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As-it-happens update March 5, 2020
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NBCSports.com
The Redskins need help in many places, but perhaps the position with the most dire need comes in the secondary. At cornerback, Washington is extremely thin and the team seems overwhelmingly likely to address the position in free agency.
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Bleacher Report
Championship Week is here, which means automatic bids for the 2020 men's NCAA tournament will be awarded left and right in the coming days. Both the Mountain West and Ohio Valley champions will be crowned Saturday, and 30 more spots in the field ...
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NBCSports.com
A week after the Eagles left open the possibility that Jason Peters would return as their left tackle in 2020, the franchise is prepared to move on. The Eagles will allow the 38-year-old Peters to become a free agent on March 18, Peters' agent Vincent Taylor of ...
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NBCSports.com
If Jimmie Ward does not return to the 49ers, the club can be expected to plug in a younger, less-expensive player to replace him. It could be Tarvarius Moore, who is back at his natural position of free safety after spending his rookie season of 2018 learning ...
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NBCSports.com
Let's throw it back to Week 14 of the 2019 NFL season. It's 4th-and-8, the Ravens are up 24-17 on the Bills and the Buffalo offense is on the 20-yard line trying to extend a hard-fought game into overtime. Josh Allen drops back and fires a bullet to John Brown, ...
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Sports Illustrated
"Can you ever remember a year like this?" one long-time agent asked a veteran offensive coach at an Indianapolis steakhouse during the NFL Scouting Combine. The answer was no: People in and around the NFL are grappling to recall a time when this ...
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SB Nation
The 2019-20 NBA regular season doesn't end until mid-April, but the five-day stretch between March 5 and March 8 is both a delicious preview of the upcoming postseason and an unofficial capper on the portion of the campaign with real high-level stakes.
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ESPN (blog)
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Just because the Denver Broncos traded for A.J. Bouye this week, don't expect them to stop looking at cornerbacks available in this year's NFL draft. They still have job openings. The deal for Bouye -- sending a fourth-round pick to the ...
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Sports Illustrated
It's easy to look back on the years when GM John Elway was able to bring in every notable name under the sun to come play for the Denver Broncos. There was Peyton Manning, Wes Welker, Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, DeMarcus Ware, Aqib Talib, ...
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USA TODAY
The NFL Players Association sent ballots to members Thursday for voting on the proposed collective bargaining agreement, giving the union a week to either ensure another 11 years of labor peace or sending the matter back to the drawing board. The NFLPA ...
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CBSSports.com
It's been five months since Stephen Curry has played in an NBA game after breaking the second metacarpal in his left hand in an early-season game against the Phoenix Suns. He has insisted all season long that he planned to return, with March set as the ...
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CBSSports.com
Since winning his first MVP award in 2015, Stephen Curry has had five separate injuries that have forced him to miss at least four consecutive games. In his returns to the court afterward, he has averaged 32.4 points per game on over 55 percent shooting.
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Sports Illustrated
FORT MYERS, Fla.— If you want to identify full-throated opposition to the potential ban on in-game clubhouse video, one hitter is your obvious go-to. It's the guy who saved his career with video. It's the guy who spends most of his time between at-bats studying ...
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Bleacher Report
Juventus will take on Inter Milan on Sunday in Serie A after the original fixture between the two title-chasing sides was postponed because of attempts to limit the spread of coronavirus, per Football Italia. The game will take place at the Allianz Arena in Turin in ...
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NBCSports.com
The Giants' rivalry with the Los Angeles Dodgers is alive and well, even in spring training. That even includes coaches. As Clayton Kershaw walked off the mound after striking out Yolmer Sanchez to end the top of the second inning on Wednesday night, the ...
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CBSSports.com
Air Force @ Colorado State. Current Records: Air Force 11-18; Colorado State 19-11. What to Know. The Air Force Falcons haven't won a game against the Colorado State Rams since Feb. 6 of 2018, but they'll be looking to end the drought Saturday.
