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2020 Fantasy Football Tiers: Running back draft strategies and rankings The basic philosophy of drafting running backs hasn't changed in years: get a lot of them. Running backs touch the ball more than pass catchers do, the best ones tend to score more Fantasy points than pass catchers do, they represent the best trade currency ...
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Hard to believe Roger Goodell, NFL truly want Colin Kaepernick back in league Programming note: Tune in to "Race in America: A Candid Conversation" on Friday night at 8 p.m. on NBC Sports Bay Area. The NFL is shouting from its ivory basement that it is in the midst of an awakening, that it now realizes its banishment of Colin ...
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Saints Coaches are Impressed with Jameis Winston "You throw in Pete Carmichael, Joe Lombardi and Sean Payton on the offensive side of the ball, those creative minds... Jameis Winston will learn more football in a year than he has in his lifetime." Jeff Ireland, Saints Assistant GM. The newest member of the ...
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Some Lakers were using Oura rings before COVID-19. Will more players wear them? As the NBA attempts to restart its season despite rising cases of COVID-19 and rising numbers of hospitalizations because of the disease, it has placed an emphasis on being able to quickly discover and track the illness in players. One device the league is ...
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University of Florida ends 'gator bait' chant, citing historic racist imagery FILE - In this Nov. 7, 2015, file photo, Albert and Alberta, the mascots for Florida, do the gator chomp before the first half of an NCAA college football game against Vanderbilt in Gainesville, Fla. The University of Florida is ending its 'gator bait' cheer at football ...
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Black Players Coalition of MLS launches on Juneteenth A group of MLS players have joined forces to form a new Black Players Coalition, officially launched on Juneteenth. An introductory message from the Black Players Coalition follows in full below. The organization aims to address racial inequalities in MLS, ...
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Twins remove statue of former owner Calvin Griffith at Target Field MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins removed a statue of former owner Calvin Griffith at Target Field, citing racist remarks he made in 1978. Griffith's statue was one of several installed when the team opened the ballpark in 2010. "While we acknowledge ...
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Report: George Preston Marshall Statue Removed From Outside RFK Stadium A marble monument for George Preston Marshall, the founder of the Washington football team who was against integrating the team, was removed from outside RFK Stadium on Friday morning, according to the Washington Post's Rick Maese. Images taken ...
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100 days without hockey: Blackhawks' Patrick Kane reflects on NHL pause The light at the end of the tunnel is getting brighter and brighter despite the absence of NHL games on our TVs and in front of our eyes for 100 days. Teams have been allowed to hold small group workouts at their practice facilities for almost two weeks, ...
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NFL's top doctor promises final coronavirus protocols "fairly soon" As the clock keeps ticking, the NFL is trying to avoid a situation in which the bell will be tolling on the 2020 season. Dr. Allen Sills, the league's chief medical officer, tells Mark Maske of the Washington Post that the final coronavirus protocols for the 2020 ...
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Enes Kanter raves about Daniel Theis, Jayson Tatum in Celtics scouting report Enes Kanter offered a glowing scouting report about a couple of teammates as Boston Celtics players slowly ramp up activities before next month's season relaunch. Kanter singled out center Daniel Theis as the player who has "amazed" him most as Celtics ...
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NBA makes 'Juneteenth' a paid holiday for first time New York (AFP) - The NBA for the first time on Friday gave employees paid time off on "Juneteenth" to recognize the oldest US commemoration of emancipation from slavery. The move came in the wake of the killing of George Floyd last month while in police ...
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WNBA guard Renee Montgomery will skip season to work on social causes Atlanta Dream guard Renee Montgomery plans to skip the upcoming WNBA season to focus on promoting social justice causes, becoming the league's first player to publicly opt out of the league's plans for a shortened season during the coronavirus ...
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Cameron Heyward: Steelers want to hear everyone, then be united Steelers captain Cameron Heyward has already heard many different viewpoints. And while finding any consensus is difficult in any situation right now, the Steelers have already seen what can happen when any one individual is singled out. "We're living in a ...
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Werner arrival at Chelsea puts pressure on Abraham - Lampard Frank Lampard has warned Tammy Abraham he will have to "sustain and improve" his form to compete with Chelsea's new signing Timo Werner. - Insider Notebook: Top clubs face scramble to renew contacts - Transfer Q&A: How will summer transfers work?
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Fernandes: Man United are better with me and Pogba Bruno Fernandes has said he knows Manchester United fans are desperate to see him paired with fit-again Paul Pogba when the season restarts and believes he can help the France international flourish. Fernandes has made a flying start to his United ...
