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	Sports As-it-happens update ⋅ April 16, 2020
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	ESPN Broncos star Von Miller tests positive for coronavirus ESPN ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Denver Broncos Pro Bowl linebacker Von Miller has tested positive for the coronavirus, he told 9NEWS in Denver on Thursday. "It's true," Miller told 9NEWS by phone. "I've just been here in the crib and I started to get a little cough. Flag as irrelevant
	Bleacher Report The Most Successful NFL Draft-Day Trades Since 2000 Bleacher Report The NFL draft is hard enough on its own. Every year, the league's 32 teams combine to make 250-plus selections, all with the knowledge that it's mostly an educated guessing game. However, the challenge only grows as executives decide whether trading up ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBCSports.com Michael Holley Podcast: When Ty Law knew Tom Brady was the real deal NBCSports.com Thursday marks the 20th anniversary of the New England Patriots selecting unheralded quarterback Tom Brady with the 199th overall pick in the 2000 NFL Draft. The Michigan product didn't exactly wow anyone with his talent upon joining the Patriots as their ... Flag as irrelevant
	NHL.com Marchand worried older teams like Bruins will struggle if season resumes NHL.com Brad Marchand has a theory but, unfortunately, it's not one that would help the Boston Bruins if the NHL season resumes. "I honestly think that the teams that are going to come back and look good are the really young teams, like Toronto [Maple Leafs] or ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBCSports.com 2020 NFL Draft profile: CJ Henderson could fit 49ers as impact cornerback NBCSports.com NBC Sports Bay Area will preview the NFL Draft with a look at the 49ers' top needs, profiles of prospects that might fit their needs, along with some hidden gems. In this installment we profile Florida cornerback C.J. Henderson. Through most of the pre-draft ... Flag as irrelevant
	FOXSports.com Buccaneers WR Godwin eager to get up to speed with Brady FOXSports.com TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Chris Godwin isn't making any bold predictions about what's on the horizon for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Pro Bowl receiver is excited about the signing of Tom Brady and eager to begin working with the six-time Super Bowl ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBSSports.com Options for Jalen Green's NBA path: Pros and cons of G League, college basketball or playing internationally CBSSports.com The NBA's rollout of a G League program designed for high-ranking prospects wishing to circumvent college basketball without starting their careers overseas took a high-profile twist Thursday. When Jalen Green, the No. 3 ranked prospect in the class of ... Flag as irrelevant
	Bleacher Report 49ers News: Matt Breida Signs 1-Year Contract Tender; Ran for 623 Yards in 2019 Bleacher Report Matt Breida will return to the San Francisco 49ers after signing a one-year deal on Thursday, the club announced. Breida ran for 623 yards and one touchdown while catching 19 passes for 120 yards and one score in 13 games for the 49ers. A second ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Bubba Wallace: Kyle Larson deserves second chance after using racial slur ESPN Cup Series driver Bubba Wallace, the lone African American competing in one of NASCAR's national series, said Kyle Larson was wrong to have used a racial slur during a virtual race, adding that he has spoken with Larson and believes he deserves a ... Flag as irrelevant
	Bleacher Report Bill O'Brien: Texans 'Feel Really Good' About Brandin Cooks Despite Concussions Bleacher Report Houston Texans head coach Bill O'Brien has presented his fanbase with quite a head-scratching offseason. After his top wideout, DeAndre Hopkins, requested a raise in 2020, the team traded him to the Arizona Cardinals and then acquired receiver Brandin ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBSSports.com Warriors tried to trade Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson to Hornets for Chris Paul in 2011, report says CBSSports.com There's an old saying in sports that the best trades are often the ones you don't make. The Golden State Warriors know all about this. It has been well-chronicled that the organization was internally split on whether to trade Klay Thompson to the Timberwolves ... Flag as irrelevant
	Bleacher Report D'Andre Swift Compares His Game to Christian McCaffrey Ahead of 2020 NFL Draft Bleacher Report Of all the running backs in the NFL, D'Andre Swift sees his game most like that of Carolina Panthers star Christian McCaffrey: USA TODAY Sports @usatodaysports. D'Andre Swift compares his game to Christian McCaffrey. https://t.co/NDfbUuyzZU. "He does ... Flag as irrelevant
	Los Angeles Times Professional baseball in Taiwan has begun in empty stadiums Los Angeles Times Ariel Miranda threw the first pitch in the first professional baseball game that mattered this year. He also gave up the first home run — a fastball caught too much of the plate in the second inning — but settled down after the mistake. The former Seattle Mariners ... Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo Sports Prospect diaries: How four WNBA prospects are handling life under quarantine and a virtual draft Yahoo Sports The approach to the 2020 WNBA draft is different, but the excitement surrounding it is not. College prospects spent their final day before the draft at locations across the country, rather than together in New York, as the draft will be held virtually due to the ... Flag as irrelevant
