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State of the Franchise: Lamar Jackson, Ravens ready to level up? Where does your franchise stand heading into 2020? Adam Rank sets the table by providing a State of the Franchise look at all 32 teams, zeroing in on the key figures to watch and setting the stakes for the season to come. Members of the Baltimore Ravens ...
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Seattle Seahawks are planning for reduced crowds, if any, at all The return of the NFL is just three months away from the first scheduled game. But, due to COVID-19 safety guidelines, professional teams across the nation are making plans for their stadiums to have limited capacity. The Seahawks, according to Gregg Bell, ...
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Michael Jordan Flu Game shoes among high-priced Jordan memorabilia Michael Jordan memorabilia has been a hot commodity since the height of his career with the Chicago Bulls. Two pairs of shoes, worn in different sports, and at different parts of his career, just sold in May. They garnered more than $600,000 at auction.
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White Sox fans' dream came true: Ed Howard is staying in Chicago "I grew up in a White Sox hat," Ed Howard told our Maddie Lee earlier this week. Well, Howard's wearing Cubbie blue now. While the White Sox added a left-handed hurler who's already being compared to Chris Sale, Garrett Crochet was overshadowed ...
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Lautaro Martinez stars for Inter and Argentina and could do the same at Barcelona Lautaro Martinez did not leave much of an impression during his first visit to the Camp Nou. The Argentinian forward had played only a handful of games for Inter in the fall of 2018 before being thrown into a Champions League group-stage clash with ...
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This Date in Baseball June 17. 1915 — George "Zip" Zabel of the Chicago Cubs was called into the game against the Brooklyn Dodgers with two outs in the first inning. He won 4-3 in the 19th inning in the longest relief effort in the majors. 1943 — Player-manager Joe Cronin of the ...
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NBA rumors: Bucks winning key to Giannis Antetkounmpo staying in Milwaukee With the Warriors' season over, all that's left to imagine what the next phase of the dynasty will look like. Steve Kerr, Bob Myers and the Warriors' brass have an important summer ahead of them, trying to navigate a murky NBA draft and weigh rest versus rust ...
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Training camps set to open July 10 The NHL and NHLPA have reached an agreement on a start date for Phase 3 of the Return to Play Plan. The 24 teams slated to resume play will officially open training camps on July 10, pending medical and safety conditions. The length of training camps as ...
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LeBron James helping start group to prevent black vote suppression Los Angeles Lakers star and former Kia MVP LeBron James is focused on helping prevent vote suppression of African-Americans by teaming with other athletes and celebrities to start a new voting rights group. According to The New York Times and Reuters, ...
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Outrage in Ireland over Tyson Fury thanking Daniel Kinahan DUBLIN -- The boxing promoter helping to arrange the all-British heavyweight fight between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua is the subject of dialogue between authorities in Ireland and the United Arab Emirates because of his links to organized crime.
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Gators TE Kyle Pitts Named Walter Camp First-Team Preseason All-American Florida Gators tight end Kyle Pitts has been named a Walter Camp Football Foundation First-Team Preseason All-American, the Walter Camp FF announced earlier Thursday afternoon as part of their 131st edition of the team in 2020. Pitts is a rising junior and ...
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Ex-Patriot heard conflicting reasons for Malcolm Butler's Super Bowl benching One of life's greatest mysteries remains just that. We're talking, of course, about why the New England Patriots effectively benched Malcolm Butler in Super Bowl LII, giving their starting cornerback just one snap on special teams in a 41-33 loss to the ...
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New Magic Johnson film documentary is set for 2021 The latest plans for a new sports documentary will focus on Lakers legend Magic Johnson, from his glory days as a five-time NBA champion to his successful transition to entrepreneur. The feature film documentary, currently untitled and expected to air in ...
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Which PL clubs are primed for fast restarts? With the Premier League season restarting on June 17, certain teams have a real chance at having a fast start and hitting the ground running as their remaining schedule, stars returning from injury and a clean slate will help them out in the final nine weeks of ...
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John Wall was looking 'crazy good' in closed-door scrimmages, teammate Isaac Bonga said Before the NBA shut down due to coronavirus, Wizards players got a glimpse of what the rest of us will have to wait until the fall to see: John Wall going all-out in five-on-five scrimmages with NBA players.