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NBCSports.com
NBCSN's coverage of the 2019-20 NHL season continues with Thursday's matchup between the Philadelphia Flyers and Carolina Hurricanes. Coverage begins at 6 p.m. ET on NBCSN. You can watch the game online and on the NBC Sports app by clicking ...
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Yahoo Sports
Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi has a weird nickname for the transfer portal. Narduzzi said after practice on Wednesday that the NCAA's new database for players wanting to transfer from their current schools should be called the "ugly toilet portal." This is not a joke.
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Bleacher Report
Bryce Harper's first season in Philadelphia wasn't quite what he or fans expected. As Harper prepares to embark on his second season as a Phillie, he's making it clear the City of Brotherly Love's frustrated response to his struggles in 2019 haven't done ...
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Los Angeles Times
USC must be tired of hearing about UCLA's hot basketball run. Sure, the Bruins' turnaround is almost unprecedented. But that's because UCLA started the season so poorly. —USC has the superior won-lost record entering Saturday's finale against UCLA ...
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Bleacher Report
Linebacker Markus Golden is expected to test the waters in free agency when the new league year begins on March 18, but he's open to returning to the New York Giants, according to Josina Anderson of ESPN. Golden joined the Giants last offseason on a ...
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Sports Illustrated
Wisconsin can now boast that it sits atop the Big Ten standings heading into the final stretch of the regular season after a 63-48 win over Northwestern on Wednesday night. Despite some chilly shooting by Greg Gard's Badgers inside the Kohl Center, they ...
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Forbes
Imagine being 19 years old and then someone hands you millions of dollars and the unrequited adoration of scores of strangers you've never met - and then told to make smart decisions. When you frame it like that, it's no surprise so many professional ...
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Welcome back to Mike's Mailbag! Every other week, I ask for your Penguins questions and then answer the best ones here in this segment. My bosses call it reader engagement. I just like the idea of making you do half my job for me. Time to let it rip.
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NBCSports.com
The Sixers are in Sacramento for the third game of their four-game West Coast trip, seeking to snap a nine-game road losing streak. Here are the essentials for Thursday night's game between the 37-25 Sixers and 27-34 Kings: When: 10 p.m. ET with Sixers ...
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NBCSports.com
Here's our five takeaways from the Mavericks' 127-123 victory over New Orleans Wednesday night at American Airlines Center. Taking care of business: It wasn't the prettiest win of the season. But the Mavericks were convinced that this was a statement ...
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FOXSports.com
Chiang (side) is listed as an available option out of the bullpen for Thursday's Grapefruit League game against the Yankees, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports. While it's unclear if Chiang will be used Thursday, his inclusion on the lineup card indicates that he's ...
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Yahoo Sports
The Milwaukee Bucks boast the NBA's best record thanks in part to Giannis Antetokounmpo, and also by avoiding slumps. Antetokounmpo had 29 points, 12 rebounds and six assists as the Bucks bounced back from one of their weakest performances of the ...
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Fox 59
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – They don't spend their time tossing darts at a wall plastered with names. In general, the mock drafters – we know, that's not their official job title, but it fits – roll up their collective sleeves and do the dirty work. They grind. They evaluate ...
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Toronto Star
MIAMI — It took a record-setting night from 3-point range for the Miami Heat to beat the Orlando Magic. Duncan Robinson scored 27 points, all of them coming from beyond the arc, and the Heat hit a franchise-record 22 3-pointers in their 116-113 win over the ...
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nj.com
Last year was historic in Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall as girls competed in their own bracket for the first time at the NJSIAA/Rothman Orthopaedics State Wrestling Championships. Year 2 will bring some changes including an extra weight class, moving from ...
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FOXSports.com
STREAM IT LIVE ON FOX SPORTS GO · Montreal Canadiens (31-28-9, fifth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (41-20-5, second in the Atlantic Division). BOTTOM LINE. Nikita Kucherov leads Tampa Bay into a matchup against Montreal.
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masslive.com
The postgame tirade that ended with Marcus Smart being escorted off the floor will result in the Boston Celtics guard's pockets being a little lighter -- but will not cost him a game due to suspension. Thursday morning, the NBA announced that is fining Smart ...
