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As-it-happens update March 27, 2020
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NBCSports.com
Earlier this week, the Ravens touted their defensive line as the most improved position group through the first wave of free agency. They even felt comfortable enough to trade rotational piece Chris Wormley to the Steelers.
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ESPN
Having had 10 missed field goals in 2019 for the Los Angeles Rams, veteran kicker Greg Zuerlein and the Dallas Cowboys have agreed to a three-year, $7.5 million deal with $3.5 million guaranteed, sources confirmed to ESPN's Todd Archer on Friday.
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ESPN
Having had 10 missed field goals in 2019, the Dallas Cowboys have signed veteran kicker Greg Zuerlein to a three-year, $7.5 million deal, sources confirmed to ESPN on Friday. NFL Network was the first to report the agreement. The Cowboys had already ...
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NFL.com
New Denver Broncos running back Melvin Gordon famously held out last year, sitting out the first three games of the 2019 season in hopes of getting a new contract from the Los Angeles Chargers. The payday never came in L.A.. Now with another AFC West ...
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ESPN
Villanova has hired former Wildcats player Denise Dillon, the coach at fellow Philadelphia school Drexel, to replace Harry Perretta as women's basketball coach. Perretta retired after 42 seasons and a 783-489 record at the school, and was Dillon's coach ...
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FOXSports.com
MIAMI (AP) — As linebacker Kyle Van Noy visited with reporters for the first time since joining the Miami Dolphins, he wore headphones — not for noise canceling, but to hear the questions. Because of the new coronavirus, the Dolphins arranged media ...
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ESPN
ESPN NBA analyst Doris Burke has received a positive diagnosis for COVID-19 but says she is symptom-free more than two weeks after her initial concerns of an illness. Burke addressed her diagnosis with ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski on Friday's episode of ...
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Yahoo Sports
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___. The Atlanta Hawks and State Farm are funding support for a new project to provide 4,000 meals each week to approximately 1,000 healthcare workers treating coronavirus ...
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Sports Illustrated
Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players' Association have approved a deal that answers crucial questions about how an abbreviated or cancelled 2020 season would play out. As reported by The Associate Press and other media, ...
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ESPN
The NBA is going to need to build a bubble. The top challenge facing the league is creating a safe environment for players, coaches, referees, support staff and technical operators. An environment that, in the early stages of resuming the season, might not ...
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ESPN
Top international prospect Josh Primo has committed to Alabama and coach Nate Oats, he told ESPN on Friday. "I am grateful to all of the schools that have recruited me during this process, however it is time to make a decision," said Primo, a 6-foot-5 ...
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SB Nation
The NFL has announced it's continuing with business as usual with the draft going forward as planned from April 23-25. That's welcome news to me. I will enjoy the draft giving me a break from reality and the coronavirus pandemic. However, there are still ...
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HoustonTexans.com
WR RANDALL COBB. What was the primary reason you chose the Texans, and what do you think about playing with QB Deshaun Watson? "The reason I picked the Texans is, obviously, I think that you look at what they've been able to do over the past few ...
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Yahoo Sports
Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger became the second prominent college quarterback this week to use his platform to raise money for those adversely impacted by the coronavirus. Ehlinger announced on social media on Friday that he started a GoFundMe ...
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Bleacher Report
Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Tyrod Taylor posted a photo of himself working out with free-agent quarterback Cam Newton on his Instagram on Friday: Jason B. Hirschhorn @by_JBH. Good morning. Here's Tyrod Taylor and Cam Newton working out ...
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Sports Illustrated
Even though Cal was unlikely to get into this year's NCAA basketball tournament, the Bears' athletic department will feel the finanical effects of the cancellation of that event. We are frequently being reminded that the Bears had not been eliminated from NCAA ...
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cleveland.com
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Browns' headline signings came early in free agency with Austin Hooper and Jack Conklin, but a signing later in the opening week of the league year may end up being one of the more impactful signings of an efficient, targeted ...
