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Hawks GM Travis Schlenk: League says 2020-21 NBA schedule could be condensed Atlanta Hawks general manager Travis Schlenk said Tuesday morning that the NBA has told the league's general managers that the 2020-21 NBA schedule could be condensed in order to allow the league to remain as close as possible to its current ...
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Dalvin Cook holdout would be 'virtually prohibitive' for RB When the new collective bargaining agreement was ratified in March, cheers were had from all sides celebrating the avoidance of a work stoppage and the continuation of labor peace well into the 2020s. What wasn't quite highlighted then was a change that ...
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Bucs, Rob Gronkowski to replace football equipment lost in fire at Tampa area high school TAMPA, Fla. -- Tight end Rob Gronkowski has been a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for just over a month, but he's already making an impact on the Tampa Bay community. Gronkowski got word of a fire that broke out at Blake High School May 16, ...
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Torkelson, Martin, Lacy lead list of top MLB draft prospects NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball's amateur draft begins Wednesday night with the first of a pandemic-shortened five rounds. Detroit has the No. 1 overall pick for the second time in three years after taking pitcher Casey Mize in 2018. Here's a look at ...
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Cavs among omitted 8, will use summer slight as motivation Cleveland (AP) -- The Cleveland Cavaliers are missing from the NBA's Disney World summer bubble. They hope NBA Commissioner Adam Silver doesn't need to pop their plans again. One of eight teams whose COVID-19-interrupted season ended when the ...
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2020 Charles Schwab Challenge picks: Why we're staying away from Bryson DeChambeau at Colonial Ninety-one days. Ninety-one freakin' days since the last round of tournament golf was played. We made it friends. The PGA Tour is BACK. The two-month layoff has made this week's Charles Schwab Challenge feel like a major week. The way the field has ...
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Ranking the Mets' 10 best first-round MLB Draft picks ever Danny Abriano, SNY.tv | Twitter |. The Mets have the 19th pick in the first round of the 2020 MLB Draft on Wednesday night, and the player they choose could be ready for his big league debut in two years. Or maybe they'll take a high school pitcher who takes ...
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USWNT wants USSF policy against kneeling for national anthem to be repealed The U.S. women's national team wants the U.S. Soccer Federation to repeal the anthem policy it instituted after Megan Rapinoe started kneeling during the "The Star-Spangled Banner." The U.S. women's team also wants the federation to state publicly that the ...
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How MLS plans to return this summer It has now been nearly a week since Major League Soccer came to terms with the players' union on a modified Collective Bargaining Agreement that cleared the way for returning to play in 2020. The games would be the first since the league put a halt on its ...
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Duke AD Kevin White worried unfair advantages with NIL laws Duke athletic director Kevin White said he is concerned about potential abuse of name, image and likeness legislation and unfair recruiting advantages that might result. White's comments via Twitter on Tuesday came in support of North Carolina athletic ...
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What happened during other shortened MLB seasons? Whether we'll even have a 2020 baseball season remains an open question, but if we do have one, it's going to be a shortened one. Whether it's 48 games, 82, games, 114 games or some other number, the shape, length, and vibe of the 2020 campaign will ...
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JJ Watt, Bill O'Brien among Texans attending George Floyd's memorial in Houston A handful of Houston Texans players and team employees attended the final memorial service for George Floyd in his native Houston on Tuesday. Defensive end J.J. Watt and former Texans defensive tackle D.J. Reader, who signed with the Cincinnati ...
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Chicago Bears end offseason program early LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears are ending their offseason program early. Coach Matt Nagy said nine weeks are enough and he wants his players to focus on training without having to worry about video conferences four days a week. The team ...
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Deshaun Watson & DeAndre Hopkins want Clemson to remove slave owner's name from university Deshaun Watson and DeAndre Hopkins have each called for Clemson to remove the name of a former slave owner from the university's honours college. Houston Texans quarterback Watson and former team-mate Hopkins, who was traded to the Arizona ...
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Villanova forward Saddiq Bey's commitment to stay in NBA Draft will make some GM look very smart There probably will be a dozen or more players selected before Villanova forward Saddiq Bey in the NBA Draft this October. It depends on how smart and bold the people making the picks turn out to be, which means it probably will be more. In a few years, ...
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Here's what you need to know about Twins, locals ahead of MLB Draft It may still be a couple of months — or longer — before current Major League Baseball stars are seen again on television sets around the country. But baseball fans looking for a fix can get a small sense of normalcy when the draft returns on Wednesday by ...
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Belichick has ACLU racial justice director address Patriots team meeting Patriots coach Bill Belichick isn't just sticking to football when he addresses his players in virtual team meetings. Belichick had Rahsaan Hall, director of the racial justice program at the ACLU of Massachusetts, address the team over Zoom for an hour on ...
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Nate Diaz Rips Usman vs. Burns UFC 251 Showdown: 'This Isn't a Title Fight' Nate Diaz ripped UFC's decision to give Gilbert Burns a welterweight title shot against Kamaru Usman at UFC 251 on July 11. Writing on Twitter, Diaz called out the promotion for giving a championship match to "the guy who would take less" money and said ...
