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As-it-happens update June 9, 2020
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What if every NFL team had a complete do-over in building its roster? What if every single player were a free agent? What if the worst team in the league had a chance to add a Super Bowl MVP at quarterback? Or one of the worst defensive teams out there ...
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ESPN
The Pro Football Hall of Fame, which has been closed since mid-March after never previously being closed for two consecutive days, will reopen Wednesday. Hall of Fame president and CEO David Baker said Monday that it has taken "quite the overhaul'' to ...
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ESPN
Kansas officials have asked the NCAA to separate infractions cases involving alleged rules violations in its men's basketball and football programs. In its response to the NCAA Committee on Infractions' referral to the Independent Accountability Resolution ...
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Yahoo Sports
When Virginia Tech offensive coordinator Brad Cornelson saw that Dalton Keene was taken by the Patriots in the third round of this year's draft, he did what many coaches do on draft weekend: He took to Twitter. "Toughest player I've ever seen," read the ...
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NHL.com
The first time Xavier Gutierrez attended a hockey game, he was attending Harvard. He had been born in Guadalajara, Mexico, and grown up in San Jose, California, before the San Jose Sharks joined the NHL. Hockey, he said, "wasn't something that I was ...
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Sports Illustrated
Kliff Kingsbury believes he has a "unique perspective" into the psyche of professional football players. He bounced around the NFL, NFL Europe and the CFL before beginning his coaching career at the University of Houston and then Texas Tech, where he ...
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Los Angeles Times
In roughly a month, 22 of the NBA's 30 teams will travel to Florida to embark on a three-month experiment — one without precedent or guarantee. Until then, the league's players, coaches and partners must answer a dizzying amount of questions. Some of the ...
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Yahoo Sports
Raheem Sterling has called for English football to seize the moment and finally address its lack of black representation in positions of power. The Manchester City and England forward made the comments during an appearance on the BBC's flagship political ...
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FOXSports.com
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs are creating a diversity committee to help improve the organization's standards and practices. Owner Tom Ricketts and President of Business Operations Crane Kenney are leading the plans, according to President of ...
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nj.com
Carson Wentz is already leading his younger teammates during the Eagles' offseason program. Introducing Eagles Extra: Sign up for a free trial now. Get exclusive news, behind-the-scenes observations and the ability to text directly with reporters. Monday ...
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Yahoo Sports
The Charlotte Hornets' season may be over, but guard Malik Monk has officially been reinstated after his suspension more than three months ago for violating the league's anti-drug program. Monk was suspended in February without pay and was not eligible ...
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The Denver Post
Antonio Alfano may have a chance to play for the Colorado Buffaloes after all. On May 29, CU told BuffZone.com that Alfano, a former five-star recruit who transferred from Alabama in January, was no longer enrolled in school and no longer on the team.
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Yahoo Sports
If everything goes according to plan for the NBA's return to play at Disney World in Orlando, Florida, the league's proposed play-in tournament would tip-off in mid-August. Monday, the National Basketball Players Association held a conference call, which ...
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Jackson Clarion Ledger
STARKVILLE – Mike Leach secured another target for the Air Raid offense he brought to Mississippi State. Former Alabama wide receiver Tyrell Shavers announced via Twitter Monday his decision to join Leach and the Bulldogs in Starkville. Shavers ...
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Seattle Times
Back in late March and early April, when his job, baseball and most of everyday life were shut down to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, Scott Hunter's thoughts on the 2020 Major League Baseball draft ranged from being happy to have one, to hopeful ...
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The Florida Times-Union
The Jaguars took a bold initiative to be agents of change on social justice for the good of society. Now the NFL and its players feel more empowered to lead the way. New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees walked back his previous explanation, much to ...
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Yahoo Sports
Converse is splashing back into the basketball shoe scene by signing Washington Mystics guard Natasha Cloud as much for her social justice activism as her championship winning talents. The sneaker company announced Monday a shoe deal with Cloud, ...
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Bleacher Report
Texas Tech confirmed Monday there have been recent positive COVID-19 tests within the men's basketball team, but the athletic department could not specify how many positive tests or who tested positive: RedRaiderSports.com @RedRaiderSports.
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New York Daily News
Another Mets suitor has thrown their hat into the ring. Philadelphia Sixers and New Jersey Devils owners Josh Harris and David Blitzer are said to be in early talks with the Wilpons regarding the potential sale of the Mets, according to Variety. Advertisement.
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Bleacher Report
Major League Baseball alleged umpire Angel Hernandez eavesdropped on what was supposed to be a private phone call while he and his umpiring crew were under investigation. According to Daniel Kaplan of The Athletic, the league was investigating why ...
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Baltimore Sun
Calvert Hall senior Ben Bender, a University of Maryland commitment, was named Monday as the Gatorade Maryland Boys Soccer Player of the Year. The award recognizes not only outstanding athletic excellence, but also high standards of academic ...