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USC welcomes back Reggie Bush after 10 years in NCAA exile Reggie Bush was the centerpiece of Southern California's last football dynasty. He inspired players to become Trojans and continued to be adored by USC fans while spending a decade in NCAA-mandated exile from the school. Support our journalism.
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LeBron James, Trae Young and other stars to form voting rights group ahead of 2020 election One day after tweeting his disgust with long voting lines in predominantly black neighborhoods in Georgia, Lakers star LeBron James is taking action along with some big names around the NBA and the entertainment world. According to the New York Times, ...
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Six women sue USA Swimming for allegedly failing to act on sexual abuse allegations Six women have filed lawsuits against USA Swimming, claiming that local associations in California and the governing body did not protect them from abuse from three now-banned coaches. Three lawsuits were filed this month from the women, listing former ...
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How sports leagues regulate athletes' activism After Colin Kaepernick and other athletes caused a stir in 2016 by kneeling for the national anthem to protest racism and police brutality, leagues scrambled to set policies on such demonstrations. Now, in the wake of the killing of George Floyd and the ...
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La Liga returns but nothing will quite be the same in Spanish football It's exciting and uplifting that La Liga is back, an indication that Spain is winning its battle with the coronavirus and a tantalising taste of a return to full-scale football in the months to come. Hallelujah is the right word. But we can't begin, I'd argue, without taking ...
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Former Indian Kipnis Says He Doesn't See a Season in MLB, Commish Manfred Says Games Will Be Played "100 ... While the two sides in Major League Baseball haggle back and forth over trying to come to a deal for the 2020 season, one former Indian thinks that there won't be a season at all. That former Indian is longtime second basemen Jason Kipnis, who went on ...
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Mets' Brodie Van Wagenen: 'We have a systemic racism problem in this country' Mets GM Brodie Van Wagenen said on Wednesday night that he and other baseball operations leaders throughout the sport would be making donations in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, following nationwide protests against police brutality and ...
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Rookie Browns Coach Stefanski Trying To Build A Team 'While Miles Apart' Being a head coach in the NFL is a difficult job. Being a rookie head coach in the NFL is harder still. Being a rookie head coach in the NFL during a pandemic that has prevented the gathering of the team, and limited the coach to "virtual" online coaching ...
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Names to watch as Orioles prep for Day 2 of MLB draft After making two of the top 30 selections during Wednesday's first day of the MLB draft, the Orioles will try to stockpile more talent Thursday in the final four rounds of a shortened draft. Baltimore will pick second in each round Thursday, following the Detroit ...
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Ganassi reveals first Extreme E driver Stadium Super Truck racer and X Games competitor Sara Price has been announced as the first official driver to join Extreme E after being signed by Chip Ganassi Racing. Last month, the IndyCar and NASCAR Cup outfit revealed its maiden electric ...
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'Racial insensitivity' from Liberty U leadership leads basketball guard Asia Todd to transfer portal Ordinarily, the announcement of a transfer by player who averaged 8.6 points for a team that finished second in the Atlantic Sun Conference would not generate much attention. These are not ordinary times, though, and Asia Todd made a profound statement ...
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Gordon Monson: Why doesn't everyone act on what they know? If they will, change can happen. Change is an important, integral, intriguing thing, one that is necessary in sports and in the country as a whole. Black lives matter. Everyone knows that, should know that, and those who don't need the awareness enveloped in change more than anybody.
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NFL cancels in-person minicamps for rest of offseason The NFL has cancelled in-person minicamps, a high-ranking league source confirmed Thursday. As a result, Raiders players and coaches will not gather as a full group until the start of training camp in late July at their new facility in Henderson.
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NASCAR ratings get a boost after Confederate flag is banned from races Based on the overnight TV ratings for Wednesday's Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway, NASCAR's decision to prohibit the display of the Confederate flag at its events and properties did not negatively impact viewership despite pushback from some of ...
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Smith confident he'll have best year of career In each of his first two NFL seasons, Bears inside linebacker Roquan Smith has been the leading tackler on a top-10 defense. But as he prepares for Year 3, Smith is convinced that he'll perform at an even higher level in 2020. "I've got a huge chip on my ...
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Premier League players to show support for Black Lives Matter The captains of England's leading soccer clubs have informed the Premier League that players intend to demonstrate their support for the Black Lives Matter movement when the competition resumes play next week. The issue was raised Tuesday during a ...
