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As-it-happens update May 20, 2020
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ESPN
Cleveland Browns wide receiver Jarvis Landry said Wednesday that he is "a little bit ahead of schedule" in his rehabilitation from offseason hip surgery and that he's targeting an August return to the field despite being limited with his physical therapy due to ...
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NFL.com
Everybody loves the deep ball. Nothing else in sport is quite as beautiful as a quarterback dropping back, stepping up into the pocket and launching a high-arcing gift of a pass to an intended target well down the field. The completion is a work of art -- the ...
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NBCSports.com
Raheem Mostert went from anonymous NFL journeyman to playoff hero seemingly overnight. The progression's a bit longer than that, but the point remains the 49ers running back showed folks what he's capable of during an efficient season highlighted by an ...
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NBCSports.com
The 2020 NFL Draft and bulk of free agency is now in the rearview mirror, as teams are now in the middle of their virtual offseason programs. Trending Now. 1:31 · By The Numbers: Lamar Jackson's record-breaking 2019 season · 1:06 · Prince George's ...
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NFL.com
Devonta Freeman remains a free agent after he and the Falcons parted ways earlier this offseason. Just two years into a five-year deal, Freeman suddenly found himself unemployed, and he's unlikely to attract anything near the deal he once signed to stay in ...
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ESPN
BRISTOL, Conn. -- "Peyton's Places," an Emmy-nominated ESPN series in which Peyton Manning takes a lighthearted look at the history of the NFL, will return for a second season. ESPN said Wednesday that the new season will include 15 episodes on ...
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Sports Illustrated
Longtime NFL writer and current CBS Sports columnist Pete Prisco released his list of the top 100 NFL players for 2020 on Wednesday. Five Vikings made the cut, but a couple more that could've easily been included were left off the list. Let's hear what Prisco ...
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NBCSports.com
He didn't know it at the time, but Antoine Walker may have participated in the most talent-laden pickup games ever. The former Boston Celtics star and Chicago native joined 670 The Score's "McNeil & Parkins Show" on Tuesday to share the great story about ...
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Sports Illustrated
Giants offensive tackle Nate Solder is a standup man who takes his responsibilities very seriously both on and off the field. Yet, out of all the decisions facing the Giants this year as they shape their roster, no player has divided the opinion of those outside the ...
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NBCSports.com
Georgetown Hoyas transfer Mac McClung has announced his top seven schools that he is considering to continue his basketball career. McClung is deciding between Texas Tech, Auburn, Memphis, USC, BYU, Arkansas and Wake Forest.
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Yahoo Sports
Let's rip the Band-Aid off from the top: the silence of white NHL players when it comes to the racism their fellow black hockey players continue to endure is deafening. On Tuesday, a powerful piece written by former NHL player Akim Aliu was posted to The ...
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Sports Illustrated
From his home in Nashville, Tennessee Titans wide receiver A.J. Brown continues to train and has his sights set on his second year in the NFL. Brown's offseason has included more than just workouts and football, though. Diapers and jerseys have kept him ...
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Yahoo Sports
Dre Greenlaw's best known for that epic tackle in Seattle. You know which one. That perfect takedown at the goal line, which clinched the NFC West. Who knows? Maybe the 49ers postseason goes different If the then-rookie linebacker let Seahawks tight end ...
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Sports Illustrated
The Cleveland Browns have agreed to deals with two of their draft picks selected in April's NFL Draft. As reported by Field Yates of ESPN, the Browns have four-year deals in place with Harrison Bryant, the tight end out of Florida Atlantic in the fourth round and ...
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ESPN
The PGA Tour is set to return to action next month in Texas, but the plight of international players residing overseas at the moment makes their involvement in the scheduled tournaments problematic. Veteran Lee Westwood highlighted those obstacles in an ...
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ESPN
The Iowa women's volleyball program was placed on probation for one year and must vacate 33 wins over two seasons as part of its penalties for violations committed by former coach Bond Shymansky. The university's athletic department also will pay a ...