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lehighvalleylive.com
Complaints about an offensive sign targeting a female high school hockey player has cast a light on what parents say is a wider issue of bad behavior at a Lehigh Valley league's games. Parents packed into a meeting Wednesday of the Lehigh Valley ...
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Reuters
Veteran running back LeSean McCoy won't be back with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2020, NFL Network's Mike Garafolo reported Thursday. The Chiefs signed McCoy to a one-year deal in September after he was released by the Buffalo Bills. And while he ...
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Yahoo Sports
ASUNCION, Paraguay (AP) Former soccer star Ronaldinho has been detained by Paraguayan police for allegedly entering the country with a falsified passport. [ MORE: Kevin De Bruyne doubtful for Sunday's Manchester derby ]. Police raided the Brazil star's ...
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NBCSports.com
PORTLAND, Ore. — Damian Lillard had 22 points in his return from a groin injury and Carmelo Anthony scored 25 as the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Washington Wizards 125-104 on Wednesday night. "I felt pretty good," Lillard said. "I moved pretty well, ...
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Miami Herald
BLACKSBURG, Va. — Virginia Tech coach Mike Young gave a simple explanation for why his team played much better Wednesday night than it had in the past five weeks when it had lost nine of the past 10 games. "When that thing goes in the basket, the ...
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New York Post
Tyson Fury says Deontay Wilder is just another boxer with an excuse for a loss. While appearing on ITV's "This Morning" Wednesday, Fury explained that he understood why Wilder, who suffered the first loss of his boxing career to Fury via TKO on Feb.
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Reuters
PARIS (Reuters) - The coronavirus outbreak continued to take its toll on cycling as teams withdrew from racing and organizers started to cancel events on Thursday. FILE PHOTO: Astana Pro Team manager Alexandre Vinokourov of Kazakhstan looks on ...
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Ramblin' Fan
The LA Rams offensive line struggles in 2019 strained the teams' offense and defense. Returning Austin Corbett to left guard restores dependability. When the 2019 NFL season started, the LA Rams did not have interior lineman Austin Corbett on the roster.
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San Antonio Current
Apparently, not everyone was crazy about Tim Duncan's recent turn as head coach when the Spurs took on the Charlotte Hornets. Following all the buzz surrounding Duncan filling in for Coach Pop on Tuesday, former Spur Richard Jefferson talked some shit ...
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Fox Business
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A high school basketball coach is in some hot water over letting a celebrity twerker use the Miami Beach Senior High gym to make a video during her Feb. 22 "Twerk Tour" stop. Continue Reading Below. In the Feb. 22 video, Nastya ...
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247Sports
Kentucky athletic director Mitch Barnhart confirmed on Wednesday night there are "consequences" coming for the Wildcats fan who yelled a racial slur toward a Tennessee basketball fan in the final moments of this week's game at Rupp Arena. In a string of ...
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Casper Star-Tribune Online
Wyoming's run in the Mountain West women's basketball tournament ended late Tuesday night. Now the Cowgirls will have to wait to see if there's any life left in their season. The Cowgirls cut a 14-point deficit to five late in the second half but couldn't get any ...
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Saints Wire
Here's a blast from the past: NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported that tight end Jimmy Graham is not expected to return to the Green Bay Packers, meaning that a release is likely in the cards. The Packers can create $8 million in salary cap space by cutting or ...
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CBS Boston
BOSTON (CBS/AP) – A New York sports gambler is facing federal charges in Florida related to threatening social media messages sent to professional athletes. Among those receiving threats from the man were New England Patriots Julian Edelman and Rob ...
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CBS Dallas / Fort Worth
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The Denver Broncos are expected to let left guard Ronald Leary walk away in free agency, and he is not being shy about an interest in a reunion with the Dallas Cowboys. "I do still have my crib in Dallas," Leary tweeted after ...
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Titans Wire
Even if the Tennessee Titans decide to take a pass-rusher in the 2020 NFL Draft, general manager Jon Robinson must look to the free-agent market also to ensure he upgrades the team's biggest area of need right away. Because of the demand for ...
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