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Antonio Brown pleads no contest, receives two years probation in battery case NFL free agent wide receiver Antonio Brown pled no contest on Friday to battery charges, TMZ Sports first reported. Trending Now. 1:13 · DMV athletes join fight against police brutality · 0:27 · Ron Rivera and coaching staff return to Redskins Park · 0:56 ...
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Assessing pros and cons of NFL starting training camp on time and reducing preseason The NFL finally, and mercifully, has admitted that there will be no on-field work for players until the start of training camp. The news Thursday that teams may continue virtual workouts until June 26 has been expected and reported here for weeks, and the ...
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Ex-Arkansas coach Bret Bielema suing Razorback Foundation over buyout agreement Former Arkansas coach Bret Bielema is suing the university's foundation for allegedly breaching his buyout agreement after his firing in November 2017. In the lawsuit filed against the Razorback Foundation in federal court in Arkansas on Friday, Bielema's ...
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Amid health and social unrest, the NBA's plan to return is reportedly being met with increased opposition When the National Basketball Players Association voted to approve Adam Silver's plan to finish the 2019-20 season by sending 22 teams to a Disney World bubble site in Orlando, not everyone got a say in that process. The NBPA is comprised of nine ...
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Ranking the 7 Teams Best Set Up for the Future Entering 2020 Season The NFL is very much a results-based business. But as vital as it is for a team to perform well in the present, it's also important to set a roster up for the future. As the Los Angeles Rams showed in recent years, a championship window can close as quickly as it ...
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'Long Gone Summer': A loving tribute to a fairy-tale season It was like something out of a fairy tale. Mighty warriors, wielding weapons capable of cracking the sky. One, a giant who seemed to step from mythology into the batter's box. The other, a born showman, always smiling, always celebrating both the game and ...
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Tom Brady, Bucs should be thrilled that teams are doubting Rob Gronkowski Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski are just getting warmed up as Buccaneers teammates, but there already are doubters trying to throw cold water all over the potential of them tapping into their best Patriots days together. A report from ESPN's Dianna Russini ...
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A Wide '9' Path to Production for Derek Barnett Eagles fans' memories of Jim Washburn may not be all that positive but the veteran defensive line coach is a legend when it comes to pass rushing and the NFL. His wide-9 approach was often described as selfish when Jason Babin was racking up 18 sacks ...
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Antonio Brown pleads no contest in truck driver battery, receives 2 years probation Antonio Brown, still an NFL free agent, is past at least one legal hurdle after pleading no contest on a truck driver battery case from January. Appearing masked in a remote courtroom on Friday, the former Pittsburgh Steelers star changed his plea from not ...
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Arizona State, Grand Canyon schedule 2-year series PHOENIX -- Arizona State and Grand Canyon will meet in men's basketball for the first time in 40 years next season as part of a home-and-home series. The Antelopes will host the Sun Devils on Dec. 13 to open the series and will play at Arizona State during ...
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Baltimore Ravens Release Emotional Video Taking On Institutional Racism, Repeatedly Saying, "Black Lives Matter" The Baltimore Ravens put together a really well done video from their team addressing institutional racism as a team, returning to the refrain over and over "Black Lives Matter". And while they are football players, executes, coaches and even ownership, they ...
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Patriots Roster Reset: Defensive line needs Beau Allen to make immediate impact Stop the run, have some fun. It's an old football cliché bellowed by defensive linemen across the NFL on a weekly basis that means pass-rush opportunities are coming if they can do their jobs on early downs. The Patriots did that well enough last year for ...
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Meet Jordan Westburg, the Orioles' 30th overall pick who didn't think he'd be an Oriole Jordan Westburg is just one of the newest faces of the Orioles' rebuild. But he's already got a leg up on his future teammates. Selected 30th overall by the Orioles on Wednesday night, he's already encountered the most notable face of the rebuild - Adley ...
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How can golf diversify? Five members of the golf community reflect on their own experiences, paths forward As our nation has grappled with questions of racial and social injustice in recent days, so, too, has golf, at every level of the game. "We need to grow out of this, and we need to diversify those that have access to our sport," PGA Tour commissioner Jay ...
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Matt Light has advice for Patriots QB Jarrett Stidham on taking over for Tom Brady Tom Brady was 24 years old in 2001 when Mo Lewis' devastating hit on Drew Bledsoe altered the course of Patriots franchise history, thrusting Brady into a starting role. When the 2020 season (hopefully) starts later this year, Jarrett Stidham will also be 24 ...
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A Good Bet: Oregon's Football Season Centers Around Husky Game on Oct. 3 The Las Vegas odds-makers have anointed the Oregon Ducks as the Pac-12 favorites, but they're not totally sure what to make of this reconfigured, post-Justin Herbert football team. They point to the Oct. 3 Oregon-Washington game in Eugene as a ...
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Premier League to Replace Player Names on Kits with 'Black Lives Matter' Players from all 20 Premier League clubs released a joint statement Friday saying the nameplate on their kits will be replaced by the statement "Black Lives Matter" when the 2019-20 season resumes next week. "We, the players, stand together with the ...
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5 takeaways from the 2020 MLB draft for the Chicago White Sox, including pitching, pitching and more pitching The Chicago White Sox landed two of the top 20 prospects in the 2020 MLB amateur draft in pitchers Garrett Crochet and Jared Kelley. The Sox selected Crochet, a left-hander from Tennessee, with the No. 11 pick on Wednesday. He entered the draft as the ...
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How an 'electric' outing and a challenge to scouts led the Miami Marlins to Max Meyer It's a few hours before the Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball teams faces the North Carolina Tar Heels, and Max Meyer is confident. That shouldn't be a surprise. The lanky 6-0, 200-pound right-handed pitcher is always confident. On this day, though, there ...
