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	Sports As-it-happens update ⋅ April 8, 2020
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	ESPN Saints' Drew Brees: 'American people need sports right now' ESPN Drew Brees said Wednesday on The Ellen Show that he thinks "the American people need sports right now." The New Orleans Saints quarterback is also eager to return to the field this fall so he can compete against new NFC South rival Tom Brady. "Yeah ... Flag as irrelevant
	NFL.com Only top-3 teams have reached out to Chase Young NFL.com Chase Young is viewed by most scouts as the top non-quarterback prospect entering the 2020 NFL Draft. NFL Network draft analyst Daniel Jeremiah ranks Young as the top overall player this season. Teams are assuming the Ohio State edge rusher won't be ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sports Illustrated Tom Brady Acknowledges Family Influenced Free-Agency Decision Sports Illustrated When the new league year began last month, all eyes in the NFL focused on quarterback Tom Brady. Brady became an unrestricted free agent for the first time since joining the New England Patriots in 2000 and fielded offers from several teams, the Los ... Flag as irrelevant
	SB Nation The Falcons' new jerseys made all the mistakes the Buccaneers didn't SB Nation The Buccaneers unveiled a lineup of new uniforms they got mostly right. One day later, the Falcons revealed the "we tried too hard" scenario Tampa avoided. Atlanta, home to one of the cleanest throwback looks in the NFL, eschewed that rich sartorial past in ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sports Illustrated NBA Alternative Awards: Obscure Honors From the 2019-20 Regular Season Sports Illustrated The NBA's coronavirus suspension has put a slate of on-court conversations on hold, including those surrounding the end-of-year awards races. LeBron James was trying to chase down Giannis Antetokounmpo for MVP, while Zion Williamson led a desperate ... Flag as irrelevant
	SB Nation The Bengals' uncharacteristic big-money rebuild depends on AJ Green SB Nation The Bengals might finally be changing their stingy ways after handing out nearly $150 million in free agent contracts this spring. D.J. Reader, Vonn Bell, and Trae Waynes each signed with Cincinnati in hopes of spurring change for one of the league's most ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sports Illustrated NFL Draft: Are Jerry & Stephen Crafting a 'Not Fair!' Covid-19 Cowboys Cheat? Sports Illustrated FRISCO - In comedy writing, it's called "The Rule of Threes.'' It's about the rhythm of a joke, and about how "three'' is the magic number. That's the first thing I thought of when I heard the ESPN report that foes of the Dallas Cowboys think it's "not fair that Jerry ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Mets simulation broadcast throws shade at Astros ESPN During a time with no baseball games, even team broadcasters are looking for some way to fill the gap in normalcy that comes with the postponement of the season. On Tuesday night, the New York Mets broadcast booth of Gary Cohen, Keith Hernandez and ... Flag as irrelevant
	FOXSports.com Brady: It was 'just time' to leave Pats for new challenge FOXSports.com TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tom Brady says it was "just time" to move on from the New England Patriots and begin another chapter in his career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The six-time Super Bowl champion spoke Wednesday about a wide range of topics in ... Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo Sports Cal Ripken Jr. remembers the night he broke the MLB consecutive games record Yahoo Sports The night Orioles legend and Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr broke Lou Gehrig's consecutive games played record is etched into the memories of fans everywhere. Not just in Baltimore, but across baseball, fans remember Ripken's fourth inning home run, his lap ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sports Illustrated Report: Could College Football Playoff Expansion Be On the Horizon? Sports Illustrated Long have there been talks of a potential College Football Playoff expansion - really, since the inception of the playoff. The current playoff set-up awards the perceived top four teams in the country with a spot in the bracket, as decided by a committee. Though ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sports Illustrated Playoffs? Sexton Boldly Predicts They Are Coming Soon For Cavs Sports Illustrated Prior to the NBA hiatus, the Cleveland Cavaliers jumbled and stumbled their way to a 19-46 record, worst in the Eastern Conference. But that didn't keep second-year combo guard Collin Sexton from feeling good about the future. How good? Well, good ... Flag as irrelevant
