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| B/R Staff's Bold Predictions for 2020 NFL Draft The 2020 NFL draft is likely to be...weird. But that's OK, because most would have to agree that weird beats the status quo at the moment. And in a world in which sports are on pause, an odd, work-from-home draft should at least provide a welcome distraction ... | |
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| NFL draft buzz: Cardinals, Panthers could trade down However you measure the passage of time -- a clock, a sundial, or the number of "sleeps" remaining until a momentous occasion -- we're near one of the most exciting moments of the NFL's offseason. The 2020 NFL Draft is one day away. And unsurprisingly ... | |
| It May Be Smoke, but Henry Ruggs III Would Make Chiefs Unstoppable With only a couple of days left until the 2020 NFL draft, the predraft rumors are flying by in swarms. Many more teams have been linked to either trading up or down in the first round on April 23 than those who haven't. One of the franchises linked to making a ... | |
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| Why Won't MLB Teams Issue Refunds? At what point must a sports organization offer to refund money for a ticket to a game scheduled during the coronavirus pandemic? Is it when the pandemic started several months ago? Or when President Donald Trump proclaimed a national emergency on ... | |
| Yankees' Mount Rushmore: Picking the 4 best Bombers by the decade The price for sirloin steak was 20 cents a pound, peanut butter was 10 cents a jar and it cost $67 for a roundtrip rail ticket from Newark to San Francisco when the orgins of the Yankees first arrived in New York on Jan. 9, 1903 for just $18,000. That's what it cost ... | |
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| AHL notebook: Top goalie prospects Goalies often need significant development time in the American Hockey League as they make the transition to the NHL from the Canadian Hockey League, college hockey, or Europe. As part of a series examining some of the top AHL prospects, NHL.com ... | |
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| A Ryder Cup with no fans is no Ryder Cup at all The fans make the Ryder Cup, and the concept of holding it without them—of watching Ian Poulter or Justin Thomas hole a critical putt, only to be greeted by the faint whistle of the winds whipping in off Lake Michigan—is unthinkable. It would diminish the ... | |
| What Lamar Jackson Wants in the Draft Lamar Jackson prefers playing quarterback to playing general manager. However, during a Tuesday video conference, it was not surprising that Jackson was asked about the Ravens' upcoming draft, because teams often make decisions with their franchise ... | |
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| British Dream of Path to Draft but the Road Is Long (Reuters) - The National Football League holds its annual draft on Thursday and while the lockdown version means it will be online rather than the planned glitzy show in Las Vegas, there will be plenty of fans outside of the United States following along. | |
| NWHL adding first Canadian team, in Toronto The NWHL is expanding to Toronto for the 2020-21 season, the league announced on Wednesday. Johanna Neilson Boynton, a former captain of the Harvard's women's hockey team, is leading the ownership group for the league's sixth franchise. Margaret ... | |
| Susie Maxwell Berning elected to World Golf Hall of Fame Susie Maxwell Berning, one of six women to capture the U.S. Women's Open at least three times, has been elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame announced the election Wednesday morning, making Maxwell Berning the fourth and final ... | |
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| On this date, April 22: Pat Tillman is killed in Afghanistan This article originally was published on April 23, 2004. Pat Tillman, the overachieving NFL player who walked away from a multimillion-dollar contract so he could serve his country as a member of the U.S. Army's elite Rangers unit, was killed in action in ... | |
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| With Spelling Bee Canceled, Ex-Spellers Launch Their Own Bee With this year's Scripps National Spelling Bee canceled because the coronavirus pandemic, an online spelling bee launched by two Texas teenagers is offering a consolation prize of sorts, with competitors nationwide including many of the kids who were ... | |
| Barcelona's Braithwaite: I hid transfer away from family, friends Martin Braithwaite has told ESPN he first learned of Barcelona's interest in signing him at the end of January but kept it a secret from his friends and family, including his wife, who eventually found out about the dream move in the media. Braithwaite, 28, joined ... | |
