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	Sports As-it-happens update ⋅ April 16, 2020
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	The New York Times When Will Sports Come Back? Here Is What Has to Happen First The New York Times During a news conference Tuesday night, President Trump made a personal plea that probably resonated with at least some sports fans around the country. "We have to get our sports back," Trump said. "I'm tired of watching baseball games that are 14 years ... Flag as irrelevant
	nj.com Joe Judge explains Giants' advantage in navigating NFL Draft process upended by coronavirus pandemic nj.com The evaluation process ahead of next Thursday's NFL Draft has been upended by unprecedented changes made necessary by the coronavirus pandemic. Pro days were canceled across the country. Same for pre-draft visits, and workouts, at team facilities. Flag as irrelevant
	Giants.com Giants Now (4/16): Eli Manning, Daniel Jones and the Giants join ALL IN Challenge Giants.com Eli Manning, Daniel Jones and the Giants join ALL IN Challenge. The ALL IN Challenge was created with the goal of becoming the world's largest digital fundraiser in history by raising one hundred million dollars to feed those in need during these trying times ... Flag as irrelevant
	Forbes New England Patriots NFL Draft Preview: Setting The Structure Around Jarrett Stidham Forbes The oldest roster in the NFL last season belonged to the New England Patriots. But the 2020 draft provides head coach Bill Belichick and director of player personnel Nick Caserio with a chance to restructure the framework that remains. March saw ironman ... Flag as irrelevant
	Forbes New York Giants NFL Draft Preview: Offensive Line Rebuild To Take Center Stage? Forbes The New York Giants spent their last two top-ten draft picks adding a franchise running back (Saquon Barkley) and a franchise quarterback (Daniel Jones), but all of it means nothing if they don't have the necessary time and space to do their jobs. If we look at ... Flag as irrelevant
	Forbes Green Bay Packers NFL Draft Preview: A Star Receiver Would Make Up For Uninspiring Free Agency Forbes The Green Bay Packers are coming off a surprising season in which they went 13-3 in the regular season, won the NFC North and advanced to the NFC championship game. Green Bay suffered some key losses in free agency, though, most notably right ... Flag as irrelevant
	Forbes San Francisco 49ers NFL Draft Preview: A Wide Receiver And A Trade Down Top List Of Priorities Forbes The San Francisco 49ers enter next week's NFL draft with some rather glaring needs on both sides of the ball. That's what happens when you earn a trip to the Super Bowl. Other teams raid your free agents. The salary cap doesn't work to your advantage. Flag as irrelevant
	Forbes Philadelphia Eagles NFL Draft Preview: Getting Carson Wentz Some New Weapons Forbes After winning their last four games to finish 9-7 and capture an improbable NFC East title in a season in which they were racked by injuries, the Philadelphia Eagles have decided to turn to more of a youth movement. Gone are longtime team leaders Malcolm ... Flag as irrelevant
	Forbes Pittsburgh Steelers NFL Draft Preview: How Team Can Improve Even With Only One Pick Among First 100 Forbes Going back to the glory days of the 1970s when they won four Super Bowls in a six-year span, the Pittsburgh Steelers have always built the backbone of their roster through the NFL draft. However, the Steelers are in a different situation this year. They don't ... Flag as irrelevant
	Forbes Las Vegas Raiders NFL Draft Preview: Quarterback Or Bust? Forbes The Raiders head into the 2020 NFL draft—their first as the face of Las Vegas—with two first-round picks and five selections within the first three rounds. It's a top-heavy slate of picks for general manager Mike Mayock and head coach Jon Gruden. That will ... Flag as irrelevant
	Cyclingnews.com Tom Dumoulin: I can't see myself winning the Tour de France without altitude camps Cyclingnews.com Jumbo-Visma's Tom Dumoulin was obviously happy to see the revised 2020 calendar the UCI delivered on Wednesday – moving the Tour de France start to August 29 and concluding in Paris on September 20 – but the Dutchman, who won the Giro d'Italia in ... Flag as irrelevant
	Forbes Denver Broncos NFL Draft Preview: Building A Support System For Drew Lock Forbes After the Denver Broncos' busy off-season, following wins in four of their last five games of the 2019 season, there is a feeling of optimism in the Mile High City. Much of the hope revolves around quarterback Drew Lock, who went 4-1, with his only loss coming ... Flag as irrelevant
	Forbes New York Jets NFL Draft Preview: Joe Douglas' Next Step In Plan To Surround Sam Darnold With Talent Forbes Joe Douglas made Sam Darnold's parents a pledge after last season. "I promised I was going to do everything in my power to take care of Sam with protection and playmakers," he said recently. He began to make good on that during free agency, signing four ... Flag as irrelevant