	NFL.com 2020 NFL Draft: Best analytics-based team fits for top five WRs NFL.com With the 2020 NFL Draft just around the corner, I've put my context-based data models to work in search of identifying the best team fit for some of the top players in this year's class. Leading up to Round 1, I'll be taking my top five highest-rated wide receivers, ... Flag as irrelevant
	GolfDigest.com Which was the better Masters: 1986 or 2019? GolfDigest.com Golf is not so much our profession as it is our passion at Golf Digest, and often that passion translates to philosophical, analytical, ideological and, occasionally, idiotic workplace discussions about the game. During this time of pause in our sport (and in the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Panthers.com Matt Rhule on working from home, Teddy Bridgewater's fit for offense Panthers.com Like most, Panthers head coach Matt Rhule is staying at home, sequestered with family as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to upend normal life. This is not what Rhule envisioned for his first offseason program in Carolina. Wednesday was supposed to be ... Flag as irrelevant
	FOXSports.com Vikings all-time tournament second round: 1998 (1) vs. 1970 (9) FOXSports.com A second-round matchup in the all-time Minnesota Vikings tournament — No. 1 seed 1998 vs. No. 9 seed 1970. Vikings All-Time Tournament. Introduction, how it works · Bracket, team capsules · Game recaps. How they got here: Defeated 16th-seeded 2012 ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sports Illustrated Draft Prospect Profile | DL Marlon Davidson, Auburn Sports Illustrated Auburn defensive lineman Marlon Davidson almost quit football in the eighth grade. After getting into an argument with his Pop Warner coach, Davidson left practice early in what he presumed was his last football practice. When Davidson told his mother ... Flag as irrelevant
	nj.com NFL rumors: Did Seahawks' Jadeveon Clowney overplay his hand in free agency negotiations? nj.com Jadeveon Clowney is still a free agent in search of an NFL home. Most analysts believed he'd return to the Seahawks, but that's appearing less and less likely these days. Clowney is losing the Seahawks' interest in this NFL free-agency twist, according to The ... Flag as irrelevant
	nj.com Why Phillies' Joe Girardi believes moving plate umpire behind pitcher is better than robo umps nj.com Phillies manager Joe Girardi doesn't have a strong opinion one way or the other on MLB's Arizona plan to have a 2020 season while the country still is battling the coronavirus pandemic. Send all 30 teams to the Phoenix area next month to begin a 4 1/2 ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBCSports.com Taiwanese team to put robot mannequins dressed up as fans in the stands NBCSports.com There is a baseball league in Taiwan and one of the teams in that league is called the Rakuten Monkeys. Normally just noting that there was a baseball team called the "Monkeys" would be enough to justify a post on this website. I'd be all like, "haha, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sports Illustrated 76ers' Shake Milton Officially Announces Donation Sports Illustrated On Wednesday morning, another member of the Philadelphia 76ers made a contribution to healthcare workers around the city of Philly as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect our everyday lives. Joel Embiid, Ben Simmons, and Al Horford became the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Miami Herald Here is where South Florida baseball players stand as MLB Draft expected in the summer Miami Herald Now that Major League Baseball has announced that this year's draft will be held no later than July 20 and will likely include just five rounds, it's time to figure out what that means to local teams. The Miami Hurricanes, who started the season ranked No. Flag as irrelevant
	Sports Illustrated Stanley Cup Predictions if the NHL Season Hadn't Been Postponed Sports Illustrated April is supposed to be a time for wild-card mayhem, double-overtime Game 7s and four-game sweeps of everyone's Stanley Cup shoo-in. It's supposed to be when fans are developing new superstitions and relying on old ones to get their teams one win ... Flag as irrelevant
