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As-it-happens update June 17, 2020
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NBCSports.com
The Ravens' 2000 defense is routinely regarded as one of the best units in NFL history — on either side of the ball. Trending Now. 0:58 · O's draft pick Coby Mayo reflects on Parkland HS shooting · 1:13 · DMV athletes join fight against police brutality · 0:27 ...
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ESPN
Quarterback Kyler Murray says he'll be kneeling during the national anthem this season. The Arizona Cardinals' emerging star -- who was the NFL's Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2019 -- wasn't particularly vocal about social issues during his first season but ...
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NBCSports.com
Redskins quarterback Dwayne Haskins joined an exclusive group of Burgundy and Gold football players on Wednesday, and it has nothing to do with anything he's done on the field. The second-year passer inked an endorsement deal with Eastern's ...
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NBCSports.com
Injuries happen in the NFL. It's simply part of the game. The Chicago Bears suffered through a terrible stretch of injuries during the John Fox era and haven't been immune to some critical bumps and bruises over the first two years with Matt Nagy at the helm, ...
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ESPN
A state appeals court in Florida on Wednesday granted Zion Williamson a full stay of a civil lawsuit brought by his former marketing manager, meaning the New Orleans Pelicans star won't have to answer discovery requests about whether his parents received ...
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ESPN
Former Purdue basketball transfer Nojel Eastern announced Wednesday that he was reopening his recruitment after not being admitted to Michigan, where he committed last month. Eastern committed to the Wolverines on May 14, just two days after leaving ...
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NFL.com
As the COVID-19 pandemic affects everyday life in America, the NFL continues to adapt its standards accordingly. NFL chief medical officer Dr. Allen Sills made as much clear during a conference call Wednesday, saying he has told teams with complaints ...
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USA TODAY
Two of the top University of South Carolina athletes of the past decade, Alshon Jeffrey and Marcus Lattimore, tweeted out support on Wednesday for a petition to take Strom Thurmond's name off a recreational center on campus, saying that honoring the ...
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Sports Illustrated
After Kareem Hunt served his eight-game suspension last year, the Cleveland Browns under Freddie Kitchens put him all over the offense, including as a fullback, in the slot and out on the boundary as a receiver. Kevin Stefanski's coaching staff is at least ...
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USA TODAY
Even before he has spent one day with his full team, Joe Judge has been tested in unforeseen ways. Two months after starting his new job as coach of the New York Giants, the coronavirus pandemic hit. The Giants had to learn as a young team with a new ...
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Brandon Brooks had one more 60-yard shuttle to finish. The Eagles right guard bent down to touch the line after his next-to-last shuttle, the seventh of eight he had planned this past Monday when he heard it: POP. That's when he knew his left Achilles had torn ...
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Detroit Free Press
Listen up, fantasy football owners. Detroit Lions rookie running back D'Andre Swift could be in for plenty of action and a good year if he delivers on the promise his coaches see in him. The excitement was almost palpable in the voice of offensive coordinator ...
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Yahoo Sports
The rate of positive coronavirus tests in the Orlando, Florida, area has been soaring in recent days. The NBA hopes that doesn't matter. After spending weeks putting together an incredibly elaborate series of health and safety protocols — the word "testing" ...
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NBCSports.com
Weekend mornings haven't been the same since the English Premier League paused its season. The EPL will be back on NBC today when Aston Villa hosts Sheffield United at 1p.m. on NBC Sports Network followed by Arsenal at Manchester City at 3:15 p.m. ...
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NBCSports.com
MANCHESTER, England (AP) -- English soccer's longest suspension since World War II comes to an end Wednesday, bringing the country's favorite sport back to a nation that has struggled to protect its citizens during the coronavirus pandemic.
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NBA.com
CLEVELAND (AP) — Cavaliers forward Kevin Love will receive the Arthur Ashe Courage Award for his efforts in raising awareness about mental health. Love, whose openness about his life-long battles with anxiety triggered nationwide discussion and helped ...
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Yahoo Sports
Washington added a quarterback on Wednesday. Former Sacramento State QB Kevin Thomson said he'd be joining the Huskies for his final season of eligibility. As a graduate transfer, Thomson is eligible to play right away for Washington in 2020.
