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Trent Williams says he's 'rejuvenated' after trade to San Francisco 49ers SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- After a long wait in which his body was able to heal and he gained what he calls a new perspective on football, Trent Williams is embracing his role as the San Francisco 49ers' new left tackle. Speaking to the Bay Area media for the ...
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NFL odds: Patriots are betting favorites to sign free agent Andy Dalton Andy Dalton finally is a free agent after the Cincinnati Bengals released him Thursday, and the New England Patriots are a popular pick as a potential destination for the veteran quarterback. In fact, Tyler Dragon of the Cincinnati Enquirer reported Thursday, ...
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Justin Jefferson ready to make Eagles, others that passed on him pay The Eagles could have selected LSU receiver Justin Jefferson with the 21st pick last week but they didn't. Instead, they took TCU's Jalen Reagor. And now Jefferson is ready to make them and every other team who passed on him pay. "Every single person ...
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Sean Payton: Saints beat Panthers to punch for unsung QB late in draft METAIRIE, La. -- The rivalry between the New Orleans Saints and Carolina Panthers extended into the late seventh round of this year's NFL draft. Coach Sean Payton gave a behind-the-scenes breakdown to The Athletic of how the Saints decided to swoop in ...
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Pete Carroll says team would need 6 weeks of camp to prepare for NFL season The Seattle Seahawks began their virtual offseason program last week; however, all in-person on-field workouts remain canceled until the 32 team facilities can be opened again. Coach Pete Carroll said this while he has some NFL scheduling concerns due ...
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SEC commissioner Greg Sankey -- Room for leagues to handle football resumption differently SEC commissioner Greg Sankey hopes there will be unity among the FBS conferences when it comes time to resume football activities but cautioned that it's not a necessity that everyone move forward as one. Appearing on Jacksonville radio station 1010 XL ...
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No. 11 football recruit Terrence Lewis commits to Tennessee Tennessee Volunteers has been on a roll the past week in recruiting and kept the momentum alive Thursday when the Vols landed five-star linebacker Terrence Lewis. The No. 11 ranked recruit overall, Lewis chose Tennessee over Texas A&M, Nebraska, ...
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Chiefs use fifth-year option on Mahomes, still hope to do long-term deal KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs insist Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes will play for them for the foreseeable future. At least for now, that includes the 2021 season. The Chiefs exercised their fifth-year option on their star quarterback Thursday, ...
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The Cincinnati Bengals have released Andy Dalton – is he now the answer in New England? The Cincinnati Bengals released long-time quarterback Andy Dalton on Thursday morning. We have released QB Andy Dalton. Andy has not only been an outstanding player on the field, but a role model in the Cincinnati community for the last nine years.
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Texans' Brandin Cooks: Being Traded 3 Times Not a 'Negative', Means 'I'm Wanted' With his move to the Houston Texans, Brandin Cooks has now been traded three times in about three years. While this isn't necessarily an ideal career path, the receiver sees it as a good thing. "The way that I look at it, I take it as a positive and that I'm wanted, ...
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Baltimore Ravens Officially Sign Three Rookie Free Agents The Baltimore Ravens continued to add more talent to their roster with the official signing of three rookie free agents. The players are: Trystan Colon-Castillo, Center, Missouri. • A three-year (2017-19) starting center who was heralded for his leadership, ...
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Wizards' John Wall Says He Will Return from Achilles Injury Better Than Ever John Wall ruptured his left Achilles and underwent reparative surgery in February 2019. The Washington Wizards All-Star point guard hasn't played an NBA game since but "can't wait to show [the league] what I got and what I'm about": NBA Central @ ...
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How Warriors' Steve Kerr learned not to yell at Klay Thompson early on Steve Kerr has taught his share of players as Warriors coach. But Klay Thompson taught him something early in their relationship. "My very first season, I lit into Klay. I took an early timeout, lit into Klay, and he didn't respond very well," Kerr said on the Runnin' ...
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NCAA Board Of Governors Wisely Pushes Back Against One-Time Waiver Proposal The NCAA Board of Governors announced that it would recommend against the one-time transfer exemption that was previously proposed by the Transfer Waiver Working Group. Under current rules, student athletes that play football, men's basketball, ...
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USL Extends Suspension for Championship, League One, Calls Off League Two Season A third American soccer league season has been swept away by the coronavirus pandemic. The USL announced Thursday afternoon that League Two, the 82-team developmental circuit that occupies the de facto fourth tier of the domestic soccer pyramid, ...
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Craig Ehlo 'Shocked' by Ron Harper's Memory of Michael Jordan's 'The Shot' Michael Jordan has no shortage of game-winners in his career highlight reel, and 'The Shot' against Craig Ehlo and the Cavaliers is certainly near the top of the list. Jordan and the Bulls faced off against Cleveland in a decisive Game 5 in the second round of ...