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Blue Jays Draft Roundup: Quick Facts For Every Toronto Pick The 2020 MLB Draft is complete, as the Toronto Blue Jays added five fresh faces to their prospect pool. Austin Martin, their highly touted first round pick, is the most notable name (and potentially the steal of the draft). But any of these draftees might go on to ...
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NCAA encourages schools to give athletes Election Day off The NCAA is encouraging its member schools to designate Nov. 3, the date of the U.S. presidential election and other major national and local races, as a day off for major college athletics. "We encourage all member schools to assist students in registering to ...
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Juve v AC Milan cup semi-final kick-off signals return of Italian football Rome (AFP) - Football returned to Italy after three months away on Friday when Juventus and AC Milan kicked off in the second leg of their Italian Cup semi-final in Turin. The match at the Allianz Stadium, on the day Italy would have kicked off Euro 2020 in ...
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Rory McIlroy (63) dials in wedges thanks to rental-home simulator FORT WORTH, Texas – Following a first-round 68 at the Charles Schwab Challenge, Rory McIlroy admitted that, after a 91-day hiatus from golf, his distance control was off with his wedges. On Friday, his 7-under 63 included 15 of 18 greens in regulation and ...
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's son arrested for allegedly stabbing neighbor Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's son was arrested this week after allegedly stabbing his neighbor multiple times, TMZ Sports reported. Local authorities confirmed the report to ABC 7 in San Clemente, California. Adam Abdul-Jabbar was booked on Wednesday and ...
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Cincinnati Reds Draft Notre Dame Reliever Joe Boyle The Cincinnati Reds drafted Notre Dame reliever Joe Boyle in the fifth round of the 2020 Major League Baseball Draft. Due to COVID-19 the 2020 draft was limited to just five rounds, and Boyle was the final pick for the Reds. He was taken with the 143rd ...
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PHT Morning Skate: Could NHL return-to-play changes be permanent? Welcome to the PHT Morning Skate, a collection of links from the NHL and around the hockey world. Have a link you want to submit? Email us at phtblog@nbcsports.com. PHT Morning Skate: Could return-to-play changes become permanent for NHL?
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Golf: Flurry of birdies gives Varner early second-round lead (Reuters) - Harold Varner III opened with a triple bogey and closed with a flurry of five birdies over his last six holes to surge into the early second-round lead at the Charles Schwab Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas on Friday. Playing the back nine first at the ...
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Top international players uneasy on US Open plan as decision nears A difficult decision became more daunting Wednesday as American tennis officials intent on staging the U.S. Open continued to run into stiff resistance from international players. "We have less than a week to go, so we need to finally finalize what we will do," ...
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Jordan Spieth three-putts from inside of three feet during second-round high wire act On Thursday, Jordan Spieth opened his round with an ugly bogey at the par-5 first. He began the hole with a poor drive, a dangerous punch out followed, and a makeable chip for par from off the back of the green didn't even scare the hole. Within minutes, the ...
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Bruins player tests positive for COVID-19 ahead of NHL return New York (AFP) - An unidentified Boston Bruins player tested positive for COVID-19 as part of the NHL's return to play plan, but has since tested negative twice, the club said Friday. The Bruins, who had the NHL's best record when the season was shut down ...
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Black Lives Matter spreads to a place where politics is verboten: Stadiums As anti-racism protests sweep across the world, sports are finding they can't stay out of politics. Sporting venues have not traditionally welcomed political displays by athletes on any topic, including racism. Mixing politics with sport, the argument goes, is a ...
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WBO lines up Oleksandr Usyk for Tyson Fury-Anthony Joshua winner The WBO seems to be getting their ducks in a row as they're already planning to install their #1 rated contender Oleksandr Usyk for a mandatory title shot against the winner of Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua. News broke this week that Fury and Joshua have ...
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Valencia vs. Levante Live Stream, La Liga Starting Lineups, TV Channel, Start Time La Liga made its return on Thursday night after a long three-month hiatus with a solid matchup between Sevilla and Real Betis, with Sevilla winning 2-0. We have another great matchup tonight with Valencia taking on local rivals Levante when both teams ...
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New York Knicks: Mike Budenholzer endorses Kenny Atkinson as coach In an alternate reality, Mike Budenholzer would be coaching the New York Knicks instead of the Milwaukee Bucks; but David Fizdale ended up coming to Madison Square Garden instead. Now, Budenholzer would "love to see" Kenny Atkinson get the Knicks ...
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Siskin soars to deliver maiden Classic triumph for Lyons/Keane tandem 2-1 FAVOURITE SISKIN overcame a troubled passage at the Curragh to justify the hype and place two new names on the Tattersalls 2000 Guineas roll of honour apart from his own. Owner Khalid Abdullah was victorious six years ago with Kingman but it was ...
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Bundesliga Week 31 preview and predictions European placement is in focus as Bayern Munich runs away with the Bundesliga title, though the table leaders could swing another team's top four fortunes on Saturday. Borussia Monchengladbach needs a win at Bayern given its top four rivals are all ...
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Rodney McLeod Expects Eagles Will Demonstrate for Social Justice Before 2020 Games The Eagles' response to the Colin Kaepernick protest didn't involve kneeling, though a number of the players did raise a fist in support of the former San Francisco quarterback's demonstration regarding social and racial injustice. Malcolm Jenkins and Chris ...
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Kobe Bryant's most intriguing stat lines Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant has had more than a few interesting games throughout his decorated career. After all, he played 20 seasons in the league, so there were definitely a number of unforgettable performances from the Black Mamba during ...
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