	nj.com Baseball in August? Yankees hoping for long-shot return nj.com It was barely a month ago that Major League Baseball was clinging to the following timeline in mind: the COVID-19 virus begins to recede in late April, followed by a hurry-up spring training by Memorial Day and, voila, the games return in June. "That's the ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Tennis Integrity Unit links rising gambling alerts to coronavirus ESPN The group charged with monitoring gambling and punishing corruption in tennis found nearly double the number of suspect matches during the first three months of 2020 -- an increase it tied to the coronavirus pandemic. The London-based Tennis Integrity ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sports Illustrated Ranking Bob Quinn's Worst Draft Selections Sports Illustrated With general manager Bob Quinn at the helm, the Lions organization seems to have placed more importance on character than pure talent when deciding on who to select in the draft. Despite criticisms that his selections are too conservative, Quinn has ... Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo Sports Florence Schelling becomes first woman GM of top-level men's team Yahoo Sports SC Bern of Switzerland's National League has named Florence Schelling as its new general manager. The appointment makes her the first woman in such a role in top-level men's hockey. "We were looking for a young, fresh, visionary and intelligent person," ... Flag as irrelevant
	Bleacher Report Khabib's Manager Rips Conor McGregor: 'He's Just Like a Jealous Prostitute' Bleacher Report Ali Abdelaziz, the manager for UFC star Khabib Nurmagomedov, criticized what he believed to be the hypocrisy of Conor McGregor during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. McGregor has issued a public service announcement telling fans to stay indoors to ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Florida Times-Union Coronavirus: Jaguars to distribute 45000 protective masks The Florida Times-Union This content is being provided for free as a public service to our readers during the coronavirus outbreak. For the latest news on the coronavirus, subscribe to our free newsletter and download our app. Please support local journalism by subscribing to the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sports Illustrated Swinney: 'Character Is What You're Doing When No One Is Looking' Sports Illustrated While the college football world has been put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic, coaches are scrambling for ways to keep their players in shape despite them being scattered across the country. At Clemson, head coach Dabo Swinney says for the ... Flag as irrelevant
	ECUPirates.com Trio Named To CSCAA All-America Team ECUPirates.com COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Three East Carolina student-athletes were chosen today as All-Americans by the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America for the 2019-20 season, giving the program its first All-America selections since ... Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo Sports 2020 NBA Mock Draft 4.0: Teams still on schedule for June Yahoo Sports The NBA season may be at a standstill, but that won't slow NBA teams down from preparing for the upcoming draft that's currently slated for June 25. While this draft is short on star power like this year's NBA rookie class, which includes Zion Williamson of New ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sacramento Bee Athletics: World Championships Moved to July 2022 to Avoid Olympics Clash The New York Times (Reuters) - The world athletics championships have been moved back 11 months to July 2022 to avoid clashing with the Tokyo Olympics, which was also postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak, the sport's governing body said Wednesday. World Athletics ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Root If NBA Owners Get Their Way, LeBron James, Kevin Durant Among Players Who Could Be Forced to Return Salary The Root As someone who lives in Los Angeles and fraternizes with more public figures and celebrities than I care to admit, one thing I can say with complete certainty is that many of their lives are a façade. Advertisement. Their carefully curated Instagram accounts will ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Dale Jr., Janet Guthrie among 2020 NASCAR Hall of Fame nominees Fox News Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Burton and Carl Edwards were among the new nominees for NASCAR's next Hall of Fame class announced Tuesday under a revamped voting protocol. Voters for 11 years elected five members per class first from a list of 25 ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post F1 puts some staff on furlough, execs take pay cuts Washington Post LONDON — With nearly half of the season already altered by the coronavirus pandemic, Formula One said Wednesday it will furlough half of its staff until the end of May and senior executives will take pay cuts. F1 called off last month's Australian Grand Prix ... Flag as irrelevant
	BoSox Injection Boston Red Sox ace Chris Sale reflects on a difficult offseason BoSox Injection Between battling pneumonia in Spring Training, getting Tommy John surgery, and the prospect of the upcoming MLB season being played in isolation, Chris Sale has had a difficult offseason. Chris Sale has had a rough go of if over the last year. Coming out ... Flag as irrelevant
