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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 that his team held a meeting to discuss ...
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Chicago Bears end offseason program early LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- 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 will ...
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Carter has core muscle surgery with Kings season over Jeff Carter is expected to be ready for training camp for the Los Angeles Kings after the forward had surgery Thursday to repair a core muscle injury. It has not been determined when next season will start. The injury would have prevented Carter from playing if ...
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Why Warriors trading first-round draft pick is best to restart dynasty The Warriors will have a decision to make when it comes to the 2020 NBA Draft, and the choice won't just be about which top prospect to add to a roster that's built to win now. Yes, the Warriors have a 14 percent chance to take home the top pick in the draft by ...
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With season over, Rose can begin work of rebuilding Knicks NEW YORK (AP) -- Leon Rose took over as Knicks president on March 2, which should have given him a month and a half of season to evaluate his team. He got a week and a half. The Knicks played only six games before the season was suspended ...
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Iowa Football Allegations Show the Hawkeyes' Longtime Culture Needs Changing For the entirety of the 21st century, there has been an unbreakable sameness to Iowa football. In many ways, that continuity has been the Hawkeyes' greatest competitive strength. While leaders and playing styles came and went around the Big Ten, Iowa's ...
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Moment of silence for George Floyd on PGA Tour The PGA Tour has set aside the 8:46 a.m. tee time on Thursday at the Charles Schwab Challenge and the Korn Ferry Tour Challenge to honor the memory of George Floyd. The tee time will go unused, with no players teeing off and a moment of silence being ...
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Damian Lillard releases 'Blacklist,' a new track about racism and George Floyd's death Damian Lillard, one of the NBA's most musically talented players, released a new track on Tuesday. Typically he puts out diss tracks, but this one's different. It's called "Blacklist," and Lillard used it to express his feelings about racism, the killing of George Floyd ...
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Sidwell Friends alum and Villanova forward Saddiq Bey will remain in 2020 NBA Draft Sidwell Friends alum and NBA prospect Saddiq Bey will remain in the NBA Draft and hire an agent, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported on Tuesday. Trending Now. 1:13 · DMV athletes join fight against police brutality · 0:27 · Ron Rivera and coaching staff ...
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Attempting to Answer the Biggest Questions About UFC Fight Island At long last, UFC President Dana White has revealed the location of his widely discussed Fight Island. While many fighters were surely hoping to compete in some tropical paradise in the Caribbean or the South Pacific, Fight Island is none other Yas Island in ...
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In article titled 'Ain't No Sticking to Sports,' Kyle Kuzma sounds off on racism in America Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma wrote in a Players' Tribune article Tuesday that he plans to launch a voting campaign to increase turnout and voter education ahead of this election cycle. Kuzma's essay, titled "Ain't No Sticking to Sports," assesses ...
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Ryan Dempster partied with Blackhawks after 2010 Cup win, pitched for Cubs next day As the Blackhawks reached hockey's mountaintop in 2010, winning their first Stanley Cup since 1961, the Cubs were beginning to decline. They went 75-87 that season, Year 1 of a five-year rebuild.
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Paul Konerko fears 2020 World Series champs will get 'a bunch of crap' You don't have to talk about the idea of a short season for long before it comes up. While most baseball fans are craving baseball of any kind as we sit here in mid June without the national pastime, there are fans out there who are not at all jazzed about a ...
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Why Derrick Rose's imperfect Bulls tenure will always be worth appreciating Welcome to Derrick Rose Week on NBC Sports Chicago. It's celebrating a memorable time. Rose's career is like a play in three acts. All five games broadcast this week come from Act 1. That's the one that seemed too good to be true at times. Just think about ...
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NFL outlines steps for training camp, but timeline unclear The NFL has outlined the steps teams must take before players can return to training facilities, the latest attempt by the league to return to business as usual in an offseason that has largely been conducted virtually. Yet while the league claimed the protocols ...
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Manchester United friendly against Stoke called off after positive test - sources Manchester United had a friendly with Stoke City cancelled on Tuesday after a Stoke player tested positive for coronavirus, sources have told ESPN. United arranged the game with the Championship side at their Carrington training base as they prepare for ...
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Making the Rounds: Behind the scenes of Top Rank's first show back since pandemic began LAS VEGAS — For most cards that Top Rank puts on, Brad Jacobs, the company's chief operating officer, has a checklist of 250 items he needs to get accomplished. On Tuesday night, Top Rank will produce its first boxing show since the coronavirus ...
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Corey Crawford named Blackhawks' nominee for 2020 Bill Masterton Trophy For the second straight year, Corey Crawford is the Blackhawks' nominee for the 2020 Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, annually awarded to the player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to the sport, as voted ...
