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Grappling with lack of diversity among NFL coaches, GMs In NFL.com's Press Coverage series, columnists Judy Battista, Jeffri Chadiha, Michael Silver and Jim Trotter engage in a back-and-forth discussion on a timely topic, issue or theme. In this edition, JIM TROTTER leads off a discussion of the NFL's ongoing ...
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LaFleur Hires Former Packers WR To Fill New Coaching Fellowship GREEN BAY, Wis. – As part of new procedures in diversity, equity and inclusion that were adopted by NFL clubs on Tuesday, each team can create a coaching fellowship program geared toward minority candidates. For Green Bay, that's Ruvell Martin, ...
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Channing Frye elaborates on his recent Michael Jordan comments Thirteen-year NBA veteran Channing Frye made a bold claim on last Friday's Talkin' Blazers podcast and people are still talking about it. On the latest podcast at NBC Sports Northwest, Frye stated his reasoning for why he wasn't a Michael Jordan fan growing ...
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Charles Barkley wanted to be traded to the Portland Trail Blazers Close your eyes, go back 30 years and try to imagine the great Charles Barkley in a Portland Trail Blazers jersey. Can you picture it? Well, that vision would have been a reality had Sir Charles had his way back in 1992. Growing disgruntled with his situation ...
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A Virtual Offseason Tour with Doug Pederson For everyone around the NFL, the first virtual offseason is uncharted territory. All 32 teams are essentially navigating blindly with no history to fall back on, so many of the paths have differed with Sean Payton's New Orleans Saints at one end of the spectrum ...
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Patriots remain the betting favorites to land Cam Newton Despite the increased talk around the NFL that the Patriots are satisfied heading into the season with Jarrett Stidham and Brian Hoyer as their quarterbacks, Cam Newton's name keeps coming up. The betting odds at Draft Kings still have the Patriots as the ...
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DeAndre Baker Lawyer Says Giants CB Was Playing 'Madden' When 'Ruckus' Broke Out Patrick Patel, one of the lawyers for Giants CB DeAndre Baker, told the New York Post on Tuesday that Baker was playing the "Madden" video game when the 'ruckus' began in another room of the Miami-area party Baker attended last week that is the location ...
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Why Noah Syndergaard's Mets future is so murky Part 24 in a series analyzing the New York Mets. Noah Syndergaard's push toward a nine-figure contract was supposed to begin this season. The Mets right-hander didn't pitch at a particularly high level in 2019, but also had two full seasons until free agency ...
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Tom Brady works out with new Buccaneers teammates at Tampa prep school On the same day that NFL teams could start reopening their facilities amid the coronavirus pandemic if state and local governments gave the go-ahead, Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady worked out with his new teammates. This session, though ...
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Watford confirm trio of positive coronavirus tests after Premier League announcement On Tuesday, the Premier League confirmed that there were six positive Covid-19 results returned from a total of 748 tests administered to players and club staff on Sunday and Monday. The league confirmed that the positive tests came from three different ...
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F1 could manage to race even with COVID-19 cases, says FIA Formula One could cope with up to 10 positive tests for COVID-19 when the sport starts the season in July, according to the chairman of the governing FIA's medical commission. Professor Gerard Saillant told Sky Sports the sport would still need a 'red line', ...
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Vikings will need to lean extra hard on receiver Adam Thielen this season Adam Thielen will be 30 years old by the time his seventh NFL season officially kicks off. And while he still feels like only he's on Year 2 or Year 3, there's no denying the Vikings receiver is a veteran in this league. One Minnesota will need to rely heavily on ...
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'Quit crying': Miami Dolphins' DeVante Parker, Saints' Michael Thomas in Instagram war of words It started off innocently enough, but it didn't take much for DeVante Parker of the Dolphins vs. Michael Thomas of the Saints to escalate. What other some other social media feuds we'd like to see? Reporters covering the Dolphins know that one of the toughest ...
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Soccer-UEFA's Ceferin losing sleep over COVID-19 cost May 20 (Reuters) - UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin says he is having sleepless nights due to the COVID-19 pandemic with European soccer's governing body set to lose "millions and millions" of dollars after the season came to a halt. European leagues ...
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This Date in Baseball 1910 — Cy Young won the 500th game of his career as the Cleveland Indians beat the Washington Senators, 5-4, in 11 innings. 1910 — Boston beat the Pirates 6-3 for the first time in 26 tries. 1956 — Pittsburgh's Dale Long hit a ninth-inning homer against ...
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NFHS offers guidelines for return of high school sports Football has been named a "higher risk" sport by the National Federation of State High School Associations -- a designation that puts into question how and when gridiron athletes -- and their fans -- can return to the field. The announcement came as part of a ...
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Soccer-FC Seoul face punishment for placing sex dolls in the stands May 20 (Reuters) - South Korea's FC Seoul could be fined or docked points for using sex dolls instead of mannequins to fill empty seats during a league match after the K League said its disciplinary committee is to look into the incident, Yonhap news agency ...