	TCPalm Coronavirus in Florida: Miami AD Blake James will do 'whatever it would take' to get football, fall sports TCPalm University of Miami athletic director Blake James stopped by his office Tuesday morning in Coral Gables. Other than a daily facilities worker, the building was eerily quiet, like many businesses nowadays. James does not know how long it will be dark. No one ... Flag as irrelevant
	Bleacher Report Christian Yelich: 'Probably 50-50' MLB Season Gets Canceled Due to Coronavirus Bleacher Report ESPN's Jeff Passan broke news on Monday that Major League Baseball is considering starting its currently suspended season in Arizona without fans as early as May. Players, coaches and other support staff would be stationed in hotels in the midst of the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Buffalo News National Lacrosse League, Bandits cancel rest of regular season Buffalo News The National Lacrosse League has canceled the remainder of its regular season. The league had suspended regular season play March 12 amid the coronavirus outbreak. The regular season was scheduled to end April 25, but league officials said they ... Flag as irrelevant
	Phoenix Business Journal Valley golf courses, players adjust to social distancing Phoenix Business Journal Arizona Governor Doug Ducey's executive order says golf courses are essential and can stay open as long as they maintain CDC guidelines for social distancing. Golfer John Waltz says where he plays, the Dobson Ranch Golf Course in Mesa, does just that. Flag as irrelevant
	Da Windy City Chicago Bears: Mitchell Trubisky will not lack motivation in 2020 Da Windy City In case he needed it, Mitchell Trubisky will have all the motivation he could ask for in the 2020 season. As the Chicago Bears move towards the start of the 2020 season, Mitchell Trubisky, their incumbent quarterback will be looking to re-establish himself as a ... Flag as irrelevant
	TribLIVE Vote on Marc-Andre Fleury's best playoff saves. And relive the 2009 Stanley Cup Final TribLIVE About an hour ago. Wednesday's "Essey Tire" hockey podcast features Penguins Radio Network host Brian Metzer, as we flashback to the 2009 Stanley Cup Final. Because, well, there are no 2020 NHL playoffs to discuss right now. Thanks for that, covid-19. Flag as irrelevant
	The Daily Progress Minneapolis memories: On one-year anniversary, 10 Virginia fans share their national championship stories The Daily Progress One year ago, De'Andre Hunter hit a clutch 3-pointer in the corner to tie the national championship game at 68. One year ago, the Cavaliers went a perfect 12-for-12 from the free-throw line in overtime. One year ago, the Virginia men's basketball team won the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sharonherald Kaline was a 17-year-old prospect in 1952 AAABA Tournament Sharonherald Editor's note: This story was originally published Aug. 8, 2004, when The Tribune-Democrat ran a series profiling AAABA Tournament players who went on to major league success. This story spotlighting Baseball Hall of Famer Al Kaline, who passed away ... Flag as irrelevant
	MLive.com Sam Houston State QB Ty Brock transfers to Central Michigan MLive.com Two years ago, Ty Brock was one of the top freshmen in the Southland Conference and in the FCS. But after a injury-plaged sophomore season, Brock announced Wednesday on Twitter that he will transfer to Central Michigan University for his final two ... Flag as irrelevant
	Chicago Daily Herald Despite delay, organizers planning for successful BMW Championship Chicago Daily Herald The tournament schedules of the pro golf tours have turned into a mess, the result of the coronavirus pandemic. Chicago's premier tournament, the BMW Championship, won't undergo much of an adjustment, however. The FedEx Cup Playoff event was ... Flag as irrelevant
	WKOW Giannis shares photo of son in new Instagram post WKOW MILWAUKEE (WKOW) — Milwaukee Bucks forward and reigning NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo and his girlfriend, Mariah Danae Riddlesprigger, are showing off their son. In a post on Instagram Tuesday, Antetokounmpo wrote, "Hello World," next to a ... Flag as irrelevant
	Marshalltown Times Republican Hope springs eternal Marshalltown Times Republican Normalcy is hard to come by in 2020 at any level of American life — and the athletic staff at Marshalltown High School is trying to navigate life where the status of spring and summer sports is in limbo. Marshalltown Activities Director Ryan Isgrig said it has ... Flag as irrelevant
	Record-Courier Clear vision: Program provides ski goggles to medical staff Record-Courier Olympic snowboard champion Anna Gasser cleaned out her closet in Austria over the weekend and found nine pairs of goggles. They're all being cleaned, packed and donated, including a pair she's pretty certain she wore at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games. Flag as irrelevant
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