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Yahoo Sports
NBA teams reportedly could host training camps in their own facilities. Then, the hope is the league resumes games in a centralized location (most likely Disney World). How will that plan be executed? When? Adrian Wojnarowski and Zach Lowe of ESPN:.
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ESPN
Arizona Coyotes coach Rick Tocchet says he's confident his team will be among the finalists for pending free-agent star Taylor Hall. "I'm not saying he is going to sign here, but I definitely think we're a team he's very interested in staying with," Tocchet told the ...
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Yahoo Sports
The biggest football-related surprise of the NFL offseason is the continued free agency of Cam Newton. The 31-year-old three-time Pro Bowl quarterback and 2015 MVP remains unemployed after being released by the Carolina Panthers in March. Newton ...
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Washington Post
Mike Conley is waiting for further instructions. So is the rest of the NBA. The league is continuing to work through multiple return-to-play scenarios, with two people with knowledge of the situation saying Wednesday that Orlando — which has been talked about ...
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Yahoo Sports
A little over a week into Adam Silver's stated two-to-four week timeline for a decision on the fate of the NBA season, Orlando's Walt Disney World Resort has emerged as the "clear frontrunner" to host the league's return to action, sources told Shams Charania ...
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Detroit Free Press
Through five seasons at Michigan football, Jim Harbaugh has compiled a 47-18 record and three 10-win seasons. But the Wolverines have yet to reach the Big Ten title game or the College Football Playoff, thanks mostly to one significant obstacle: Ohio State.
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Sports Illustrated
Major League Baseball is eager to expand its international footprint, but in addition to playing abroad, where else in the United States could MLB feature its next showcase games? Following MLB's first-ever trip to Europe last summer and several stops in ...
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nj.com
As soon as the NSJIAA canceled high school sports for the spring because of coronavirus precautions, coaches, athletic directors, athletes and fans started turning their attention to the fall. What would a fall season look like? Will it start on time or even begin at ...
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Sporting News
Recent No. 1 overall NFL draft pick Joe Burrow apparently had a fiery side to his personality at LSU that prompted an all-out brawl at practice. After being laid out by defensive back JaCoby Stevens in an offseason scrimmage, Burrow stood up, got in Stevens' ...
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Sports Illustrated
The National Women's Soccer League has plans to hold a nearly month-long tournament in Utah this summer, according to the Washington Post and Salt Lake Tribune, and an official announcement could reportedly happen as soon as later this week. Per the ...
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Bleacher Report
Miami Dolphins offensive coordinator Chad O'Shea was fired after just one year on the job, which seemed odd considering he was working with a young team primed for development. Now there's finally a reason for the move: The playbook was too complex.
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Yahoo Sports
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- The head of the agency that oversees the Oakland Coliseum says the A's have informed him they had "no ability to pay" the annual $1.2 million rent on the facility. "They said because they haven't used it, they were not able to generate ...
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Bleacher Report
Former Chicago Bulls and Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Tom Thibodeau's name has been connected with a few NBA teams in regard to potential head coaching vacancies next offseason, and Stefan Bondy of the New York Daily News reported ...
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Bleacher Report
The Chicago Cubs have become the latest team to enact cost-saving measures amid Major League Baseball's hiatus. According to ESPN's Jeff Passan, employment has been guaranteed through the end of June, though staff will take pay cuts of up to 15 ...
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FOXSports.com
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Saints are preparing to look for a new naming rights holder for the Superdome. Mercedez-Benz has held naming rights under a 10-year agreement that expires in July 2021 and Saints have said this week that the ...
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Bleacher Report
For the Michigan Wolverines, all roads lead to Columbus. The Ohio State Buckeyes have won eight straight times in the classic Big Ten rivalry, including all five games during the Jim Harbaugh era. And Harbaugh knows the Wolverines won't be able to ...
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The Boston Globe
"I think mentally, they want me kind of in a headspace to be where my feet (are)," Studnicka said. "I think this year was really important that they wanted me to be fully engaged with where I am in Providence. Luckily I got two (NHL) games under my belt.".