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NASCAR goes green in May with four Cup Series races in 11 days CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- NASCAR announced Thursday that it will resume its season without fans starting May 17 at Darlington Raceway in South Carolina with the premier Cup Series racing four times in an 11-day span. NASCAR joins the UFC as the first major ...
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Chargers Pick Up Mike Williams' Fifth-Year Option The Los Angeles Chargers have filed paperwork to pick up the fifth-year option on wide receiver Mike Williams, according to Sports Illustrated's Albert Breer. The move secures Williams' rights through the 2021 season. The fifth-year option does not guarantee ...
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Will Manny Ramirez Get on a Baseball Field Before Athletics do? The most improbable Oakland A's player is trying now to become the most improbable player on the other side of the Pacific Ocean. The last time Ramirez, a 12-time all-star and former batting average and RBI champion, was on a big-league roster, it was with ...
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Drafting Jacob Eason At No. 122 Overall Is A Low-Risk, High-Reward Move By Colts "I'm not going to force it, much to everybody's dismay. And it might drive everybody nuts, but I'm not going to force it." Indianapolis Colts GM Chris Ballard said those words to the local media less than a week before the 2020 NFL Draft officially kicked off.
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Tyrann Mathieu on Lynn Bowden Jr. Wanting to Break His Ankles: 'I Love This S--t' Kansas City Chiefs star Tyrann Mathieu is welcoming the challenge from Las Vegas Raiders rookie Lynn Bowden Jr. During an AMA session with Bleacher Report, the former Kentucky star was asked if he was looking to break the ankles of any one player in ...
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Bears Rumors: Tashaun Gipson Agrees to Contract After Texans Release Free-agent safety Tashaun Gipson agreed to a one-year contract with the Chicago Bears on Thursday, according to Pro Football Talk's Charean Williams. The Houston Texans released Gipson on Tuesday. He made 14 starts and finished with 51 tackles and ...
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Marlon Davidson's versatility makes him a perfect fit with Falcons The Atlanta Falcons sought to improve their pass rush and interior defensive line depth in this year's NFL Draft, and they did both by drafting one single player. Former Auburn defensive lineman Marlon Davidson is one of the most unique players entering the ...
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Bulls Reportedly Considering 76ers' Ime Udoka as a Jim Boylen Replacement With the NBA on hold for an undisclosed amount of time, there isn't much going on around the league. Since the NBA went on suspension back in early March, the NBA and the NBAPA have agreed to enter a moratorium for the first month of the break.
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Tampa Bay picks up 5th-year option on TE OJ Howard TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have picked up the fifth-year option on the contract tight end O.J. Howard signed as a rookie in 2017. The move Wednesday came a week after the Bucs acquired four-time All-Pro Rob Gronkowski in a trade ...
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Mark Cuban 'Cautiously Optimistic' NBA Finishes Season on TV Without Fans Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban said Thursday he's "cautiously optimistic" the NBA will be able to finish the 2019-20 season without fans in attendance amid the coronavirus pandemic. Arash Markazi of the Los Angeles Times provided Cuban's full ...
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Little League World Series canceled for first time in its 74-year history For the first time since it began in 1947, the Little League World Series will not be played this year. The regional tournaments leading up to and including August's championship event in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, has become yet another of the sports ...
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Pistons And Nets Donate 350000 KN95 Masks To Fight Covid-19 In yet another enormous donation to their communities, Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores and Brooklyn Nets owner Joe Tsai donated 350,000 KN95 masks to help citizens of Detroit protect themselves from the coronavirus. The donation also included 100,000 ...
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UFC 249 Stats Preview: Head-To-Head Look At Anthony Pettis Vs. Donald Cerrone When Anthony Pettis and Donald Cerrone first met in 2013, Pettis had a record of 16-2, while Cerrone was 19-4-0-1. Neither man had suffered a knockout loss at that time. That changed 2:35 into the first round of the lightweight battle when Pettis scored a TKO ...
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LA Rams Are Confident Cam Akers Can Help Replace Todd Gurley The Los Angeles Rams are down with a decision that has some fans upset. Yes, the team's top pick was spent on running back Cam Akers. With Todd Gurley gone to the Atlanta Falcons, the Rams plucked Akers with the No. 52 selection. Although not all of ...
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Report: Todd Gurley Not Planning Grievance Against Rams over Contract Bonus "I still need my money. That's what I'm waiting on. I've got so much time on my hands, so I'm having fun, man. If you know me, you know how I am. Always joking and laughing with the Rams teammates. They know how I am. It's all fun and games. I still do need ...
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Astros' Justin Verlander Doing 'Very Well' After Surgery on Groin Injury Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander is making progress in his recovery from March groin surgery. Per MLB.com's Brian McTaggart, Verlander said Thursday he is doing "very well" since the procedure and is nearly recovered from a lat injury. Verlander added ...
