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As-it-happens update May 20, 2020
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NBCSports.com
As ESPN's "The Last Dance" documentary captured America's attention with an all-access pass to Michael Jordan and the 1990s Chicago Bulls, many NFL fans wondered the same thing: Wouldn't it be fascinating to get this same inside look into the New ...
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Bleacher Report
Most NFL players don't start their careers as the face of their franchise or the league as a whole. They often need time to grow and develop. Circumstances then dictate when they blossom into elite performers. The NFL's past two MVPs—Kansas City Chiefs ...
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Sports Illustrated
I'll never forget that meeting. It was during Super Bowl week, in early February of 2012, and I'd been called in to a room in the Indianapolis Convention Center to discuss the offseason. At that point, since I'd gotten a job at NFL Network in Oct. 2010, I'd gone ...
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CBSSports.com
When the confetti settled after the Chicago Bulls won their sixth championship in 1998, and definitively putting an end to one of the greatest dynasties in professional sports, it was time for the franchise to enter the post Michael Jordan era. Most of the key ...
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NBCSports.com
The build up to "The Match" has been phenomenal. Future Hall of Fame quarterbacks Tom Brady and Peyton Manning, and legendary golfers Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson will compete in "The Match: Champions for Charity" on Saturday to benefit ...
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Sports Illustrated
Analytics: the new wave sweeping through the football landscape in the modern era. It allows us to make more informed decisions than ever before. Many of the most successful teams in football today take an analytical approach in their decision-making with ...
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Yahoo Sports
The Yahoo Fantasy analysts will preview all 32 NFL teams between now and the eventual start of the 2020 draft season. Here, we'll tackle pressing fantasy questions, #FantasyHotTaeks, and team win totals. Next up, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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Bleacher Report
The Dallas Cowboys have reportedly offered quarterback Dak Prescott a five-year contract extension that would make him the highest-paid quarterback in the NFL annually. During an appearance on 105.3 The Fan's K&C Masterpiece show Tuesday (h/t ...
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Yahoo Sports
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ---. The Kentucky-Michigan college basketball matchup scheduled for Dec. 6 in London has been postponed until 2022 because of the coronavirus pandemic. And the ...
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ESPN
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- The Indiana Hoosiers added graduate transfer Khameron Taylor to their football roster, they announced Wednesday. The 6-foot-4, 270-pound tight end from South Alabama provides experience and depth behind incumbent starter ...
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Charlotte Observer
A number of NFL teams have begun the process of reopening their facilities this week, adhering the the criteria established in a May 15 memo from Commissioner Roger Goodell. Teams are allowed to reopen provided they do so under the "governing state ...
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DenverBroncos.com
The Broncos could be in line to add a new trophy to their collection. On Wednesday, ESPN announced the Broncos are among the four finalists for its Sports Humanitarian Team of the Year Award, which recognizes sports teams that show "how teamwork can ...
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Yahoo Sports
The Eagles' defense was a real patchwork in 2019, so you'll be forgiven if you can't name every defender who suited up in midnight green. But if the noise building in NFL circles is any indication, you'll want to write down one player to remember come ...
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Sports Illustrated
Antonio Gandy-Golden, the Redskins second fourth-round pick in last month's NFL Draft contracted COVID-19 in early April, but now has been cleared via a statement released from his agent. The rumors started swirling this morning and was first mentioned ...
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Yahoo Sports
Risk vs. reward. Everything about a return to play for the NBA is weighing the risks of players' and staffs' health against the rewards of crowning a champion and, through television contracts, money. That calculation is different for every player and every team ...
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New York Daily News
Apparently Donald Sterling hated black people canoodling with his mistress and white people playing basketball. According to Clippers coach Doc Rivers, Sterling nearly stopped the signing of guard J.J. Redick in 2013 because, "Donald doesn't like white ...
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CBSSports.com
Matt Kenseth did not show much rust last Sunday, as he produced a 10th-place finish at Darlington Raceway in his first race after coming out of retirement. The 48-year-old hopes for an even better showing when he gets behind the wheel on Wednesday for ...
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ESPN
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is keen to keep Diogo Dalot at Manchester United despite interest in the defender from a host of top European clubs, sources have told ESPN. Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain are among those monitoring Dalot's situation at Old ...
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USA TODAY
NBC Sports Network will air a marathon of the best athlete-hosted Saturday Night Live episodes starting May 25, highlighted by a Michael Jordan's 1991 appearance and Tom Brady's 2005 debut. Other host appearances spanning over the entire week ...
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Yahoo Sports
Tottenham fullback Serge Aurier can't seem to adhere to social distancing rules. The 27-year-old is in hot water again after posting a picture on Instagram on Tuesday in which he's receiving a haircut. That would violate the UK's social distancing regulations.
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Forbes
Hey buddy, can you spare $500 million? Fortunately for Los Angeles Rams owner Stan Kroenke the answer from the NFL was "yes." Kroenke is financially responsible for the $5 billion SoFi Stadium, the signature building in his sports and entertainment ...
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Yahoo Sports
Former Croatia star Robert Prosinecki says talk of Ivan Rakitic being pushed towards a Barcelona exit is simply part of football. Rakitic has enjoyed huge success at Camp Nou since joining from Sevilla in 2014, winning 13 major trophies including four LaLiga ...
