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As-it-happens update April 27, 2020
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Bleacher Report
It's a tradition as old as my time at Bleacher Report to immediately feed the need for an early mock draft as soon as the current year ends. This year is no different with a dangerously early look at the 2021 class. First things first: The draft order is based on ...
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Bleacher Report
The NFL draft is only part of the rookie selection process. The moment the draft ends marks the beginning of rookie free agency and the feeding frenzy that ensues. Teams quickly scramble to sign the top players who didn't hear their names called over draft ...
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ESPN
Legendary Notre Dame women's basketball head coach Muffet McGraw stunned the sports world when she announced she was retiring last week. The 64-year-old McGraw spent the past 33 years coaching the Fighting Irish, going 848-252 with two national ...
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NFL.com
Just how great a need tight end was for the Bears is debatable. Nonetheless, for an offense absent of substance or swagger in a trying 2019 season, perhaps tight end Cole Kmet is the player they need to ignite the unit from its hibernation. "I know that Bears ...
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Sports Illustrated
The Bengals emerged from the NFL Draft with seven pieces that project to be a big part of their future, capping a successful offseason in Cincinnati. The roster looks much different than it did on Dec. 29 when they beat the Browns in the season finale at Paul ...
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Steelers.com
The 2020 NFL Draft was like no other, done virtually for the first time ever with teams working from home because of the impact of COVID-19. But it went off without a hitch, and for the Steelers, it meant finding a new crop of players that will eventually be ...
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ESPN
THREE DAYS HAD passed since Doc Rivers watched the first two episodes of "The Last Dance," and he couldn't get the predicament former Chicago Bulls coach Phil Jackson faced during that 1997-98 season out of his head. "Can you imagine?" Rivers ...
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Sports Illustrated
The Baltimore Ravens added 10 young playmakers to their roster in this year's NFL Draft. General manager Eric DeCosta has done an effective job building a roster than can compete for a playoff spot in 2020 while having a foundation for long-term success.
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NFL.com
Tony Romo defied the odds going from undrafted walk-on to the starting quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys, but on one Monday night in Buffalo, the quarterback could also defy the reality of a box score. Tonight, ESPN (8:00 p.m. ET) will re-air the Dallas ...
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Bleacher Report
Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor says the team has "no concern" with Joe Burrow learning its system despite all team workouts being indefinitely postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic. Taylor told Peter King of NBC Sports: "I don't think ...
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ESPN
The ATP and WTA tours are currently suspended due to the global coronavirus pandemic, but that doesn't mean you can't see your favorite tennis players working on their skills. Thanks to the wonder of the internet, stars like Roger Federer and Andy Murray ...
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The Mercury News
Oregon produced the top pick from the Pac-12 in the 2020 NFL Draft and is the heavy favorite to produce the Pac-12's top pick in the 2021 NFL Draft. (Sorry about that, Husky fans.) But sizable uncertainty exists about what happens to the conference's draft ...
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Bleacher Report
The Chicago Bulls reportedly reached an agreement with Philadelphia 76ers Senior Vice President of Player Personnel Marc Eversley to become their next general manager. ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported Eversley agreed to terms on the deal late ...
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nj.com
What a football weekend. The 2020 NFL Draft lived up to the billing, and was worth watching in every single way. Now, we get to sort out what happened, give out grades and assign winners and losers for every pick in the draft and teams across the sport.
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Los Angeles Times
The NBA informed teams this weekend that franchises located in states that are relaxing social-distancing standards and stay-at-home orders can reopen their training facilities Friday, but Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban said he is waiting for more ...
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Forbes
A native of Mississippi, Willie Gay Jr. started playing football at the age of 6. "I was always the fastest guy on the field," he said. Gay remained one of the fastest linebackers on the college level while playing at Mississippi State. At the 2020 NFL Combine, the ...
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ESPN
Lewis Hamilton's lack of unsporting moments on the race track is "unprecedented" and sets him apart from other great Formula One champions of the past, according to Mercedes technical boss James Allison. Hamilton is one championship away from ...
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nj.com
No, it's not the real thing. But it's something. As we await Major League Baseball getting the green light to go forward with some sort of a spring training 2.0 and something resembling a regular season (where, when and how to be determined), every fan is ...
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ESPN
The French Grand Prix has been cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic, meaning Formula One's season is unlikely to begin until July at the earliest. Earlier this month the the country's president, Emmanuel Macron, said the ongoing coronavirus ...
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Firstpost
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___. FIFA wants to let soccer teams use five substitutes to cope with expected schedule congestion caused by the coronavirus pandemic. FIFA says the temporary plan could ...
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Wall Street Journal
The Borussia Dortmund players hadn't kicked a soccer ball in almost two weeks when the club reached out with a surprising invitation. While the rest of the sports world sheltered on exercise bikes, they were being summoned back to practice. What they found ...
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New York Post
Dave Gettleman said he would fix the offensive line "once and for all" heading into the 2020 NFL Draft. Well, the general manager sure did get the Giants a couple of offensive linemen that we should see for years to come. But how well did Gettlema do overall ...