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NASCAR to allow up to 5000 fans at Talladega Cup race NASCAR announced Tuesday that it will allow up to 5,000 guests for the June 21 Cup race at Talladega Superspeedway. The track also announced that there will be limited motorhome camping spots available outside the track along the backstretch. Tickets ...
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Former Georgia Football RB, Todd Gurley passes physical with Falcons On March 19, the Los Angeles Rams released Todd Gurley in an attempt to free up some salary cap space by not having to pay Gurley his guaranteed $10.5 million. One day later, the Falcons decided to roll the dice and sign the 25-year-old running back.
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'I want the world to be a better place': Rugby star Williams shows her charitable side Canadian rugby sevens star Charity Williams – a Youth Olympic and Olympic medallist – is among the growing number of athletes who are eager to use their sporting status as a platform for championing social change.
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Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx Announce "Team Up for Change" Partnership Minneapolis/St. Paul – The Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx announced joining Team Up for Change to use their platform to effect change in areas of social injustice, racial inequity and systemic racism. In the third year of Team Up for Change and the first ...
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Daniel Cormier Says He Will Retire After Stipe Miocic Trilogy at UFC 252 Daniel Cormier confirmed he will retire after one more fight against Stipe Miocic: ESPN MMA @espnmma. "I would not be goaded into fighting again after this. I'm going to ride off into the sunset." @dc_mma told @arielhelwani his fight against Stipe Miocic on ...
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Will Lamar Jackson Lead Ravens Running Attack Again? Lamar Jackson is one of the most dynamic players in the NFL and the Baltimore Ravens want to protect their most prized asset. So, does that mean that Jackson will carry the ball less this year and beyond? He is non-committal about the strategy at least in the ...
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Will 49ers Trade Beathard Before This Season? As backup quarterback goes into the final year of his deal, some believe the team will try to get a future draft pick for him this summer. Published 1 min ago • Updated 1 min ago. SANTA CLARA, CA – AUGUST 29: San Francisco 49ers Quarterback C.J. ...
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3 UCF football players test positive for COVID-19 after return to campus Three UCF football players tested positive for COVID-19 after returning to campus for voluntary workouts last week. The three Knights players, who were part of a group of an initial group of 60 players, are in isolation for two weeks. They'll be monitored daily ...
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Balotelli turned away from Brescia training ground BRESCIA, Italy — Days after reportedly being fired by Brescia, Mario Balotelli was turned away by the club when he arrived for training on Tuesday. [ STREAM: Every PL match live ]. Balotelli walked up to the gate of Brescia's training ground and, following a ...
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Gary Player wins $5 million legal dispute against son Gary Player has won a $5 million legal dispute against his son. At 84 years old, Player has remained active with an array of ventures, including golf-course design, apparel and wine, often incorporating his "Black Knight" nickname with these businesses.
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Bubba Wallace says NASCAR should ban confederate flags: 'Get them out of here' When Don Lemon asked Wallace - the only black driver at NASCAR's top level - what the next step for NASCAR needs to be if it's committed to fighting racism, the driver said banning the confederate flag, a symbol of slavery that's often seen at races.
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US Olympic chief backs athlete protests Los Angeles (AFP) - The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee has signalled it will challenge rules banning athletes from protesting at the Olympics after hearing from US athletes last week. In an open letter to Team USA athletes released late ...
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NJ coronavirus update: Here's Rutgers' potential restart timeline | Updated NCAA calendar Clarity on the 2020 college football season amid the coronavirus pandemic could be coming this week from the NCAA. Sports Illustrated's Ross Dellenger reports that "on Thursday, the NCAA Division I Football Oversight Committee is expected to approve the ...
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Falcons make additions to coaching, nutrition staff The Falcons added an assistant strength-and-conditioning coach, a sports registered dietitian and a diversity coaching fellow to the football operation Tuesday, the team announced. The Falcons named Adam Potts as the assistant strength-and-conditioning ...
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Drew Brees' wife adds to family's apology: 'We are the problem' Drew Brees offered an initial apology, recorded a video message and even addressed a letter to Donald Trump. But just in case any of that was missed, Brittany Brees, Drew's wife, offered her own message over the weekend, using the couple's Instagram ...
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Report: Trey Wingo in limbo at ESPN Trey Wingo reportedly is in limbo. Andrew Marchand of the New York Post reports that, as Wingo's contract approaches expiration, he could end up being a man without a platform. On the radio side, Wingo could be leaving the morning show he co-hosts with ...