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Atlanta Journal Constitution
Running back Todd Gurley, who has agreed to terms with the Falcons on a one-year contract, is looking forward to returning to the state. Gurley, who played at Georgia, went on the "Green Light" podcast with this former teammate Chris Long for a rollicking 20 ...
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NBCSports.com
One of the odder parts of the general agreement between MLB and the MLBPA governing the truncated 2020 baseball season was revealed earlier this afternoon: rosters are expected to expand to 29 players for the first month of the season once games ...
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Arizona Sports
The Arizona Cardinals aren't the only team in the NFC West keeping busy during the NFL offseason. Each team in the NFC West has either lost a major name, brought one back or is waiting to see what its big free agent is doing. Here's a look at what the ...
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USA TODAY
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas guard Mason Jones has declared for the NBA draft. Jones made the announcement on social media Friday, and the University of Arkansas confirmed the decision with a congratulatory statement. Jones, a 6-foot-5 junior, ...
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NBCSports.com
Anthony Rizzo and his family's foundation are working diligently to support the health care workers combatting the COVID-19 pandemic. Latest Cubs Talk. Rizzo discusses support of health care workers amid COVID-19 · Kyle Schwarber provides support to ...
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USA TODAY
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky reserve guard Johnny Juzang will enter the NCAA transfer portal after one season with the Wildcats. The 6-foot-6 freshman from Los Angeles can transfer to another school without restrictions per NCAA rules. Juzang played ...
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NBCSports.com
Boston Celtics coach Brad Stevens finished up a PowerPoint presentation Friday morning, not on basketball, but on the coronavirus pandemic facing our nation and all the way people can help give back in these uncertain times. Stevens planned to show the ...
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Sports Illustrated
"I think a lot of things are contagious including generosity... so our hope is because you let us know that you made this big generous donation, other people will look and say you know what maybe I can help out too. Drew we love ya!" said TODAY Show host ...
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Minneapolis Star Tribune
The Minnesota Vikings re-signed two more of their own free agents on Friday, with new contracts for running back Ameer Abdullah and center Brett Jones. Abdullah has been the team's primary kickoff returner since being claimed off waivers from Detroit on ...
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Los Angeles Times
Anze Kopitar hopes the Kings' season isn't over yet. During a videoconference call alongside three other Pacific Division players on Friday afternoon, Kopitar said that, whenever play is able to resume amid the COVID-19 pandemic, he would be in favor of the ...
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Yahoo Sports
Receiver Randall Cobb could have gone back to the Cowboys. He chose to leave for Houston despite Dallas hiring his former head coach in Green Bay. When the Cowboys hired Mike McCarthy, everyone assumed Cobb would return for a second season.
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USA TODAY
Thanks in large part to swift action by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, North America's major professional sports leagues got it right earlier this month in shutting down arenas, stadiums and training sites as the novel coronavirus surged worldwide.
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CBSSports.com
Will there be an NBA Draft Combine? Predraft workouts? A draft in June? Right now, because of the coronavirus pandemic ravaging our country, there are more questions than answers. When things will be back to even close to normal is something medical ...
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oregonlive.com
LONDON — The date of the next world track championships is in limbo until the International Olympic Committee decides on a new schedule for the postponed Tokyo Games. Sebastian Coe, the Olympic great who is now president of World Athletics, said ...
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Bleacher Report
Shaka Smart will return for his sixth season as head basketball coach at the University of Texas in 2020-21. Speaking to Brian Davis of the American Statesman on Friday, Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte said Smart is "our coach." "Nothing's changed ...
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Call to the Pen
The Toy Cannon died at 78 Thursday. Jimmy Wynn wrestled with managers and himself until he settled into retirement, working for the Houston Astros. Jimmy Wynn probably deserved better in a still-impressive major league career. The not-so-tall outfielder ...