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Frank Lampard relishing Chelsea selection problems Frank Lampard admits having a full squad at his disposal is a nice problem to have ahead of the Blues restarting their Premier League campaign. Chelsea have been hit hard with injuries this season which has seen Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Callum ...
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Karim Benzema's Crazy Volley Goal Is the Sports Highlight We All Needed How long has it been since you saw a legitimate sports highlight? Like, the kind of play that would claim one of the first three spots on SportsCenter's "Top 10" on a normal sports day? I started following the Taiwanese baseball league on Twitter because they ...
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Bills confident in backup quarterback Matt Barkley The Bills drafted Jake Fromm as a developmental project, but if anything were to happen to starting quarterback Josh Allen in the near term, they'd be in the hands of career backup Matt Barkley. And coach Sean McDermott is apparently fine with that.
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Man City: Sane rejects new contract, will leave club Man City have confirmed that Leroy Sane has rejected the offer of a new contract and will leave the club this summer if an acceptable offer arrives. Sane, 24, has been out since August with a ruptured ACL and is finally back to full fitness but has just one year ...
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Klopp relieved to escape 'null and void' outcome in Premier League London (AFP) - Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is delighted his side have the chance to win a first Premier League title in 30 years on the field after the uncertainty of a three-month halt to the season due to coronavirus. The Reds hold a commanding ...
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Mercedes fire warning to rivals as they confirm 'a chunk' of upgrades for Austria They've won the last six drivers' and constructors' championship crowns, and looked the quickest team in pre-season testing – and now Mercedes have fired another warning shot to those looking to de-throne them this year as they confirmed a slew of car ...
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Lakers Hire Dr. Karida Brown as Director of Racial Equity and Action The Los Angeles Lakers announced Thursday they hired Dr. Karida Brown as their director of racial equity and action. Tim Harris, the Lakers COO and president of business operations, spoke about Brown's duties in the role: "We are very happy to have Dr.
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Triple Crown 2020: Odds for All Horses' Pursuits Starting at Belmont Stakes By the beginning of June 2019, we had already witnessed a disqualification in the Kentucky Derby and a runaway horse in the Preakness Stakes. In 2018, we were watching Justify join the elusive list of Triple Crown-winning horses. That's not the case in ...
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FC Barcelona vs. Sevilla: Live stream, TV channel, start time, how to watch La Liga 2020 (Friday., June 19) We've got some more La Liga 2020 action this week as FC Barcelona takes on Sevilla FC. Argentinian star Lionel Messi has been on point for Barca since the squad returned from coronavirus hiatus, scoring in both matches back on the pitch. Barcelona.
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NFL all-decade: Best player on each AFC South team, every position The start of a new decade is upon us with the 2020 NFL season. But before we get rolling with the '20s, ESPN is taking a look back at the best -- and worst -- of the 2010s and naming the top players of the decade for all 32 teams. From the social media star of ...
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Talladega hosts third Convoy of Hope event with The NASCAR Foundation, Joey Logano Foundation After two successful donation events at Darlington Raceway and Martinsville Speedway, where 1,600 families were served, the Joey Logano Foundation, The NASCAR Foundation and Elevation Outreach, an outreach ministry of Elevation Church based in ...
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'Big Three' rivalry great promotion for sport, says Djokovic (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic still feels inspired by Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal, the men's world number one tennis player has said, adding that the rivalry between the so-called 'Big Three' is a great promotion for the sport. The "GOAT" (greatest of all time) ...
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Do-overs: Conor Sheary and the best and worst returns in Penguins history 45 minutes ago. Conor Sheary played the last game of his first stint with the Pittsburgh Penguins on May 7, 2018. Evgeny Kuznetsov scored about five minutes into overtime of Game 6 of a second-round series, and the two-time defending Stanley Cup ...
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Brooks Koepka's solution to golf controversy: Announcers should 'shut up and listen' Don't expect Brooks Koepka to be mic'd up anytime soon. The four-time major champion aggressively dismissed the idea that is being pushed onto players in an attempt to liven up fan-less broadcasts. "I don't understand why they want us to wear a mic when ...
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Source: Knicks given permission to interview Mavericks assistant Jamahl Mosley for head coaching job Mavericks assistant coach Jamahl Mosley is a candidate for an NBA head coaching job. SportsDay's Brad Townsend reported Friday that the New York Knicks have been given permission to interview Mosley for their head coaching position. ESPN's Adrian ...
