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	Sports As-it-happens update ⋅ April 11, 2020
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	NBCSports.com Eagles great, NFL champion Pete Retzlaff dies at age 88 NBCSports.com Pete Retzlaff, who never caught a pass in college but caught 452 of them during his brilliant 11-year career with the Eagles, died Friday. He was 88. Retzlaff, whose No. 44 is one of only nine numbers retired by the Eagles, was a five-time Pro Bowler, first-team ... Flag as irrelevant
	Bleacher Report Trade Packages and Landing Spots for Jazz Stars Rudy Gobert, Donovan Mitchell Bleacher Report When news broke Friday that the relationship between Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell "doesn't appear salvageable," according to Shams Charania, Sam Amick and Tony Jones of The Athletic, another Utah Jazz player took to Twitter. "Lol," Joe Ingles ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBCSports.com 2020 NFL Draft: Raiders hope to repeat history at No. 19, land star NBCSports.com The Raiders currently own two first-round NFL draft picks. The first was earned with a disappointing 7-9 record in 2020. The second was acquired in a 2018 trade for Khalil Mack and stands as the last major return on that controversial transaction. That's the No ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBCSports.com Former Ravens defensive lineman Ufomba Kamalu charged with domestic assault NBCSports.com Ufomba Kamalu, a former defensive lineman for the Ravens, was released Wednesday by the team shortly before his arrest on a warrant for a domestic violence charge. Kamalu was arrested Thursday. Flag as irrelevant
	NHL.com Brind'Amour, Berube, Tocchet say time as teammates had lasting impact NHL.com Rod Brind'Amour, Craig Berube and Rick Tocchet were teammates with the Philadelphia Flyers at various points during the 1980s and 1990s and their friendship remains obvious. The coaches for the Carolina Hurricanes, St. Louis Blues and Arizona Coyotes ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sports Illustrated 2020 Fantasy Football: Standard Scoring First Round Mock Draft Sports Illustrated The real 2020 NFL Draft is less than two weeks away, but it's never too early to see how fantasy football drafts could play out over the summer. You can check out Frankie Taddeo's PPR first-round mock draft from earlier this week here. Below we'll look at how ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sports Illustrated NFL Free Agency Tracker: Cowboys Sign Former Alabama CB Saivion Smith Sports Illustrated FRISCO - The Dallas Cowboys are not likely done collecting cornerbacks, with the NFL Draft now two weeks away. But they've collected some help there via NFL Free Agency - well, XFL free agency - with the Friday signing of Saivion Smith, the former ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN NHL getting neutral-site playoff pitches from cities ESPN Cities and venues across North America have reached out to the NHL to pitch themselves as potential hosts for neutral-site playoff games, NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly told ESPN on Friday. "We do have people putting together the comprehensive ... Flag as irrelevant
	cleveland.com Browns GM Andrew Berry calls Jadeveon Clowney 'a good player' and team is 'actively always looking': Quick hits cleveland.com CLEVELAND, Ohio — Browns GM Andrew Berry opened his conference call Friday with local media by expressing gratitude for all the healthcare workers and government officials who have worked so hard to contain the spread of the coronovirus. He also ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBCSports.com How Giants would be impacted by MLB proposal to split them, Dodgers up NBCSports.com Who would the Giants be without the Dodgers, and vice versa? Well, we might be about to find out ... eventually, that is. In an effort to ensure that some form of a season takes place, MLB is getting creative and exploring some out-of-the-box possibilities in the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sporting News Knicks have bad theory about missing out on Kevin Durant in free agency Sporting News Stop me if you've heard this one before: The Knicks totally would have gotten that major free agent, but then, hey, a crazy thing happened! New York is back at it again, this time with a poor explanation of why it couldn't land Kevin Durant in free agency last ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Orlando arena to be used for medical equipment, supply distribution ESPN The Orlando Magic's home arena will become a distribution center for medical equipment and supplies as part of the ongoing response to the coronavirus pandemic. Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer announced the plan Friday, along with the Magic. The Amway ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN International Champions Cup canceled due to coronavirus pandemic ESPN The 2020 International Champions Cup has been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, tournament organizers Relevent Sports Group announced on Friday. This summer's edition would have been the eighth time that the tournament was held. Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo Sports Kings re-sign defenseman Kurtis MacDermid to two-year contract Yahoo Sports The Kings' season might be on pause because of the coronavirus outbreak, but their planning for the future is still underway. The club's latest move came Friday, as it struck a two-year contract extension with pending restricted free agent Kurtis MacDermid. Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Ex-Kings, Rangers coach Tom Webster dies at 71 ESPN Tom Webster, the former NHL and WHA forward who went on to coach the New York Rangers and Los Angeles Kings, died Friday. He was 71. The Carolina Hurricanes announced Webster's death. Webster scored 53 goals and helped the franchise -- then ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBCSports.com Washington Mystics postpone championship parade due to coronavirus concerns NBCSports.com The Washington Mystics are postponing their championship parade due to the evolving coronavirus outbreak. The parade was scheduled on May 12 to celebrate the franchise's first-ever WNBA championship. A statement regarding the postponement of our ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Duke freshman big man Vernon Carey Jr. entering NBA draft USA TODAY DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Duke freshman Vernon Carey Jr. is entering the NBA draft. The 6-foot-10, 270-pound Carey announced his decision Friday following a season in which he was The Associated Press player of the year and newcomer of the year for the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo Sports Pat Stapleton, former Blackhawks defenseman, dies at 79 Yahoo Sports TORONTO (AP) -- Pat Stapleton, the former NHL defenseman who famously kept an air of mystery over whether he possessed the puck from the winning goal of the 1972 Summit Series, has died. He was 79. The Strathroy Rockets, a Greater Ontario Junior ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBCSports.com Did the Bulls tank Games 4 and 5 of 1996 NBA Finals? NBCSports.com "72-10 don't mean a thing without the ring." Any Bulls fan whose memory goes back to the 1990s remembers hearing that statement and then constantly repeating it during the Bulls' run through the 1996 NBA Playoffs. And not just because it sounded catchy, ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Indianapolis Star IndyCar's iRacing introduction to ovals set to be 'action-packed' and 'a little nutty' The Indianapolis Star INDIANAPOLIS – Imagine all the excitement of IndyCars racing on a super speedway, taking corners three or even four-wide. Add in the novelty of running a two-mile oval that hasn't seen American open-wheel racing since 2007, and then subtract any sort of ... Flag as irrelevant
	SB Nation The XFL just shut down, and it doesn't sound like it's returning SB Nation For the second straight year, a fledgling spring football league has shut down operations without finishing its debut season. The XFL was five weeks into its relaunch when Covid-19 concerns forced the league to postpone games indefinitely. Less than one ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBCSports.com Steph Curry says he can score 60 on everybody, JaVale McGee freaks out NBCSports.com Former Warriors big man JaVale McGee hosted an Instagram Live session through the NBA's official account Friday afternoon. Golden State superstar Steph Curry joined in on the fun, and -- of course -- created some content. McGee: "What team -- or player ... Flag as irrelevant
	Los Angeles Times USC basketball adds transfer in former Long Beach State standout Joshua Morgan Los Angeles Times Andy Enfield and his coaching staff may have spent the last month in isolation, but that hasn't slowed the sudden flow of transfers to the USC basketball program. The Trojans added yet another Friday, as Long Beach State center Joshua Morgan became the ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Brewers' Christian Yelich, Ryan Braun send meals to health care workers ESPN Brewers stars Christian Yelich and Ryan Braun have teamed up with Milwaukee's 3rd Street Market Hall to provide meals to local health care workers and their families. The 3rd Street Market Hall announced that "thousands" of meals would be prepared. Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo Sports Report: PGA Tour preparing to hold tournaments without fans after coronavirus hiatus Yahoo Sports The PGA Tour sent a memo to players late this week to explain what it is doing regarding it's future schedule amid the season hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and indicated that the first several events back could be played without fans in attendance. Flag as irrelevant
	NBCSports.com Sports cancellations have caused a surplus of chicken wings, and these are the places you should order them from NBCSports.com With the cancellation of the NCAA tournament, sports fans have not eaten their normal share of chicken wings. According to a Washington Post article this week, chicken wings are in a massive surplus. To help out with this interesting issue, we decided to ... Flag as irrelevant
	New York Post Sports Illustrated fires Grant Wahl after writer griped about coronavirus-related pay cut New York Post Sports Illustrated has fired one of its highest-paid writers after he complained about coronavirus-related pay cuts that were revealed by the magazine's publisher last month. Grant Wahl, one of the preeminent soccer journalists in the country, was making more ... Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo Sports How radical realignment could lead to more White Sox-Cubs games this year Yahoo Sports Heck, put them in the same division. It's possible. A new plan reportedly being discussed by Major League Baseball includes radical, but temporary, realignment that would allow all 30 teams to use their spring training facilities as the regular season gets split ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Columbus Dispatch Coronavirus | Ohio State making plans to get football team up to speed safely The Columbus Dispatch In a time of a global pandemic that has shut down college sports, Big Ten athletic directors hold daily conference calls to hash over pressing matters confronting the industry. The topics stretch from compliance issues with coaches and players in isolation to the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Atlanta Journal Constitution Official: NFL's Saints emails on clergy crisis should stay secret Atlanta Journal Constitution Hundreds of emails detailing the New Orleans Saints' efforts to conduct damage control for the area's Roman Catholic archdiocese amid its clergy sexual abuse crisis should remain shielded from the public, a court official recommended. »RELATED: Atlanta ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish tests positive for coronavirus ESPN Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish has tested positive for the coronavirus, his family said Friday. Dalglish, 69, was tested for COVID-19 on Wednesday after going to hospital for treatment of an infection. Though tests came back positive, the former Scotland ... Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo Sports Forbes: Team values rose 4 percent in the last year Yahoo Sports Forbes has released its annual team valuations report. It estimates that the average Major League Baseball team rose in value 4 percent from last year to $1.85 billion. That's the smallest annual appreciation since a 2 percent rise in 2010, but the never-ending ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBSSports.com Floyd Mayweather becoming a boxing trainer after drawing inspiration from late uncle Roger Mayweather CBSSports.com Floyd Mayweather is returning to a boxing ring. Yes, that can be confirmed, though it may not be in the capacity some may think. The 43-year-old Mayweather is set to begin the next journey in his boxing career, and the move drew its inspiration from the death ... Flag as irrelevant
	SFGate Tons of Indianapolis Colts gear is on sale SFGate The Indianapolis Colts have looked pretty much the same forever; the logo and uniforms are nearly identical to the ones Johnny Unitas wore when he was tossing TDs in Baltimore. But the Colts will look different in 2020, with Phillip Rivers behind center, and ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Blackhawks, prospect Michal Teply agree to 3-year contract ESPN CHICAGO -- The Chicago Blackhawks have agreed to a three-year contract with forward prospect Michal Teply. The team announced the deal on Friday. It has an average annual value of $825,833 and runs through the 2022-23 season. The 18-year-old ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Mike Tyson admits he would not have lasted against Muhammad Ali in dream fight Fox News A bout between Mike Tyson and Muhammad Ali would be any boxing fan's dream super fight. Tyson talked about the fantasy fight between himself and Ali in an interview Thursday with Yahoo Sports. Tyson admitted he may not have been able to beat Ali. Flag as irrelevant
	Vanguard Barcelona president under pressure after 6 officials resign Miami Herald Six members of Barcelona's executive board have resigned amid an ongoing controversy regarding a company hired by the club that made negative comments on social media about some of the team's own players. Barcelona denied any wrongdoing and ... Flag as irrelevant
	CultureMap Houston Ken Hoffman looks back on an epic game of HORSE with a Rockets star CultureMap Houston Due to coronavirus stay-at-home boredom and lack of live sports, ESPN will air the NBA HORSE Challenge, with early-round coverage Sunday, April 12, and the semifinals and finals on April 16. Thank you, ESPN. I'm sorry, I can't watch "classic" basketball ... Flag as irrelevant
	247Sports Sternberger looking to work in the slot more with Green Bay 247Sports Former Texas A&M tight end Jace Sternberger was a third-round selection of the Green Bay Packers in the 2019 NFL Draft coming off of a junior campaign in Aggieland in which he had 48 receptions for 832 yards and ten touchdowns over 13 games. Coming ... Flag as irrelevant
	Atlanta Black Star 'Guys Are Going to Be Hurting': CJ McCollum Says Many NBA Players Are Living Paycheck to Paycheck Atlanta Black Star CJ McCollum was a guest on Jay Williams' show "The Boardroom" on Sunday, April 5 and said a lot of NBA players are facing tough financial times, with the season being suspended and, he added, many living paycheck to paycheck. McCollum, who plays for ... Flag as irrelevant
	Eastern Arizona Courier UFC lightweight Gaethje's championship fight cancelled Eastern Arizona Courier Safford native Justin Gaethje's shot at getting the interim lightweight title is no longer. The COVID-19 pandemic has cancelled the Ultimate Fighting Championship 249 pay per view event set for Saturday, April 18. Gaethje, 31, the No. 4-ranked UFC lightweight ... Flag as irrelevant
	KRIS Corpus Christi News Golf Courses to close after being deemed, 'non-essential' KRIS Corpus Christi News CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A new county order will deem area golf courses, "non-essential," forcing closure. Area golfers were taking one last swing this morning before a new amended stay-at-home order is signed by County Judge Barbara Canales. Flag as irrelevant
	WBIR.com GoVols247: Alabama athlete commits to Vols WBIR.com After visiting Tennessee again a little more than a month ago, Roc Taylor decided this week that his mind was set on the Vols. The Class of 2021 athlete from Oxford (Ala.) High School announced Friday afternoon that he has committed to Tennessee, ... Flag as irrelevant
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