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The New York Times
MUNICH — Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer has extended his contract at Bayern Munich by two years through June 2023. The 34-year-old Neuer, Bayern's captain, had been involved in protracted negotiations with the club, particularly after it signed a ...
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Cyclingnews.com
The UCI announced Wednesday that it has banned Jarlinson Pantano for four years after the Colombian returned a positive test for Recombinant Erythropoietin (EPO) in February of 2019. "The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) announces that the UCI ...
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The Daily Progress
On Tuesday, the Virginia High School League announced it was exploring plans for the reopening of fall athletics and activities for the upcoming school year. The VHSL received some help with these plans Wednesday as the National Federation of State High ...
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Yahoo Sports
Miami (AFP) - LPGA stars Park In-bee and Ryu So-yeon of South Korea will play a virtual match-play event Monday against New Zealand's Lydia Ko and Sweden's Pernilla Lindberg, the tour announced Wednesday. The GOLFZON LPGA Match Play ...
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Boston.com
Martin Jarmond is officially departing for UCLA, the school announced on Tuesday. Boston College will begin its search for a director of athletics for the second time in three years. Hired in June 2017 from Ohio State, Jarmond was the first Black athletic ...
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Seattle Times
GENEVA (AP) — With soccer clubs losing revenue during the pandemic, one industry leader said Wednesday the idea of creating multi-nation leagues will be revived. Many clubs risk bankruptcy because of the short-term prospect of playing games in empty ...
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Yahoo Sports
Tony Hawk is taking one young fan's request, delivered by the local FedEx driver, to another level. The 10-time X-Games gold medalist skateboarder is still a household name and a sports icon to kids in the single digits. One of them is a boy named Cooper ...
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247Sports
With a decision on the NBA's potential restart expected early June, players across the league are beginning preparations for a return to the floor, in time for the postseason and upcoming 2020 draft. MVP candidate LeBron James, like many others, has spent ...
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Tampa Bay Times
WASHINGTON — The Washington Nationals will unveil their World Series championship rings during a "virtual" ceremony shown on television and online Sunday — an unprecedented approach brought about by the coronavirus pandemic. With the start of ...
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NASCAR
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (May 20, 2020) – NASCAR® and IMG ARENA, a leading sports betting service and content hub, announced today that IMG ARENA has licensed official assets to create a virtual sports betting game that replicates some of NASCAR's ...
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Bleacher Report
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones returned to his office in Frisco, Texas, on Tuesday, the first day the NFL allowed team officials to be at their headquarters since the league closed them because of the coronavirus pandemic. Team officials are allowed in ...
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Yahoo Sports
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The body of former World Wrestling Entertainment pro Shad Gaspard was found early Wednesday on Los Angeles' Venice Beach, after he was caught in a rip current last weekend, police said. Patrol officers were flagged down around ...
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Golden Gate Sports
The San Francisco 49ers have a collection of excellent young talent on their roster. We take a look at the top five building blocks currently on the team. As the 2020 NFL offseason continues to the mosey along amid this crippling pandemic, many observers of ...
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Iosco County News Herald
LOS ANGELES, May 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Gen.G, the global esports organization connecting the best gamers in the United States and Asia, and Eastern Michigan University, a major learning and research institution, have forged a first-of-its-kind ...
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Houston Chronicle
NBA social media platforms at 7 p.m. Wednesday will re-air the May 20, 1995, Rockets-Suns playoff game that featured Mario Elie's famed "Kiss of Death" game-winning 3-pointer. Elie's shot with 7.1 seconds left gave Houston a 115-114 win over the Suns in ...
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mlive.com
This is either a script straight out of WWE, or a potentially shrewd business move. A month after being left for dead, The Athletic's Daniel Kaplan writes that it appears Vince McMahon is working behind the scenes to buy the XFL out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
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Metro
Ruud van Nistelrooy has vehemently denied Fabio Capello's suggestion that he complained about the Real Madrid dressing room stinking of alcohol during his time at the club. Earlier this week, the ex-Madrid manager singled out Brazilian icon Ronaldo as ...
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Firstpost
Newcastle United defender Danny Rose has said Premier League players are being treated like "lab rats" after teams were given permission to return to training in small groups this week. Coronavirus Outbreak: Premier League players are being treated like ...
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Chiefs Wire
The Kansas City Chiefs added former Dallas Cowboys first-round draft pick, Taco Charlton, in free agency after he was released by the Miami Dolphins. Charlton didn't work out with either of his two previous teams for whatever reason and he hasn't lived up to ...
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Yardbarker
Missing the thrill of 3-on-3 overtime action? Well a new hockey league is soon coming to North America that will service that itch. 3ICE, an independent professional 3-on-3 hockey league is scheduled to debut in June of 2021, providing hockey fans with ...
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Vikings Wire
Even before the Vikings traded Stefon Diggs, they were thin at the receiver position. While the Vikings drafted Justin Jefferson with the pick they landed from the Bills in the Diggs trade and signed Tajae Sharpe, this is a group expected to struggle to find ...
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