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Jets' Sam Darnold is the best young quarterback in the NFL, per ESPN analyst Sam Darnold has certainly had his share of ups and downs since entering the NFL in 2018, but one NFL analyst made a bold statement about the New York Jets quarterback. Dan Orlovsky, a football analyst for ESPN, made an appearance on the ...
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Former Serra Coach, SF 49er Jesse Freitas Sr. Dies At 99 SAN MATEO, CA — Former Serra High School coaching legend and San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jesse Freitas Sr. died Monday morning at his San Diego home at the age of 99, The San Jose Mercury News reports. Freitas was an original member of the ...
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FSU AM: Football Player Spotlight, Recruit Announces Top-7, and Noles "In This Together" Florida State's football account shared a player spotlight featuring Tamorrion Terry on Monday. They included some of his impressive stats from past seasons and a short Q+A. When asked about his number change, he responded by saying, "this year, ...
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Fury 'mentally happy' to be in ring, eyes Klitschko-like reign (Reuters) - Tyson Fury said he is no longer boxing for fame, money or titles but that stepping into the ring keeps him "mentally happy" as he targets a long reign as the world heavyweight champion. Fury stunned boxing fans in 2015 when he defeated Wladimir ...
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Cricket's comeback from Covid-19: the state of the game It is just over two months since cricket came to an abrupt halt due to the Covid-19 pandemic and, like all sports, the game now faces a huge challenge to resurrect itself. The early signs of a return are starting to take shape, but a lot of work remains.
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Magic Johnson giving $100 million to fund loans to minority-owned businesses Magic Johnson may no longer be playing in the NBA, but the Hall of Fame member is still making valuable assists. Johnson announced that EquiTrust Life Insurance Co., of which he owns a majority, is providing $100 million in capital to fund federal loans for ...
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Elimination of program surprises CMU track athlete, alumni Colleges and Universities have been cutting payroll and dropping sports to save money amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Central Michigan did the same Tuesday announcing that it is discontinuing men's track and field. "I honestly had been staying positive," ...
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Chad Johnson left an enormous tip at a newly reopened restaurant in Florida Over the years, former NFL wide receiver Chad Johnson has made a point to tip generously whenever he dines out at a restaurant. He often chooses the amounts for his massive tips based on random statistics from his playing career and leaves a note to ...
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Vince McMahon planning to buy XFL out of bankruptcy? You didn't think Vince McMahon was really going to let the XFL go down the way it did, did you? McMahon spent money, time, and energy reviving the XFL for a launch this year and got screwed when the pandemic hit, forcing the cancellation of the season ...
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Transfer news and rumours LIVE: Liverpool, Man Utd & Man City set to battle for Traore Arsenal are considering moves for Toulouse midfielder Ibrahim Sangare and Amiens forward Serhou Guirassy, according to Football.London. Toulouse and Amiens were relegated when Ligue 1 was brought to a premature end because of the coronavirus ...
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How COVID-19 Will Impact Lines for NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB, NCAAF, and NCAAM Oddsmakers will have a difficult task on their hands when professional sports return in North America; Neutral-site games, no fans, limited practice/training time: several factors will impact the odds; See how sportsbooks are likely to adjust to the new realities ...
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The dramatic moment mother screams at paralympian stalked by sharks A paralympic swimmer broke his own 100 metres record after being surrounded by sharks while training in the sea. Ariel Schrenck Martinez was working out near Sant Feliu de Guixols on Spain's Costa Brava. But the routine session quickly suddenly turned ...
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Quin Snyder Recalls Passing Of Father And Kobe Bryant Salt Lake City, Utah – For the first time, Quin Synder spoke at length about the loss of his father and Kobe Bryant this past year. The Utah Jazz coach joined the "Basketball Jones" with ESPN's Mark Jones. Snyder recalled the coaching lessons he learned from ...
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Report: NBA teams will use Training Camp 2.0 before resuming season We're expecting a decision on whether the NBA will resume or not by June. If the season starts back up, a plan will need to be put in place for a return. In this case, the NBA is discussing holding a "Training Camp 2.0" of sorts, according to Marc Stein of The ...
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Lions RB D'Andre Swift Named Potential 'Instant Impact' Rookie Of the Lions' nine draft picks this spring, it's fair to expect the top four to make significant contributions this fall. They have a shutdown corner in Jeff Okudah, an explosive running back in D'Andre Swift, a much-needed pass rusher in Julian Okwara and a ...
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What Whoopi Goldberg Thought About Michael Jordan's 'No Politics' Stance In The Last Dance Warning! The following contains spoilers for After the Dance with Stephen A. Smith. Read at your own risk! The Last Dance has completed on ESPN, but audiences still can't get enough. Fortunately, ABC aired After the Dance with Stephen A. Smith in which ...
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