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The Boston Globe
The New England Revolution returned to full-team training in Foxborough for the first time since MLS suspended play March 12. "The first day of training was good," said coach Bruce Arena. "You can't expect too much on Day 1, but we have approximately ...
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Comcast SportsNet New England
Perhaps the peak of Tom Brady-mania this NFL offseason was when the ex-New England Patriots quarterback attended a Syracuse basketball game with Julian Edelman and Jimmy Fallon in March. Edelman fueled speculation about Brady returning to the ...
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
When the NFL announced last week that all 32 teams would be forced to stay home for training camp this summer due to concerns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, it was widely assumed that meant UPMC Rooney Sports Complex on the South Side for ...
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Miami Herald
The New Orleans Saints endured a public relations firestorm of epic proportions last week. It began with Drew Brees spouting the same dated, insensible rhetoric that cast national anthem protests as disrespectful to the flag. Then came the chorus of ...
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Courier Journal
Many of the conversations Louisville defensive coordinator Bryan Brown is having with his players are about much more than football. They are about life, he said. He saves the first 15 or more minutes of his positional meetings to talk to them about the current ...
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The Providence Journal
The University of Rhode Island men's basketball team will be among eight schools competing in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame's 2020 Tip-Off Tournament on Nov. 21-22 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. The Rams will be joined by ...
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Forbes
Amanda Nunes secured her spot in the UFC record books on Saturday night when she defended her UFC women's featherweight title with a unanimous decision win over Felicia Spencer. With her victory, Nunes became the first fighter in UFC history to hold ...
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E! Online
Vanessa Bryant is seeking "hundreds of millions of dollars" as part of a wrongful death lawsuit filed against Island Express Helicopters and the pilot that was in control of the helicopter that crashed and killed husband Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna Bryant, ...
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Yahoo Sports
The National Women's Soccer League got the "mom approved" stamp to go ahead with its month-long summer tournament that's scheduled to begin June 27. Commissioner Lisa Baird, who stepped into the role days before COVID-19 forced postponements, ...
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NBC Chicago
Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo may not be on the diamond right now because of MLB's stoppage of play due to coronavirus, but that doesn't mean the slugger has been taking it easy. Rizzo, who has been in Florida since spring training was ...
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247Sports
The NFL offseason has entered the summer months and the biggest free agent on the market has not been signed. Reports have circulated involving NFL defensive end Jadeveon Clowney, but no team has secured his services. Clowney, who is one of the ...
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12th Man Rising
In Monday's Seahawks news, Seattle officially signed 2020 sixth-round draft pick Freddie Swain. There is seemingly always a little Seahawks news to go around. On Monday, Seattle announced that it officially signed 2020 sixth round pick Freddie Swain.
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Winston-Salem Journal
After a nearly three-month hiatus, high school sports in North Carolina has a start date to resume. The NCHSAA announced Monday morning its dead period, enacted in mid-March because of the coronavirus pandemic, will be lifted effective June 15.
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WPEC
Boca Raton (CBS12) — As challenging as the COVID-19 crisis has been for brand new Florida Atlantic University football head coach Willie Taggart, he continues to add talent to his 2020 Owls team. Former Miami Hurricanes tight end Michael Irvin II ...
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Fox 59
INDIANAPOLIS — A public visitation for Chris Beaty is scheduled for Friday in downtown Indianapolis. The visitation will be held from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Pavilion at Pan Am, located at 201 South Capitol Avenue. Beaty, 38, was shot and killed May 30 at ...
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SNY.tv
Broadway Joe is under center for the star-studded team. By Alex Smith | 10:30AM. Share: Founded as the Titans of New York in 1960, the Jets have had their ups and downs over the years, as any NFL franchise does. But from their days as an underdog AFL ...
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Swimming World Magazine
By spring 2021, a decision will be made as to whether the Olympic Games in Tokyo will be held. That was the information revealed by Pierre-Olivier Beckers-Vieujant, the head of the Belgian Olympic Committee and a high-ranking member within the ...
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Ottawa Citizen
Vancouver Canucks have taken another small step forward as the National Hockey League continues its slow path towards a hoped-for return next month. As first reported by TSN's Farhan Lalji, the Canucks have flagged 11 players to the league as faces who ...
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DodgerBlue.com
Despite a relatively quiet start to the offseason, the Los Angeles Dodgers wound up making one of the biggest splashes by acquiring Mookie Betts and David Price from the Boston Red Sox last month. The blockbuster trade saw Alex Verdugo, Jeter Downs ...
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DraftKings Nation
A bookmaker's coinflip of a main event is on the card as the main event for UFC Fight Night this Saturday when Jessica Eye faces Cynthia Calvillo in a women's flyweight bout where the winner will have an inside track on an opportunity at Valentina ...
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myKhel
London, June 9: Mike Tyson has shown his solidarity for the Black Lives Matter movement by taking a knee in a social media post. The two-time world heavyweight boxing champion, 53, adopted the symbolic protest gesture – made prominent by NFL star ...
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