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NFL testing new protective facemasks with surgical or N95 material NFL engineers and sports equipment company Oakley are testing prototypes of modified facemasks that may contain surgical or N95 material, the NFLPA's medical director said Monday. Speaking on Monday's The Adam Schefter Podcast, Thom Mayer said ...
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Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta believes NBA will finish season Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta, the chairman and CEO of Landry's Inc., was questioned about the possibility of the NBA resuming its season by President Donald Trump during a roundtable discussion with restaurant executives and industry leaders ...
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Rob Gronkowski is bonding with fellow Bucs tight ends over ... juggling? The Tampa Bay Buccaneers' tight end meetings are about to get much livelier. That's because New England Patriots tight end-turned TV personality/WWE wrestler Rob Gronkowski came out of retirement last month to sign with the Bucs in free agency.
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Ole Miss and USC to play home-and-home series in 2025-26 Ole Miss and USC have agreed to a home-and-home football series for the 2025 and 2026 seasons, taking Lane Kiffin back to his USC roots. Ole Miss will visit USC on Aug. 30, 2025, marking the Rebels' first-ever visit to Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
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Only one team had a worse 2020 offseason than the Bears, per a new ESPN ranking Would you like to get more angry than you already are, for no real reason whatsoever? Terrific. Take it away, ESPN. In a new column ranking every team based on their offseason moves, ESPN's NFL writer Bill Barnwell took a torch to Ryan Pace's ...
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SI Insider: A Look Inside the Chicago Bears Virtual Quarterback Room Video Transcript: Madelyn Burke: The Chicago Bears quarterback room has taken on a new look in 2020 with the addition of Nick Foles, several new coaches, as well as some high stakes. Now, amidst the team's virtual offseason, the position group recently ...
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What Cole Kmet and Jimmy Graham Must Do to Elevate Bears' attack Anyone who watched the clown car known as Chicago Bears tight ends last year realizes why they needed to improve the position. The actual impact of improving tight end production levels in the receiving game to league average could be far greater than ...
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Saints Veterans on the Roster Bubble The New Orleans Saints parted ways with 3-time Pro Bowl guard Larry Warford last week, signaling a big change along their offensive line. Warford's release was not just for financial reasons, he was scheduled to count over $12.8 million dollars against the ...
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Examining the NFC East: Defensive Lines In the first of a series that will look at the talent in the NFC East from a positional perspective and rate the units with the help of league personnel sources, SI.com's EagleMaven starts with a perennial strength for Philadelphia, the defensive line. The guard ...
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If Love Has Questions, Rodgers Will Have Answers GREEN BAY, Wis. – Of mentoring a young Aaron Rodgers, Brett Favre once infamously said: "My contract doesn't say I have to get Aaron Rodgers ready to play. Now, hopefully, he watches me and gets something from that." Rodgers vowed to be a better ...
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Why keeping Michael Jordan's Bulls together for run at seventh title would have been a very costly mistake Michael Jordan is adamant in the final episode of "The Last Dance." Had Chicago Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf and general manager Jerry Krause been willing to keep the band together, the team could have made a serious push for its seventh championship.
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Larry Nance wants NBA to think about players with preexisting conditions when restarting amid coronavirus The NBA still has no set plan to resume play this season amid the COVID-19 pandemic. If it does attempt a restart in some form in the near future, Cleveland Cavaliers forward Larry Nance Jr. is hoping that the league will keep players like him in mind when ...
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Big3 cancels 2020 season, shifts focus to 2021 with fans in stands The 2020 season of Ice Cube's Big3 basketball league has been cancelled amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. "We tried everything in our power to give our fans a nice 2020 season, but with a long list of obstacles, we decided to shift our focus to having ...
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Tony Dungy fears "unintended consequences" of proposed Rooney Rule expansion On Tuesday, the NFL and its owners will consider an expansion of the Rooney Rule that, among other things, would give teams that hire a minority coach or a minority G.M. a boost in the draft a year after the hire is made. Hall of Fame coach Tony Dungy ...
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Column: Magic vs. Vin, the smile vs. the voice, as LA's greatest sports icon Magic versus Vin. It's a duel of such familiarity, only first names are required. It's the creator of Showtime versus the bard of Chavez Ravine; the most impactful Laker versus the most enduring Dodger; the smile versus the voice. You could have guessed that ...
