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	Sports As-it-happens update ⋅ April 18, 2020
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	ESPN Bears release TE Trey Burton ESPN The Chicago Bears are releasing tight end Trey Burton after just two seasons, the team announced Friday. Burton, 28, joined the Bears prior to the 2018 season on a four-year deal that contained $22 million in guarantees. He played only eight games last ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBCSports.com Roger Goodell 'working and planning' to have NFL schedule release on time NBCSports.com Every professional sports league in America has had its season disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic except the NFL. Trending Now. 2:00 · Wall and Beal look forward to playing together again · 1:20 · Ovechkin recounts asking Gretzky for his hockey stick. Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Oregon superstar Sabrina Ionescu goes No. 1 to New York Liberty ESPN Sabrina Ionescu will take her triple-double mastery cross-country. The Oregon guard was selected No. 1 overall by the New York Liberty in the WNBA draft Friday. Ionescu, who has been the presumptive top pick in the 2020 draft since she returned to Oregon ... Flag as irrelevant
	Bleacher Report David Johnson Downplays Injury History, Excited for 'Clean Slate' with Texans Bleacher Report New Houston Texans running back David Johnson was arguably the best player at his position in 2016 when he amassed a league-high 2,118 scrimmage yards and 20 touchdowns for the Arizona Cardinals. However, Johnson has not found that form since, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Bleacher Report NFL Teams That Should Not Try to Select Their Future QB in the 2020 Draft Bleacher Report Quarterback might be football's most important position—but quarterback shouldn't be the pick for most teams in the 2020 NFL draft. This class features talented early-round passers, starting at the top with Joe Burrow and working through the high-upside, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Bleacher Report Kyle Long: 'No Real Secret' Nick Foles Was Brought In to Be Bears' Starting QB Bleacher Report The Chicago Bears signed quarterback Nick Foles to a restructured three-year contract with a $24 million base value ($17 million guaranteed) after acquiring the signal-caller in an offseason trade with the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Super Bowl LII MVP's ... Flag as irrelevant
	Bleacher Report Gianna Bryant, Payton Chester, Alyssa Altobelli Named Honorary WNBA Draft Picks Bleacher Report The WNBA will recognize Gianna Bryant, Alyssa Altobelli and Payton Chester as honorary draft picks during Friday's selection show, per an Instagram post from Gianna's mother, Vanessa Bryant. Per Graham Hays of ESPN.com, the WNBA had previously ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post New Washington offensive coordinator facing extra challenges Washington Post SEATTLE — Before college football was thrown off course by the coronavirus pandemic, new Washington offensive coordinator John Donovan was already stepping into a challenging situation. It had been nearly five years since he last coached on a college ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sports Illustrated Bengals draft takes — Prioritizing offensive line, wide receivers and staying aggressive Sports Illustrated The NFL Draft is six days away and all 32 teams, including the Bengals, are finalizing their draft boards. Everyone has an opinion on the players they like or don't like based on something they've read, heard or watched. Here are a few of my draft takes:. Flag as irrelevant
	Colts.com Top Takeaways: Chris Ballard Pre-Draft Press Conference Colts.com INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Colts general manager Chris Ballard on Friday held his annual pre-draft press conference — this time in video form. What did he have to say about the upcoming draft, free agency moves, the quarterback position and many ... Flag as irrelevant
	cleveland.com NFL mock draft 2020: Our Football Insider subscribers make picks 31-40 cleveland.com CLEVELAND, Ohio -- It's time to wrap up the first round and enter Day 2 of Football Insiders mock draft. Today we unveil picks 31-40. We turned to our Football Insider subscribers to help us mock what could happen in the 2020 NFL Draft. Our Insiders ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY NBA 'not in a position to make any decisions' on rest of 2019-20 season, Adam Silver says USA TODAY NBA Commissioner Adam Silver doesn't know if or when the 2019-20 season will resume. "We are not in a position to make any decisions, and it's unclear when we will be," Silver said Friday. On a teleconference with NBA reporters, Silver said the health and ... Flag as irrelevant
	MLSsoccer.com Liga MX president Enrique Bonilla announces pro/rel hiatus, other changes to league structure MLSsoccer.com Just like MLS, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought the 18-team Liga MX to a halt. And when it returns, its structure will be a little more similar to its neighbors to the north. In a press conference on Friday, Liga MX president Enrique Bonilla announced ... Flag as irrelevant