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| Brett Hundley denies ex-wife's abuse claims, plans to countersue Arizona Cardinals quarterback Brett Hundley claims he did not abuse his ex-wife. A lawyer told TMZ the lawsuit filed by Hundley's ex-wife — in which she claims Hundley was abusive multiple times — is "100 percent false." Hundley's lawyer claims the lawsuit ... | |
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| Northern Ireland coach leaves amid Euro 2020 playoff delays BELFAST, Northern ireland (AP) - Northern Ireland coach Michael O'Neill left his job on Wednesday, citing uncertainty about the team's European Championship playoffs caused by the coronavirus pandemic. O'Neill was widely praised for leading the team to ... | |
| EPL told to consider blocking Saudi Arabia buying Newcastle The English Premier League has been asked by human rights activists and one of its major broadcast partners to consider blocking Saudi Arabia's attempt to buy Newcastle United. Amnesty International wrote to league chief executive Richard Masters to say ... | |
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| Bucks' George Hill: Wife's grandmother has beaten coronavirus Milwaukee Bucks guard George Hill says his wife's 85-year-old grandmother recently battled the coronavirus. "By the grace of God, she beat it,'' Hill said. Hill has been in San Antonio during the NBA's pandemic-imposed hiatus. Hill says he hasn't been ... | |
| New Jersey Devils: Gerard Gallant's Impact On Nico Hischier The New Jersey Devils have reportedly interviewed Gerard Gallant. If he is hired, he would have a major impact on one play inparticular; Nico Hischier. The New Jersey Devils have apparently interviewed Gerard Gallant last week for the vacant head ... | |
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| Matty Ice gets nod as Falcons' greatest success on draft day ATLANTA — BEST FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICK: QB Matt Ryan. Hard to go with anyone other than Matty Ice, who restored some credibility for the franchise in 2008 as the No. 3 pick from Boston College on the heels of Michael Vick going to prison for ... | |
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| Former UCLA soccer coach to plead guilty in admissions scam The former University of California at Los Angeles men's soccer coach will plead guilty to taking $200,000 in bribes as part of the college admissions cheating scheme, federal prosecutors said Tuesday. Jorge Salcedo, 47, of Los Angeles, will admit to getting ... | |
| From Kelly to Cousineau, the Bills' best, worst draft picks BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - BEST FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICK: Let's go with picks, plural, because it's impossible to separate Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees Jim Kelly and Bruce Smith. They formed the core of the Buffalo teams that made - and lost - four ... | |
| UFC 249 reportedly has Florida location on May 9 When Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis allowed WWE to hold live events with no fan attendance in his state recently, deeming the pro wrestling company an "essential business," it opened the door, as we noted, for boxing and mixed martial arts to do the same. | |
| Kasparov to Take Part in Online Nations Cup Amid Pandemic (Reuters) - Former world champion Garry Kasparov will be among the competitors in an online Nations Cup, a new chess competition featuring six teams of four players, the World Chess Federation (FIDE) announced on Tuesday. Some big chess names from ... | |
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| OHSAA officially cancels spring sports COLUMBUS — Jerry Snodgrass will be able to picture the moment forever. He had just hung up the phone with Ohio Governor Mike DeWine. And before the Executive Director of the Ohio High School Athletic Association made the public announcement that ... | |
| Anil Kumble the best captain I played under: Gautam Gambhir The cricketer-turned-politician believes if Kumble had led Team India for a longer period, he would have broken every captaincy records. Share Via Email. Published: 22nd April 2020 12:46 PM | Last Updated: 22nd April 2020 12:46 PM | A+A A-. Former ... | |
| La Liga giants join Liverpool in race for Inter Milan midfielder Barcelona and Real Madrid have joined Liverpool in the race to sign Inter Milan's Marcelo Brozovic. The Reds supposedly made contact with the midfielder's agent last week but they could now face competition from both La Liga giants. The Croatian has a ... | |
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