes
Two-fifths of the Boston Red Sox's starting rotations is on the injured list. They're in third place, 6 ½ games back of the Tampa Bay Rays, for the second American League wild card. And manager Alex Cora is holding out hope that somehow his team can make ...
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Sports Illustrated
Former Cleveland Cavaliers head coach David Blatt revealed he has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Blatt is coaching the Greek club Olympiakos and released a statement on its website. Blatt says he received the diagnosis 'a few months ago'' and ...
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Raleigh News & Observer
Clemson has already made history before the 2019 season even starts, but it's not the kind of history Tigers coach Dabo Swinney cares about. Clemson is ranked No. 1 in the preseason AP poll for the first time in school history, it was announced Monday.
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NJ.com
The Yankees' two weekend games against Cleveland Indians at Yankee Stadium featured more tension between the home team and home-plate umpires. Saturday's 6-5 Yankees win came after manager Aaron Boone, outfielder Brett Gardner and pitcher CC ...
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Tacoma News Tribune
Time to put the brakes on the DK Metcalf Hype Train. The rookie wide receiver's health is now an immediate concern. Metcalf, the Seahawks' second-round draft choice, will have surgery this week to fix an injured knee. Coach Pete Carroll said after Metcalf ...
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Sporting News
NFL players and owners are open to expanding the playoff field from 12 teams to 14, which would offset any lost costs from cutting back on preseason games, NFL.com reported, citing unidentified league sources. The talks are still early, but could be ...
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Federal Baseball
The dog days of August are well and truly underway and it appears as though the Washington Nationals are up to the task. So far this month, the team has won 10 of its 15 games as it continues to build up a nice cushion in the wild card standings. After the ...
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ESPN
MEDINAH, Ill. -- Tiger Woods could potentially have some tough decisions to make when it comes to deciding who will fill out his U.S. Presidents Cup team that will play against an International squad later this year. One of them involves himself. Another ...
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Salt Lake Tribune
Utah football coach Kyle Whittingham says his players haven't become softened by the nice things people are saying about them. That's good, because the praise keeps coming and the Utes are making history without even playing a game. Utah is No. 14 in ...
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CBSSports.com
Daniel Cormier blew right past his previously set retirement deadline of his 40th birthday, which took place in March. But in an interview following his heartbreaking heavyweight title loss to Stipe Miocic this past weekend at UFC 241, it seemed Cormier was ...
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BBC Sport
I think Harry Maguire is an outstanding buy for United and full-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka has started nicely. What United need is stability at the back and they have that in Maguire, who is England's best centre-half. Article Reactions. Like. 0 likes0. Dislike.
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PennLive.com
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz and Baltimore Ravens safety Earl Thomas will square off during joint practices this week. (AP Photos). 0. By Daniel Gallen | dgallen@pennlive.com and Aaron Kasinitz | akasinitz@pennlive.com. PHILADELPHIA ...
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SNY.tv
Andy Martino, SNY.tv | Twitter |. If you've been following the Mets this year, you know that they've become highly reluctant to publicize estimated timetables on when injured players will return. That said, we hear that Jeff McNeil, eligible to come off the injured ...
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Charlotte Observer
It certainly couldn't hurt Jerell Adams' chances to make the Houston Texans roster. Over the weekend Adams delivered a highlight-reel play with a crushing stiff-arm against the Detroit Lions. He caught a little pass in the flat from Joe Webb III and turned ...
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ESPN
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The Green Bay Packers have enough concerns about Aaron Rodgers' sore back that they held him out of practice again Sunday and have not committed to playing him in the preseason. But coach Matt LaFleur continued to paint it as a ...
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New York Post
US women's soccer team co-captain Megan Rapinoe revealed that her father voted for President Trump in the 2016 election — despite her once referring to herself as a "walking protest" of his administration. The World Cup champion said that not only does ...
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Reuters
(Reuters) - Scotland must pull up their socks after being hammered 32-3 by France and improve in the three remaining warm-up matches before next month's World Cup in Japan, captain Stuart McInally has said. FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - Six Nations ...
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DRaysBay
Well, that was quite the weekend. After scoring two runs over the first 29 (!) innings of their series with Detroit, the Rays bats woke up when we needed them most, scoring two in the eighth and two in the ninth to do the weekend double dip on walk-offs. Ji-Man ...
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Sport24
Cape Town - As a 36-man Springbok camp takes place in Bloemfontein this week, coach Rassie Erasmus must decide which players to cut before he names a 31-man squad on Monday for this year's Rugby World Cup in Japan. It means that at least five ...
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The Canuck Way
Last week, the Vancouver Canucks extended the contract of general manager Jim Benning. Here is a look at why the Canucks made the correct call. On Friday, the Vancouver Canucks gave general manager Jim Benning a contract extension, as first reported ...
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Omaha World-Herald (blog)
For a moment during his Monday press conference, Nebraska defensive coordinator Erik Chinander almost seemed satisfied. No college football coach ever quite allows himself to fell that way, but Chinander finds no fault with the effort and passion of his ...
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Mirror.co.uk
Footage surfaced on Monday which suggested talks had resumed over a second Mayweather vs Pacquiao fight. Share. Comments. By. Martin Domin. 17:34, 19 AUG 2019. Sport. Click for Sound. Floyd Mayweather is a machine in the boxing gym.
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BBC Sport
Shauna Coxsey has secured a qualification spot for Great Britain in the inaugural climbing event at next summer's Olympic Games. The 26-year-old finished first in the combined qualification round at the Climbing World Championships to guarantee a quota ...
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Forbes
NBA 2K20 will again feature a story in its MyCareer experience, and it is produced by LeBron James and Maverick Carter. The dynamic duo teamed with 2K to create what could be the most dramatic story ever associated with the MyCareer experience.
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