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As-it-happens update May 7, 2020
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Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh wants college football players to have the ability to enter the NFL draft whenever they are ready to. He also wants players who go unselected in the draft to be allowed to return to school. Harbaugh wrote an open letter Thursday ...
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NBCSports.com
Thursday was a good day for Richard Sherman. NFL Competition Committee Chairman Rich McKay told SiriusXM that the NFL no longer would review pass interference calls during the upcoming season. "We're not going to vote on, because nobody is ...
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NBCSports.com
Every year the release of the NFL schedule is something fans look forward to. What dates to circle, to ask off from work, and weekends to book travel around. This is not every year. The schedule is being released on Thursday night. In a coronavirus lockdown ...
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FOXSports.com
The Minnesota Vikings hired Rick Spielman as their vice president of player personnel in 2006. After leading draft preparations for the team for six seasons — and helping select a pair of Rookie of the Year winners in Adrian Peterson (2007) and Percy Harvin ...
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CBSSports.com
Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls enjoyed immense success during the 1990s. They reached the Finals six times during the decade and came away with six NBA titles -- including two separate three-peats -- becoming arguably one of the greatest ...
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Sports Illustrated
Jeremy Pruitt has been efficient and effective in pulling the top players he has wanted out of the state of Tennessee in his three recruiting cycles on Rocky Top. Just last season, Pruitt signed ten prospects from the Volunteer State, but it is the border states that ...
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NFL.com
Whether Alex Smith plays in the NFL again, he's already come back. From 17 surgeries. From nearly losing his right leg. From nearly losing his life. Last week, his 18-month journey through a compound fracture, infection and a grueling rehab were the focus of ...
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Yahoo Sports
Portland Trail Blazers star CJ McCollum is urging the NBA to adopt a balance between proper coronavirus safety measures and players getting back to work with the league allowing teams to open their facilities on Friday. The Trail Blazers, along with the ...
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Bleacher Report
Teams expect first-rounders to earn a spot in the starting lineup. Most players who hear their names called after Day 1 of the draft have to push a little harder for a top spot on the depth chart. Second-, third- and even late-round picks can seize starting ...
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ESPN
A $10 million donation to coronavirus relief efforts is part of the plan unveiled Thursday for "The Match: Champions for Charity," to be played May 24 at the Medalist Golf Club in Hobe Sound, Florida. Turner Sports made the announcement of the donation that ...
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Yahoo Sports
Derrick Rose's time with the Bulls began on a path for storybook status. Drafted No. 1 overall by his hometown team, Rose immediately burst on the scene in 2008 as one of the more dynamic, exciting players in the NBA. By age 23, he was already a ...
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nj.com
Here we go again. The NFL had a chance to get creative with its Week 1 scheduling for the 2020 season, especially to plan for contingencies with the coronavirus pandemic. The rumored plan was to put AFC-NFC games to start the season, with the idea that ...
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Basketball Insiders
In an ongoing attempt to continue to get you your basketball fix, Basketball Insiders is taking a look back at recent draft classes and assessing them relative to the expectations that were in place as of their respect NBA Drafts. We are grading according to the ...
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Bleacher Report
It's unclear how the Los Angeles Lakers will look when they return to the court. The NBA has been suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic since mid-March. If the season resumes, the team that went 49-14 and sat in first place in the Western ...
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Bleacher Report
Pro Football Hall of Famer Brett Favre says he had no knowledge of $1.1 million in payouts he received for speaking engagements he never attended. Writing about the situation on Twitter, Favre explained he was "unaware" of the funds received and is ...
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Bleacher Report
Tom Brady's first regular-season game with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will reportedly be against Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints. Per Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.football, the Saints will host Brady's Buccaneers in Week 1 on Sept. 13 at 4:25 p.m. ...
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cleveland.com
CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Browns and the rest of the NFL teams will reveal their schedules for the 2020 season on Thursday night. We know who they will play this season and where. But on Thursday night, we will get an answer as to when they will play ...
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NBCSports.com
Sherman Douglas had a solid if unspectacular NBA career over 12 seasons, several of which came in Boston. The point guard known as "The General" burst onto the scene with the Miami Heat, averaging 16.3 points per game over his first two seasons and ...
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Yahoo Sports
BERLIN (AP) -- The Bundesliga soccer season will resume on May 16 in empty stadiums, picking up right where it left off two months ago amid the coronavirus pandemic. Thursday's announcement comes one day after clubs were told the season could restart ...
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Atlanta Journal Constitution
The chief executive of Braves owner Liberty Media suggested Thursday that the season could begin in early July without fans in attendance at Truist Park and other stadiums. "I think they (MLB officials) are looking at a range of opportunities," Liberty Media ...
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Atlanta Journal Constitution
Four SEC teams are scheduled to take part in a college basketball quadruple-header in December at State Farm Arena, an event of the sort that Atlanta has not experienced in more than a decade. The four games will be Clemson-Alabama, Mississippi ...
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Yahoo Sports
The NTT IndyCar Series officially announced Thursday that its 2020 season will open without fans Saturday, June 6 at Texas Motor Speedway, releasing a schedule and safety protocols. The Genesys 300 has been adjusted to 200 laps on the 1.5-mile oval ...