	Forbes Cincinnati Bengals NFL Draft Preview: Joe Burrow Launches A New Era Forbes Cincinnati finally is trying a new approach. Why not, considering the Bengals have not won a playoff game since 1990? First, the Bengals went outside the organization last year to replace head coach Marvin Lewis by hiring Los Angeles Rams quarterbacks ... Flag as irrelevant
	Bleacher Report Gavin Lux, Ian Happ Continue to Pile Up Wins in MLB The Show League Bleacher Report The race to keep up with Joey Gallo and Bo Bichette in the MLB The Show Players League continued Wednesday. The Texas Rangers and Toronto Blue Jays sluggers both went 4-0 during competition Tuesday and improved to 8-0 and 7-1, respectively. Flag as irrelevant
	Forbes Kansas City Chiefs NFL Draft Preview: How A Championship Roster Can Get Even Better Forbes After their Super Bowl LIV victory, the Kansas City Chiefs' mantra is to "run it back" and repeat as NFL champions. To accomplish that objective, they have retained much of last year's roster, re-signing several free agents, including Demarcus Robinson, Mike ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Coco Gauff reveals struggle with depression, says she contemplated taking a year off ESPN American teenager Coco Gauff said she struggled to deal with the hype and mental pressure brought on by her rapid rise in tennis, and she had to rediscover her love for the game after becoming depressed. The Florida-based 16-year-old has enjoyed a ... Flag as irrelevant
	Forbes Chicago Bears NFL Draft Preview: Looking For Upgrades On Offense Forbes For the Chicago Bears, the best news is that they're not as far away from becoming dangerous again as you might think. By the measure of regular-season wins over the last two seasons (20), they rank in the top quarter of teams in the NFL. They also have a ... Flag as irrelevant
	Forbes Atlanta Falcons NFL Draft Preview: Birds Need A Star On Defense Forbes It's been a sensational 13-year run for Atlanta Falcons general manager Thomas Dimitroff, but this could be the end of that run unless he and his scouts hit it big in the draft and give the defense enough help to enable another playoff run. The Falcons don't just ... Flag as irrelevant
	Forbes Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFL Draft Preview: Looking For Help Protecting Tom Brady Forbes Hello, Tom Brady. Adding the 42-year-old legend signals the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' belief that Bruce Arians can take them to the Super Bowl at least once in the next three seasons. Brady selected a team loaded with impact players at skill positions, but the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sports Illustrated Sources: Mike Pence Holds 'Productive' Intro Call With College Athletic Leaders Sports Illustrated Vice President Mike Pence, in a phone call with college athletic leaders on Wednesday, expressed optimism for a college football season this fall, thanked them for swift action in adhering to federal virus-preventing guidelines and arranged for future such ... Flag as irrelevant
	Wall Street Journal With Sports Suspended, Sabrina Ionescu Seizes the Spotlight Wall Street Journal The WNBA draft, often marginalized in a crowded sports calendar, will take it over Friday night. And it's set to deliver something New Yorkers have long dreamed of: the game's biggest college star delivered to its biggest market. The draft will be one of the first ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBCSports.com Peter Guber auctioning Warriors' 2015 championship ring for coronavirus relief NBCSports.com Desperate times call for desperate measures. The Warriors' 2015 NBA championship was 40 years in the making. It fulfilled the promise Joe Lacob and Peter Guber made when they purchased the team in 2010. Almost exactly one decade later, there is no ... Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo Sports Chelsea-linked Coutinho could still be at Barcelona next season, says head coach Setien Yahoo Sports Barcelona head coach Quique Setien has opened the door for Philippe Coutinho to return to Camp Nou, insisting the Brazilian is still a "great player". Coutinho completed a £142 million ($177m) move to Barca from Liverpool in January 2018 after spending ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Dallas Morning News How would the Mavs have finished without NBA's coronavirus hiatus? An NBA 2K simulation and Mark Cuban predict The Dallas Morning News On March 11, the night the NBA announced its suspension because of the coronavirus pandemic, many, including those in American Airlines Center for the Mavericks game with the Denver Nuggets, had questions. How long would the hiatus last? What were ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News