	FOXSports.com Bills content to sit out 1st round with addition of Diggs FOXSports.com BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Brandon Beane is OK with sitting out the first round of the NFL draft. Should the Bills general manager gets bored Thursday night, Beane's certain he can find something entertaining to occupy his time. "I'm going to play some videos of ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBCSports.com Alex Ovechkin delivered on Wayne Gretzky's challenge to win a signed stick NBCSports.com Alex Ovechkin is a big fan of hockey history and a big collector of hockey gear. Given that he continues to break historic milestones, much of the gear he collects is his own, but he had a request of Wayne Gretzky for a game-used stick. Flag as irrelevant
	Boston Herald Red Sox' 10-best seasons in the last 10 years: No. 2, 2018 Mookie Betts Boston Herald Jason Mastrodonato began covering the Red Sox in 2011. This is the ninth in a series ranking the 10 best individual Red Sox seasons of the past 10 years. By the time Alex Cora was hired as the new Red Sox manager in the winter of 2017, everybody in ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Transfer Talk: Coutinho to shock Chelsea, Spurs amid Barca U-turn ESPN The winter transfer window is closed, but now it's time to look ahead to the summer! Here are the new rumours floating around Europe's big leagues and beyond. Coutinho staying at Barca? Philippe Coutinho could wind up staying at Barcelona as opposed to ... Flag as irrelevant
	Bleacher Report Knicks' Elfrid Payton Donates 10K Medical Masks to New Orleans Amid COVID-19 Bleacher Report New York Knicks point guard Elfrid Payton donated 10,000 masks to New Orleans medical facilities, according to the team: NEW YORK KNICKS @nyknicks .@elfrid has donated 10,000 protective masks to support workers in his hometown of New Orleans ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBSSports.com Kentucky basketball lands Jacob Toppin, brother of Obi Toppin, as transfer from Rhode Island CBSSports.com After his brother Obi won the Naismith Award and a litany of other National Player of the Year honors, Jacob Toppin will get his turn in college basketball's spotlight. Toppin, who played for the Rhode Island as a freshman last season, announced Thursday that ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN How the delay helps Justin Gaethje, and bold UFC predictions for May 9 ESPN The UFC's card scheduled for May 9 is staggering in terms of name value, expectations and impact. One thing it seems to lack at the moment is an official name. Is it UFC 249 or 250? With three title fights and a number of other bouts with considerable title ... Flag as irrelevant
	Bleacher Report USC QB JT Daniels Enters Name in Transfer Portal After 2 Seasons with Trojans Bleacher Report USC quarterback JT Daniels has entered the transfer portal, per an official statement from Trojans head coach Clay Helton: USC Trojans @USC_Athletics. USC QB JT Daniels has put his name in the transfer portal. Here is @USCCoachHelton's statement: ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sports Illustrated Shaquille O'Neal Says His Three-Peat Lakers Would've Beaten Chicago Bulls In Their Prime Sports Illustrated Shaquille O'Neal didn't hesitate when asked if his and Kobe Bryant's Lakers teams that won three-straight championships from 2000-2002 would've beaten Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls in their prime. "I can strictly say I think we would've beaten them," ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Boston Globe Are baseball players facing further salary reductions? The Boston Globe An agreement governing the financial relationship between MLB and the Players Association, reached in late March, stipulated that salaries would be adjusted to reflect the percentage of the regular season that was played — with the possibility there would ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New Yorker Turning a Tennis Stadium Into a Hospital, and Thinking About What Sports Can Do Now The New Yorker It is hard to imagine two more distant places than the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, which is operated by the United States Tennis Association and serves as the site of the U.S. Open, and Elmhurst Hospital, in Queens. Arthur Ashe Stadium, the jewel ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sports Illustrated Coronavirus Crisis and Sports: April 16, 2020 Sports Illustrated While President Donald Trump has talked to the major sports commissioners more than once about the possibility of when they might be able to re-start sports, vice-president Mike Pence expressed optimism for a football season this fall during a conference ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBCSports.com Patriots sign restricted free agent OL Eluemunor FOXSports.com BOSTON (AP) — The New England Patriots have signed restricted free agent offensive lineman Jermaine Eluemunor. The move keeps some depth in the middle of the line following the free agency departure of Ted Karras. New England announced the deal ... Flag as irrelevant
