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As-it-happens update February 19, 2020
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After a brief and tumultuous tenure, John Beilein is leaving the Cleveland Cavaliers as head coach, league sources told ESPN. The Cavaliers are promoting associate head coach J.B. Bickerstaff to become the full-time head coach, and he'll run his first ...
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NBCSports.com
It's no secret that Tom Brady could end up playing somewhere other than New England next season. The veteran quarterback not only wants to be paid the kind of money other elite QBs are pulling in, but he could also use an upgrade on the targets he'll be ...
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Yahoo Sports
FORT MYERS, Fla. - At this rate, we might need to rechristen them the Boston Rage Sox, because every move they make fills their fans with fury. If bloodshot eyes, balled fists, and foaming mouths impact one ability, however, it's to see clearly. And so let us ...
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USA TODAY
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — It's no coincidence that Jalen Smith's run of consecutive double-doubles coincides with Maryland's current winning streak. Smith had 22 points and a career-high 19 rebounds for his ninth straight double-double, and No.
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CBSSports.com
The Brooklyn Nets had an incredible summer on the free agency front bringing in Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, but they've had little to show for it so far. Some of that was to be expected with Durant missing the entire season due to a torn Achilles tendon, but ...
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USA TODAY
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby had a goal and three assists to help the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 on Tuesday night. "I think this is his favorite time of year," Penguins coach Mike Sullivan said. "He tends to play his best when ...
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Bleacher Report
The Golden State Warriors still haven't determined a return date for Stephen Curry. Per ESPN's Nick Friedell, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr explained that the two-time NBA MVP hasn't been cleared for scrimmages and was wearing a red non-contact jersey ...
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Sports Illustrated
MADISON, Wis. -- The Wisconsin Badgers achieved a regular season split against the Purdue Boilermakers on Tuesday evening, clinging to a whittled lead that eventually ended with a 69-65 win inside the Kohl Center. Four players scored in double figures ...
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USA TODAY
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Jared Butler scored 22 points and No. 1 Baylor beat Oklahoma 65-54 on Tuesday night for its Big 12-record 23rd consecutive win. The Bears broke a tie with Kansas, which won 22 straight during the 1996-97 season. Mark Vital had ...
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NBCSports.com
The New Jersey Devils swung two deals over the weekend, trading veteran defenseman Andy Greene to the New York Islanders for defenseman prospect David Quenneville and a second-round draft pick in 2021, and Blake Coleman to the Tampa Bay ...
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Sports Illustrated
NC State (16-9, 7-7 ACC) vs. No. 6 Duke (22-3, 12-2). PNC Arena (19,772). 9 p.m., ESPN (PxP: Dave O'Brien; Analyst: Seth Greenberg). Streaming: WatchESPN; Satellite radio: Sirius XM 973; Live stats: GoPack.com. Series history: Duke leads 147-101 (Duke ...
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NBCSports.com
The Jeff Carter-Flyers buzz is back. It started humming in January when Carter and the Kings visited the Flyers. It picked back up Tuesday with the latest 31 Thoughts article from Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman, always a must-read. Per Friedman: It might come ...
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Yahoo Sports
Every big family faces the same dilemma around Thanksgiving: do you invite that one relative who annoys everyone, just because he's family? Invite him, and he'll infuriate the table; leave him off the list, and he'll blast everyone from afar. Which way do you go ...
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CBSSports.com
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jordan Bowden's steadiness at the foul line made sure Tennessee avoided a stunning collapse. Bowden calmly sank two free throws with five seconds left to clinch a 65-61 victory over Vanderbilt on Tuesday night after Tennessee ...
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Bleacher Report
The NBA announced the eight finalists for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2020 election on Friday, and Chris Bosh's name was not on the list. The former member of the Toronto Raptors and Miami Heat addressed his disappointment ...
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USA TODAY
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Ty-Shon Alexander scored 22 points and Marcus Zegarowski added 17, leading No. 15 Creighton to a 73-65 victory over No. 19 Marquette on Tuesday night. Creighton (21-6, 10-4 Big East) won for the eighth time in nine games, ...
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Reno Gazette-Journal
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Sparked by another standout game from Jalen Harris, who scored 26 with nine rebounds, Nevada beat New Mexico 88-74 on Tuesday night. It was a game that marked the first return to the Pit of former Lobos coaches Steve ...
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Seattle Times
PEORIA, Ariz. — In past years, the first day of full-squad workouts has often been greeted by cooler temperatures, cloudy skies and even rain. Tuesday, though, as the Mariners held their first full-squad workout of 2020, the Phoenix area offered the perfect ...
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FOXSports.com
ST. LOUIS — Ivan Barbashev scored twice and the St. Louis Blues snapped a season-worst five-game losing streak with a 3-0 win over the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night. It was the third multigoal game of Barbashev's career and first this season. Two of ...
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Buffalo News
OTTAWA – Brandon Montour needed only 10:12 in the first period Tuesday night to give the Buffalo Sabres a two-goal lead in Canadian Tire Centre. The defenseman's two goals had the Sabres in position to earn two points on a night in which they could ...