	Bleacher Report Tony Ferguson Reveals He Cut 24 Pounds in 1 Week Despite UFC 249 Cancellation Bleacher Report UFC star Tony Ferguson went through with his weight cut this week despite the fact that UFC 249 was called off because of the coronavirus pandemic. According to ESPN's Marc Raimondi, Ferguson said he began the week at 179 pounds and cut 24 pounds ... Flag as irrelevant
	New York Post NBA's coronavirus delay hasn't changed anything for Kevin Durant New York Post Kevin Durant's manager threw more cold water on the idea of the injured Nets superstar returning if and when the NBA season resumes. The season getting suspended on March 11 because of the coronavirus pandemic has sparked persistent speculation ... Flag as irrelevant
	ChicagoBears.com Roster Moves: Bears announce five transactions ChicagoBears.com The Bears on Friday released veteran tight end Trey Burton and signed four players to one-year contracts—two of their own free agents in offensive lineman Rashaad Coward and tight end J.P. Holtz as well as offensive lineman Jason Spriggs and kicker ... Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo Sports Jayson Tatum on the NBA's return: 'No one really knows what's going to happen' Yahoo Sports The NBA shut down on March 11 after Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19 before a game against the Thunder in Oklahoma City. Following that fateful night, a handful of NBA players, including Donovan Mitchell, Kevin Durant and ... Flag as irrelevant
	Las Vegas Review-Journal Raiders nab wide receiver, safety in latest mock draft Las Vegas Review-Journal Everything old is new again at the top of our fourth mock draft. The top nine has returned in the same order as our first version in February, with the exception of the Dolphins and Chargers flipping quarterback selections at No. 5 and No. 6. With Alabama wide ... Flag as irrelevant
	al.com Leonard Fournette lobbies for Cam Newton al.com Minshew Mania may have taken hold among Jacksonville Jaguars' fans, but running back Leonard Fournette doesn't seem as enamored about his team going into the 2020 season with a 2019 sixth-round draft choice under center. The former LSU ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sports Illustrated Miami Heat strength staff doing its part to keep players in shape during shutdown Sports Illustrated As the Miami Heat's strength and conditioning coach, Eric Foran is used to having high expectations for the players. It remains the case during the NBA's suspension of the schedule because of the coronavirus outbreak but Foran has scaled back the workouts ... Flag as irrelevant
	Salt Lake Tribune Beyond horsing around, Utah Jazz guard Mike Conley is working out and has fingers crossed for NBA to re-start Salt Lake Tribune Fresh off his victory in the nationally broadcast HORSE tournament featuring NBA players, WNBA players, and even a former star or two, Utah Jazz point guard Mike Conley met with Salt Lake City-area reports on Friday afternoon via a videoconference chat. Flag as irrelevant
	Music City Miracles Top 10 cornerback prospects in the 2020 NFL Draft for the Titans Music City Miracles There is little doubt that the Titans biggest need position is cornerback. That's probably even true if they end up re-signing Logan Ryan between now and the start of the draft. The only "true" corners on the roster with any sort of experience right now are ... Flag as irrelevant
	MaxPreps Update: Texas UIL cancels high school springs sports season due to COVID-19 MaxPreps Video: Katerina Kountouris at-home workouts. Watch the personal trainer introduce her workouts to the MaxPreps audience. With all its schools closed for the remainder of the spring, the fate of Texas sports season was all but decided. The University ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Times Djokovic Shares Olympic Regrets With Murray in Live Chat The New York Times LONDON — Live tennis action is a fading memory during the coronavirus shutdown but 20,000 fans tuned in to watch old rivals Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray chew the fat on Instagram on Friday. Sitting on their sofas at home, the duo spent an entertaining ... Flag as irrelevant
	NOLA.com Taysom Hill set to return to Saints in 2020 after restricted free agent deadline passes NOLA.com The NFL deadline for restricted free agents to sign offer sheets with other teams passed Friday, meaning quarterback Taysom Hill is set to return to the New Orleans Saints for the 2020 season. The Saints de-incentivized the rest of the NFL from trying to pry ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBS sports.com (blog) Regrading the 2017 NFL Draft: Chiefs, Saints knock it out of the park, Raiders drop from 'B-' to 'F' CBS sports.com (blog) How do you truly grade an NFL draft class? Easy. Wait three years. In an era of everything right now, it's unfair to truly judge a draft class days after the draft is concluded. But we all do it. That's why I always go back and regrade the draft and my own immediate ... Flag as irrelevant