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Sharks' Joe Thornton Masterton Trophy nominee for third straight year On Tuesday, the Sharks announced forward Joe Thornton as the team's nominee for the 2020 Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy. This is the third year in a row Thornton has been nominated. The Masterton Memorial Trophy has been awarded since 1968 and is ...
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FSU football players test positive for COVID-19 upon return to campus Florida State officials say some football players have tested positive for COVID-19 after returning to campus for summer workouts, but the school declined to share the exact number. An FSU official stated it is not releasing the number of positive test results due ...
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Mixed martial arts: White says Abu Dhabi 'Fight Island' to host UFC 251 (Reuters) - Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) chief Dana White said on Tuesday the mixed martial arts promotion's "Fight Island" was located in Abu Dhabi and it will host four events next month including UFC 251. White had said in April that the UFC ...
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Falcons QB Matt Ryan details key factors for successful season Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan understands the importance of this season for his football franchise. The Falcons, who made a magical run to the Super Bowl in 2016, have missed the playoffs the last two seasons. A varying degree of factors has ...
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Alabama, South Alabama to meet in basketball 3 times beginning this season South Alabama has set a three-game basketball series with Alabama beginning this season, it was announced Tuesday. The Jaguars will travel to Tuscaloosa in both 2020-21 and 2022-23 and host the Crimson Tide at the Mitchell Center in 2021-22. The two ...
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Jon Rahm reflects on protests ahead of PGA's return Jon Rahm is passionate, and he's never hidden it. While that trait hasn't always served him well on the golf course, he's certain it will when it comes to talking with fellow PGA Tour players about protests that have taken place since the death of George Floyd.
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Bo Scarbrough looks at FBI for career after football Bo Scarbrough was a man amongst boys while on the field with the Alabama Crimson Tide. In the NFL, the giant running back bounced around between four teams in his first two years in the NFL but might be settled in for 2020. The current Detroit Lions ...
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Pruitt says no Vols players have tested positive for COVID-19, addresses Floyd-related protests Tennessee third-year football coach Jeremy Pruitt provided good news on the health front Tuesday and encouraging news on the ongoing quest for racial equality following the senseless death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Appearing on ESPN Radio's ...
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Stipe Miocic vs. Daniel Cormier 3 set for UFC 252 in August after fighters agree to deal Almost one year after Stipe Miocic avenged his knockout loss to Daniel Cormier to regain the UFC heavyweight championship, the pair have finally locked in a date for a rubber match. Cormier and Miocic will face off in their long awaited third fight on Aug.
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LA Clippers: Evaluating each possible scenario to the finals The standings being close and the new format means that the LA Clippers could match up with almost anyone in the playoffs. So, let's evaluate each scenario. The LA Clippers have been among the three teams contending for the title this season and despite ...
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Kellerman: Dabo Swinney's shirt shows 'lack of understanding' Clemson head football coach Dabo Swinney has received no shortage of criticism for recent weeks for his the way he's gone about responding to the racial unrest prompted by the May 25 death of George Floyd, and a t-shirt that Swinney was seen wearing ...
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History suggests the Patriots will approach this year's preseason differently For the New England Patriots, the 2020 offseason has been anything but ordinary so far. The team lost its starting quarterback of the last two decades, Tom Brady, in free agency, and will have to groom a replacement to be ready by the regular season opener.
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Always side with the players I could never, ever, ever in a million years play professional baseball in the big leagues. I have a lot of advantages on my side—I'm able-bodied, healthy, and come from a middle class family with access to the coaching, equipment, and traveling clubs of youth ...
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USTA cuts jobs, closes New York office amid pandemic The United States Tennis Association, facing the same bleak financial landscape as fellow Grand Slam organizers, announced Monday a comprehensive reorganization program that eliminated 110 jobs -- reducing the national staff by about 20% -- and will ...
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This day in sports: Lakers finally beat Celtics in NBA Finals After a quarter-century of one team dousing pain and futility on the other, the Lakers finally beat the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals on this date in 1985, clinching with a 111-100 victory in Game 6. Of the 15 Celtics championship banners hanging from the ...
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Vicksburg's Brown among Rebels earning pre-season recognition NASHVILLE — Five Ole Miss Rebels, including Vicksburg native Ben Brown, were named to Athlon Magazine's 2020 Preseason All-SEC teams. Rebel running back Jerrion Ealy led the way for the Rebels, garnering first team honors on the offensive side of ...
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LSU players start change by registering to vote In the wake of nationwide protests against racism, LSU's football team decided on Tuesday that all of its players would register to vote, coach Ed Orgeron said during an interview with a local radio station. Orgeron said they held a team meeting in order to ...
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Khabib Nurmagomedov Vs Justin Gaethje Is Currently In The Works For UFC 253 Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Justin Gaethje for the lightweight title could go ahead at UFC 253 in September with UFC reportedly in negotiations with the pair. Gaethje became interim lightweight champion at UFC 249 when he defeated Tony Ferguson to set up ...
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