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MLB 2020 Proposal Would Give Baseball A Chance To Play To Its Strengths No matter what it looks like, the 2020 baseball season is going to be a strange one. It's over a month past when opening day should have taken place, and there is no real start date yet. The most recent proposal — and maybe the most realistic one — is for the ...
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Antonio Gibson hoping he can earn Christian McCaffrey comp In his last job, Ron Rivera had a versatile running back, fluent as both a rusher and a receiver. And since that guy just signed a contract worth $16 million a year, Rivera's newest running back isn't going to shy away from the comparison. Of course, Washington ...
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Former NFL 1st-round pick Charlton released by Dolphins Former NFL first-round draft pick Taco Charlton was released Thursday by the Miami Dolphins. The veteran defensive end started five games last year and had five sacks but struggled against the run. The Dolphins released him rather than exercising his ...
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AJ Epenesa lining up next to Ed Oliver? Buffalo Bills GM explains how team envisions using second-round pick Buffalo Bills general manager Brandon Beane and head coach Sean McDermott value versatility along their lines. The two have shown this since joining the Bills in 2017 and continued that trend this offseason. Daryl Williams, Evan Boehm and Garrett McGhin ...
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Nittany Lions defensive line coach John Scott walked long road to Penn State Updated less than a minute ago. Not long after John Scott Jr graduated from Western Carolina in 1999, he had a difficult time separating from football. Penn State's first-year defensive line coach tried the indoor version of the game, spending one season ...
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Mizzou football, Drinkwitz earn massive commitment from four-star recruit Travion Ford The Missouri Tigers and new coach Eliah Drinkwitz have landed what may be their biggest football commitment to date. Four-star defensive end Travion Ford of Lutheran North High School announced Thursday via Twitter that he's heading to Columbia as ...
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Gold medalist Laurie Hernandez says former coach Maggie Haney's abuse delayed Olympic comeback Laurie Hernandez's comeback for the Tokyo Olympics was delayed because of her former coach's verbal and emotional abuse. Hernandez has never spoken publicly about the abuse allegations against Maggie Haney. But in a lengthy Instagram post in ...
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Cardinals release LB Keishawn Bierria, DL Lyndon Johnson The Arizona Cardinals on Thursday announced they've released linebacker Keishawn Bierria and defensive lineman Lyndon Johnson. The moves comes just days after the Cardinals added to their roster via the NFL Draft and by signing undrafted free agents ...
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Centre County Golf Courses Set to Reopen on Friday Gov. Tom Wolf announced earlier this week that golf courses would be among the outdoor recreation permitted to open on May 1 as the state takes another small step toward re-emerging from COVID-19 shutdowns. Each of Centre County's public or ...
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Top juco RB commits to Tennessee Not long after Tennessee gave Tiyon Evans his first scholarship offer in December, he made a brief detour while driving back to his hometown in South Carolina for his holiday break to take a closer look at the city of Knoxville. A little more than four months ...
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Detroit Pistons: The day innocent Dennis turned into rebellious Rodman Dennis Rodman was a key member of the iconic Detroit Pistons' Bad Boys teams, but when he left Detroit, things changed. What was the turning point? There will never be another Dennis Rodman in professional sports; you can decide if that's a good thing or ...
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RC Buford: Spurs remain 'on board' with playing again this season SAN ANTONIO — While there have been reports that some NBA owners are on the verge of writing off the rest of the 2019-20 season, Spurs CEO R.C. Buford said Thursday the Spurs remain "on board" to resume the campaign. NBA commissioner Adam ...
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Classic revisited: Look back at our 2016 Michigan-Ohio State game story Editor's note: This story was originally published Nov. 27, 2016. The Blade is republishing it today to correspond with the rebroadcast of this game Thursday at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN and the ESPN App. If you missed the game the first time around, there will be ...
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Pat Riley has hopes for another Miami Heat title run, thinks team could be close Miami Heat president Pat Riley said in taped comments released Wednesday that he believes the team was on the brink of making a run for another NBA title before the season was shut down. The Heat were 41-24 and in fourth place in the Eastern ...
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Eagles keeping a handle on a strong RB room The door is never closed with the Philadelphia Eagles and the latest example is the return of running Corey Clement, who agreed to terms on a one-year deal Wednesday six weeks after the team did not tender him as a restricted free agent. It's been a ...
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Will UFC 249 happen? Will Tony Ferguson fight Justin Gaethje? UFC 249 has proven to be one of the larger sporting dramas of the coronavirus pandemic era. Advertisement. The showpiece event was originally scheduled to go ahead on 18th April and was only called off 10 days prior to the event going ahead despite ...
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