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Wild defenseman Matt Dumba among the founders of the Hockey Diversity Alliance In the wake of Black Lives Matter protests around the world, and a growing awareness of racism that athletes of color have endured in hockey and other sports, Minnesota Wild defenseman Matt Dumba is involved in a new effort to eradicate slurs and other ...
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What LaMarcus Aldridge being out for the season means for the Spurs Any excitement Spurs fans had about the NBA's potential return to action probably disappeared with the news that LaMarcus Aldridge will miss the rest of the season after undergoing surgery on his shoulder. The Spurs were a long shot to make the ...
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NJ's Shakur Stevenson leads boxing's coronavirus comeback, has no interest in Tyson-Holyfield III Newark, N.J. native Shakur Stevenson, who won a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics, headlines the return of boxing amid the coronavirus pandemic after a three-month hiatus. Stevenson (13-0, 7 KOs), the WBO featherweight champion, will face ...
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Patrick Cantlay: 5 things to know about the golfer Patrick Cantlay is one of the top American golfers on the PGA Tour and has made his presence felt since he joined the tour in 2012. Cantlay was a top high school golfer in California and attended UCLA before he turned pro. He is among the golfers who are ...
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Paulo Dybala: 'It is not only people of color that should be fighting racism. We all have to' (CNN) — Juventus star Paulo Dybala has warned football's authorities that the sport is at a tipping point, with players ready "to take action" in support of teammates who are racially abused. In April of last year, then Juventus striker Moise Kean was subjected ...
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Brian Kelly In-Depth On Multiple Topics With Mike Tirico Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly joined Mike Tirico on NBCSN's Lunch Talk Live to discuss a variety of topics ahead of the 2020 football season. Kelly spoke about the team having to crank things up even more since they haven't had time to ...
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Underrated offensive weapons for the Broncos in 2020 But as most newcomer names mentioned like Jerry Jeudy, K.J. Hamler, Melvin Gordon dominate headlines, it's the tight ends that slip under the radar on offense for 2020. Between Noah Fant and Albert Okwuegbunam, Drew Lock has several mismatch ...
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Max Holloway will attempt to reclaim featherweight title at UFC 251 in Abu Dhabi vs. Alexander Volkanovski Hawaii's Max Holloway's attempt to recapture the UFC featherweight championship has been confirmed as UFC president Dana White announced on Tuesday that the Waianae native will face Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 251 on July 11 in Abu Dhabi.
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Nurse: This is a historic opportunity to make some lasting change TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors may finally get a chance to resume their title defence if the NBA restarts late next month in Orlando. But coach Nick Nurse said since the death of George Floyd two weeks ago, and the global anti-racism protests it sparked, ...
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Harold Varner III believes small number of black pros in golf is caused by lack of access Varner: "Any time that someone wants to be great at something, they have to have the opportunity to experience it". By Keith Jackson. Last Updated: 09/06/20 8:52pm. Harold Varner III called for better access for young golfers. Harold Varner III insists the lack ...
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Indiana's Peyton Hendershot pleads guilty in court Indiana tight end Peyton Hendershot pleaded guilty to misdemeanor criminal trespass on Tuesday in Monroe County Court. Hendershot was arrested back in February on charges of criminal trespassing, plus misdemeanors for domestic battery, criminal ...
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How Patrick Mahomes Got Involved with NFL Players' 'Black Lives Matter' Video When a coalition of black NFL stars released a video directed to the NFL with a list of statements they wanted to hear from the league, one voice — literally and figuratively — stood out. The video was a loud, bold, unprecedented statement from any group of ...
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Torii Hunter Says Kids Chanted Racial Slur At Him At Fenway Park BOSTON (CBS) — Torii Hunter made headlines late last week when he said that his contract included a no-clause trade with Boston, on account of his being on the receiving end of numerous racial slurs at Fenway Park. On Tuesday, Hunter was a guest on ...
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Von Miller writes an essay on racism: This time may be different; I pray it is Von Miller has become the latest big-name NFL star to write an essay. His appeared in Time. The Broncos linebacker begins by relating his respiratory challenges, growing up with asthma and not being able to breath. "Since George Floyd died, tears have ...
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Lions' RB Bo Scarbrough eyes career as FBI agent after NFL career The average NFL career lasts just over three years, with many players forced to consider other lines of work when their playing career ends. Detroit Lions running back Bo Scarbrough plans to play much longer, but he's already working towards a fascinating ...
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Lifetime Athletics ban upheld against former Ottawa Lions coach Andy McInnis A May 2019 decision to issue a lifetime ban to former Ottawa track and field coach Andy McInnis has been upheld after a review of the decision. McInnis was suspended by the Ottawa Lions club in March 2019 following allegations of sexual harassment, ...
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