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New York Post
Derrick Henry admitted Tom Brady is the GOAT, but he doesn't want him to come to Tennessee. The Titans star running back said he believes Ryan Tannehill, who helped lead the team to the AFC title game last season, can take them to the Super Bowl.
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Washington Times
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Miles McBride had 11 points in his first start, Sean McNeil also scored 11 and No. 17 West Virginia took over early in the second half to beat Oklahoma State 65-47 Tuesday night, giving coach Bob Huggins another milestone win.
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U.S. News & World Report
LUBBOCK, Texas — Baylor's Kim Mulkey became the fastest Division I men's or women's coach to 600 wins, reaching the milestone when Juicy Landrum scored 19 points to lift the No. 2 Lady Bears to a 77-62 victory over Texas Tech on Tuesday night.
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Yahoo Sports
The NFL scouting combine is essentially boiled down to four key phases: medical evaluation, interview, athletic testing and positional workouts. This year, in previewing the 2020 combine, we are highlighting one prospect at each position who needs to nail (at ...
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Yahoo Sports
The summer of 2019 was unlike any other in NBA history. Forty percent of the league's players were free agents, including several superstars. In addition, nearly half of the league's teams had cap space. That led to a summer of change we've never seen ...
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Los Angeles Times
Blake Wheeler had two goals and an assist in his 700th game in franchise history, and the Winnipeg defeated the Kings 6-3 on Tuesday night. Nikolaj Ehlers had a goal and two assists and Patrik Laine scored a goal into an empty net and added one assist.
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The Daily Tar Heel
After a 1-3 showing in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge that caused them to plummet out of the top 25, the North Carolina softball team rebounded on Tuesday afternoon with a 7-0 victory over North Carolina Central.
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Yahoo Sports
New York Rangers forward Chris Kreider is going to be the most popular name in the rumor mill as the Feb. 24 NHL trade deadline approaches, and the Boston Bruins are one team firmly in the mix. "While the New York Rangers remain in negotiation to keep ...
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Atlanta Journal Constitution
Josh Pastner knows it's unorthodox. The Georgia Tech coach even used the word "kindergarten-ish" to describe the way he waves laminated cards from the sideline to signal the defense that he wants his team to run. He's not aware of any other teams that ...
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Forbes
As tantalizing teasers go, Cleveland Indians all-star shortstop and looming free agent Francisco Lindor hit one out of the park on Monday. "I want to stay here in Cleveland. This is home," said Lindor. "I want to win here. I want to bring a championship to the city ...
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WJMN - UPMatters.com
Michigan State is reportedly investigating allegations of NCAA violations made by a former football staffer in a lawsuit. Curtis Blackwell, a former Michigan State football employee, filed a lawsuit claiming his employment agreement was violated when he was ...
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USA TODAY
Atlanta Braves outfielder Nick Markakis is the latest in the cavalcade of players responding to the Houston Astros' cheating scandal. "To see something like that, it's damaging to baseball. It's anger," Markakis said Tuesday morning. "I feel like every single guy ...
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Tennis Magazine
The world No. 4 defeated wild card Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues Alves, 6-2, 4-6, 6-1, on Tuesday to win his first match back since finishing runner-up at the Australian Open. By Tennis.com. February 18, 2020 ...
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SNY.tv
Feb 18, 2020; Tampa, Florida, USA; New York Yankees left fielder Brett Gardner (11) works out at batting practice during spring training at George M. Steinbrenner Field. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports (Kim Klement). Brett Gardner joined ...
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Indiana Daily Student
IU men's basketball suffered an overwhelming defeat against Michigan on Sunday, marking the sixth true road loss for the Hoosiers. In each of those games, IU has trailed by at least 17 points. This Wednesday, it won't get any easier as IU will be on the road ...
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Variety
The NFL has worked in recent years to take some commercials out of America's favorite game. The XFL is experimenting with new ways to push them in. Anyone who watched the new league's St. Louis BattleHawks triumph over the Dallas Renegades in its ...
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Auburn Citizen
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Be it on a Triple-A field in Syracuse or a tennis court in South Asia, Tim Tebow is still working, hoping for a shot at the majors. Now 32, the former celebrated quarterback is back for his fifth year as a minor league outfielder for the New ...
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NBC Chicago
As far as Tim Anderson is concerned, winning a batting title doesn't change his status. Anderson led the major leagues with a .335 average last season for the Chicago White Sox. Despite a sprained ankle that limited him to 123 games, he hit 18 homers and ...
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Larry Brown Sports
Le'Veon Bell said all the right things in his first season with the New York Jets despite numerous reports that he was not getting along with head coach Adam Gase, but was the star running back doing everything possible to put himself in the best position to ...
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Toledo Blade
ANN ARBOR — On Monday, in an interview with Big Ten Network, Michigan forward Isaiah Livers said he "expects" to play Wednesday at Rutgers. When asked about the quote Tuesday, it was news to Juwan Howard. But the Michigan coach did say Livers ...
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