	Seattle Times Seahawks Shaquill and Shaquem Griffin to give virtual commencement speech at Central Florida Seattle Times Add commencement speaker to the long list of accomplishments for Seahawks Shaquill and Shaquem Griffin. The twin brothers will deliver the commencement speech for their alma mater, the University of Central Florida, on May 2, the school announced ... Flag as irrelevant
	nj.com MLB rumors: Yankees-Mets had Zack Wheeler trade deal, but no dice nj.com Remember trade rumors? In a time before the coronavirus shutdown baseball, teams — get this — actually discussed exchanging players in efforts to better themselves. One day, Major League Baseball will be played again, and COVID-19 will be defeated, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sporting News Joe Buck turned down $1 million to call porn and Twitter reacted accordingly Sporting News Sports commentators are constantly being wooed by other networks with lucrative deals, but Fox Sports' Joe Buck got a rather interesting offer this week from outside the sports world. Darren Rovell of The Action Network reported that a pornography website ... Flag as irrelevant
	STLtoday.com Decision on Illinois spring sports to come Tuesday STLtoday.com The Illinois High School Association, in a statement to its member schools and the media, said Friday its board of directors will make a decision Tuesday about the status of spring high school sports. The IHSA statement came in the wake of Gov. J.B. Pritzker's ... Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo Sports IndyCar drivers admit to thinking before speaking in virtual racing Yahoo Sports In this COVID-19 pandemic world of virtual racing, more drivers have had negative impacts on their careers than they would have probably experienced in real-world racing. NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace was dropped by sponsor Blu-Emu for "rage quitting" ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Darts: Home Tour proves a hit despite blurred images and dodgy WiFi Reuters LONDON (Reuters) - The images were blurred, and the wifi decidedly dodgy, but darts stepped up to the oche on Friday to provide some rare live entertainment for sports-starved fans during the COVID-19 pandemic. FILE PHOTO: Darts - Betway Premier ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNYcentral.com Seniors Emily Hawryschuk, Asa Goldstock pledge commitment in return to Syracuse in 2021 CNYcentral.com Two of the better players on Syracuse University's women's lacrosse roster pledged their commitment to return to the Orange in 2021. Emily Hawryschuk and Asa Goldstock, two of the better players in the entire ACC, broke the news on social media Friday ... Flag as irrelevant
	Green Bay Press Gazette Brett Favre's TikTok dance didn't work out, so he let his daughter dye his hair orange instead Green Bay Press Gazette You know that "choose your quarantine house" meme that has been all over the internet lately, the one where each house is filled with famous athletes or musicians or celebs and you pick the one you want to hang out in? We pick whichever quarantine house ... Flag as irrelevant
	EsportsJunkie Report: LEC deferring franchise payments Reuters With the esports world adjusting to life amid the coronavirus pandemic, the League of Legends European Championship (LEC) reportedly is making adjustments to its financial plan. The Esports Observer reported Friday that the LEC is deferring franchise fee ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Register-Guard Francis Okoro transferring from Oregon Ducks men's basketball The Register-Guard Francis Okoro is entering the NCAA transfer portal after two seasons on the Oregon men's basketball team, the school confirmed Friday. Okoro just completed his sophomore season with the Ducks. The 6-foot-9 forward from Imo, Nigeria, began the year as a ... Flag as irrelevant
	WWBT NBC12 News Local products hope to hear their names called in NFL Draft WWBT NBC12 News RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT)- This year's NFL Draft will be unlike anyone we've seen before. No stage, no handshakes, no crowd- and all virtual. Highland Springs graduate and Louisville offensive lineman Mekhi Becton will almost certainly be taken in the first ... Flag as irrelevant
	KREM.com Idaho high school spring sports officially canceled KREM.com BOISE, Idaho — The IHSAA announced Friday afternoon that no spring sports will be held this year, even if Idaho schools are able to reopen. "It is with sadness and regret that the Idaho High School Activities Association Board of Directors announces that all ... Flag as irrelevant
	WMTV Northwoods League cancels May 26 opening day due to coronavirus WMTV MADISON, Wis. (WMTV)-- Northwoods League announced Friday that the League-wide opening day of May 26 is no longer possible because of the coronavirus, and is now considering a better date for the college baseball competition. According to a release ... Flag as irrelevant
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