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Cowboys LB Vander Esch: 'I'm Ready To Roll' FRISCO - Leighton Vander Esch is coming off a 2019 season that ended prematurely with a neck injury and then a surgery but the Dallas Cowboys' budding star at linebacker said Monday he's "ready to roll'' for 2020. "I feel as good now as I ever have, before ...
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Bills, Ole Miss lineman "Gentle Ben" Williams, 65, dies OXFORD, Miss. (AP) -- Robert Jerry "Ben" Williams Jr., former Buffalo Bills defensive end and the first African- American player to appear in a game at Mississippi, has died. He was 65. Ole Miss announced in a release that Williams died Monday from natural ...
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US Open to cancel qualifying, have all-exempt field; 4 more USGA events nixed Switching this year's U.S. Open dates from June to September won't be the only big change brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. The USGA is canceling local and final qualifying, the infamously arduous process by which half the field makes it into the ...
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Gilbert Arenas explains how a homeless man helped him win $300000 lottery The kind gesture of a homeless man helped former NBA star Gilbert Arenas win the lottery. Arenas, a three-time all-star who made more than $160 million in his 11-year NBA career, shared the story on Sunday. Here's how it went down, according to Arena's ...
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VICE TV releasing 'One Man and his shoes' documentary, on the story behind Michael Jordan's Nike sneakers On Monday, VICE TV announced they are releasing a documentary that dives into the world behind Michael Jordan's Nike sneakers and the phenomenon they became, and continue to be. The documentary, titled "VICE VERSA: One Man and His Shoes" will ...
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EPL players face year of coronavirus restrictions MANCHESTER, England (AP) -- The Premier League has been told by government experts that coronavirus restrictions could endure for at least a year across English football, with players allowed to resume only non-contact training from Tuesday. England's ...
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Michigan recruit JJ McCarthy to transfer from Nazareth to Florida's IMG Academy J.J. McCarthy, the state's top-ranked high school quarterback and overall player according to Rivals, is transferring from Nazareth Academy to IMG Academy in Florida. McCarthy made the announcement on his Twitter page Monday afternoon. Onto the next ...
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Ed Oliver will participate in Bills' offseason program despite DWI and weapons charges, per report Buffalo Bills defensive lineman Ed Oliver was arrested Saturday evening and charged with driving while intoxicated and unlawfully carrying a weapon, both misdemeanor charges. According to a report from NFL.com, Oliver was booked at the Montgomery ...
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76ers' Tobias Harris Makes Several Contributions During COVID-19 Pandemic Philadelphia 76ers veteran forward Tobias Harris recently became the latest member of the Sixers organization to make financial contributions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Like several of his teammates, Harris chose to donate hundreds of meals to ...
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Jadeveon Clowney free-agent rumors: Titans talk up Vic Beasley amid link to star rusher The Titans might need to rely on a Falcons outcast for front-seven impact play this season. So far unsuccessful in the reported pursuit of pass rusher Jadeveon Clowney, general manager Jon Robinson is talking up recent signing Vic Beasley, the No. 8 pick in ...
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Tom Brady has message of perseverance for 2020 senior class TAMPA ― Tom Brady was the backup quarterback on a freshman football team at Serra High School in San Mateo, Calif., that did not win a single game. "Our team was terrible, but not only that, I was so terrible that I didn't even get a chance to play,'' Brady ...
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Pelicans' practice facility reopens as decision about resuming NBA season looms At the Ochsner Sports Performance Center, there are arrows taped to the floor to instruct players where they can and can't go. Only two baskets inside the entire facility are available to shoot on. And anyone who goes in must have their temperature checked.
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Why Taulia Tagovailoa left Alabama for Maryland A week before he informed Mike Locksley of his decision to transfer to Maryland, Taulia Tagovailoa had to make a more difficult phone call to a different head coach. Nick Saban. It's rarely easy to tell a coach you've decided to transfer. That's especially true ...
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Leverkusen beats Bremen 4-1 in Bundesliga BREMEN, Germany — Bayer Leverkusen cruised past Werder Bremen 4-1 as the Bundesliga completed its first full round of games on Monday after resuming competition. German soccer has so far avoided major pitfalls in three days of games following a ...
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Some NFL team facilities slowly reopening. Why Seahawks' will stay closed and for how long It's far from a return to normal operations, let alone practicing. But this week there's a flicker of life across some NFL team facilities, as the sport and nation tries to begin emerging somewhat from the coronavirus pandemic. The Pittsburgh Steelers have been ...