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USA TODAY
GENEVA (AP) — The Champions League will finish with a mini-tournament in Lisbon, restarting in August after a five-month suspension caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Eight teams will play from the quarterfinals in knockout games at two venues over ...
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Yahoo Sports
Manchester City and Arsenal resumed their usual roles in the Premier League even after a more-than three-month layoff because of the global coronavirus pandemic, as two-time defending champions City beat the once-mighty Gunners on goals by Raheem ...
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Yahoo Sports
SHOWS: NAPLES, ITALY (JUNE 17, 2020) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL). 1. VARIOUS OF STREET STALL SELLING NAPOLI SCARFS AND FLAGS. 2. (SOUNDBITE) (Italian) NAPOLI FAN, DOMENICO BUONOCORE, SAYING: "This type of match is always ...
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NBCSports.com
Ime Udoka appears to be a hot head coaching candidate. The Sixers assistant coach will interview with the New York Knicks about their head job, per Shams Charania of The Athletic. Orlando Magic Pat Delany will also interview for the position, according to ...
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Yahoo Sports
Nick Chubb rushed for 1,494 yards last season. Jarvis Landry caught 83 passes for 1,174 yards, and Odell Beckham Jr. caught 74 passes for 1,035 yards. The Browns now have a new head coach in Kevin Stefanski, and a new passing game coordinator in ...
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ESPN
Marquette point guard D.J. Carton is eligible to play immediately next season after the NCAA granted him a waiver, the school announced on Wednesday. Carton, one of the top transfers this spring, left Ohio State in mid-March and committed to the Golden ...
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New York Daily News
Nets interim head coach Jacque Vaughn still has vivid memories of the 1992 Los Angeles riots. Rodney King was an unarmed Black man suspected and later arrested for drunk driving who was chased down L.A.'s Interstate-210 by police cars. King was ...
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Yahoo Sports
After Bills quarterback Jake Fromm apologized last month for a 2019 tweet saying only "elite white people" should be allowed to own guns, offensive coordinator Brian Daboll said that he had a lot of work to do in order to win the trust of his teammates.
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Yahoo Sports
Berlin (AFP) - A first ever top-flight goal for 19-year-old Jonathan Burkardt saw German minnows Mainz all but secure Bundesliga survival with a surprise 2-0 victory at Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday. Local boy Burkardt, making only his second start of the ...
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NBCSports.com
Connor McDavid is set to break one of his own records, for the most expensive hockey card ever sold at auction. A limited edition McDavid rookie card is being auctioned online at Lelands, with the highest bid currently standing just north of $70,000.
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Yahoo Sports
Bill Wagner of the Capital Gazette reports that Red Sox minor league pitcher Noah Song has been ordered to report to flight school at Naval Air Station Pensacola by the Department of Defense. As a result, Song's professional baseball career, which just ...
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Larry Brown Sports
Here's our weekly Knicks mailbag with SNY's NBA Insider Ian Begley... @NYCitee: Do you think Thibs is still the favorite as head coach? People with a vested interest in the coaching search have thought for weeks that Leon Rose is most likely to hire Tom ...
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Yahoo Sports
Which player would you start a franchise with? It's one of the classic NBA debates, and it always ignites a passionate discussion across different fan bases. The league is in a fortunate position in 2020 where it has so many great young players, and three of the ...
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NBCSports.com
Washington D.C.'s Citi Open will signify the start of the return of professional men's tennis this August. The annual tournament held at Rock Creek Park will be the ATP's first event since the outbreak of the coronavirus. A pandemic that has canceled the 2020 ...
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CBSSports.com
You could've guessed by the way the Indianapolis Colts have talked about Philip Rivers that they're excited to have him on board as the starting quarterback for 2020. But how much, exactly, does the team expect the 38-year-old former Los Angeles Chargers ...
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Minneapolis Star Tribune
The Vikings wrap a virtual offseason program this week without running back Dalvin Cook, who announced his intent to hold out until he gets a new contract. But there's no question that offensive coordinator Gary Kubiak is in Cook's corner. Kubiak, a former ...