	BloodHorse.com Breeders' Cup Committed to Host Event Nov. 6-7 BloodHorse.com In a message distributed via social media, Drew Fleming, president and CEO of Breeders' Cup, released a statement that the organization remains "fully committed to conducting the World Championships at Keeneland on November 6 and 7." He added that if ... Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo Sports Sherrick McManis re-signs with Bears Yahoo Sports The Bears re-signed veteran defensive back and core special teams player Sherrick McManis to a one-year contract, the team announced Thursday. McManis finished last season on injured reserve after injuring his groin in Week 12. He made 11 tackles, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sports Illustrated A Return of Professional Sports Won't Affect Reopening of College Athletics, LSU Football Sports Illustrated The million dollar question that's been on every sports fan, player, coach and team's mind over the last four weeks is when and what a possible return would like. On Tuesday, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Times Jaguars turn to NFL draft to rebuild once-stout defense Washington Times JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Jacksonville's once-stout defense, which carried the franchise to the brink of the Super Bowl in 2018, is a shell of itself these days. The Jaguars traded Calais Campbell, A.J. Bouye, Jalen Ramsey and Dante Fowler. They cut ... Flag as irrelevant
	BloodHorse.com NYRA Delays Opening of Belmont Park BloodHorse.com The New York Racing Association has pushed back the planned resumption of racing at Belmont Park and is working toward finding a new date for opening the Elmont, N.Y., racetrack. "We are working closely with the New York State Gaming Commission ... Flag as irrelevant
	Milwaukee Journal Sentinel American Family Insurance Championship golf event in Madison canceled due to coronavirus pandemic Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Professional golf in the United States has been the one sport slowly advancing toward normalcy, such as it is, within the coronavirus pandemic. Its two main governing bodies rescheduled majors for the late summer – the PGA Championship for August 6-9 in ... Flag as irrelevant
	Arizona Daily Star Scottie Young Jr. enters transfer portal, and the Arizona Wildcats' secondary is now a primary concern Arizona Daily Star The Arizona Wildcats' dwindling safety corps has suffered another blow. Scottie Young Jr., who has started 29 games over the past three seasons, has decided to transfer. Young tweeted Thursday that he has entered his name in the NCAA transfer portal. Flag as irrelevant
	Las Vegas Review-Journal Raiders sign TE Paul Butler, re-sign kicker Daniel Carlson Las Vegas Review-Journal The Raiders added to their tight end position on Thursday with the addition of Paul Butler, who they claimed off waivers after he was released by the Detroit Lions earlier this week. The Lions had signed Butler to a futures contract at the conclusion of the 2019 ... Flag as irrelevant
	A Sea of Blue Tyrese Maxey says Wildcats "got some killers coming in" A Sea of Blue Tyrese Maxey is now one of five Kentucky players who will enter the NBA Draft and one of eight players from last season's team who won't be back for another year. Naturally, the idea of a top program like Kentucky only returning one key player from the year ... Flag as irrelevant
	silive.com Former Tottenville HS star inks free agent contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers silive.com Former Tottenville HS and Fordham University offensive lineman Anthony Coyle signed with his fourth NFL team on Thursday when he joined the Pittsburgh Steelers. In the Steelers' press release, they referred to Coyle as a tackle. Coyle most recently started ... Flag as irrelevant
	D Magazine Josh Howard Named Head Coach of UNT Dallas' New Basketball Program D Magazine Former Dallas Mavericks (and Washington Wizards and Utah Jazz and I think maybe he played a few games with the San Antonio Spurs?) forward Josh Howard will be back in town soon, coaching the newly created men's basketball team at the University of ... Flag as irrelevant
	Pittsburgh Sports Now Beaver Falls' Josh Hough 'In Shock' After Pitt Offer Pittsburgh Sports Now Pat Narduzzi said Wednesday on Twitter that "The first day of spring recruiting starts today. Starting in our back yard – Western Pensylvania. On the Hunt!" Thursday, we found out some of what Narduzzi was hinting at as the Pitt program offered a couple of ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBS Chicago Wrigley Field Gets Ready To Serve As A Local Food Pantry Outpost CBS Chicago CHICAGO (CBS) — Wrigley Field is often buzzing right around now, with the gates about to open for a ballgame. But a different team is playing at the Friendly Confines on Thursday. Instead of Vienna Beef hot dogs and ice cold Budweisers, the Wrigley ... Flag as irrelevant
	Motley Fool Nevada Expands Esports Betting Options Motley Fool Because all major professional sports leagues have canceled or postponed their seasons due to the coronavirus pandemic, and the Summer Olympics have even been pushed back to 2021, sporting events for gamblers to bet on have become few and far ... Flag as irrelevant
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