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46-year-old Bartolo Colon wants to pitch for Mets again Bartolo Colon wants to pitch for the Mets again. Colon, who turns 47 next week, told ESPN he hopes to pitch one more big-league season and that it would be Amazin' to end up back with the Mets, where he pitched from 2014-16. "That Mets team was really ...
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State TE Target Campbell Commits to Tennessee NC State's search does a Class of 2021 tight end continues. Coach Dave Doeren and his staff were hoping that Miles Campbell could potentially be another offensive weapon for newly committed quarterback Aaron McLaughlin. But that won't happen now ...
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What you need to know: Attorney explains Seahawks CB Quinton Dunbar's case Michael Grieco, attorney for Seahawks cornerback Quinton Dunbar, was interviewed Monday morning by 710 ESPN Seattle's John Clayton, detailing his client's case as it pertains to an alleged armed robbery last week in Florida. Seahawks' Dunbar, Giants' ...
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Baseball might be coming back, but it might not. So who's side are you on? We are headed it some uncharted territory. We haven't had live baseball in the United States of any sort for two months now. There isn't even a local Little League game to go and look on depressingly, wondering why they aren't better. There are no umpires to ...
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NBC says 2.35 million viewers for live golf's return to TV ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- The return of live golf to television brought 2.35 million viewers across all platforms, which NBC Sports says was 16% higher than the final of the Dell Match Play last year. The TaylorMade Driving Relief on Sunday from Seminole Golf ...
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Furman drops baseball, men's lacrosse GREENVILLE, S.C. – In an effort to address the unprecedented financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Furman University on Monday announced that it would cut the salaries of the president and senior administrators, implement furloughs and budget ...
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Ex-Mets manager Art Howe released from hospital amid coronavirus battle HOUSTON — Former major league manager and infielder Art Howe was released from a Houston hospital Sunday after a stay in intensive care because of the coronavirus. "Relief, back in my own bedroom. It's just sweet," the 73-year-old former Mets ...
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'The Last Dance' shows Warriors' Steve Kerr deeply open heart, soul The look on Steve Kerr's face when recalling the longest day of his life conveyed it all. Pure agony, still, 36 years later. Now, after Episode Nine of the national fixation that was ESPN's "The Last Dance" on Sunday night, we are reminded of what many have ...
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Gophers Duo Claims Big Ten Honors MINNEAPOLIS – Two members of the Minnesota men's golf team were recognized by the Big Ten Monday, as the league's season awards were announced. Junior Angus Flanagan was a unanimous First-Team All-Big Ten selection, while freshman Connor ...
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Former Mercyhurst athlete missing after fishing mishap Former Mercyhurst University baseball player Kenny Robinson was reported missing and feared dead after an accident while fishing on Saturday. Robinson was with friends on a dock on Neville Island when he fell into the Ohio River. Attempts to pull him to ...
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Hafthor Bjornsson World Strongest Man cheating scandal blown open by Eddie Hall footage Hafthor Bjornsson's bitter rivalry with fellow former World's Strongest Man world champion Eddie Hall is at boiling point after revelations the Game of Thrones star was busted during the famous 2017 Finals. Bjornsson, who played The Mountain in the hit HBO ...
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Wolff sees benefits in having Vettel at Mercedes Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff believes that there would be benefits in having Sebastian Vettel at the squad but says it will be guided in its decisions by long-term considerations. The 32-year-old is a free agent beyond 2020 after he leaves Scuderia ...
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Falcons announce 2020 preseason schedule ATLANTA - The Atlanta Falcons announced the start times and dates for their four preseason games on Monday. Three of the four matchups will air on the new TV home of the Falcons FOX 5 Atlanta. They will open the preseason on Friday August 14th at ...
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Notre Dame to the NHL: Active Fighting Irish Players During the 2019-20 season (so far), 15 former University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish hockey players have appeared in NHL games. This season's experiences ranged from New York Islanders' captain Anders Lee, who appeared in all 68 of his team's games, ...
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Matthew Stafford was top 5 in nearly every QBR stat in 2019 We're now entering the late part of spring, which means it's time for the annual position rankings to come out. Soon the NFL will drop their player-voted top 100 of 2020, while hundreds of publications (including this one) will release their top-10 lists for each ...
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Nassau executive requests exception allowing solar panel companies, curbside retail to reopen In Nassau County, an effort is being made to allow more businesses go back to work as Long Island inches closer to meeting the criteria to reopen. Scott Maskin, owner of SUNation in Ronkonkoma, hasn't been able to do a solar panel installation since March ...
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