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Miami Herald
Xavien Howard won't face any disciplinary action from the NFL this season after the Broward County state attorney's office dropped a domestic battery charge against the Miami Dolphins cornerback in February. On Wednesday, an NFL spokesperson ...
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Courier Journal
Louisville football is finally returning to normal, or as close to it as the COVID-19 pandemic will allow. For three months, Louisville coaches and players were confined to workouts and film review in their respective homes. But now the coaching staff is back in ...
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ESPN
LAFC has signed Honduran midfielder and former MLS Rookie of the Year Andy Najar, the club confirmed on Wednesday. - Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only) - Stream MLS matches on ESPN+ (U.S. only). "Andy is a player that we have been ...
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Sports Illustrated
Schalke has struggled as a whole since the Bundesliga's restart, but U.S. men's national team midfielder Weston McKennie has provided a couple of bright spots. McKennie scored on his second header in a matter of weeks, slicing Schalke's deficit vs.
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Yahoo Sports
LAS VEGAS — Curtis Blaydes has what you might call a non-Francis Ngannou record of 13-0 with a no-contest. That no-contest was a win over Adam Milstead in 2017 that was changed because he tested positive for the horrible crime of having marijuana in ...
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Bleacher Report
Phoenix Suns forward Kelly Oubre will reportedly miss the restarted NBA season because of his knee injury, according to Shams Charania of Stadium: Stadium @Stadium. Suns F Kelly Oubre Jr. (knee) is expected to miss resumption of season to continue ...
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ESPN
More than 120 survivors of Larry Nassar's sexual abuse sent a letter Wednesday morning to the Department of Justice asking for the results of an investigation into how the FBI handled complaints about the former Olympic doctor. Wednesday marks five years ...
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Sporting News
If you were paying attention on Dec. 10, 1988, if you were around to pay attention, you recognized the event that commenced baseball's long, gradual decline to its current calamity. On that day, the New York Yankees announced they were selling the rights to ...
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NPR
While it's still unclear when, if ever, Major League Baseball will play a 2020 season, a new recommendation from Dr. Anthony Fauci may have the league consider an earlier ending. Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, ...
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Detroit Free Press
The Detroit Tigers have signed two of their five draft picks, according to the team. On Wednesday, the Tigers announced they agreed to terms with third-round pick Trei Cruz and fifth-round pick Colt Keith. Cruz, a Rice shortstop, signed for $900,000, and Keith, ...
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The Mercury News
Concerns that Cal's football program would get left behind its Pac-12 peers because of local health restrictions were officially sacked on Wednesday, as the Bears announced plans for summer workouts. The process begins immediately, will unfold in phases ...
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Brisnet.com
Just how high can Lord North ascend? The 4-year-old son of Dubawi has improved with leaps and bounds since being gelded last spring and elevated his game to a new level when roaring to a 3 3/4-length triumph in the Prince of Wales's Stakes (G1) on ...
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Waco Tribune-Herald
Friday night's lights have finally reached your living room. UIL executive director Charles Breithaupt announced on Wednesday that the UIL would lift its ban on live video broadcasts of Texas high school football games for the 2020 season. Breithaupt made ...
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Reuters UK
(Reuters) - RB Leipzig missed a chance to cement a Champions League spot for next season when they threw away a two-goal lead in a 2-2 home draw against Fortuna Duesseldorf in the Bundesliga on Wednesday. Goals by Kevin Kampl and Timo Werner ...
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Larry Brown Sports
Tim Tebow will have a new colleague on "SEC Nation" for the 2020 season. According to Andrew Marchand of the New York Post, Jordan Rodgers will be added to the SEC Network program as an analyst. Marcus Spears and Paul Finebaum, who were ...
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The Detroit News
Former Minnesota coach Don Lucia was named commissioner Wednesday of the newly formed Central Collegiate Hockey Association, an NCAA Division I league set to start in the 2021-22 season. Lucia won two national championships and made five trips ...
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SNY.tv
The players are working out in California. By SNY Newsdesk | 9:45AM. Share: Training for the 2020 NFL season at UCLA, Jets QB Sam Darnold fired to the back of the end zone into the trusty hands of Giants RB Saquon Barkley. Yes, Saquon Barkley.
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