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Canal Street Chronicles
We're now beginning the dead of the NFL offseason, so in order to give the people what they want, we're going to try to cover period questions you might have about your New Orleans Saints. If this series is met with positive reviews, hopefully we can continue ...
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Detroit Free Press
It's NFL schedule release day, and that means plenty of schedule leaks will trickle out before the full announcement comes later tonight. The first major one, from 670-AM in Chicago, is that the Detroit Lions will open the 2020 regular season at home against ...
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Field Gulls
The undrafted free agent recruitment process has been, and will be, quite different this year. Without a rookie minicamp to invite undrafted players to, the only UDFAs who the Seahawks will get a look at will be those who were offered a contract. It has been ...
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Ballpark Digest
Despite several summer-collegiate leagues canceling their 2020 seasons, the Northwoods League still plans a return to play this year–but it won't be on May 26, the previously announced start of the season. We've seen several leagues, such as the Perfect ...
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Chicago Tribune
The NHL on Wednesday condemned misogynistic comments made by Washington Capitals forward Brendan Leipsic and Florida Panthers prospect Jack Rodewald in a group chat on social media. Their comments included vulgar disparagement of the ...
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Bleacher Report
New York Yankees president Randy Levine believes Major League Baseball players' love for the country can play a part in the sport's eventual return. Appearing on Good Day New York (h/t Ken Davidoff of the New York Post), Levine said "our players are ...
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Bangor Daily News
Click here for the latest coronavirus news, which the BDN has made free for the public. You can support our critical reporting on the coronavirus by purchasing a digital subscription or donating directly to the newsroom. Red Sox pitcher Collin McHugh is ...
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CBSSports.com
It has been more than a decade since Oscar De La Hoya set foot in a boxing ring as a competitor. That, however, did not stop "The Golden Boy" from offering a bold prediction of how a fight with UFC superstar Conor McGregor would go. "Two rounds," De La ...
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New York Post
Jimmy Glenn, the legendary boxing trainer and owner of the storied Times Square bar Jimmy's Corner, has died after battling coronavirus, boxing officials and close friends said Thursday. He was 89. "A legend of boxing has heard his final bell," World Boxing ...
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Dodgers Way
Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts knew he was entering a difficult situation when taking over for Don Mattingly in terms of perception about his role in decision-making. Dave Roberts revealed this week that he knew whoever replaced Don ...
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Today.com
Investigators are looking into fraud after Hiannick Kamba, an ex-pro soccer player who was presumed dead after a 2016 car crash in Congo, was found to be alive and living in Germany. Getty Images ...
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Goal.com
If you're putting together a challenge for friends, your football team, or even a plain old pub quiz, Goal has some great options to choose from. Any time is a good time for a quiz and even better if that happens to be a football themed quiz! The coronavirus ...
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Terre Haute Tribune Star
SOUTH BEND — Notre Dame only had one spring practice before everything was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. So, where do these cancellations leave coach Brian Kelly's squad? Let's take a look at each position and see how the Irish fare ...
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Oklahoma State Athletics
STILLWATER – The Oklahoma State and Oral Roberts basketball teams have agreed to a home-and-home series that will bring the Golden Eagles to Gallagher-Iba Arena on Nov. 28. Oklahoma State will return the game to Oral Roberts in 2021-22, which will ...
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Fox News
Hafthor Bjornsson, who played "The Mountain" in "Game of Thrones," and Eddie Hall's war of words have turned into a date for what is being branded as "The Heaviest Boxing Match" in history. The rivalry between the two former World's Strongest Man ...
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Staunton News Leader
CHARLOTTESVILLE - The Virginia High School League (VHSL) executive committee voted Thursday to cancel all spring sports and activities for the remainder of the school year. The vote (31-0-1) came during the May meeting of the committee. With schools ...
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BBC Sport
Formula 1 chairman Chase Carey has admitted that the sport's owners are preparing for "the remote possibility of no racing in 2020". He said they discussed with lenders how to handle the loss of income involved in not being able to run a season.
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KSHB
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Sporting Kansas City's captain sees a long road back to the pitch. "It's going to be a gradual process," SKC captain and defender Matt Besler told the media via Zoom Wednesday afternoon. "I don't think we're going to open up individual ...
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The Hillsdale Daily News
HILLSDALE - The Kentucky Derby may not have run as usual this year, but for some local working "jockeys," it was still a go. Transtewart Trucking employees held their own Derby of sorts while coping with COVID-19 challenges and having some fun in the ...
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Sky Sports
All the top stories and transfer rumours from the back pages of Thursday's national and regional newspapers... Transfer Centre · Football transfer rumours · The Football Gossip column. MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS. United will sign Barcelona right-back ...
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Seahawks Wire
NFL Competition Committee Chairman Rich McKay confirms to @SiriusXMNFL that pass interference penalties will NOT be reviewable again in 2020. "We're not going to vote on – because nobody is putting forward – the OPI/DPI review again." — Field Yates ...
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Sportsnaut
New Carolina Panthers left tackle Russell Okung was one of many outspoken critics against the recently-signed collective bargaining agreement between the NFL and the NFLPA. In fact, Okung filed a suit against the union with the National Labor Relations ...
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