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Los Angeles Times
Ever since Tom Brady joined the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last week, there's been speculation that free-agent receiver Antonio Brown might follow his buddy to Florida to resume what was once a spectacular NFL career. But before breaking out our old ...
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Bleacher Report
UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones told police officers before being arrested that he was getting "stir crazy" sitting at his house when he decided to drive his car. Police body camera footage obtained by MMA Junkie's Nolan King shows Jones ...
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Forbes
Major League Baseball and the player's union reached an agreement on Thursday, March 26 that covers how salaries and contracts will be treated in the event of a shortened or cancelled 2020 season. As the United States becomes the world leader in ...
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Yahoo Sports
The Cowboys made a good offer to linebacker Sean Lee to bring him back this month, and Lee thinks there's a good offer coming for quarterback Dak Prescott as well. Lee said on SiriusXM NFL Radio that he and his teammates have no reason to worry about ...
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Acme Packing Company
When it comes to the NFL draft, the Green Bay Packers are like that one friend who always dates the same kind of person. Unlike that friend, though, the "type" tends to work for the Packers, who prioritize outstanding athletes with average-or-better size and ...
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Yahoo Sports
The NFL is likely to make playoff expansion next week. Owners will vote next week on the proposal to add one more team from each conference to the playoffs, according to Judy Battista of NFL Media. With the NFL and the rest of the world shying away from ...
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nj.com
Yankees manager Aaron Boone believes players need a spring training longer than two weeks whenever MLB can resume playing without fear of the coronavirus. Boone was speaking with The Michael Kay Show on ESPN radio on Thursday when he said he ...
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Grizzlies.com
For now, the games have ceased as league players, team officials and fans continue to cope with the global Coronavirus health crisis that's forced the NBA's hiatus. But for the Grizzlies and the league's 29 other teams, the business and spirit of the game forge ...
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Michigan State Athletics
EAST LANSING – Michigan State senior Allyson Geer-Park has been named to the United States Team for the 2020 Arnold Palmer Cup, it was announced on Friday, March 27. Geer-Park was one of six players to garner an automatic qualifier to the ...
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ESPN
Seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson has joined the field for IndyCar's inaugural online race as he contemplates driving in that series following his retirement from full-time stock car racing. IndyCar has followed NASCAR, IMSA and Formula One in ...
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AZCardinals.com
DeAndre Hopkins has already become one of the most popular Cardinals because, well, he's DeAndre Hopkins. But Friday, the wide receiver acquired in trade earlier this month and who may not have even gotten out to Arizona yet, made a gesture that goes ...
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Sacramento Bee
MIAMI — Jack Knowlton has a condo about a mile away from the finish line at Gulfstream Park. And that's as close as he will get to the winner's circle on Saturday. He's hoping his horse can get there anyway. The 69th running of the Florida Derby is Saturday, ...
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FOXSports.com
Perunovich signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the Blues on Friday, Jeremy Rutherford of The Athletic reports. Perunovich was passed up in each of his first two years of draft eligibility due to his size (5-9, 164), but the Blues nabbed him in the second ...
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al.com
Like their spring sports counterparts, Alabama high school football coaches are left to wonder what is next for their teams during this coronavirus pandemic. Gov. Kay Ivey issued an order on Thursday requesting all public schools finish the academic year at ...
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Bleacher Report
Golfer Davis Love III's house in St. Simons Island, Georgia, was destroyed by a fire early Friday morning, Love confirmed to ESPN's Bob Harig and Mark Schlabach. Love, who was home with his wife Robin when the fire started, provided a statement, noting ...
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Bleacher Report
Although it's unclear when the 2019-20 NHL season will resume, Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid lobbied to play the campaign to its completion when the league restarts. "I think [the standings] look pretty good right now," McDavid said, per ESPN's ...
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Reuters
USA Basketball is weighing alternative roster options in the event of a potential conflict between the delayed Tokyo Olympics and the NBA season. If the postponed Games are moved from a July 2020 start to March or April of 2021, NBA players would not be ...
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