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ESPN
Manchester United midfielder Scott McTominay has said that he rejected a loan move to fight for his place at the club shortly after manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's arrival. The midfielder has become integral to Solskjaer's rebuild at Old Trafford, but he has said ...
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Sports Illustrated
The immediate reaction to the signing of Austin Hooper in free agency wasn't really talking about Hooper. Rather, it was people rushing to the conclusion that the Cleveland Browns must be trading David Njoku as if both couldn't be on the field at once.
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Peachtree Hoops
In advance of the 2020 NBA Draft, Peachtree Hoops is evaluating prospects with a look at what the Atlanta Hawks might be considering from now until the selection process occurs. Dozens of prospects will profiled in this space and, in this installment, we ...
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NBCSports.com
The 2020 NFL Draft has come and gone, but it did not pass without plenty of fireworks. Trending Now. 0:43 · Antonio Gandy-Golden's talents go beyond the football field · 1:22 · Trading Trent Williams is Ron Rivera's biggest step yet · 0:45 · J.K. Dobbins glad to ...
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Rocky Top Insider
Darrell Taylor didn't have to wait long to be taken in the 2020 NFL Draft. Though he wasn't a first round draft pick, the edge rusher out of Tennessee was quickly snatched up by the Seattle Seahawks with the 48th overall pick in the second round. In fact, the ...
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BoxingScene.com
Dillian Whyte and Andy Ruiz landed on the same card for their last respective ring appearances. Getting the two together in the same ring, however, has proven to be problematic, although it has made for entertaining—if not bizarre—social media banter along ...
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CNN International
(CNN) Everton Football Club says it is "appalled" after images emerged apparently showing striker Moise Kean at a party in violation of government coronavirus guidelines. As the United Kingdom remains in lockdown -- which would prohibit attending or ...
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nj.com
Newark, N.J. native Shaquille O'Neal was a larger-than-life basketball star during his 20 seasons in the NBA. That reputation has carried over into his retirement. TMZ reports the 7-foot Hall of Famer helped pay for the funeral of an 11-year-old who died in a ...
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Toro Times
The best Houston Texans news this past weekend was the decision made when Bill O'Brien drafted Ross Blacklock in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft. Houston Texans news this past Friday night was positive for a change as the franchise brought ...
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MLive.com
More than 250 football players realized a dream when they selected in the 2020 NFL Draft. During the three-day event, several players with ties to the state of Michigan were among those selected and several players from the mitten state also received ...
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Los Angeles Times
In a quest for information about how to best handle the first virtual offseason program in NFL history, Rams coach Sean McVay received an assist from Clippers coach Doc Rivers. The NBA has been on hiatus for more than six weeks because of the COVID-19 ...
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WNDU-TV
Michael Jordan was known for making the biggest shots on the court. Off the court, he reaped the benefits of the biggest negotiations and endorsements, by way of his agent, David Falk, who called the shots. "I love our relationship, I love him, I love his loyalty, ...
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Minneapolis Star Tribune
After taking 12 players in the 2019 draft, the Vikings put together a class over the weekend that makes last year's group seem quaint by comparison. They turned their pre-draft supply of 12 choices into 17 picks, trading two for picks in next year's draft and ...
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Las Vegas Review-Journal
Less than 48 hours after the NFL draft, the Raiders will begin their voluntary offseason program. But the COVID-19 crisis means this year's offseason work will be anything but normal. Rather than meeting at the Raiders' Northern California headquarters ...
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Boston.com
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Ryan Newman said he will be ready to race when NASCAR resumes competition, which could be as early as May 17. Newman suffered a head injury in the season-opening race at Daytona International Speedway. The Indiana ...
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BBC Sport
Plans to resume the Premier League season will step up this week in what has been labelled "Project Restart". Arsenal and Brighton have opened their training grounds to players for individual workouts on Monday. The league is hopeful of a potential 8 June ...
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TMZ
Dana White is dead serious about allowing one lucky fan to pick the fighters for a real UFC bout ... which begs the question, is Conor McGregor on the table?! It's all part of Dana's big All In Challenge fundraising mission -- he's teamed up with Halle Berry for ...
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247Sports
MADISON, Wis. -- The 2020 NFL Draft is officially in the books. Four former Wisconsin Badgers had their names called with Jonathan Taylor landing with the Indianapolis Colts in the second round, Zack Baun to the New Orleans Saints in the third round, Tyler ...
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MLive.com
The cancellation of the 2020 spring sports season robbed Saginaw-area high school athletes of their chance to compete and to excel. It also robbed the top athletes of a chance at post-season recognition, but The Saginaw News is asking fans to help honor ...
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Gulf News
Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal has been banned from all forms of cricket for three years for failing to report spot-fixing offers, the Pakistan Cricket Board announced Monday. "Umar Akmal handed three-year ban from all cricket by Chairman of the Disciplinary ...
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News 5 Cleveland
CLEVELAND — Cleveland Cavaliers' power forward Kevin Love, continuing his philanthropic efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic, made a special socially-distanced appearance to brighten the day of health care workers on the frontlines. The Kevin Love ...
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