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Yankees' Randy Levine accuses Scott Boras of giving union wrong info amid intense negotiations New York Yankees president Randy Levine had some choice words for baseball super-agent Scott Boras as owners and players are in the midst of intense negotiations to get the 2020 season started. Boras has been accused of tampering with the ...
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Atletico's Simeone: Anfield hero Llorente adaptable like Griezmann Diego Simeone is backing Marcos Llorente to deliver as a forward after grabbing a goal and two assists for Atletico Madrid in midweek -- citing Antoine Griezmann as a player he has successfully converted into a striker. Llorente, 25, followed up his ...
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Michigan Football: Two Wolverines test positive for COVID-19 Two Michigan football players have tested positive for COVID-19 as players returned to Ann Arbor for voluntary workouts. The Michigan football program has been among the athletic programs returning to Ann Arbor to take part in offseason workouts recently.
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The Looming Disaster: A Sports Pandemic Within the Pandemic The NBA has a 113-page manual on health and safety for the coming restart at the end of July. Every league is said to be preparing for what will be the most unique set of circumstances in the history of sport. But, what few are openly discussing is the real ...
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Trick-shot challenge shines spotlight on Flames exec Chris Snow in fight with ALS Wednesday came and went. That seems like such a non-story, but for Calgary Flames assistant general manager Chris Snow, it was a massive milestone. It was on June 17, 2019, that Snow's greatest fear was confirmed — he, like several family members ...
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Take 5 with Chris Gasper: Belichick shouldn't ignore the noise on social justice reform One of the great defensive masterminds in the history of pro football, Bill Belichick knows a thing or two about tackling. But tackling racism head on is a trickier task for the canonized coach. The biggest name in Boston sports and the most revered one in the ...
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Sri Lankan government launches probe into 2011 World Cup final fixing allegation COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's sports ministry on Saturday ordered an investigation into former sports minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage's allegation that the national cricket team's loss to India in the 2011 World Cup final was fixed by "certain parties". The sports ...
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Lewis Hamilton's six-year-old dog Coco dies: 'My heart is broken' Lewis Hamilton's beloved dog Coco has died. The F1 star shared the heartbreaking news on Instagram, revealing his six-year-old bulldog most likely suffered a heart attack. Hamilton, 35, wrote: 'Last night at around 9pm, my beautiful little girl Coco died at ...
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Bayern hoping Thiago, Alaba & Boateng will stay next season, says Flick The key trio only have a year left on their contracts, but talks have been ongoing regarding extensions at the Allianz Arena. Thiago Alcantara, David Alaba and Jerome Boateng are yet to sign new contracts that will keep them at Bayern Munich beyond next ...
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Royal Ascot 2020 Day Four tips Last year's Derby winner Anthony Van Dyck is looking for his first Royal Ascot win for trainer Aidan O'Brien and is the one to beat in the 3:00 Hardwicke Stakes. Elsewhere, French entry Wooded was the pick of a large bunch in a competitive 3.35 Group 1 ...
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Cowboys' Gerald McCoy calls on Jerry Jones to speak on everything happening Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle Gerald McCoy has reached out to Jerry Jones in hopes that he will put out some type of statement about everything going on in the world. While other teams and owners have put out statements in support of their players ...
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West Ham vs Wolves | 5 things to know The Premier League is back! Following an unprecedented three-month break, Wolves will restart their league campaign by taking a trip to east London to take on West Ham United on Saturday evening. Nuno Espirito Santo's side will be hoping to get off to a ...
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Howard among players who previously expressed concerns about restarting season amid nationwide protests The Los Angeles Lakers expect back-up center Dwight Howard to join them in Orlando when the 2019-20 NBA season resumes, according to reports. Follow Sky Sports NBA on Twitter. See the NBA's best plays and stay up to date with the latest news.
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When was it? Packers' last interception return for touchdown The Green Bay Packers intercepted 20 passes during the 2019 season but failed to return a single one for a touchdown. The Packers haven't produced an interception return for a touchdown since late in the 2018 season, and it came from an unlikely player ...
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Gabriel Flores Jr. dominates Josec Ruiz in Las Vegas Super sharp Gabriel Flores had to much game for game Josec Ruiz, pitching a shutout Thursday night at MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas. All three judges scored the bout 100-89. The taller Flores (18-0, 6 KOs) flashed fast hands and feet in the ...
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NTSB releases thousands of documents in Kobe Bryant helicopter crash probe LOS ANGELES - More than 1,700 pages of investigative documents from the continuing federal probe of the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant and eight others were released Wednesday, but they make no conclusions or findings about what caused the ...
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