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Charlotte Observer
Last Sunday, NASCAR rejoiced after completing its first race back after a two-month COVID-19-related hiatus. The feeling could be fleeting as rain continues to threaten the sport's upcoming races and further delay events at Darlington Raceway. The next Cup ...
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Minneapolis Star Tribune
After most of Iowa's stay-at-home restrictions ended last Friday, Liam Robbins rushed to a local sports complex in his hometown of Davenport to start working on his game. The 7-foot transfer from Drake knows the Gophers will be counting on him to fill the role ...
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Yahoo Sports
The Saints have changed athletic trainers for the first time since 2000. The team has hired Shone Gipson to replace long-time head athletic trainer Scottie Patton, Luke Johnson of NOLA.com reports. Gipson started with the Saints this month, arriving with ...
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Yahoo Sports
If the 2019-20 NBA season resumes and the Warriors play more games, Kevon Looney will not be taking the floor. Looney underwent surgery Tuesday to repair a core muscle injury, the team announced Wednesday afternoon. The procedure was performed ...
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Yahoo Sports
Colts center Ryan Kelly is heading into the fifth and final year of his rookie contract, and an extension may be coming soon. Kelly said today that his agent has talked to Colts General Manager Chris Ballard about a contract extension, and he's hoping it gets ...
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nj.com
Home in Toronto social distancing, former Devils star Taylor Hall is itching to rejoin the Arizona Coyotes and finish out a 2019-20 NHL season that has been on hold since March 12. The 2018 Hart Trophy winner as league MVP has felt this way since he ...
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Los Angeles Times
The fans in the stands were tastefully attired in the home team's colors. They remained quiet and seated the entire game. They were wearing masks and practicing proper social distancing, even though there was no way any of them could be infected with the ...
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Lansing State Journal
GRAND RAPIDS – An ex-Michigan State University football staffer's claims against now-retired head coach Mark Dantonio and other retired top university officials were dismissed Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Janet Neff dismissed Curtis Blackwell II's ...
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WJXT News4JAX
In this Aug. 24, 2019, photo, Little League fans watch from the hillside overlooking left field at Lamade Stadium during the International Championship baseball game between Curacao and Japan at the Little League World Series tournament in South ...
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MASNsports.com
MASN broadcaster Bo Porter really enjoyed his first season as a co-host on the "Nats Xtra" pregame and postgame shows. And he could not have asked for a better ending, as the Nationals went all the way to win the 2019 World Series. Porter knew it was a ...
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247Sports
Cam Newton is being patient with his 2020 NFL comeback. He posted a video on Instagram of him throwing footballs, apparently showcasing his health. Since his 2015 MVP season, Newton and the injury bug got along quite well, including a foot injury that ...
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Fox Business
Sports legends Tom Brady and LeBron James are set to make appearances on "Greatness Code," a short-form documentary series for Apple TV+ that will give viewers a behind-the-scenes look at prominent athletes, the tech giant announced Wednesday.
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Worcester Telegram
WORCESTER - A caravan of ambulances, representing all paramedics, EMTs and 911 dispatchers in Central Massachusetts, rolled out of Worcester at noon and headed to Fenway Park in Boston. A celebration of emergency workers is part of National EMS ...
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New York Post
Clothing is optional again for Paige VanZant and husband Austin Vanderford. Following a conservative turn on TikTok last month, VanZant revived her nude quarantine shoots on Tuesday. "Tried the whole 'clothing' thing for awhile….. not for us," the ...
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BroBible
The debate over whether college athletes should be paid seems to be one of the hottest topics of conversation among sports writers, and those athletes who have decided to pick up the pen themselves lately. I'm going to take the less culturally popular ...
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thescore.com
New Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Rob Gronkowski isn't worried about getting back into football shape after sitting out the 2019 season. Gronkowski, who trimmed down during his retirement, said Wednesday that he's "basically four more protein shakes ...
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mrn.com
Garrett Smithley will join Niece Motorsports at Charlotte Motor Speedway, behind the wheel of the No. 40 Trophy Tractor Chevrolet Silverado. Smithley, who has over 150 combined starts in the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series, will make his ...
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