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Dele Alli Banned From Tottenham's First Match Back Due to Coronavirus Social Media Post LONDON (AP) — Dele Alli will miss Tottenham's first game back from the Premier League's suspension after receiving a one-match ban on Thursday for a racially insensitive post on social media during the coronavirus outbreak. Alli put a video on a private ...
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Men's soccer has a huge opportunity to outshine rival leagues when the season restarts Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber said the league will use a variety of "production" projects to roll out its return-to-play tournament. Being the first major men's contact league to reopen has its advantages. The opportunity to set viewership ...
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Nick Howie Chosen As Academic All-America Of The Year Howie was also one of just 11 NCAA Division I baseball student-athletes chosen to the CoSIDA 2020 Academic All-America® first team. 2020 CoSIDA Academic All-America Team RICHMOND, Ky. – Eastern Kentucky University's Nick Howie was chosen as ...
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Patrick Mahomes on Drew Brees' anthem-kneeling comments: 'Obviously, his statement missed the point' Patrick Mahomes was asked about Drew Brees' comments from last week on kneeling during the national anthem and how the New Orleans Saints quarterback would never agree with the gesture. Mahomes spoke about Brees during a video conference call ...
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Why I won't watch Sosa and McGwire in "Long Gone Summer" As much as I miss baseball this summer, I'm not going to watch ESPN's 30 for 30 "Long Gone Summer" on Sunday night. It tells the story of the 1998 home run battle between the Chicago Cubs' Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals.
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Phil Mickelson: 5 things to know about the golfer Phil Mickelson, one of the most prominent names in golf, is an American pro currently ranked No. 61 in the world. Mickelson, 49, first made his appearance on the PGA Tour in 1992. He is ranked No. 9 in all-time wins on the tour while also performing well on ...
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Jrue Holiday asked New Orleans Pelicans Not to Trade Him Jrue Holiday has been at the center of trade rumors for a couple of seasons, but the veteran made it clear he wants to remain with the New Orleans Pelicans. The New Orleans Pelicans have a load of young talent, and a ton of draft assets, so it's not a surprise ...
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Mavericks' Luka Doncic 'not in the best shape' as NBA nears restart, trainer says Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic is "not in the best shape right now" and is working to get ready to resume the pandemic-shortened NBA season, his trainer said Monday. Jure Drakslar, Doncic's trainer, told Russia's RIA Novosti that many players, including ...
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Michael Schumacher stem cell surgery reports believed to be premature Reports that Michael Schumacher is to undergo stem cell surgery within days are inaccurate, the Guardian understands. The Schumacher family declined to comment on the reports being widely published on Thursday, but it is believed they would not ...
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Woodchucks, Rafters return to the field July 1 ROCHESTER, Minn. (WSAW) -- The Northwoods League announced Thursday another "pod" of teams will begin play in July. The Wisconsin Woodchucks and Wisconsin Rapids Rafters, along with the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders, the Green Bay Booyah, the ...
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NFL teams that could be in line to draft Trevor Lawrence in 2021 As long as Clemson Tigers quarterback Trevor Lawrence stays healthy, there is no reason he shouldn't be the first quarterback taken off the board in the 2021 NFL Draft. Every Player And Owner Banned From The NBA. 00:00. /. 06:45. LIVE. 00:00. undefined.
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West Allegheny's Austin Hendrick selected 12th overall in MLB Draft by Cincinnati CINCINNATI, Ohio — The Pittsburgh Pirates will see a lot of the nation's top high school hitter, as West Allegheny's Austin Hendrick was drafted 12th overall by the Reds. The Reds have selected Austin Hendrick from West Allegheny HS (PA) with the 12th pick ...
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Three more Alabama football players test positive Last week, five Alabama football players tested positive for the coronavirus, while working out independently of the football program. Now, more members of the Crimson Tide reportedly have the virus, only days after the resumption of voluntary team workouts.
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Philadelphia 76ers free agency player profiles: versatile E'Twaun Moore The 2019-20 season will resume as 22 teams descend on Orlando in the NBA's "bubble site" in order to safely complete the season. However, it's always fun to look ahead to the offseason and that is what we're going to do. Sixers Wire continues its look at ...
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