In COVID-19 world, anti-doping gives in-home testing a try Fox News The typical day for Noah Lyles now looks something like this: Drive to park. Unload weights from truck. Sprint on grassy field. Lift. And, every now and then, head home and take a doping test. The world-champion sprinter is one of 15 American athletes who ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBCSports.com If the Celtics had to re-do the 2019 NBA Draft, it would look like this NBCSports.com The 2019 NBA draft went as expected. And now that we've had time to reflect upon those players picked, by and large it went the way it should have. Zion Williamson was the top overall pick and based on what we've seen from him when healthy, that's exactly ... Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo Sports Joshua says blockbuster Fury fight needed to determine number one status Yahoo Sports (Reuters) - Anthony Joshua has said a blockbuster fight for the undisputed world heavyweight title with Tyson Fury is needed to determine a single dominant figure in the division. Joshua, 30, defeated Mexican-American Andy Ruiz Jr in a December rematch in ... Flag as irrelevant
	syracuse.com Buffalo Bills GM on extension talks for Dion Dawkins, Matt Milano syracuse.com Buffalo Bills GM Brandon Beane has stated multiple times that the team's philosophy was to draft, develop and sign their own players. So far that plan has worked well for Buffalo, but the team is getting close to the "sign their own players" stage. Tre'Davious ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Belgian Grand Prix joins France on F1's uncertain list Reuters LONDON (Reuters) - The fate of this year's Belgian Formula One Grand Prix was thrown into doubt on Wednesday after the country extended a ban on mass gatherings until the end of August due to the COVID-19 pandemic. FILE PHOTO: Formula One F1 ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN California Official: 'Major Miracle' for NFL to Start on Time The New York Times There is a Hail Mary's chance football season starts on schedule, at least in California. Dr. Jeffrey Smith, the chief executive in Santa Clara County, told ESPN on Wednesday that more people will die if events are staged too early and that only a "major ... Flag as irrelevant
	Tulsa World NFF honors TU senior linebacker Cooper Edmiston Tulsa World Senior linebacker Cooper Edmiston finished his career ninth on Tulsa's career tackles chart with 343. Stephen Pingry/Tulsa World file. Photo by STEPHEN PINGRY/Tulsa World. Facebook · Twitter · WhatsApp · SMS · Email; Print; Save. Facebook · Twitter ... Flag as irrelevant
	Dothan Eagle Auburn basketball awaits word from coveted prospect Green Dothan Eagle AUBURN — The countdown is on. Honestly, it has been on all year, even if Jalen Green has changed the day Auburn fans were counting down to a couple of times. At 1 p.m. Thursday, the No. 3 recruit in the nation according 247Sports composite rankings ... Flag as irrelevant
	Gulf News India's Mohammad Shami played entire 2015 World Cup with fractured knee Gulf News New Delhi: India fast bowler Mohammad Shami has revealed that he played the whole duration of the 2015 World Cup with a fractured knee. "I had knee injury during the 2015 World Cup. I couldn't walk after the matches I played throughout the tournament ... Flag as irrelevant
	Metro Glenn McGrath hails Australia star Pat Cummins as the 'most complete fast bowler in the world' Metro Australia legend Glenn McGrath has hailed Pat Cummins as the 'most complete fast bowler in the world'. Cummins has taken 143 wickets at an average of less than 22 in 30 Test matches for Australia, starring in his team's Ashes defence in England last ... Flag as irrelevant
	shropshirestar.com Social Media Watch - April 16 shropshirestar.com Here we bring you the best posts from around the world of sport as players, coaches and commentators attempt to cope with the suspension of football and other sports. Subscribe to our daily newsletter. Sign Up. Social Media Watch. With all of professional ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Independent Tennis-Organisers expect US Open decision in June - NY Times National Post MUMBAI — The United States Tennis Association expects to make a decision about the U.S. Open in June and is also planning to provide some $15 million in assistance to tennis bodies struggling due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the New York Times ... Flag as irrelevant
	Malay Mail Nadal expecting lengthy wait before tennis returns Malay Mail MADRID, April 16 — Rafael Nadal thinks the global nature of tennis means there is little chance tournaments will go ahead any time soon as sport continues to be paralysed by the coronavirus pandemic. Novak Djokovic also anticipates a lengthy delay before ... Flag as irrelevant
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